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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-10-09
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MY FAVORITE STORIES
BV Irwin 6. C0hb

On an overcast, murky and very warm
day, an assistant copy-reader on a New York
afternoon paper, reading a slip that had just
come over the news ticker, called out to the
makeup editor, who was across the city
room waiting to get the days weather report
in order to stick it in its proper place on
the front page of the edition then about to
so to press
CLOUDY and humid!"
large, perspiring mail carrier. coal black
to color, who had just entered the room,
bringing a registered letter. spoke up:
Look here, white man, I'm a COVER ment
employe. l didn't come in here to be in
sulted."
Copyright, 1929
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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-10-09

IN his warmest tone he cried; "congrat H.
lations my dear Colonel However badly
you have Jared in the Ranger distSct,
fortune favors you here. But why only a
quarter interest? You put too low a price
upon your blessings I'll better that ar
rangement. Why, was ready to offer Miss
Good full half of all I have, when she
played heartless jest upon me. Ran away!
Disappeared III admit I was piqued. I
was deeply resentful, but"
Nelson interrupted this flow of extrava-
gance. Miss Good?'" he said, curiously.
why does he call you that, 'Bob?'"
"a secret! A little game of pretense,"
Gray declared, hastily. For the sake Of
our friendship, Colonel, don't tell her my
real name and rob me Of the pleasure Of
hearing it from her own lips. Come, Miss
Good! l am going to bear you away upon
my arm, even at the risk Of displeasing my
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-07
REFORMS FOR CITY GOVERNMENT

IN RECOMMENDATIONS for reorganization of the city gov
LIZ which will be submitted to council steps
in the right direction They call for elimination of part of the
duplication of effort in the administration of the affairs of the
city and should if adopted tighten the burden of the taxpayer
There why there should be large number of
taxing units in the city These in many instances added
and added difficulty making budgets rates At
the time consolidation of the various units would lessen
their bonding power under the per limit fixed by the
Constitution This fact may be barrier such program being
adopted.
One of the original purposes of separate units that of
making possible the issuance of bonds above the constitutional
limit set for each unit
Standardized salaries another thing much be desired
Variation salaries works hardship employees and
has tendency hamper smooth operation of the
The recommendation that the city dispose of its automobiles
appears have considerable Many
demonstrated the fact cheaper employ automobiles than
them In the the of city automobiles has been
considerably abused the being many times for pur
poses other than the service of the city.
The city administration has started that should
apply not only the city but to the State
and Federal governments well Anything that will
duce taxes without hamperng efficiency is to be desired
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-07
MOM SIM S
- = i Says

- HESE shortest days are the
II longest to the boy waiting for
Santa.
It is estimated forty-flve million
people will stumble over toys on the
floor this Christmas.
A manicuring set is a good gift
even if you don't know what all the
funny-looking things are.
A scuttle of coal Is a nice Christ
mas present, but too expensive.
Coal is getting so heavy some
dealers think 1900 pounds make a
ton.
Doesn't take much more than three
feet to make coal yard.
Thousands Of people will get
strong and healthy this winter exer-
cising to keep warm.
The human race is getting so fat
il is a regular balloon race.
What viii you give your husband
for Christmas? Let us suggest three
dozen ash trays.
What will you give your wife?
We suggest a spool of silk thread
20 match your silk socks.
The fastest run on record is the
Christmas run on the banks.
The holidays bring many bank
robberies. not the least of which
are dads robblng babies banks.
Everybody loves a fat man dressed
up as Santa Claus.
There is a lot of money in work.
ing, but 1t is hard to get.
II YOU buy a tie YOU think nobody
will like, give it TO some man who
wears long whiskers.
New device tells the depth of the
sea by echo. Try at the three mile
limit and the echo will be drunk.
The FOREIGN situation is about the
same, except the names are getting
harder to pronounce.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-07
INDIANA REPRESENTATION

RINGING the forests back to Indiana is not only slogan
IL 1t is already accepted movement in the State,
shown in the fact according State report that
than 10000 idle pledged by
refOrestatiOn purposes
This is encouraging indication.
More than million southern Indiana could be
put to this profitable use, officials estimate.
Fivesxths of the wooded in the United States
This fact graphically illustrated by the fact the
Pennsylvania Railroad System must ship ties from South Amer
in this country.
The movement to retmber Indiana land is due chiefly
Richard Lber chief of the Indiana department of conservation
who devotng his life work interests of conservation of
nral resources.
One hundred and fortyor landowners year agreed
to list tracts of land for this purpose Such land given
BILE valuation of 81 an acre as State bonus
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-07
RALSTON is
IN CONTRAST
TO WATSON
Former Takes Oath in Digni-
fled Manner While Latter
Tries to Be Debonair
BIZ Times Special

BIZ Times Special
@ ASHINGTON. Dec. u "On-
IIW ward. Christian Soldiers
G Down the broad aisle they
come. the new members of the high
est priced club in the world the United
States Senate.
On they march, to no music but
their own fears, these neophytes in
the art of craftsmanship as it is prac-
ticed in the classic halls of Congress.
For the new members elected dur
ing the long rine months recess must
be sworn into office, and also those
who won out at the general elections
thirteen months ago. They've been
on the pay roll all these months. but
they haven't gone through the swear
| ing ceremony.
According to custom each new mem
Der, as we'll as each reelected mem
Der, is escorted to the chairman's desk
by his State colleague and thus come
some grotesquely assorted pairs.
Jim Is Versatile
For example, there is Jim Watson,
Indianas most versatile politician,
leading Sam Ralston Democrat and
dark horse candidate for President.
Ralston looks dignified as becomes his
sc years, while Jim tries to be
iebonair
And look, who comes here? Mime
sofas fighting insurgents, arm in arm,
Hendrix Shipstead. of the ascetic
n
typical dreamer. and Magnus John
son, typical, hard-fisted, prosperous
middle class farmer. Neither has ever
sat in Congress before. OF the same
political faith and opposed to all reg
ularity. Magnus and Hendrix will
doubtless hang together. knowing that
otherwise they may hang separately.
Another well assorted couple is Nor.
ris, fighting progressive of Nebraska,
leading the younger. well groomed
and impressive-loolxing successor TO
former Senator Hitchcock. Robert b.
Howells of Omaha. Howells looks eff
ficient and as manager OF the city Of
Omaha he lived up 70 his looks.
Couzens Is Richest
Next comes Jim Couzcns of Michi-
gan, richest man in the Senate and
one of the best looking. leading an
oratoricaLloOking chap, Woodbridge
y. Ferris. the new Democrat. who de
feated former Senator Townsend.
They say that Ferris loves to talk, In
which respect he will find much com
pany at Washington.
On they come-Porter Dale of Yer
mont. trim, misunderstanding chap.
typical of his New England 5 ate;
Lynn Frazier, big, slow-moving North
Dakota insurgent; Din OF Washington.
WHO upset the calculations of one
Miles Poindexter, and many others
All stand solemnly in line. right
hands appraised. the other on the
Good Book, all solennly taking oaths
to uphold the Constitution, whatever
that may mean, but supposedly in
Guiding all amendments to the same
including the eighteenth. Maybe they
will do So Who knows?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-07
EFFICIENCY VS.. POLITICS

m BIPARTISAN efficiency and politics do mix. Not
IN the selection chief smoke inspector
the city, the city council has found after making explicit pro-
visions for his recommendation.
It's old story First the council included in the smoke
ordinance the creation of smoke advisory committee
mine all applicants and make recommendations for the appoint
nent by the mayor.
The committee devoted hours arranging the questions
aking double examinations
Then nonpartisan efficiency a The recon-
aendaton of j. F. Shrefer Daniel Grieb was
s,ade to the mayor
Fine far But them
Mayor Shank has decided he another man.
mended by the advisory committee This of course
lection the individual It's the method stirred
eism
AMERICAN shipping suffers slump because of situa
ton the Ruhr But cheero isolated Europe
stew in her juice.
RADIO boosters debates of Congress
Modern inventions be wonderful but they exactly
mercifu-
LET'S hope that when the navy fers
they won't find that the Interior Department
to oil magnate.
VETS BUREAU investigation is duly closed scandal
turned Attorney General Daughery prosecution
Don't anybody hold his breath un the crooks all
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-07
Favors Vaccination

To the Editor Of IT, Times
Mrs. G. M. Myers, writing in The
Times Wednesday. condemns vaccina-
ton and cites her own case-diseased
arm, as a result OF a vaccination
Just because Mrs. Myers had a poor
surgeon or a good surgeon who made
a mistake is no reason for 1condemn-
ing vaccination.
know a case where a boy suffered
amputation of an arm as a result of
carelessness on the part OF a surgeon
in a minor operation, and another.
woman who had crooked arm be-
cause Of carelessness in setting the
broken member But that is no rea.
son for condemning surgery because
two so-called members OF the profes-
sion were careless. During the Span
ish-American war, American soldiers
died like flies in a southern camp be.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-07
THE NET RESULT IS
-C1OVERNOR MORAY has been slapped, on

C1OVERNOR MORAY has been slapped the wrist again
l0l by the Republican State committee.
After days of conferences during which drastic action
freely discussed Clyde a Wab State chairman acting
behalf of the subcommittee charge of the investigation of Nc
Crays affairs his pen hand and entirely
ngess letter asked if the Governor would favor speedy
trial.
James w Noel attorney for McCray, after hour of
consideration dictated letter which he said there would be
unnecessary delays and that the Governor sought speedy
deation
And there the matter
One help but wonder if Wab had any idea Nc
Cray would any circumstances make any other kind of
Every defendant who protested his innocence
has declared favor of speedy trial and ndca
ton
There much talk of impeachment One Senator pre-
dced special call in less than week Walb made
statement the effect McCray There of
telephone conversations with Washington There much
tvty generally The public led to believe the committee
meant to do something this time.
And then Mr. Wab asked the Governor if he favored
speedy trial and the Governor said Neither his idea of
what constitutes speedy trial
Net result Nothing.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-07

cause of typhoid fever. There was
no anti.typhoid vaccination then. but
during the World War there was not
one case of typhoid among 500, 900
men, due to the vaccination of Ameri-
can soldiers against this awful scourge.
1t might be well to say, too. that in
every case of typhoid during the
World War among the soldiers-and
they were few-those who had It
were not vaccinated.
AS to vaccination and smallpox, all
Mrs. Myers has to do to know the
value of vaccination in this scourge
is to look at the vital statistics of
either the city or State to know that
wherever there is no vaccination there
you will find smallpox when it breaks
out. a distinguished scientist re-
Gently said smallpox would in time
become an obsolete disease, due to
vaccination. A LAYMAN.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-07
By EUGENE ALLEMAN

lTT1 HE present wage conditions OF
the average postal employee,
- requiring the married woman
to work by stint Of pocketbook pres.
sure, is breaking the standard Of tho
American home"
This is the admission of one wife
Of a city letter carrier when asked
by The Times how she solved the
problem Of keeping up home and
family needs on her husbands $1,000
year.
The wife must work either actively
in store or factory, or do something
at the home which will bring IN few
dollars. That's not the exception;
it's the average. according to her in
formation.
IF a young couple marries. they
should have a little nest of then
own" the letter carriers wife said.
1T is the home, the children. that
make life worth living. And then to
see them grow up TO young manhood
and wOmanhood-wty it's only a
normal American right.
Women's Place at Home
"a woman's place Is with her family
and to make home for her husband. e
And then she told the problems that
developed in the home with rise of
prices during the war when a bonus of
$240 a year was granted to employees
by the Government. This war bonus"
is still being paid. but it barely meets
the family needs.
Music lessons for daughter used
to cost so cents. Now they're 81
and $3.50 pair Of shoes for my
child used to cost $2.50; now the
same pair cost $3.50
I'VE feel we must send our children
to Sunday school for a part OF their
religious training. Even that takes
a nickle or dime q week. Then the
Community Fund. the Christmas
Seal Sale now, and a hundred other
things heap upon us.
Hard to Provide
When all my husband can get
is $1,000 a year. it Is mighty hard to
provide for a family, l tell you.
That's the reason I'm taking in
three boarders and my son is work
ing his way through Butler Univer-
sity, although the last year I've been
buying his clothes and helping him
a little by my own dollars"
When you think of the letter car
rier. think of his wife. And prob
ably she is facing the same problem
today.
Don't let your son be a postal
clerk, Is one postal employees star.
Ting warning Read his story in
The Times Saturday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-07
Comparative
Wealth
BY BERToN BRALEY

BY BERTON BRALEY
Percy Howells is richer'n me,
He sure is lucky, all right, cause he
Has got shin guards an a football
suit
An regular college ball to boot
But when he gets In a football scrim
l carry the ball much farther'n him!
Percy Howells looks pretty slick
With hockey skates an a hockey
stick,
While all got Is a stick l cut
From a hick'ry tree, an some old
skates-but
His chance of winnin' Is mighty slim,
For I play hockey much better'n
himl
Percy Howells has got a set
OF boxln' gloves that are fine, you
bet.
An he's no SLOUGH, he can use EN-,
too,
He's pretty nifty, I'm tellin' you
There's lots of fellers that he can
trim,
But can hammer the block off him!
Percy Howells has lots Of stuff
I'd like to have, an that's true
enough;
His fathers rich an his mothers
swell,
But my folks suit me mighty well.
An thoueh my outfit of things is
slim,
I'd rather be me, myself, than him!
Copyright, 1928. NEA Service, Inc.)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-07
Heard in Smoking Room

EE nj lie great and growing society
of bootleggers has got along
- 20 the place where it is
divided into stratas," said the smoker
from Topeka. THE fellows who
make good liquor are the upper ten
the 400--while the wood alcohol kind
are the lower stratum. The uppers
have supreme contempt for the
l. Bill Vernon, good lawyer over
at Larned. One Of Bills clients, who
belongs to the upper, ten of boot
leggers, got into trouble with the
'aw. He was fellow who produced
Il red stuff and safe lie had a
81 - cent his rye through three
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-07

Installations and then filtered it
through charcoal and twelve sheets of
linen. He didn't deny that he
violated the law-that wasn't the
point with him.
"'You see,' he told Bill, I sold
My good moonshine. These here
officers should have left me alone be-
cause supply only quality liquor
AS it is now, they are going to lock
me UP. and whatll happen? Why.
the dirty. low-down bootleggers, who
are not careful about their stuff, will
get the business and kill somebody.
With me out Of jail everybody would
be happy and safe. It don't look right
to me, Bill-it sure DON'T"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-07
Q U E 8 T I o N 8
Ask-.The Times
A n S W e r s

You get an answer to any ques-
ton of fact or Information by writing
to the Indianapolis Times Washington
Bureau. 1922 New York Ave. Wash
stamps for reply Medical. legal and
marital advice cannot be given. nor
can extended research be undertaken.
All other questions will receive per
sonal reply. Unsigned requests cannot
be answered. All letters are con1den-
tial.-Editor
How is the word valet" now
pronounced?
In English. valet. not vallay.
Where do the following lines
occur:
"One doth not know
How much an Ill word may en-
poison liking"
Shakespeare, in Much Ado About
Nothing" Act III, Sc. 1.
What is meant by limbo?
An indefinite border,region in the
intermediate state, nearer hell or
heaven. according to the class Of
SOUS there detained A place of con.
fnement; a prison.
How many servants are there
in the United States?
According to the latest occupational
census report, 1.270,946.
Where in the Bible does it say:
Woe unto them that are mighty
to drink wine. and men of strength
to minkle strong drink"?
In the fifth chapter, twenty
verse, Of Isaiah
What does the abbreviation @.
Z. d. mean?
Quod erat demonstration (which
was to be demonstrated)
Next to Mt. Everest, what is
the highest mountain in the
world?
Godwin-Austen, in Asia, the height
being 2S,250 as compared to Mt.
Everest's 2s,OO2 feet.
How many people were executed
in Massachusetts as con
sequence of the, "Witchcraft" per
secutions?
Eighteen were hanged, one pressed
to Death, and two died in jail.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-07
Guiding Grandpa

The old gentleman was lost In a
Frisco fog, so thick that he could
scarcely see his hand before his face.
He became seriously alarmed when
he found himself in Shiny alley.
Then he heard footsteps approaching.
Where am 1 going?" he asked anx
iOusly.
voice replied weirdly from the
darkness: Into the bay. I've just
come out. "-Everybody's
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-07

Physician. Born Dexter, Mich,
Nov. Z, 1868. Got M. d. at Uni
versity of Michigan, 1889. Post
graduate In medicine in England,
France, Germany, Switzerland and
Belgium. Professor of ophthalmol-
ogy at University of Michigan, 1896
1908. Appointed commissioner and
president of board of health, New
York City, April 20, 1918. Elected
on Democratic ticket to United
States Senate from New York, No
vember, 1922.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-07

the picture of little girl feeding the
flock of pigeons that is so welcome
to visitors at University Park. What
provision is there for preventing their
starvation now that the weather is
rigorous?
FRIEND OF BIRDS AND SOUR
REELS
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-07
As to Parks

To the Editor Of The Times
Why is it that the public parks of
this city are devoid of all evergreen
trees and shrubs of which 1 see such
an abundance in parks and on boule-
wards in other cities?
Quite recently your paper contained
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-07
Meaning Ma

$50 Bilikins tried to get a patent on
a machine to detect when man is
lying"
Eyes. and some wag in Washington
wrote him that such a machine was
constructed years ago from one of
Adams ribs. Boston Transcript.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-07
MAIL MANS
PAY FORCES
WIFE TO AID
Problem of Keeping Home and
Family on $1,000 Yearly
Is Tough One,

This is the fourth O. a series OF ar
ticles revealing working and home con-
ditions of lbs indianapolis pos al
er7 ployes. A Reconsideration wage bill
increasing their salaries is now before
Congress.
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The editor is willing to print views
Of Times readers on interesting sub
lccts Make your comment brief
Sign your name as an evidence of
good faith. II will not be printed
II you object
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-07

IT HE present wage conditions of
| the average postal employee,
- requiring the married woman
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-22
DEATHS
,ooper, Alice Carroll, g. years.
Jelson, Edward Heftman. IS year
DIVORCE RECORD

Suits for divorce in King county
filed Wednesday were as >follows:
Alta Lewis against Albert c. Lewis.
support; Ruby Nivens against
George Nlvens, desertion: Nina
Moore against Ross Moore. cruelty:
Hazel May Good against William
kranklin Good, cruelty; orris Il. De
Vaul against ClelR V, De Vaul, deser-
ton; Minnie Barker against Frank
II, Barker cruelty; Bessie Flower
against c. r, Flower, cruelty; Erma
Thrasher against William Thrasher.
descrtion; Benjamin Pedro against
Muricl Bell Pedro, desertion.
Divorces were granted to Rosa A.
Ross from Charles W. Ross. Anna C..
Smith from a. l.. Smith, Harry Wat
klns from Alice Watkins, and Clar-
onco Farmer from Grace Farmer
Suits for divorce In King county
filed Tuesday were as follows:
.Glorina Foster against Clarence Eos
ter, dosertlon; Christine Richmond
against Harry Richmond, cruelty:
Erlinda hrcalcs against Raymond
Arcales, non.support, Ina Nioderauer
against Bert Niederauor non-sup-
port Edna Smith against Ted Smith,
cruelty; lrono Il. Reed against Otto
Il. Reed. nOn-support. Leona A. Lo
Roy against Robert II. lie Roy.
cruelty; Lillian H. Miller against
John w Miller. cruelty: Dorothy u.
Connolly against Joseph L. Connolly.
cruelty: Marie De Schryvor Baoio
against Emel J, Baelo, cruelty. Wan
da ~ Parker against John y, Parker
cruelty
Divorces were granted to Rose
Klnley from John q, lSinlcy. Clara
l.. Jacobs from Frank NJ Jacobs,
Ella Brown from Horny NJ. Brown,
a. j. Engloy frum Anafricd Mary
Englcy, Beula Bolcher from Virgil
nolchcr Julia Turglnski from John
TuralnskL Helena Allan from James
Y. Allan, Agnes pfund from Albert
Pfnnd. and gsarat I.ania from
Joseph Louis.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-22
WHY PAY RENT

1900 buys 1-room modern furnished
house / block from EhHtiake cars.
Pauried living room. 1896. Chick
en- house and yard. also boat house
FOR a boat
c. A. DAWSON,
Sunset 2Iis sunset 1881
s302 Greenwood Ave
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-22
% FURNISHED
HOUSEKEEPING ROOMS
New Spruce Hotel
I ROOMS AND BOARD

GOOD ROOM AND BOARD FOR
working couple or gentleman.
Telephone Garfield 7f2s-R