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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-20
BOOST FROM OKLAHOMA
" INDIANAPOLIS holds a strategical position a
sale and manufacturing center for the great

INDIANAPOLIS holds strategica position the whole
sale and manufacturing center for the great country that
surrounds it. has large and complete stocks and its location
prompt delivery Retailers will always find profitable
to handle indianapolis products"
Who's complmentng the old town. The above is part of
aetter received by the editor Of The Times from Waite
secretary of the Shawnee, Okla, Board of Commerce
city is known largely by the friends it makes and like
to get letters like the from Mr. Waite 1t rings Con-
tnung Mr. Waite says retailers will find worth while
In Indianapolis
Because the coseness of its factories and wholesale houses
makes it unnecessary carry large stocks hand
Because customers always find indianapolis products the
best.
Because its jobbers and manufacturers have grown great
through their ability to render superior service.
Because they favoraby nown they have advertised
themselves by giving the retailer the value quality
merchandise
Because they realize that the of their territory
their
Because the welfare of their territory their welfare
Because they progressive always alert to the best
Interests of the retailer"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-20
ANOTHER COMMUNITY CLUB

RI HE East Thirteth Community has started
business 'gong concern" In community welfare in
indianapolis Thus another group of citizens bands together for
its own good and that of the entire city.
Citizens organizations powerful weapons Politicians
listen No power the city hall courthouse
sdares offend them
There many evils In any city that be corrected by
united public action indianapolis is exception The tine Of
upon when community organizations shaping them
selves for their fall and winter activities.
Join the club in your home district If exists get
gether your neghbors and form Don't eGeorg
do type When each citizen waits somebody else to do
something nothing done Only that is done which all do
'gether That the only way in which the people truly
govern through their public officials
Long vigorous life Thirteth Commun
.ity Centerl
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-20
EDUCATION REGARDING TAXES

Indiana Taxpayers being organized to
educate the public regarding taxation and prevent
possible increases in public expenditure
worthy organization it would STILL there hint
of the reactonary in its second object.
AS the public recognizes and its increasing
aon society," is inevitable that civic should IN
Education for instance should be held by
desire hold taxation Only
minded begrudge money spent for better citizeny
is not reduction Of that needed most although
would be welcomed intelligent expenditure
money derived from taxation. The public
being given square deal by those charge Of its
its government Dissatisfaction comes not much from high
from feeling that the public paying dearly
; efficiency.
This reorganization do much good by educating
public that viii know when its money being put good
MAYBE Ireland win put the kick into the League of Nations
GREECE it this Beyond the Alps Italy lies
NOW THEY claim the automobile is aid railways
tainly not at the crossings, however
NOW THE advisors of the arguing
of wheat storage worth two in the market and
for fe winter.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-20
AND
GERMANS IN
BIG COMBINE
London Keeping Eye Open
for Alliance Between
Two Nations.
By WILLIAM PHILIP SIMS
Times Staff Correspondent

EV1 ASHINGTON. Sept. 20.-Peek-
IWI ing through the slight gauze
I veil covering the optismistic re-
ports from Paris and Berlin that
peace in the Ruhr is at hand, Mars
would see a spectacle calculated to
make him grin.
While Berlin was sputtering her
self hoarse In protest against the CO.
cupation Of the Ruhr, and while Paris
was telling the Germans to pay or
we stay" two powerful groups of in
dustrial magnates-one German and
the other French--were quietly work
ing out plans for a colossal combine
whereby they could get a monopoly
on Europs's trade and much of the
worlds.
London Kicks
London, seeing what was up, kicked.
England, to which trade is a matter
of life or death, had not forgotten
that Germany, in 1914. had virtually
acquired a trade hegemony over half
the world to Britania's great disad-
vantage.
Now a new. and even bigger,
danger threatens. France and Ger
many are about to become partners
IN a gigantic trust, with France hold
ing 81 per cent of the stock, with no
other purpose IN mind than to COM
plete this domination OF the worlds
markets, wherever and whenever
possible.
And the odds favor Germany and
10
bone of industry and together these
TWO countries can produce three times
the best the United Kingdom can do.
In the vital matter Of coal, France
and Germany together hold an adj
vantage.
Geographically their natural SUI
perior1ty Is even moro marked. In
the center OF Europe they ara closer
to the worlds greatest markets than
England. Russia, with 100, 900 900 in
habitants, and just beginning to buy.
is at Germany's door. Behind her lies
Siberia, and China with her 40o. 900. 900
consumers.
Africa is Just across the Mediter-
ranean from France, few hours sail
ing. It is two days from England.
BY sea, the Far East Is nearer to
France by four days than It is to Lon
don. The Near East also is within
easy striking distance, by land or
water. So is Asia Minor. It would
take the English twice as long to
reach these countries.
England's life depends on trade.
She will not take licking lying down.
England Is Not Blind
London is not blind to one other
thing. either. That is the possibility
CT a Franco-Gernan alliance, For,
however much France may pooh-pooh
the idea today, the two countries are
natural allies.
England is deeply concerned over
the trend in Europe. She Will be
checkmated in another couple OF
moves II she doesn't watch out.
And she will probably watch out"
She always has. Keep your eyes
peeled for her next moves.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-20

army enlistments. Truth is, fewer
men are getting mad enough to go
and Join the army.
Many a girl is an old maid because
she can't laugh when she doesn't see
the point Of the joke.
Greatest man in the world Is the
man you would be If It didn't take
so much energy.
The honeymoon is over when he
thinks she is skinny instead of slen-
der and wfllowy.
Many a man is a bachelor because
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-20
Heard in the Smoking Room

and then at her own. turning her head
this way and that the better 20 see
her each. and every mark Of beauty,
Then she turned 10 her dad, and
said: Papa, did God make me7'
Yes, dear, was the reply.
land did he make you, tooT
Ives, Of COURSE
"'Well.' she said. turning again
to her face in the glass, He's turning
out much better work lately, isn't
Her"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-20

he eats onions or because he doesn't
brush his teeth.
You must keep as busy as q bee
to keep from getting stung.
Lower taxes will not be In sight
as long as Government expenses are
out OF sight
The easiest way to run across your
friends is to need a shave so badly
you try to dodge them.
When a bootlegger gets arrested
these days he raises cain II 1t makes
him late for supper.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-20
Electric

It win be the end of 1924 before half
Of the 20 million homes in our country
will be lighted by electricity. Use Of
electricity in residences is increasing
at the rate OF million consumers a
year.
With moro than half OF our homes
not using the great marvel, electricity
we realize that our state OF oiviliza-
ton still is crude. But we are pro-
crossing as least ten times as fast as
in any previous century. Man is
barely started on his endless road.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-20

DIR lHE vanity OF the average
young woman Of today doesn't
IL exceed that Of mere Infants
of the SEX said the man with the
long cigarette holder. "a homely man
know has a very pretty four.year-old
daughter. Don't you believe she
doesn't know and approve Of her good
looks. One day she was sitting in
her dAddys lap just opposite a large
mirror. She gazed at her fathers
reflection in the glass for a moment
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-20
Family Fun
Latest Shade

There was a new attendant at the
spirtuahstic circle, and he had for
merly been employed in a big drapery
shop. The fact came to light when a
client requested him to tell the me
dunn that she wished to speak with
a Mr.. Green. Certainly, madam. I"
said the attendant Can you give
me his Christian manner"
I'm afraid I've forgotten It, but
he only died quite lately"
The attendant cleared his throat
and approached the medium. please
show the lady some of the latest
shades of Green's" he said-Trtad
(SydneYl
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-20
Slangily
Speaking
BY BERTON BRALEY

I like the bird who has the grit
To stick to things and never quit;
The duck who plays the game in style
And takes his bumpings with a SMILE;
The Bimbo who will risk a. chance
On bucking fate and circumstance;
The gink who's kind and merry
hearted
But finishes what he has started;
The bozo who, when out of luck.
Won't whine and growl and pass the
buck,
Along with that I like the bloke
Who'll stake a fellow when he's broke;
A geek who will not let success
Affect his simple humanness;
A berry who has learned to play
And loaf at times along the way;
A joe who. once he is your friend,
You can depend on to the end;
A baby built on such a plan .
think it's safe to call a Man.
Copyright. 1928. NEA Service, Inc.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-20
NEW MONTE
CRISTO AIDS.
GREEK KING
Modern CroeSuS Again Saves
Nation in Financial Crisis
With Donation.
I MODERN Count of Monte Girls
to, Europe's man Of mystery,

| ~ TO, EurOp6'S man OF mystery,
has saved Greece once more.
Putting his hand into his pocket
nonchalantly the new Croesus do
mated a /paltry $2,5000O0 to the GreeB
government, so Greece may now pay
Italy and get the Italians out of Corfu.
The same man, during the Balkan
wars, used to make Greece periodical
gifts Of $2,500,000 to help her meet ex-
penses. Why? That's one of the
mysteries.
Sir Basil Zaharoff is the mans
name now. He has had others. His
life has been one long adventure.
Some call him the worlds richest
man. He probably is not, but the
most competent authorities put him
fourth. after Henry Ford, John D.
Rockefeller and the Duke of West
minister.
Controls Armament House
He virtually controls the great
British armament house Of vlckers;
he is a director Of Barclays, one of
Brttan's richest banks; he is either a
director or biggest depositor in several
large Continental banks. and half
owner Of Monte Carlo, the worlds
most famous gambling place.
Yet he seems to have emerged out
OF nowhere, a Levantine, child Of a
Russian father of Greek origin, with
out money and without friends.
He is now 78 years old, a Beau
Brummel and a linguist; but he seems
to have earned his first money as
day laborer.
Now and then he would disappear
from sight. TO bob up again in the
most unexpected places.
At the age Of 2s he was in Cyprus,
the year tho British took over the
island. He was carrying British
citizenship papers in the name of 2.
z. Williamson.
Lands in Prison
Next he appeared in Constantinople,
then in Athens. Greece. He seems to
have landed in prison there. and he
made his getaway by swapping
identities with a dead man.
ZaharofT landed in Paris with less
than dollar in his pocket He later
worked as a day laborer for Krupps. |
the great German munitions maker |
After this he appeared as president of
q Latin American Republic under |
another name. and from that Job he |
went 70 selling nlaohine-guns for |
In Spain. Russia and In other coun- |
tries. he landed mammoth contracts
He was on the inside" too. on the
Paris Bourse-stock exchan ge-and |
cleaned up there.
Degree FROM Oxford
Oxford University conferred on him |
the degree OF doctor Of civil law. The |
British government made him a
Knight OF the Order Of the Bath and /
again OF the Order OF the British EN-
plre. France lifted him high In the /
Order Of the Legion Of Honor.
Zaharoff IS known intimately in ev
cry chancellery in Europe. Kings and /
princes. prime ministers, dictators and |
university presidents are all on his |
visiting list He probably knows more |
of the secret, inside stun" Of Europe |
than any private individual living.
Yet whence he came, whittier bound |
and why nobody knows. Mystery /
man, that's Sir Basil.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-20
MOM SIMS
| Il 4 Says

ForH-one who ran away from a
nice, clean, cool Illinois insane asy-
lum certainly were crazy.
A diplomat who went over for
light on the European situation was
reported In Paris lit.
The crank thinks one bad turn de-
serves another.
Washington is alarmed over slack
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-20
As Pa Sees 1t

This article says that propinquity
is responsible for most marriages.
From among the men who call most
frequently the daughter of the house
naturally selects a husband"
"In that case I fear our daughter
IL doomed to marry a bill collector
Boston Transcript.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-20
IT'S Wife's Dutv

The health officer in New Zealand
Is apparently bit Of a humorist. He
writes:
Don't assume you have no rats
because they are not seen by day. Get
the wife to go down the cellar at
night with a torch and then listen for
noises"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-20
Father at Mothers Dance

Gee! I'm glad that's over. ]
danced with the hostess. Have you
been through the purgatory?"
Eyes, thank you; I'm her husband
Houston Post.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-20
A Thought

Let every man be swift to hear,
slow to speak, slow to wrath.--Jas
49,
IN I'VE not rein to your inhamed
IL passions; take time and a little
III delay-Stetius.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-20


six positions2
The u. s. National Museum says
there are only five position watches.
What kind of vessel was the
Lusitania2 When, where and how
was It sunk? How many lives
were lost and were there any
prominent Americans lost with
this vessel2
The LusitaniA was a British vessel
owned by the Cunard Line. II was
one Of the largest and fastest Of the
transatlantic liners, and was sunk by
a German submarine on May 7, 1918.
She was torpedoed ten miles Off Kin
sale Head, Ireland. and sank in less
than twenty minutes. Eleven hundred
and fifty persons lost their lives,
among whom were the following prom
inent Americans: Alfred @. Wander
bilt, Justus Miles Fornan. Ebert Hub
bard. and Charles Frohman.
Where was James Hargreaves
born7
Probably at stanhin IN Lancashire.
England
When and by whom was base
ball invented7
A form Of baseball was a favored
recreation in the days Of the ancients,
and frequent reference is made to 1t
by the Greek and Roman writers. A
commission was appointed by those
Interested In the professional end OF
the game in 1907 to make research
to determine who actually laid the
foundations for the present scheme of
playing the game and when they were
laid. This body, after several months
work in collecting evidence. reported
that, according to their findings. the
national game OF baseball" originated
with the Knickerbocker Club. organ
lied In New York City in 1s45. and
that the first person to prepare dia-
gram of the playing diamond was
Abner Doubleday OF Cooperstcwn. N.
Y, In 1889. Modern baseball proba-
bly, owes its inception to a combina-
ton OF games, an old English game
called FOUNDERS. a game known as
town ball" played by early settlers,
and variations known as "three-old-
cat" "four-old-cat" and SCRUB"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-20

I'm to be married next week and
I'm terribly nervous"
Il suppose there Is a chance of
man getting away up to the last min
ute."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-20
G U E S T I o N S
Ask The Times
A N S w E r 8

You can get an answer to any ques-
ton of fact or information by writing
to the Indianapolis Times Washington
Bureau. 1922 n. Y. Avenue, Washing
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
ters are confidential, and receive per-
sonal rsplies.-Editor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-20

Is there any watch regulated to
six positions?
The u. s. National Museum says
there are only five position watches.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-20

MAYBE Ireland win put the kek into the League Of Natie
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1923-06-28
GIBSON FRIEND
OF MAN in JAIL
NAMED SECRETARY FOR THE
SOCIETY OF THE
FRIENDLESS
VIII See that Deserving Men in Jails
and Penitentiary Get Chance to
Rehabilitate Themselves After Dis
charge.

Colonel l.. M. Gibson, well known
Montana lecturer and publicist, has
been appointed state superintendent
for the Society of the Friendless, an
organization which has for it's pur-
pose the moral rehabilitation of men
sentenced to prison, by which de-
serving convicts r brought back to
useful citizenship.
The organization, which is nation
wide, has its headquarters in Kan
sas City, and Colonel Gibson's work
is to see that those incarcerated in
penal institutions are kept supplied
with good reading matter and en-
couraged in their efforts to come
back" after their terms expire. The
purpose of the Society of the Friend
less is to give the t~ime-expired man
a chance to make good.
Colonel Gibson began his tenure
of office by appointing a state exc
cutive board, consisting of Former
Lieutenant Governor w. w. McDow-
ell, of Butte, chairman; John B. Tan
sill, county attorney for Yellowstone
county; DR.. A. 1. Jones, Baptist min
ioICl dL DllllHSS, M. w. fOLL0T, WAL
den state prison; Hon. Charles H.
Cooper, associate justice of the SUI
preme court; w. w. Chiefly of the
Montana Newspaper association,
Great Fails, and "Uncle Sam" Hamp-
ton of the farm bureau organization
at Belgrade.
Part of Colonel Gibson's work is
to interest sympathetic employers of
labor to the end that they will fur
nish employment to men of good rec
ords on their being discharged from
prison. He finds many deserving
men serving prison terms.
Colonel Gibson will endeavor to
place a library of 100 volumes or
more in every big Jail in the state.
These books will be carefully select
ed and of a character to have the
proper influence on the man in jail.
He is making a tour of the state and
lectures on the scope of
undertaking, and is receiving en-
couragement and help in every Sec
ton he visits. Much of the success
that is attending his work is due to
the man himself, as Colonel Gibson
Is a forceful speaker and has a most
appealing way of presenting his plea
for the convict to his hearers.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1923-06-28

feited bonds OF failed to pay fines;
but, nevertheless, were not compelled
to suffer financially thereby"
The investigators who prefer to
remain anonymous until their report
is completed, want it understood that
they are gathering the data, not as a
basis of criticism, but to gather facts
from official records which would en-
able citizens fairly to assess the re-
suits of prohibition enforcement and
to develop an appreciation of the fact
that contempt for one law begets con-
tempt for all and brings the country
nearer the threshold of anarchy.
There will be no bootleggers if
there are no patrons" said one of the
investigators. "Violation of the law
is for profit. If there were no profits
there would be no distillation of the
poison we know as moonshine. Law
enforcement would become much
The pamphlet to be issued by the
investigators will CONAN a summary
of all cases and the official number
in tabulated form. The pamphlet will
be distributed among local organized
bodies.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1923-06-28
Fifty Years Ago

Butte, Mont.-"I can remember 50
years ago, when my mother used and
praised DR.. Pierce's medicines be-
cause they had been SO helpful to
her. When [ was developing into
womanhood, | was delicate and need
ed some aid to nature and it was the
'Favorite Prescription that did me
so much good. Again after my mar
riage when the children were coming
into our home, the 'Favorite Pre-
scription' gave me the strength and
nerve to keep up with my work. Also
when I reached middle life I found
the Prescription a wonderful help.
"Once when stricken with typhoid
fever, | was left in a weakened con-
dition, and DR.. Pierce's Golden Medi-
cal Discovery was what helped me to
recover my health.
81 know how good and reliable DIR.
Pierce's medicines are."-Mrs. ]. B.
Ellis, 210 South Jackson St.
Your druggist will sell you DIR.
Pierce's medicines in tablets or liquid,
or send 10c for trial pkg. to DR..
Pierce's Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo,
N. Y, and write for free advice,