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Laughs
What Bait?

What Bait?
The man at the corner table in
the restaurant hadt beeen waiting a
long time for the fulhllment of his
order. Finally, the waiter approached
and said:
Your fish will me coming in
minute or two now. sir"
The man looked interested and
said:
Tell me. what bait are you using?"
Judge,
By Little Sister Nellie
Little Nellie's mother was entertain
ing a famous aviator. After he had
finished a thrilling story little daugh-
ter sighed deeply and said
I've clear forgot how it feels to
sail through the air"
why, Nellie said her mother in q
shocked voice. you were never in
the air in your life"
Gracious, mother, have you forgot
ten that the stork brought me?"-
Everybody's.
Father Informs Mother
isn't it strange that nil those men
in +l,o F~or4 VOW $50 're's no. 49,
"They must have bought their tick
cts nom lne scalpe, ) --DdIAmou,n
Jack o Lantern.
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Hoist width of union, 7s13.
Fly Qength) of union, 076.
Width of each stripe, 1913. s.
Diameter Of star, .0616.
When carried in a procession with
another flag or flags, the place of
the flag of the United States is on
the right, /. e., the flags own right,
or when there is a line of other
flags the flag of the United States
may be in front of the center of
that line.
When displayed with another flag,
against a wall from crossed stats,
the flag Of the United States should
be on the right, the flags own. right,
and its staff should be in front of
the. staff of the other flag.
When flags of states or cities, or
pennants of societies are flown on
the Same halyard with the flag of
the United States the flag Of the
United States must always be at the
peak. When Gown from adjacent
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-04
SPEECH is LOSING OUT

N o talk entertaningy9 When you begin speaking do
II the others hush up and listen INTEREST," Ed Howe
Kansas country philosopher thinks the only reason anv
one ever listens to other peoples talk because knows
De his turn next The art of good conversation waning
country Dr. Henry Van Dyke professor English tera
ture at Princeton. He blames principally talking
The early white generations developed CONVEX
satlon into art 1t natural development with
few of them could read fuently gby remote COM
munites particular the clergyman the writing for his
fock keeping the social storekeeper and school
master helped make out the business write the oc
casona letter to relatives and friends civilization
With writing and reading difficult it for the
ing for sef-expresson.
Conversation became art despite its conventional for
mality.
Then, too there entertainments such and
movies those days Books newspapers and
zines few People ddn have much except spare
time exchange to be mostly by the talk
Small they become conversational art
lists The volube talker rarely interesting
distribute words like the spray from buggun.
AS time goes conversation America steadily
become less and less Speech also will steadily
drop of This inevitable means of
communication making easier by eve
than by the Where manager open the door and
call out into the factory he turns his snogapher
talks memo into the record machine.
Some critics think write much in average life But
they wrong We write as do NEARLY
at least) because talk less.
Then, average mentality is rapidly becoming keener
fewer words either printed spoken necessary
make 1t comprehensive
would to his friend 'Did you observe, when
talking to William right after said soandso did
peculiar thing etc, etc.
raises eyebrow says his pal: 'Did
you get that"
Telepathy thought transference by semiradio route
coming into general crude and limited present the
forerunner of something greater p.
Faint heart presidential nomination
Switzerland discussing prohibition. Then beyond the Alps
will lie booleggers
It is easy tell how long visitor will stay If she brings
six dresses six days.
harcuts go dollar BARRIERS predict will
of us posing musicians
Price of marriage licenses will doubled Chicago just
like other things in demand
Must be be male locust The male locust sing
bat the female is absolutely dumb
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-04
A WORD FOR DoBBIN

w HENEVER the Horse Association of America learns
w newspaper prints such comment "Dobbin as
Curo belief the horseless
becomes indignant Indianapolis still has its horse market
and that itself be proof that the horse not dead issue
The association admits there has been decrease in horse
practice cities and country In the country this
not due decrease hose but the facts that the animals
used for driving the roads and exposed the
conditions that predspoSed them illness times past
'Where confined and do their work
in the fields there is for instance less of tendency for them
develop the many of that evidence when
these animals had travel hard roads, Dobbn defender
Recent by the association show decided increases
the horses by contractors building trades asserted
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-04
.Hoosier Senator Cartooned
and Discussed EIitoriaIIy
in East,
WISE IN DENYING RACE
Times Writer Declares Scion
Has Necessary Courage
for Presidency,
BY JOHN CARSON.
Times Staff Correspondent.

VYr ASHINGTON, July 4.-Sena-
wv tor Samuel M. Ralston, of In
dianapolis and his friends
may try as they wish to keep his
name out of the presidential pot
they are doomed to failure.
Ralston is a candidate in the eyes
OF all national politicians. The ma
tional politicians agree, however, he
is wise in refusing to admit his can
didacy or to encourages the talk. His
one chance of success is as a com
promise, even his friends agree.
To show how Ralston is regarded,
the latest incident is noted here Raj
ston made a speech in Indiana on in
ternationala ISSUES Ordinarily, such
a speech wouli have had passing no.
played it for half column or more
and the Senator was cartooned and
discussed editorially. In other words.
eyes are upon him.
Has He Courage?
AS the writer had four years Of
rather close experience with Ralston
when he was Governor hardly day
passes some one of the many Wash:
ington correspondents does not make
some inquiries about him. They all
seem to know that he is "ccnserva-
lively progressive" They picture him
as dry, as a sober thinker some
what of a plodder. But Invariably
the one question Is:
Has he got courage? VIII he
stand?"
And Immediately they bring up the
street car strike in his administra-
ticn and the part he played in 1t. They
want to know whether he ran or stood
during the crisis.
I can recall that incident without
the slightest trouble. Perhaps ne was
right and perhaps he was wrong, but
he did have courage, The day came
when the strikers led by Milt Clawson
laraded t. The statehouse and de-
r,anded a speech Ralston was I'm his
office with BILLY" O'Brien, Billy"
Vollmer and Bert Winters. The mob
outside was shouting for him. His
friends insisted he should not go out,
that in the excitement there was
danger for him, that some irrespon-
sible citizen might cause trouble.
Faces Strikers
Ralston brushed them aside. He
said he would go out and speak to
the strikers regardless of what hap.
pened And he did. He was a little
excited himself a little un-nerved by
the situation But when he reached
the front steps of the statehouse, he
was ready for the trial. His voice did
not waver. He pitched into 1t, told
the strikers his position, told them
exactly what he had done and would
do and then stopped. And they
cheered him heartily for it.
This asking IL Ralston has courage
is of interest because as a rule the
Washington correspondents are pretty
tired Of the exhibition of how Con
gress rules one day. the President
the next. where policies are
cnunciated only to be modified in
cearch for compromises. where a
Fordney can ride over the will Of the
chief executive and dictate a financial
program as absurd~as is the Fordney.
McCumber tariff bill.
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~ EMPSEY and Gibbons together
couldn't beat the tax collec-
tor.
Fish along the Atlantic coast
chase every COB of sea foam because
1t might be beer suds,
Just like the children, Mt. Etna
breaks out with the. heat.
Even if spare rib prices are down,
never hug girl too hard.
Russia is mad at the Swiss, but
the Swiss don't give a yodel.
Stay away from Paris. They are
wearing no-piece bathing suits.
%ts
Peach growers report their efforts
this year are bearing fruit.
no WOliu noNCs' al my hoS q
new smokeless powder. Maybe 1t Is
made from smokeless cigars.
Great Falls sounds more like it
was named for the Dempsey Gibbons
fight than Shelby does.
They took eight stitches in the
head of Dallas (Tex) diver who
thought the water was deep.
=,
Couple in love fifty years have
married In Wabash, Ind, so no
longer have the Wabash Blues.
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Lee Started 1t

name even then, and It does not APP
pear in the first printed copies.
Lee Started 1t
The Declaration of Independence
came into being through an action of
Richard Henry Lee of Virginia. AS a
member of the Second Continental
Congress he introduced a resolution
June Z, 1875, as follows:
Resolved, That these United Colo
MES are, and of right ought to be,
free and independent States, that they
are absolved from all allegiance TO the
British crown, and all political con-
nection between them and the State
of Great Britain is, and ought to be,
totally dissolved.
THAT II is expedient forthwith to
take the most effectual measures for
forming foreign alliances.
That a plan of confederation be
prepared and submitted to the respec.
tive colonies for their appreciation.
Action on the resolution was post
poned. June II committee
Thomas jefferson, John Adams, Ben
ianin Franklin, Roger Sherman and
r. r. Livingston-was named to pre-
pare a Declaration as a preamble to
the resolution.
Tabled Again
Their draft was reported June %,
but tabled. July l, Congress, as a
committee of the whole, agreed to 1t
and reported the resolution.
July 2 Congress adopted the indie
pendence resolution. The Declaration
was considered by the committee Of
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-04
Fishiin'

j. S. Peterson. 1141 North Belle
Vieu Pl. Indianapolis, saddens us be
this verse:
Get your minnow bucket
Your rod and your reel.
For the call to the creek,
We know that you feel.
For this one thing we know,
And of that we are sure:
That the call to the creek.
Has but only one cure
And that's to go fish en-
And cast with your stick:
Then wind something in.
When you hear the 'click-click."
Now the spirit of "fishen,"
Makes us longing to roam:
And will only be conquered
When the "string is brought home"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-04
If Potential, What?

China is, potentially, the richest
country in the world and a weak
China is more easily and systemati-
cally robbed than a strong China
Phil Simms ''t
Fact But China exercising all her
Potentially would likely, put all the
so.called Christian nations to the bad
You might say that robberies of China
are ne&ssaries. as fieas are to a dog,
in reminding him ne is a dog,
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the whole July 8. The following day,
July 4, the Notwithstanding the
first paragraph of Lees resolution
was adopted by Congress.
Congress Immediately ordered au-
Identification Of the Declaration and
printing it as a circular, distributed
it to State assemblies, etc.
Not more than fourth Of the fifty
six signers of the Declaration Of Inde-
pendence were present July 4.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-04
Indiana
Sunshine

Dwellers at the Muncie Y. NJ c. A.
went TO a drug store and secured a
quantity of firecrackers. The noise
makers were taken TO the dormitory
and fired ben re the door OF the room
occupied by Jerry Bly, and George
Christopher. George slept through the
celebration, but the boys declared
Jerry was caught as he was about
TO jump from the window sill
The flag decorating the piano at the
Columbus Presbyterian Church dur
ing a patriotic service few over the
capitol at Washington the day war
was declared with Spain in 1898. 1t
is owned by Mrs. Harriott c. Over
street.
Children of South Bend will be
taught correct use and display Of the
flag and proper flag etiquette.
Walter Sharp, Columbus, son Of
Rev. Alexander Sharp. carried away
all honors at the Y. NJ. c. A camp
near Bedford. He came home with
his pockets stuffed with blue ribbons.
medals and buttons.
Even If Dean Furguson, Black
Hawk, Ind. is blind, his work is a
credit to many a young man with
good eyes. He is United Brethren
minister and a student at the State
Normal School.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-04
When and where was the first
wireless telegraph message sent?

Probably the first successful attempt
at telegraphy between stations not
connected by wires was that of Sam
uel Morse in 1912, when, on Dec. Is,
he transmitted signals a distance of 50
feet across a canal in Washington, D.
c. The fundamental principles upon
which modern systems of radioteleg-
raphy, and telephony are based were
discovered by Oerstedt Of Denmark,
Faraday of England, and Henry of
America. in 1920. 1881, and 1912, re-
spectively. There were various addi-
tional discoveries made by different
scientists, notably by Nikola Tesla in
1893 In 1895 Marconi took out
British patent on a system Of radio
telegraphy, and opened up the whole
field on commercial basis.
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Questions
Ask
The Times
BY BERTON BRALEY
Answers

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
ton. q. C.. inclosing 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. ana receive per-
sonal replies.-Editor.
What is the foreign-bOrn white
population of the United States?
6,92s.452.
What is the plural of "aide-de-
camp?"
The plural is aides -de-camp" no,
"aide.de- camps.
How is the word monetary
pronounced?
The word is pronounced "mun-e
tary."
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ROAD HOGS
Times.Tribune)

alexandria Times-Tribune)
A wanton disregard of the law Of
the road has hurled many an automo-i
bile into the ditch and caused the loss
of many human lives. The road hog
is a deadly menace and the breed
should be exterminated before II ex-
terminates many more worthy and
useful citizens.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-04
n NEA Service.

TTT AsH1NGTON. July 4.-The
wv Declaration will be read in
every city and hamlet July
4, while bands blare. flags wave and
orators eulogize those who signed the
great document,
Only one thing wrong-they didn't
sign the Declaration of Independence.
July 4. The signers affixed their
names thereto some time between Aug,
2. 1915 and Jan. IS. 1777. One signer
Thomas McKean-didn't aff1x his
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-04
WY HIGH side of line of flags
Wv should the American flag oc-
cIlnv9 Which is the nroner

cupy? Which is the proper
way to hang bunting-with the red
or blue stripe uppermost? Is it
proper to bedeck speakers stands
with draped flags? -
In order to clarity mistaken ideas
about use of the flag. and to pro-
mote greater respect for the Ameri-
can colors, the National Flag Con-
ference. comprising representatives
of all patriotic societies and off,
Gals of the Army and Navy. met In
Washington recently. The result
was new flag code. Extracts
from this follows:
The proportions of the flag as
prescribed by executive order of
President Taft, Oct 20. 1912, follow:
Hoist width of flag, !.
Fly fwidthl of flag. 1.s.
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What Editors
Are Saying
KNOCKERS

Marion Leader-Tribune)
The biggest reason why Marion is
going ahead is the fact that the war
On the anvil chorus has been won.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-04
Ford Loses Quail

Henry Ford bought 200 quail at SO
a pair and released them on his Dear
born farm. Neighbours house cat ate
up nearly all Of them before Henry
had pussy shot.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-04
Is the salt bath good for one?

The salt bath is very stimulating
Putting a small quantity into the
bath will be found excellent. or rub.
bling the body with salt.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-04
Why is the human body COW
cred with fine hair?

These are the rudimentary remains
of a complete hairy covering of an
cestors Of the race. 1t is supposed
that the primary use Of hair was for
the maintenance of a uniform body
temperature by preventing loss OF heat
by radiation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-04

In winter the prevailing winds Of
Italy come from the warm Mediter-
ranean, and not from a cold land
area. In New York the prevailing
winds of winter come from the frozen
northwest. Latitude is a secondary
factor in climate. The real factors
are mountains and large bodies Of
water.
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wv ISDOM consists not in seeing
w what Is directly before us, but
In discerning those things
which may come to pass.-Terence
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A Thought

The simple inherit folly; but the
prudent are crowned with knowledge.
Prov. 14:18.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-04

In the lower left hand corner o
the visiting card the word Fridays
or Thursdays. ETC.. is engraved
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-04

How is the day at home indi-
Gated on a visiting card?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-04

What proportion of the coun-
try's business is in the hands of
negroes?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-04

Why is there so much difference
between the winter climates of
New York and Rome; they are in
about the same latitude?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-04

According to the census reports.
there are $4,000 negroes in businesses
of various kinds: their annual volume
Of business is about one billion, five
hundred million dollars.
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Tabled Again
TOM SIMS
SAYS:

~ EMPSEY and Gibbons together
IL couldn't beat the tax collec-
tor
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name even then, and It does not al
pear in the first printed copies.
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Children of South Bend will be
taught correct use and display of the
nag and proper flag etiquette.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-13

home on Miami street with an attack
; Of the grippe.
Services were held Sunday morning
at 10.30 o'clock at the Free Baptist
chap pei at North Belgrade and were con-
dicted by Rev William Dudley and
Rev Daniel Mlaisd Of Smithfcld
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bridges of Wa
, ter street were Sunday guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. Chester Bridges Of Oakland
Heights.
MIR. and Mrs. Alvah Jacbins of Wins
low were Weekend guests of Mrs. jack
ms parents. Mr.. and Mrs. u. ". Stur-
tevant of Oakland Heights.
Mrs. $. d. knight of Fairfield street
was a guest Monday Of her daughter,
Mrs. Frances Spofford Of Skowhegan.
Mrs. Ferne Ifosford. who was called
here by the dtath Of her sister Mrs.
Elbridge Snow, has returned 10 her
home in Houlton.
Mrs. Albert Blaisdcll of Norrdge-
wock is at the homo of her mother, Mrs.
cynthia Peavey, where she was called
by the death Of her brother, John
Peavey.
There will be valentine supper
given under the auspices Of the ladies'
classes for all members Of the Meth
odist Sunday school Wednesday. Feb.
IA, at $50 o'clock. Following the sup
per will be a social. to which all are
cordially invited. All who attend the
social are requested to bring valen-
tine for some friend who will be pres
ent. Come and enjoy the fun.
Harry Gordon has returned from
;; Portland. where he passed the week end
with his son Howard and his mother.
Mrs. Louise Gordon. who have been
guests Of Mrs. iofdon's sister, Mrs.
Annie Tibbetts, for the past four weeks.
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Governors Telegram

February II, 1928
Col. T. l.. w. Wclch.
President Lincoln club
Portland, Me.
Your invitation forwarded to ne in
Deeply regret that engag ements al
ready made prevent my joining with
Lincoln Club for | always nook for
ward with pleasure to our annual
banuuets. The Republican party is
on trial in Maine and the outcome Of
September 1924 election depends upon
the record now being made at Au-
gusta. Overwhelming Republican
majorities often constitute a source
own party have not Vet united On
definite program. | reafiirm my loyal
ty first to our state and second to our
party and shall do my best to give
the State 4 businesslike administra :
tion and keep our ranks intact for
coming contest. The welfare ii
Maine ever shall be our party slogan
and that is best politics and best
citizenship. During next State cam
pa;gn | propose IL devote myself 10
electing my Republican successor and
shall call upon every member of our
party to forget past differences IL
any and work together to garry our
state BY a majority even larger than
in 1922.
tSignedl
p.ECINAL 7. BANTER,
Governor of Maine.