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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-11-27
The Prince
By BERTON BRALEY

81 wait for Prince Charming" she
said,
Prince Charming, blithe, slender
and young,
With curly gold hair on his head
And a. honied words on his
tongue.
Oh, he will be handsome and tall
And he will be valiant and strong.
A Prince with the world at his call,
A figure of story and song!
81 wait for Prince Charming" she
said,
ITO set all my heart strings
athrum,
And T many seasons have fed,
l know, oh l KNOW he will comet
He'll WOO me with glorious art,
With tenderness. passion and fire,
No other shall capture my heart
Or bring me the love / desire!"
He's fat and he's placid and short
His wooing was clumsy and tame,
He's only a commonplace sort
Devoid of renown or acclaim;
And yet when she gazes at him,
He sets all her pulses astir,
For, thanks to Loves magical within,
He's truly Prince Charming to her!
Copyright, 1923, NEA Service, Inch
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-11-27
The NTnil Man's Burden

To the Editor Of The Times
I have noticed articles in The Times
by persons who have evidently a. rea-
son for complaining of the poor serv-
ice they have received at the hands
of the local postofflce, laying particu-
lar stress upon the mail carrier.
Writing as one who has had the ex-
perlenoe and who knows, it is only fair
to the public that it should become ac-
quainted with the facts concerning the
other side Of this question.
With reference to the case of Mrs.
Catterson, the delivery Of these 100
letters that day depended largely on
the place Of mailing. If they were
mailed In a street box On Tuesday
morning, they too a chance Of not
being picked UP by the collector until
too late for the afternoon delivery
from the office, and the sametapplied
II they were mailed at a sub-station.
Nevertheless they waited until a very
late hour to mail announcements for
a meeting that same night, and there
was a fifty-f1fty chance that they
wouldn't be delivered even if the local
office was 100 per cent perfect.
In the letter from the Cullaton
Granite Company, Mr.. Cullaton stated
service was better in 1910 han at the
present time. I agree with him on
that point. In 1910 the routes were
so that the carriers could cover them
and give every one OF the route his
morning mail in the morning, but as
the city grew larger more streets
were added to his route at the present
time every carrier or nearly every car
rier in Indianapolis has more than he
can do. The only thing that can re-
lieve the situation is for Congress to
grant us more money with which to
hire more men.
We are doing III very best. What
more car be expected? If we can
put up with long routes, heavy mail
and Outlines long hours. why can't
the public put up with a late delivery.
A MAIL MAN.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-11-27
SIMS
. i! Il Says

EUROPE is so noisy now France
doesn't even hear her franc
IL drop.
News from Wales. Grated a fin
ger for a mans nose What if the
thing tried to grab something.
Europe Is good only during those
months have a "z" in them.
Naw York's annual crime wave
promises to be bigger, better and
brighter than ever this year.
Football will be over soon and the
players should demand a bonus.
New York bandits are carrying of
lots of furs, which is regarded as a
sign of a hard winter.
Too many of these presidential
possibilities r impossibilities.
Crooks are getting so bad in New
York people with gold teeth should
keep their months shut.
The United States has about a.
000, 600 autos, some all paid for.
Somebody stole a horse in New
York. Maybe they just took it home
to see what the thing was.
Mellon wants taxes cut Which
makes it just about unanimous.
II anybody ever succeeds in cut
ting taxes he can become a movie
star quicker than a husband shooter.
Madison CWis.) girls say they can't
tell II a man has been drinking.
That's easy. He's broke.
Chicago University debated rs a
silly girl more POPULAR" No, but a
popular girl is more silly.l
Rich Los Angeles woman left her
husband only one dollar and then
he felt like thirty cents.
A horse in North Sterling. Conn,
chews tobacco. And what is It?
Why, we would say plug.
Turkeys have been in cold storage
II months. so 1t isn't too late to
have your last years turkey.
Hunters tickle US the way they
fuss around getting ready. Some
would like duck pants for duck
hunting.
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lesson

Lafayette Journal and Courier)
That unfortunate and possibly trag.
10 night clash of armed posses in
Clay County is but another develop
ment Of the serious situation in which
Indiana people of the small towns
and rural sections find themselves in
this day Of motorized bandltry, made
quate police protection and frequent
attacks on banks and on isolated com
munities.
The lesson to be taken from this
bloody fasco is a simple and obvious
one. Society must take measures to
properly protect itself in Indiana, not
only against loCters and gunner and
bank wresking bandits, but also
against the h~aphazard, inefficient and
unframed enthusiasm and over-zeal
Of the hastily recruited posse.
State police IN other States drive
u criminals and those outlaws slip
quietly over into unprotected Indiana
and strike practically at will, making
one easy getaway after another. How
long VIII it lake Indiana to see the
situation as it is?
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Indiana
Sunshine

An irate Vinceanes merchant is
looking for a soulless bootIegger who
sold him five gallons Of Wabash River
water as the best white mule" ever
made in Indiana. The kickIess prod
uct cost him the bargain price Of S25.
sSS
Another proof of the omniscience
of the postofflce was revealed when
a letter. written in Canada without
the State or city given in the address,
reached its Muncie destination.
A team Of horses is hardly worth
the price Of an auto tire in Bartholo-
NEW County these days. Two horses
in good condition were sold at auo-
ton for $1450.
Mrs. Cora Deree chased Bob Suln.
van out of the M%artinsvilIe city court
Don when he testified he did not
her the 81 mentioned in a suit.
Police rescued Bob in the courthouse
yard before he had been badly in
jured-
Obeying the instructions Of a for
tune teller, Laura Swaringer of Gary
went to the home of the man she
every day to accuse him. Her pill
grimages were stopped only when she
was arrested for trespass-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-11-27
THANKSGIVING TINE IN INDIANA

INDIANA will go along an even tenor of peaceful ways this
/ week. Weighty affairs Of state may be threatening war
in Europe, Coolidge may be worrying over the taxes, bonus or
tangles.
Such things do not count, however, when Thanksgiving time
rolls around on the He6siera calendar. It's a real family observ-
ance for the three million folks that Riley made famous in rhyme.
At NOblesvile, for example, Fred Hudson is proudly pro-
claiming that he holds the best corn husking record in the State.
And husking $500 bushels in ~thrty-three days is an enviabls
record. *
That means more to Fred, we Il bet a good ripe pumpkin,
than being elected high august and most worthy potentate of a
Noblesvile order.
Then turkeys tmayFdropzto half dollar, P" reads a news item.
Who said the world was going to the dogs9
To make the time ideal, wintry blasts with real freezing
weather and maybe a snow-for that's the weatherman s dope
will make a CHEEKY fireplace after the feast.
The entire world goes into eclipse this week. AT least, in
Indiana.
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GOD AND AMUSEMENT
81 7. BARNUM of ''bunkum" fame and the d
l have much in common, after all.

TDl I. BARNUM of "bunkum' fame and the devil didn't
l have much in common, after all.
That the greatest of all American circus kings found time in
life to engage in many worthwhile things, such as purgng the
theater of many evils and devOting some of his restless energies
into the church, is a true compliment to the profession which was
his-the theatrical art.
DR.. Edwin Cunningham, pastor Of the Central Universaist
Church. indianapolis, said a mouthful when he declared Sunday:
"The church, the stage and the circus need not be enemies
Human nature is such that it Graves both God and amusement
Those who take up the work Of entertainment as a profession can
render a real service to their fellow men, True fun is of God,
not the devil"
That many of the Broadway plays, musical comedies and
revues have outdone all the salacious daring of Europe in recent
months is no indictment against the American stage.
Conditions on Broadway have become rotten.
This is charged by the acting mayor of New York, who has
ordered nude shows to be censored. Policemen, appointed on a
special commission, will now give Broadway shows the "once
over - according to plans adopted.
Broadway doesn't represent the sentiment of the Middle
West, however. and it never will.
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Heard in the Smoking Room

evening, was called on by the chair
mar to make a speech. He held back
a little, but finally got UP and said:
Gentlemen, 1 have listened with
great interest to the merits and good
qualities of the Jersey, Holstein and
other fine breeds %of>cattle, but, as an
attorney for railroads, 1 can assure
you the most valuable and highest
priced animal in the world is the off
spring Of ar ordinary cow crossed by
a locomotive,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-11-27
Drifting
portland Commercinl.Rev1ewl

portland Commercial-Revew1
The divorces that hurt the country
ere those springirg from marr1cg es
untiInely made without thought of
consequences or without tests of love:
marriages for money or position or,
worse yet, marriages made by those
Just for the thrill, knowing full well
that the gilt Will wear away and that
The divorce court is sure.
We are drifting away from the old
and safe land they lived happily aver
after" We need a return to It. We
need a rebaptismal Of the old-fash-
Toned ideals Of the American home and
love. Only then will this canker on
u society be stopped.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-11-27
Observations

A recent work OF fiction Is called
Bunk" but there was only one au-
thor honest enough to admit and en-
ploy it
The diggers after fossils in this
country are day by day approaching
closer and closer to the United States
Senate.
It costs Americans So, 900, 900, 900 a
year to run their automobiles, but, be-
fore you call them fools, think of the
other wheels they cause to be turned.
too.
Germany leads the world in the pro-
duction of potatoes-and trouble.
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What Editors
Are Saying
lnSiStent
(The Daily Clintonian)

But there arc people so gullible
they will listen to the advice of a
stranger in preference to that OF their
own banker, whom they should know
personally and whose advice they
should value.
Texans and Hoosiers are alike, They
insist upon being stung first hand
And the more they listen to the pro-
meters and takers, the more they get
it. The quicker they learn tt seek
advice at a Chamber OF Commerce or
Better Business Bureau office, or at
any reliable home banking institu.
ton, the more they win escape being
defraUded.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-11-27
Tongue Tips

President Coolidge, after one horse
back ride: Horseback riding keeps a
fellows feet too far from the ground"
A. ]. Volstead, prohibition law
author: Nobody cares what I say"
Mary" an addict in Kansas City:
THE poor creatures who use narcotics
are the lonesomest persons in the
world. There are times when they
would give anything for the touch Of a
friendly hard. the moral support and
help of some n who understands.
But they are suffering alone. None
cares about them, it seems"
Charles Lay Downing, New York;,
THE value of a building is increased
measurably by the beauty which a
skilful artist is able to put in 1t, and
architecture being done than here.
More of US must learn that good art
is good business, in arithmetic, as in
opera"
Ernest r. Caverly, principal New
ton, Mass, schools: "If children are
going to make mistakes. the place to
ever going to have civic conscious
ness, 1t is in school. Before you veto
a plan Of extra-curricular activities,
remember the schools are not run for
the teachers"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-11-27

1T HE train had killed a COW. The
smokers were talking about it
IL when the journey a been re-
stunned. Il suppose every COW killed
by q train means a claim for damage
against the railway company" said
the cigarette smoker. You betchu."
said the man at the end of the seat,
and It reminds me of the story about
Emory Storrs, the famous Chicago
lawyer. Storrs one time attended a
banquet of stock breeders IN his home
town, and, toward the shank of the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-11-27
A Thought

Confess your faults, n to another,
and pray one for another, that We may
be healed-Jas. SIG.
fxV1 E easily forget those faults
NV which IRE known only to our
L selves.-La Rochefoucauld.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-11-27
Wifey's Mistake

Il believe these sweet potatoes
would have been better If you had
cooked them q little longer, my dear"
Good Heavensi Those are the
flower bulbs I was going to set out
today Judge.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-11-27

DIS JuIASt u LIl6
Twenty-fourth jul
dicial circuit Of
the a of Michi-
gan.
Nowhere els
will he act rs
judge. He mas
handed in his res
ignation, to Do
effective Jan. 1.
Despite this long,
-monotonous grind
in the same Inusty
courtroom, Judge
Beach, who Is SO,
looks back upon it
as a cheerful ex-
D n C g. H g
trained many an
attorney who Is
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-11-27

How should potted ferns be
grown2
To keepeferns in a healthy and
growing condition, TO prevent and to
kill insects and diseases. a proper con
6itIon Of atmosphere should be care
fully maintained at all times. Elk
tremes IN moisture. heat. or dryness
should never be allowed. In potting
ferns after they pass the four-inch
pots. a p%otting stick should always
be used, as the patter cannot very
we'll firm them with his fingers. and
1t cur in potting. Ferns
should be potted tight, especially old
plants. They should be shifted into
larger pots whenever necessary.
Once a day Is often enough to water
a fern.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-11-27
Family Fun
Knows EverYthinR

B~fve-year-old Freddie was spending
the day with his aunt. Dinner was
late and the child began to grow rest.
less.
"Auntie," he said. finally, "does God
know e~verything?"
Yes, dear"
Every little thing7'
Yes, dear, every little thing"
We'll, then. God knows 1 am
hungry."-Judge.
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Q U E 8 T o N s
ASk-The Times
A N s w e r s

You can get an answer TO any Ques-
ton OF fact or information by writing
90 the Indianapolis Times Washington
Bureau. 1922 New York Ave, wash
ingtOn. D. c., enclosing . cents in
stamps for reply. Medical, legal and
marital advice Cannot De given, nor
can extended research be undertaken.
All other questions will receive a per
sonal reply. Unsigred requests cannot
be answered. AL letters are confidsn-
ial~<Editor.
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still practicing in the same court. And
his successor, Ken Boomhower, is
a protege of his.
And he cant keep away from the
courtroom. He expects to return
every now and then. even If only as a
spectator.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-11-27
Daughter Wei Protected

rs this, then, to be the end Of our
romance?"
"Oh, no, my lawyer will call on you
in the morning. I have a bushel and
a half of your letters" -Boston Trans
script.
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Sonny Underestimated

ooh. Dickie! Who taught you to
swear like that?"
Taught me to swear? Why, it's
me that teaches the other guys."-
Denver Parrakeet.
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UNUSUAL PEOPLE
In One Court
IS Years
BIZ NEA Serpioa

BIZ NEA Serpioe
~ AID AXE, Mich, Nov. 27.-For
X -hirty-six years Judge Watson
L Beach held court in a gloomy,
dust-laden, ramshackle building here.
Nowhere else had he eve presided
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-11-27
One for the Minister

Wake up! There are burglars in
the house."
We'll, what Of it? Let them find
out their mistake themselves Col
lege Of the Pacific Weekly.
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The editor - willing to print views
of Times readers OIL interesting SUBJ
iects. Make YOU comment brief.
Sign your name as an evidence Of
good faith. 1t will not be printed
If you object.
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When did the idea Of the tanks
used in the World War originate
and how?
According to Colonel Swinton Of the
British Army. who organized and com
manded the first tank unit, the idea
was conceived IN 1914. and its dis
tinctive feature. the long belt, was
derived from the Holt agricultural
tractor which is built in Peoria, III.
Who were the Laughing Phil
osopher" and the Weeping Phil
osopher7" g.
Democritus Of Abdera was the
Laughing Philosopher" Horacntus
was the Weeping Philosopher"
Is there n difference between
the words, special and ''es-
pecial?"
There is a distinction which is not
noticed by the majority; especial"
singles out a quality from others,
while special conveys the idea of
having ONE important weight or
characteristic.
How does one remove the shine
from serge or other wool gar
ments?
Sponge the garment with hot vine
gar or ammonia water q tablespoon
Of ammonia to I quart OF water(.
Cover with dampened cloth and press
IN right side. Remove cloth and
brush. Removing the cloth after the
garment has been pressed pulls up
the nap.
What bulbs may be planted in
the fall?
Narcissus, tulips, and hyacinths.
What kind Of grass is best for
the lawnP
A mixture Of Kentucky blue grass,
rep top and white clover.
' How for apart should southern
pine seedlings be spaced?
According to Science Service, the
spacing of eight feet each way is per-
haps the best for loblolly or slash
pines, and six feet for shortleaf. This
Will require about 700 and 1900 trees
per acre, respectively.
What and where is San Souci?
An old royal palace in the vicinity
OF Potsdam, Prussia, built by Fred
erick the Great, between the years
1745 and 1747, and afterward his ia
vorite residence. The name is said to
have been suggested by Frederick 1,
who had selected the spot as the burial
place for his favorite horse, Condo, and
his dogs, and had a grave dug for
himself at the same spot. THAT is
where I shall lie after DEATH" said
the monarch, land when I am there
I shall rest without care" (Sans-Souci.)
How should ring-tailed monkeys
be cared for?
Provide as much light and fresh
air as possible. They will require
heated quarters in winter. Avoid
draughts. If they are kept in a cage,
provide swings and bars for exercise.
Clean hay is much better than straw
for beds. Feed them raw and cooked
vegetables, boiled rice, ripe fruit, etc.
A little sunflower seed or wheat each
day and occasionally a little cooked
meat is advisable. Provide clean wa
ter for them at all times and avoid
0x~ar@faadfn1 fham
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IN
BONDS LOST
EACH YEAR
Many Instances of Sob Stories
Told in Savings Swept
Away.
BY JOHN CARSON

IfmeS StdU Correspondent
NV ASHINGTON, Nov. 27.-War
WI came. With it came also the
IL cry to buy bonds until it hurt.
.4ary and Ann Jones had saved 5000.
1t represented savings Of SIS a month
over almost -four years-almost pow
erty savings.
1t hurt, but Mary and Ann bought
until it hurt. The only thing they
knew was that the Government would
pay them back the money some day.
Mary went to work after she hid
the bonds in a chest. Ann cleaned the
chest and burned the papers and Incl
dentally the bonds disappeared.
The evidence was complete that the
bonds were burned, but Ann could not
swear she knew they were burned.
They did not get the money. The
Government refused to pay or restore
the bonds.
Many Similar Stories
The story Is true with the excep-
tion that the James are changed.
You can read into II all the sobs
o var and they'll not be misplaced.
You a get a hundred similar stories.
Somewhere today are $56, Pts, 100 OF
Government interest bearing secur1-
ties on which the interest has ceased
and which viii be paid on p~resenta-
ton.
These bonds may never be pre-
sented-the Government may never
have to pay. What stories would they
tell If they could be brought forth?
And yet
Today. the Treasury Department
was called on to pay a bond of 1890.
1t was presented by a bank. It's his
tory vas not related.
Each year we get some old bonds"
said c. n. McGroarty, head Of the
treasury division dealing with such
bonds. They come out. somehow,
from an old teapot in a chimney and
so on. Usually we get them through
banks and do not get the story.
Go on Assumption
80 we cannot assume the Govern
ment will have to pay bonds out
standing. We've got to assume the
bonds viii be presented"
The story of Mary and Ann Jones
was related.
That's too bad" said McGroarty.
but we've got TO assume the bonds
were not burned until we have proof.
We had a case a few years ago where
a ship went down. Everything showed
the safe in the ship had certain bonds
in 1t. We were convinced OF that.
Yet a few years later, the bonds start
ed TO turn up here"
1t might be assumed that the United
States was populated with careless
AYERS. But McGroarty. with thirty
years Of experience behind him, says
1t is not so.
Scattered Over Country
Think OF the number Of bonds out
standing" he said. They are scat
tered all owe the country, in fifty
dollar lots. maybe. If a fifty-dollar
bond Is lost or misplaced. not so much
is heard about 1t. But those fifty
dollars lost here and there count up.
Undoubtedly there will be a good
many more bonds lost out Of the
issues of this war than before because
there were so many more bonds issued.
IF we could only get the people
to register their bonds. That would
be the safe ours But they do not
seem to realize it"
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IS
d TO
OLD VIEWS
Class Consciousness, How
ever, Is Coming, Herbert
Quick Declares.

This is the last of a series of arti-
cles on the agricultural problem writ
ten for the Indianapolis Times by Her
bert Quick, former editor of Farm and
Fireside. This article is on Social
Aspects"
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What is the area Of Australia?
2 SAC. ISL square miles.
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EUROPE is so noisy now France
r. doesn't even hear her franc
lI drop.
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XVII ASHINGTON, Nov. 27.-War
w came. With it came also the
IL cry to buy bonds until it hurt.
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Who were the Laughing Phil
osopher" and the Weeping Phil
osopher7"
Democritus Of Abdera was the
Laughing Philosopher" Horaclitus
was the Weeping Philosopher"