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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-21
A STEP TOWARD PEACE

TT IN the midst of world turmoil step just taken
toward permanent peace The three greatest powers
have undertaken the peaceful destruction of ynne deathdea
ing capital warships
Just twenty months diplomats representing Great Brit
Japan and the United States agreed the building
warshp for period of years. and destroy such of
vessels deemed for ordinary
national defense During these twenty months the
of these nations together with the of
Italy have placed their approval this
Expert opinion the practical results of the shpscrappng
program unanimous Many believe that capital ships
become obsolete and that their limitation will
the probabilities of future Submarine arpane
and hydropanes will be the instruments of future naval battles
these critics contend.
Perhaps they right Nevertheless history
praiseworhy gesture toward eliminating the
make be that this step toward peace only short
STEP but it the right direction May be followed by
other stepeps which the curbng of submarines
hydropanes and land armaments7
simultaneously with the ratification of the naval treaty the
fourpower pact by which Great Britain the United
France and Japan establish peace
into being The AngloJapanese alliance agreement contain
ing possibilities of conflict, thus passed
1t is true that foreign entangements involved
both the naval treaty and the Pacific treaty. but without recprc
cal agreements with the nations of the United
cannot hope to promote the spirit of world peace.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-21
Science

Benjamin Franklin wrote in Poor
Richards Almanac: Light without
heat is what is needed In discussion"
1t is not only what is needed in discus
sion, but it is what is needed and Is
now being sought in science.
All forms of man-made light are
wasteful. A large portion of such
light is lost in heat. Nature produces
the cheapest light; 1t is about one
four-hundredth part Of the cost Of
the energy expended in the candle
flame. 1t is called cold light" be-
cause 1t is produced apart from high
temperature and is light without heat.
The light Of the freely is the cheap
est form of light.
The production Of light by animals
and insects is a phenomenon about
which little is known. 1t occurs in at
least 36 orders of animals-marine
worms, starfish and many deep sea
fish. Animal light does not occur
about the level Of fish.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-21
GOVERNMENT BY HYSTERIA

9 OLDIERS patrol the Streets prevails no one
IL must be abroad between IL 80 and peace
full gatherings of protesting citizens prohibited by
guards.
the sovereign State of Oklahoma u Athe
politically blind gubernatorial this
dtion exist
Governor Walton action sending troops to Tulsa fol
lowed recently by his extension of martial
of Broken Arrow Fork example
the abuse of power Imposition Of martial law upon ordinarily
peaceful communities would be ridiculous if it so
What is the of it all?
A suspected bootlegger taken by mob and
whipped Of that but wherein lies
y of sending young army community to clamp mill
the whole city, If the sheriff delinquent
duty would have been better for
him, which he has the power to do?
To hyserical than common sense
would have dictated policy of bending every bring
the whipping party justice and letting peaceful citizens go
their way Il
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-21
.lOM SIMS

80 MAN has left $5,OO0,000 for
| q needy actors, which is about
9 81 per needy actor.
Gary says people scare too easily.
Wonder if he drives a car?
Rumor insists the ex-Kaiser and
his wife have a son. Maybe the
youngster won't admit it
go
Must be hot in Pittsburgh. A wom-
ans combs exploded. Keep away
from celluloid collars.
Baltimore had daylight robbery.
Nights will soon be long enough for
robbers to finish.
Improvement is reported In New
Orleans. Boy whipped another one
for calling him sheik.
America" is omitted from Chi
cago school song books. Let Eyes,
We Have No Bananas" take it's
place.
Mrs. Paine lives in st. Louis. Hus-
band and money left together. She
wants the money back.
Woman of 6S married an old Den
yer millionaire after many younger
women failed.
Comedian was arrested as a bank
robber in Kansas City. 1t does sound
plausible.
Anything can happen now. De
troit jury decided a policeman was
poor Judge of beer
college life's in a state of in
nocuous desuetude," says California
educator. We thought so.
Novelist has no right to SANDER
society" says one. Why not? So
clety ISLANDERS noveists.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-21
Heard in Smoking Room

Bowling along out of New York, the
men in the smoker fell into converse
ton about the large influx OF immi-
grants at Ellis Island. 1T Is great
thing for those people to come to this
country" said the man who was stand
ing up. THE rights and privileges
they will have here, In majority OF
cases, will make good Americans OF
them, and we need EN-"
"Uh-huh," said one Of the other
smokers. And, speaking about rights
and privileges, am reminded of the
malta lynching down in New Orleans,
years ago. Recall 1t? Yes. Well. aft
err those Italians had been strung up,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-21

the italian government began to wor-
ry. It had heard that the fellows
lynched over here were Italian citizens.
II that was the case, it was up to the
Italian authorities to take vigorous
action. So the Italian premier cabled
to the Italian consul in New Orleans
asking II it was true the lynched men
were Italians. The consul investigated
and then cabled his government:
MEN hung were naturaized Amer
lean citizens and entitled to all the
rights and privileges of American citi-
zenship.'
THAT seemed to settle It,"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-21
DON'T FORGET YOUR PLEDGE

II AVE you overlooked your Community Chest insament
L Frederic NJ Ayres treasurer of the organization says
number of subscribers asking
pay up.
Community Chest pledge just much moral obliga
ton note a bond
Hundreds of unforunates depending the payment
these pledges Among them children who will suffer if
the payments made.
total of $4,000 month has been pledged by the Com
munity Chest charity organizations This in has
pledged to the Community Chests by firms individuals
The cause is worthy and it is deserving of support
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-21
Take Him Away
BY BERTON BRALBY

BY BERTON BRALBY
Hot weather don't SO much mind;
When other folks say, Amt 1t terrible"
often remark that find
The state of the climate quite bearable;
The one thing that gets on my nerves
And fills me with bile and acr1dtty
Is when some wise bozo observes,
at isn't the heat-its humidity"
Whenever that statement is made
You'd think that the bird who presented it
Had done it without any aid
Had studied it out and invented it,
Whereas most firmly believe
This phrase In its utter stupidity.
Was whispered by Adam to Eve,
TT isn't the heat, it's humidity"
It's hard very hard TO forgive
The lad who inquiries, "Is 1t hot enough"
And though we should not let him live
OF fellows like that we have shot enough.
But-fool-killer look to your work!
Remove from midst with rapidity
That guy who remarks with a smirk,
TT isn't the heat it's humidity"
Copyright. 1928 NEA Service, Indo
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-21
Indiana
Sunshine

Max Bitter came to Pike County
thirty years ago when he could speak
no English. He became a pack ped
dler and later established store in
Petersburg. Then he went to New
York and manufactured braiG and
trimming. Recently he returned to
Petersburg a millionaire and made
liberal gifts to his home" town.
Tom Jones. Muncie. Bill Jones OF Il
Hnois and Ivan Richey and George
Speel Of Toscin visited Cornelius
Jones of Button. The eldest of the
boys was SO and the youngest 81.
THE Daily Nightmare" is the name
OF a paper published by Huntington
boys while at camp on lake Tlppe-
canoe. They kept the home folks
posted of their doings in an amusing
style.
Private Charles Gadd Of the United
States army recently visited his moth
err at Martinsville after spending three
years in the Hawaiian Islands with
him came his bride. a fun bfooded
Hawaiian girl.
George HollinRsworth. Il. living
near Kokomo is the latest rival OF Da-
vld when It comes 10 using a sling
SHOT. The boy recently killed a full
grown ground hog with his clipper"
Horseshoe pitchers of johnson Coun-
ty are busy warming up preparatory
to playing In a county tournament.
The winners will play In the State
tournament during the State Fair.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-21
Sweets

Men now eat as much candy as
women, says Mrs. Ora H. Snyder of
Chicago, queen Of the candy indus
try, who started in business thirteen
years ago by investing a nickel in an
egg and cup of sugar.
Mrs. Snyder notices that men like
candies that have to be chewed-
taffies, butterscotches, etc. She says
the only reason men formerly did
not eat so much candy was because
no one was making and advertising
the sort of candies they like.
Discover a want, not being filed.
Then fill 1t. Success.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-21
Babe
lebanon Reporter

Babe Ruth is perhaps the most pop
ular man in the country. just now
How would it do to run him for vice
president. no difference what ticket
he may decide to favor? II Is much
like Ford for President. because he
makes a lot Of cheap machines for
the good Of the people. there are
many who jump to the conclusion
that Ford would make a rafting good
President. How would It do. If Ford
shall be nominated for President to
put Ruth on his ticket for Vice Presi.
dent?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-21
Family Fun

Newlywed was on his honeymoon,
and as he had married a very pretty
girl, he lost no chance OF telling ev-
erybody with whom he came in CON
tact that he was a married man.
II want rooms" he announced. as
he approached the hotel reception
clerk, trying % appear as nonchalant
as possible.
Certainly, sir" said the cferk.
For how many?"
For myself and my wife" replied
Newlywed.
Yes, SIR" said the clerk. Suite,
sir?"
"Sweet?" cried Newleywed. "Of
course she is"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-21

IN ENGLAND
is BETTING
Gambling Wave Sweeps All Of
Britain-Church Is
Divided,
By JOHN w. RAPER

TN ENGLAND: All Great Brit
ain is betting crazy. The
Scotch, economical, nard-head-
ed and practical as they are in most
ways, are as bad as the English,
possibly worse.
The newspapers Of both countries,
excepting those in the small towns,
and a few OF London's old papers
noted for their dignity and dizziness,
are filled with horse news. Nearly
all the papers in cities Of 100000 or
more owe much of their circulation
to the news Of the tracks.
Everywhere are newspapers de-
voted exclusively to racing news.
Newspapers are filed with advertise
ments of tipsters and bookmakers.
And, of course. those who bet most
and lose most in proportion to their
resources are the working people.
Just to illustrate how bad the
craze is:
noticed a crowd of 500 CT more on
a side street in Glasgow, and on going
up to 1t saw a dirty, ragged, half
drunken man who was addressing the
assembled men.
Sell Tips to Crowds
He told them how he had picked
the winners of certain races in the
past, giving the names OF horses and
odds. He told the crowd that he was
In the confidence of owners, trainers
and Jockeys, who gave him advance
information as to winners.
He was willing to sell this informa-
ton for various amounts some Of his
tips being offered at sixpence. When
he finished talking. not less than
twenty paid him money.
Everywhere you go. you hear bet
ting talk. Nothing is more impor-
tant than a race. and men, women.
hcys and girls can spin race track
talk by the hour.
Newspaper stories Of how ste
nographer or 2 carpenter won 10000
pounds on the Derby excite the peo-
ple-"More so than some Of the great
battles of the war" said an English
man.
Education Drive
The whole thing has become a
scandal in the eyes of thousands Of
decent and level-headed folk and they
have started a campaign against
betting.
They are not endeavoring 20 stop
II by legislation but by education,
showing people how they are mug
gins" (dumb-bells) to bet when there
is no possibility Of winning.
A House of Commons committee
is now investigating the question.
With the idea of supressing bet
ting? Not much With the idea of
taxing betting. The government
wants some of the money.
The committee is calling before it
prominent clergymen. many Of them
bishops, to testify. AS to the moral
ity of betting? Not much. They are
testifying as to the morality of tax
ing betting.
Church Is Divided
The clergymen are divided. Some
believe that taxing betting would
make the practice appear more re-
spectacle. Others say, Take the
rooney"
Bishop Weldon, dean Of Durham,
was among the witnesses the other
day. He testified that the Church
C. England was divided on the ques-
ton of betting
1T seems to me-" he said Ito be
almost parallel to drinking-immoral
when carried to excess I think
those totally opposed to betting are
enemies to reform. as they estrange
the great body of modern Christian
opinion Many Of our brethren find
pleasure and excitement in betting
and. we should have regard for their
feelings
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-21
F aShionS

The hoopskirt is coming back in
England, and German women also
are falling IN line,
No danger of the style spreading
to our country. You can imagine a
woman in hoopskirt trying to board
a crowded street car. wedge herself
in a flivver or move about in
modern apartment without knocking
the furniture over.
Congestion Of population is gradu-
ally compelling us to dress sensibly
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-21
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ton OF fact or information by writing
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ters are confidential and receive per-
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-21
Observations

Anyway, the German mark seems to
have got in among the best cellars.
Those notes the European nations,
are passing around seem to lack in
dorsers.
King George Of Greece wants to send
some of his young men over to our
colleges in order that they may as
simulate American ideas. Wants to try
football on the Turks, probably.
A British statesman says we need
more millionaires, but let him be pa
tient. The bootleggers are coming
along swiftly.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-21
Bananas,

ct. Wayne Journal and Courier)
A lot Of people stand and salute"
at the singing of Yes, We Have No
Bananas" who do not know our
national air.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-21
Animal Facts

Man has lived with. animals for I'M
told ages and yet he knows them
little But he doesn't hesitate to
make perfectly erroneous statements
about their habits-just as Deuter-
onomy 14:7 says that the hare and
the coney chew their cuds. Look up
the coney anywhere between the
Mississippi and Pacific and you'll find
his jaws have no such movement. Nor
the hares either.
What's the difference between the
rabbit and the hare? Baby rabbit is
born blind, hairless and as many as
ten to a litter. Baby hare comes into
the world with his eyes wide open,
hair all over him and only two or
three to a litter.
The scientists say that once this
was a world of reptiles. nothing on
earth but all kinds Of serpents. Again
1t was a world Of mammoth animals.
All of which is attested by fossils
dug out OF rock and soil. For thou
sands of years. though, 1t has been a
world of human beings. Some
biologists have theory that for the
age following Mr.. and Mrs. Man. it
will be a world Of insects. For the
things We have done to their esteemed
ancestors, will they dig up our
skeletons and put on exhibition in
their museums. and take large.
healthy gloats at us?
Mrs Emu, the big Australian bird,
takes life quite easy. She considers
her job done when she lays the eggs.
She let's George-Mr. Emu-do the
rest. He builds the nest, matches the
chicks and brings them up all by him
self, poor crttter!
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-21
Where Big Brother Lost

did your girl come down when
you serenaded her with your saxo-
rhcne?"
"No-but some guy got her out
with an auto horn. Iowa Green
Gander.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-21
Safety First. Saws Pa

Hubby, you are tired OF canned
goods. Today shall bake you a
beef pie"
"All right, my love. But don't
throw away the can opener"-Judge
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-21
Sister Sizes I'm Men

AJAtgNOA
Men are all fiirts-you can't trust
ona of them"
DO you really think so?'
II know So Why, I'm engaged to
three Of the incest men in town and
I've found that every one Of them is
flirting with another girl Boston
Transcript.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-21
One for Boobies Father

Tornmy-"My father can lick your
father
Bobby: cav. that's nothin'i So can
Maw."-Amerioan Legion Weekly.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-21
MagnuS
Columbia City POST

That picture showing Magnus John
son in working clothes, looking at his
wife 'pailing a Holstein cow" is not
apt to make much of a hit with the
women folks outside of Minnesota
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-21
What Editors
Are Saying
Martial
Clinton Cnntonian.)

NN~444ILJ1I N~44II NOL44<4AIsJ
Charley Dawes ought to make a
mighty good golfer when the grass
gets long on the fairways.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-21

Name two naturalized citizens
of the United States who became
famous.
Alexander Graham Bell and Madam
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-21

How much capital in the United
States is invested in the moving
picture business and how many
persons are employed in It?
over $500. 900 900 is invested; about
5000 persons are employed in pro-
duction work, and 10000 persons in
the distribution and exhibition OF films.
Their annual salaries. wages, royalties
and commissions exceed $3.50, 900, 900
annually.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-21
A Thought

Whose boasteth himself of a
false gift is like clouds and wind
without ra1n.-Prov. 1914.
E wound our modesty, and
IWI make foul the clearness of our
deservings. when Of ourselves
we publish them.-Shakespear
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-21
Where was Pola Negri boz

Where was Pola Negri born
and what is her real manner
Born at Beomberg, near Warsaw,
Poland; her name was Appollonia
Chalupex. Pola is the abbreviation of
her name and Negri she adopted from
the name of Ada Negriaan. Italian
poetess.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-21

Why are there two different
kinds of miles-a statute mile
which is $3.50 feet and a geo
graphical mile which Is $3.50 feet7
The bureau OF standards says a stat
ute mile. or $3.50 feet, is simply a
multiple Of a foot by successive comb
nations Of yards and rods (evolved
through custom andsusage). A nautical
or geographical mile is defined as
equal to one-sixtieth part of the
length Of degree on the great circle
Of sphere whose surface is equal to
the surface of the earth" The value
adopted by the coast and geodetic
survey Cbased on Clark's spheroi0 is
5.0S020 feet. It's convenience lies in
the fraction $50 which makes 1t suit
able for nautical computation degrees
longitudes, etc).
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-21
How can one propagate rubber

How can one propagate rubber
plants?
The department of agriculture says
that Sits should be cut up and down
the main stalk and the sphagmun
moss or a pot Of dirt around the plant
at the place where 1t is desired to
cut it off The moss. or pot Of dirt.
must be watered as must the plant it
self. until the roots form; then cut
the stalk at the base of the pot. There
are specially made pots and these may
be obtained from department stores. or
stores dealing in pottery of this type.
The moss may be purchased from
florist.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-21

What verse in the Bible con-
tains all the letters OF the alpha
bet?
Z The following contains all the letters
but J. which then was identical with
(: And I. even I. Artaxerxes. the
king. do make decree to all the treas
ures which are beyond the river. that
whatsoever Ezra, the priest OF the
law of the God of Heaven, shall re-
quire Of you. IL shall be done speedily"
Ezra VII12
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-21
Here's One for Auntie

why, Mabel I would be ashamed
to be seen in such bathing suitl'
so would I. aunde, If were you"
judge
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-21
Named Stranger

What took Washington by surprise
was the fact that President Coolidge
reached out and appointed a man
whom he did not know personally. and
who had been in bad odor politically
since the publication Of some 'letters
showing how he had bartered Federal
jobs for campaign donations
Slemp came into the public eye with
the so-called Dear Ben letters" read
into the Congressional Record by
Representative Harrison Of Virginia.
"a Democrat, and Slemp's political
enemy.
The Dear Ben letters" were
written on official House Appropria-
tons Committee stationery to b. r.
Powell a Slemp patronage manager
in Virginia, shaking down" ap-
plicants for Federal appointments for
small sums Of money for Republican
campaign funds before their requests
for jobs on the public payroll could be
considered.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-21

What are the meanings Of the
names Imogene and Merlin?
Imogene. beloved daughter; Merlin
4 sparrow hawk
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-21

Why are mountains colder than
valleys, inasmuch as they are
nearer the sun?
The density Of the atmosphere on
mountains is not nearly so great as
that of lower levels; therefore, the
heat of the sun is not retained on
the higher levels as on the lower
The rays Of the~s sun heat the earth,
which in turn heats the air. al d this
heat is retained according to the at
mospheric pressure, which depends on
the altitude.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-21

Who discovered the insulin
treatment for diabetes?
It was discovered by Drs. Banting
and Best of the University OF To-
ronto. 1t is in the form Of serum that
is injected into the blood. Taken
through the stomach 1t has no effect
whatever.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-21
More Than Secretary

The Presidents secretary Is more
than mere secretary. He is an ex-
ecutive assistant. He handles rou-
tine White House business. looks aft
err appointments. does the President s
errands between departments and
Congress. Some consider his Job
more important than some Of the
Cabinet posts.
Coolidge's predecessors brought in
innate associates Of long standing to
the White House to handle this work.
Joseph Tumulty had been President
Wilson's secretary when Wilson was
Governor Of New Jersey. George
Christian was President Karding's
secretary when Harding was in the
Senate