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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-27
Animal Facts

BIRD censuses covering a period Of
seven years indicate that there is a
little more than one pair of birds to
the acre Of farm land in that section
OF the country lying north Of Mary
land and the Ohio River and east Of
the great plains.
The Chinese are very fond of fish
for food and for fun They raise
them in the house and in the garden
for fun and in their ponds for food
In nearly every home of any standing
you will find fish in the garden and
fountain and in the house in beauti-
full globes. In some families Of
wealth they have special servants
whose sole duty is to raise and at
tend to the goldfish Of the establish
ment. With such care goldfish live
eight or nine years and grow to two
or three pounds in weight.
In the families Of great wealth they
have gardens made to represent rivers
and mountains and lakes and forests.
In these pools and basins the fish live
In paradise. their only duty being to
look pretty. OF the food fish, some
they raise really in captivity in the
small ponds to be found on every
farm, and some they catch wild in
the rivers and lakes or off the sea-
coast. In the spring the farmers buy
the tiny mites of fish from peddlers at
about 81 a bowl and plant them In
their ponds. In year or so, after
being fed and watched with care, they
are netted out and sold as the poultry
are, alive.
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SLemn
ct. Wayne News-Sentinell

Ut. Wayne News-Sentinell
The fact that Mr.. Slemp, President
Coondge's secretary, has been able to
procure elections and reelection for
a number of terms from a strong
Democratic Southern State should be
sufficient proof that he is not such
q bad sort Of fellow as our Demo
cratic friends represent him to be.
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Q U E S T I o N s
ASk-The Times
A n s w E R S

You can get an answer to any ques-
tion of fact or information by writing
to the indianapolis Times Washington
Bureau, 1922 N. Y. Avenue. Washing
ton, D. c.. inclosing 2 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. bat all let
tiers are confidential and receive per-
sonal replies
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A Thought

The simple inherit folly, but the
prudent are crowned with knowledge.
Prov. 14:1S.
RS RUDENCE is necessary ingre-
r. dent in all the virtues. without
IL which they degenerate into
folly and excess.-Jeremy Collier.
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Prices
alexandria Times-Tnbune)

N<aItA1IItII ID 4III1Ca- IIUUIItJ
Gasoline has declined in price and
telephone rates have been raised. We
who don't own an QUITO. but have tele-
phones, are inclined to weep. Those
who own both auto and phone. don't
know whatsto do. whether to weep or
smile. They get it coming and going.
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What Editors
Are Saying
Elephant

Lafayette Journal and Courier
A New York man gave his daughter
a baby elephant as a wedding pres
emit The husband of the girl ought
to draw on the man for peanuts for
the big baby.
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liCkerl
Frankfort Crescent.Newsl

tF'rankfort CresCent-News)
We can not see Of what interest 1t
is to the public to be told that New
York City consumes 734, 900, 900 gal
Ions of water daily. What we want
statistics on is the number of gallons
of Ticker consumed daily.
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Little Ted,s Schooling

AN 'ow are you gettin' along at
school now, Ted? What are yer
learnin'?"
Uncle, I'm learning reading, writ
ing, sums and things. Oh. yes, and
religion, too"
"Gracious Religion?"
Yes, but different from Joe's. I'm
taught that we all come from Adam.
Joe's in a higher class. and he's
taught we all come from monkeys"
Sydney Bulletin.
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SOME THOUGHTS ON COAL
EV1 HEN you pay your coal bill this winter and re
NV wealthy coal miners, suppose

XVI HEN you pay your coal bill this winter and read of the
Nv wealthy coal miners, suppose
You wife children dependent upon your
weekly envelope and you anthracite miner and You
have $38.46 in wages each week
Would you have fair trial in fighting against weekly
grocery bills bills, clothing bills doctor blls9
The editor of of the coal papers says of
coal report:
''The anthracite miners found downtrodden
poverrckenu slaves On the contrary they enjoy if they
work. incomes around $5O $4,000 upward per year.
for the part sanitary conditions and longer
merged exploited population. "
The editor in the discussion sheds because
the operators profit only SO $07 profit
which from $320O0O00 $96O00OOO year
thracite coal produced.
Operators read this paper They accept and believe
the picture drawn by this editor They may
soled think the miners deserving of no
greater consideration They may go the coal fields
and the evidences of poverty may know little nothing
the economic treadm which the They may
forget the miner is investing his life his
children and getting enough pay necessary expenses
they invested almost nothing in life blood very little money
their investments secured absolutely all
SAVE the mosquito netting Wells will this fall
CIDER is working. 1t S working hard
ONLY few shopping weeks before heavy
FASHION note Big gasoline men will wear diamonds
1T unlawful shoot gasoline he wears
mask
'|THE EIGHT HOUR DAY in the steel mls Why we d
have to close the mills for labor
wall Now that been cajoled partial trial of the
ghhour day. the barons find find enough jobs for
appcants-and the mm grafton bars are not lifted either
! Moral faint heart, etc.l .f
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rom the
y Referee s Tower
Baseball
By ALBERT APPLE

The champion bull fighter of Spain
Enrique Robes. professionally
known as acknowledgements his va
cation in our country and gives this
description Of a baseball game, the
first he ever attended:
The people made much noise and
could not understand why they
should be so excited. A few men
wearing very dull clothes-nothing
Ike the brilliant costumes of our bull
fighters-were running around and
throwing a little ball and trying 20
hit it with a stick. 1t was very I'M
interesting"
That sounds like comment by a
Man from Mars.
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Pohnny as a Reader

Johnny" said his aunt did you
enjoy the book I sent you on your
birthday"
"Hain't looked at 1t yet
why. how is that2'
cause ma said I'd have to wash
my hands when I read it."-Boston
Transcript.
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Why is the police patrol spoken
Of as the BLACK Maria?
The story is that in Boston. during
Colonial days, a gigantic negress by
the name Of Maria kept a boarding
house for sailors in one Of the rough
est sections of the city. So great was
her strength that the lawless element
stood in awe of her, and whenever
an unusually troublesome person had
to be removed to the station-house
the services of Black Maria" were
called for so frequently that send
Black Maria" became a synonym for
the removal Of prisoners to Jail.
What is the Rev. Billy Sundays
address?
Winona Lake. Ind.
What is the average speed of
the Twentieth Century Limited?
Sixty miles an hour.
Where is the " S. Battleship
Virginia?
In the Boston Navy Yard She was
put out Of commission in 1920
Whom did the Mormons believe
lived In America thousand
years before Christ?
They believed the first inhabitants
were the Jarsdites. who came directly
from Babel. They were supplanted
by Isrealites from Jerusalem. The
principal nation of the second race
wera called Neonhites
Who was called the Swamp
Fox"7
Gen. Francis Marion.
Who was Quantrell?
William Quantrell was a guerilla,
who devastated Lawrence, Kan. and
extended his operations through west
ern Missouri and eastern Kansas and
Kentucky. He was killed in Kentucky
in 1864.
What is the regulation size of
boxing rings? Are there different
sizes for professional and amateur
rings?
The A. A. u rules provide thai IN
all boxing competitions the ring shall
be not less than sixteen feet nor more
than twenty-four feet square. New
York State athletic rules say that the
boxing ring shall be constructed in
a manner satisfactory to the commits
sion, and shall not be less than six
teen feet nor more than twenty-four
feet square.
What President twice received
every vote of the Electoral Col
lege?
George Washington.
What was the maiden name of
Columbus mother?
Susanna Fontanarosa.
Kindly give me information con-
corning the seven notes, do. re, mi,
IA, sol, la, ST, do.
These are the names Of the notes
used in the singing scale. The names
are said to have been invented by
Guido d'Arezzio Cborn about 800, after
certain initial syllables of monkish
hymn to st. John. The note do" was
formerly called ut
How old was Buffalo Bill when
he died and in what year and
month did he die?
He was II years old. Born Feb.
rs, 1S46. and died Jan. 10, 1917.
Is it correct TO have second
helpings Of food at q formal
dinner2
It is never correct to ask for a
second helping, but the host or
hostess may offer them. They should
never insist on the guest taking a
second helping, the guest may accept
or refuse with a polite word.
Is it we'll to shampoo the hair
with borax?
Borax is somewhat drying, but with
this exception it proves a satisfactory
shampoo for Ugh THAR, as it gives 1t
a fluffy appearance and brings out
the color.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-27
Brides
Clinton Clinton

Clinton Clintonian)
About next year when the cam
paigns get going, some Of the politi-
cally ambitious will find they don't
need any four-wheel brakes.
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When Wife Is Lost

$50 you lost your wife last month?
Wasn't it a terrible blown"
1T wor a regular tornado She
cleaned out everything in the house
before she eloped. philadelphia Pub
lie Ledger
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One for Dads TYnist

One for Dads Typist
"a fine typist you are! Call your
self a typist, and don't know how
to put a ribbon in a typewr1ter!''
Don't Paderewski know how to
tune a piano?'-Film Fun.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-27
COOLIDGE

President Coolidge is a football fan.
an all'round gridiron expert. and
has been since he was a senior at.
Amherst. in 1894. Parke Davis of
Princeton furnishes the information.
Football includes the entire science
of warfare. Napoleon and Foch were,
in effect, quarterbacks. A brain
trained in football strategy--and in
that M der form of warfare. politics.
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What are the possible by
products OF sweet potatoes?

Starch, potato -four, dehydrated po-
tatoes, strip, alcohol. vinegar. break
fast foods and various kinds Of feeds
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Bug

The boil weevil can be practically
wiped out by aeroplanes scattering
calcium arsenate in dust form. So
claim some Of the bug experts at
Uncle Sans agricultural experiment
station, Tallulah. La. They have
successfully attacked boil weevils in
this way in limited acreages. The
p~'1on costs a dollar an acre.
Valuable scientific progress. Of
course. But it starts us bordering,
what may be accomplished by poison
scattering airplanes in future wars.
We are progressing mechanically
faster than we are morally. Like
giving a savage 4 high-power rife be.
fore he can be counted on not to
use II recklasslv
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FASHION note: Big gasoline men will wear diamonds
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Joking2

With the twelve hour day doomed
in the steel industry, an eight-hour
day Is doomed for farmers It's hacker
is L. L. Cosline, writing in American
Agriculturist.
You can imagine &. the howl that
would go up from city folks If farm
ers began organizing to reduce our
food supply by curtailing their labor
TO eight hours a day.
Bosses
We seem not to be in the tolls of
big Business" as much as we i'm
agine. Joseph w. Roe, president of
the Society of Industrial Engineers,
studies the last census and finds that
of the 290,105 manufacturing estab-
lishments in our country, only 1921
employ more than 1000 wage earners
apiece. And 235,Ss4 manufacturers
employ fewer than twenty apiece.
Half of the American engaged in
manufacturing are employed by con-
Germs with from twenty to 500 men
on the pay roll.
Our most dangerous near-monopo-
lies are in distribution, not produc-
ton.
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CIDER is working. 1t is working hard.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-27

What is the average speed of
the Twentieth Century Limited?
Sixty miles an hour.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-27

Where is the y. S. Battleship
Virginia?
In the Boston Navy Yard. She wa,
put out of commission in 1920.
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1T is unlawful to shoot gasoline wears
mask
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Who was Quantrell7
William Quantrell was a guerilla,
who devastated Lawrence, Kan. and
extended his operations through west
ern Missouri and eastern Kansas and
Kentucky. He was killed in Kentucky
In 1854
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What is the Rev. Billy Sundays
address?
Winona Lake, Ind.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-08-17

ing, under the able leadership of
DR.. Campbell of Yakima, were a
never to be forgotten experience,
In these services DR.. Campbell pre-
scnted the claims of Christ and
urged upon all the privilege and
duty Of personal work in reaching
men, one by one.
The good of such conferences
cannot be estimated and although
this conference was record
breaker in attendance and attrac-
tiveness, it is hoped that it will
be but the beginning or a work on
Vashon island that shall reach
out and touch the lives of many
thousands yet unreached.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-08-17
U.S.. CRUISER OMAHA
WREAKSMUCH HAVOC
Waves Created by Fast Ves-
sci DemOlish BulkheadS
and Boats.

One claim for $1,000 damages
inflicted on beach property by the
high waves thrown up by the
United States scout cruiser, Oma-
ha, while making trial runs in the
east channel, has been filed by a
Nashon island attorney and sev-
eral more will be made against
the navy department i'll the near
future. Trial trips were made by
the vessel Monday and as she rush
lie dthrough the water waves fully
| five feet high were dashed against
the beach. This created great
havoc with bulkheads, beach prop
erty and row boats.
Gus Uttstrom, who has small
resort property north Of Ellisport,
Suffered the greatest damage. A
long bulkhead at that place was
washed out, summer cottages
damaged, long fishing net torn
to shredS and two row boats
smashed. Boats at Ellisport and
Luana beach were also destroyed.
Persons who Witnessed the
havoc-creating waves at high tide
state that never had they witness
ed such display. Such force
was exerted by the waves that
logs were torn from their beds in
the sand and tossed about like
mere toothpicks. AT Ellisport
the waves capsized a boat and the
two youthful occupants came
very near drowning. 1t is re-
ported that a girl swimming in the
sound at the north end of the is
land was struck by a log and
seriously injured, but the report
has not been verified.
1t was further stated that resi-
dents along Alki point remonstrat-
ed at the damage being done in
that vicinity which resulted in
halt being made to the trials.
The Omaha is rated as the fast
est ship in the world. On the trials
being made in the east channel
the vessel travelled at least 80
miles an hour. The fast steamer
Tacoma seemed to be standing
still when the Omaha rushed by.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-08-17
STOLTz HOME FIRE SWEPT,

The L. C. Stoltz home on the
Paradise valley road, southwest of
Center was totally destroyed by
fire on Wednesday afternoon of
this week, having caught from a
forest fire that swept down that
direction from the north. Mr..
Stoltz had set a backfire and
burned off the grass and brush in
the direction of the forest fire for
about an eighth of a mile. How
ever, the wind carried the fire up
a tall fir tree and embers blew to
the house and set fire to it. Neigh
bors assisted him and a part Of
the contents were saved. Mrs.
Stoltz had about 5000 worth of
canned fruit and preserves to sell
from their stall at the Seattle
market and this was all lost. No
insurance was carried.
One fortunate thing occurred
which perhaps saved the lives of
the two children. Mrs. Stoltz fre-
quently goes to Seattle, leaving
the children at home. In the af-
ternoon they are put to bed for a
nap while Mr.. Stoltz works about
the place. On that day Mrs.
Stoltz had taken them to Seattle
with her. Ordinarily they would
have been at home asleep in the
corner of the house where the
fire started
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-08-17
ISLAND HENS SET RECORD

Al the fourth western Washing
ton egg-laying contest for the
month of July F. G. Parks pen of
five hens had the high honor of
being first in the contest with 12G
eggs. f. E. Gilbert's pullet No.
SIT was second in value of eggs
laid for nine months, her record
being $5.6T7 for that time. In
point of number of eggs produced
last month L. C. Beall, Jr's., pen
of four hens was fourteenth and
Highland Poultry farms pen of
five was nineteenth.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-08-17
AGED LADY DEAD.

Mrs. Elizabeth Anne Lindley,
who has been making her home
with her son, E. W. Lindley, at
the north end of the island, died
on Thursday morning of this
of an illness of long duration.
She was born in Vermont on June
IA, 1912, and was at the time of
her death 81 years, one month and
two days old. Mrs. e. j. Mace is
her daughter. Funeral will be
held Sunday afternoon at the
Community church and interment
will be made at the Island ceme-
terry.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-08-17
COVE SCOUTS BACK FROM
STAY AT CAMP MINTER
(Contributed).

DO no. read this article, you
who turn deaf ear to scouting
1t will worry 20. into useless
praying and end your life long be-
fore scouting will have chance
with you. You who are interest
ed and not so Fortunate as to have
a scout in your home you will
want to know how the Cove Girl
Scouts, who went to Camp Minter,
liked it. Just ask them for real:
ization and you will get a big.
broad smile and then "Oh, it was
simply great!" If you further i'll
terest yourself in what they did
step into their scout room about
next week and look. Don't fail to
see the picture Of the shelter that
protected them from freezing to
death at night and tanning them
crisp through the day. 1t is call
ed the cozy name they gave it,
"The Mouse's Nest" If you are
interested in character dress-up
|affairs, | want to say Camp Mint
er gave one and the picture of the
girl who won first place will be in
the Scout room. You may not rec
ognize her as one Of the Cove
Scouts, but she is. and if you are
a good guesser you can name her
in George Washington attire.
The Cove Scots scored high but
they had some low water marks,
too. To give you happy medium
here is one Of their low water
marks: They stood next to the
lowest in winning points for their
patrol. These points counted for
keeping their tent clean, beds
made, dishes washed, personal ap-
pearance, perfect arising at the
first sound of the bugle, doing
good turns, being prompt when
duty called as well as when the
dinner and swimming whistle
called, for beauty, originality, YER
salty, department and response
bility. They are not lamenting al
though their aim all the while was
to stand among the highest, In
figuring it out they realize that
their troop had the youngest Scout
in camp and that they were the
only Scouts who had never had
camp experience before. They
had it all to learn and only hope
they may have chance to com
pete at Camp Minter again.
| Next week the Cove Girl Scouts
are to celebrate their first Scout
anniversary. Oh, joy! From
Seattle they have invited Mrs.
dorothy Petley, Mrs. Paul Marsh
land Mrs. H. Abrahamson; from
Tacoma will come three of that
city's best Scouts: Dorothy Stein
er, Norma Judd and Mary Church
Other guests viii be the parents
and friends. Wait for an invita-
ltiOn.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-08-17
EASTERN STAR SOCIAL.

The members of the Order of
the Eastern Star enjoyed a most
pleasant time at the meeting We'd
nesday evening of this week. Af-
ter the initiatory ceremonies.
Mesdames Tjomsland, MacMur-
ray, Smock and A. II. Petersen
acted as hostesses for the social
time. Refreshments were served
and a delightful evening spent.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-08-17
POULTRY CULLING PAYS.

ANY hen that quits laying be-
fore September Is is a suspic,
ious character. Get rid of her.
says W. D. Buchanan, extension
specialist in poultry, State College
of Washington. The poor layers
can be separated from the good
ones by individual examination
Why keep a bird that does not pay
for its care and feed? A good
time to Gull your flock is during
the month of August and the
early part of September.
If you do not know how to cull
your flock, it can easily be learn
ed. Thirty-fve people in King
county took the culling course
under Mr. Buchanan in July and
all qualified with a very high
standing. These people are ready
to assist in holding poultry Gull
ing demonstrations in your com
muuity, if five or more persons
are interested.
The county agent will be glad
to assist you in arranging and
carrying on these demonstrations.
If you prefer to have someone else
Gull your flock, those completed
the cullmg course have agreed to
do this work for a nominal charge.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-08-17
HANDSOME PICTURE.

The ews-Record is indebted to
Harry Brandt, Northwest Pacific
coast manager of the United
States lines, who has headquarters
at GIT Second avenue, Seattle, for
a large oil painting Of the Levia-
than, beautifully framed. The
picture is a work of art and will
occupy a place of honor in the
editorial office.