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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-21
Tom Sims SAYS

The height of a small boys ambi-
ton is usually about six feet.
A man with a grouchy look seldom
gets a pleasant one.
Most of US can be glad we don't
get everything coming to us.
Biting off more than you can chew
is much better than going hungry.
When a cynic sees a man helping
a lady across the street, he wonders
where her husband is.
Mosquitoes haven't been happy
since pajamas replaced nightgowns.
1t is hard to get men to church
because they don't care what the
other men are wearing.
Tt is even hard to decide what you
wish you could do in August.
The man with a line Of talk is
usually fishing for something.
The way you turn out often de-
ponds upon time you turn in.
A dimes worth of ice isn't always
what 1t is cracked up to be.
The objection to vacation love af-
fairs is some play for keeps instead
OF just for fun.
Lots Of people would be poor If
they didn't owe so much.
People who live faster than others
don't % as far.
Statistics show doctors collect
only one-fourth of their fees, so you
can show this to your doctor.
A sure thing is when daughter
decides she is going anyhow.
The street car system could be i'm
proved by granting stopovers.
A loafer is always glad when Mon
day comes, because then he hasn't
seen every show in town.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-21
DEMOCRACY OR AUTOCRACY?

T1HE firm foundation of the Progressive movement was
pointed out by Phillip La Toilette in his indianapolis
speech Wednesday when he said:
''The doctrine that governments instituted among
preserve perpetuate life liberty and the pursuit OF
happiness first and fundamental principle of the progress
sive movement of today"
The writers of the Declaration OF independence did not
say created equal except that there is diff
rights the ordinary citizen and those of big
Neither did say that all created equal
cept who in sympathy with organization which
seeks maintain invisible control government
Young Toilette did decidedly good job of enunciat
ing the biggest of the present campaign when he said
1.-THE real question is Shall America remain great demOc
racy with government of by and for the people, shall
America travel the high road Of imperialism and become
autocratc rencarnatOn of imperial Rome and auOcratc
Greece?''
This should give the odtme politicians and the leaders
of the hooded brethren something to think about.
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In NezO York
BY STEVE HANNAGAN

NEW YORK. Aug. PA fiapper,
with a boyish bob. halted the noon
day parade along Fifth Ave. in
front Of the Forty Second St. Ii
brary. when she sauntered out in a
head band. on which was neatly en-
broidered. I'm for La Toilette
Hat checkers at Atlantic City are
dying Of starvation because of the
new vogue Of men appearing about
town sans hat or caps.
In one cafe with a capacity for 300
were only thirty-three hats on the
rack the other evening.
Ia never contribute a nickel to a
fund for Starving checkroom at
PENDANTS"
Mrs. May Cleary Snyder had her
husband, William. arrested for big
amy.
AS he was being taken to the
prisoners pen. Mrs. Snyder No. l
handed him a package. 1t was d
lunch she had prepared for him.
Such are the feats of love.
Il killed him because I loved him. .
is another popular slogan in this tin
sci town Of romance.
On a recent rainy day. three men
dressed as PAINTERS. drenched to the
skin, went into a speak-easy.
Although unknown to the bar
tender on watch, they pleaded
threatened pneumonia, and with
mercy IN his heart the liquor dispen-
ser took pity on them. He gave
them succor.
They were prohibition agents.
Shades Of Ivy Einsteini
Living statues are not uncommon
in New York.
Night Waterman Thomas Tobin
saw a shapely figure silhouetted
against the door of an office in the
Standard Oh building. He thought
1t was a statue. Then 1t moved. 1t
proved to be a 22-year-old girl. She
was removed to a hospital.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-21
Love
By Hal COCHRAN


Come on, now, confess it: you
know that it's true: you've tried to
make love once or twice. And haven't
you found it's a hard thing to do.
cause just words seem to never SUI
fee?
It's love that the world goes
around on they say, and we all
surely shelter a share. You never
can buy it; it's given away; why, it's
floating around in the air.
The sweetest Of love may be given
in vain. The truest of lovers may
say that the best he has had in re-
turn is just pain, yet you can't help
it flowing that way.
The Oldest of stories; that's Just
what it seems. Twas born when the
world started out. 1t lives in your
wake hours; then into your dreams;
yet we know not just what it's
about.
Love understands love, but do you
or do l? Nol When we admit it
it's well, for he loves but lightly
and love passes by-whene'e r his
real love he can tell.
Copyright, 1924. NEA Service, Inc1
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u. S. TESTS
NEW DEATH
INSTRUMENT
Bomber Capable of Sinking
BattIeShip Being Per-
fected.

CITATION, Ohio. Aug. 21.-A
I'D new engine of death, power
S full enough to destroy any
battleship ahoat, is being given
ground tests under Uncle Sam S
supervision at McCook Field.
1t is the Elias Bomber, and viii
soon take to the air under super
vision of Lieut.. John A. MacReady,
for a prolonged series of tests.
a two-motored airplane. It is capa-
bic of flight from New York to Chi
cago without stop; Of climbing to
altitude faster and coming down
slower than any other craft of its
size.
Bombs weighing $500 pounds can
be carried IN the plane and five ma
chine guns are so mounted as to re-
sist attack from any angle Special
precautions have been taken in the
construction of the death" machine
to insure great safety to the pilot,
gun director and also to protect the
explosives under fire.
In addition to the facilities for
bombing and for protection, the ma
chine carries a powerful camera, a
radio set. self starter, electric lights,
fife preservers and shock absorbers.
The wings are II feet long, fuse
lage is Al feet 10 inches long, and It
is 16 feet from bottom of landing
wheels TO top of upper wing. There
are two S00-horsepower Liberty en-
slnes and the tanks carry $40 gal
Ions Of gasoline and 325 pounds of
oil
A maximum speed Of from los to
1875 miles an hour can be made BIZ
the machine.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-21
Went to Root of Things

Passionless, so far as Franco Ger
man politics was concerned. deter,
mined that a common-sense, strictly
business basis must be the founda-
ton for any reparations Germany
could pay or the allies demand. he
went straight to the root Of the
thing.
As chairman Of the committee on
sterilization Of currency-the very
backbone Of the whole scheme-he
held sixty eight meetings. taking the
testimony Of all who could throw
any light upon the situation, and
forty-seven times he advised the
full committee Of what he was do
ing between Jan. II and April g..
the date the report was made public
Youngs one aim, through it all.
was 10 submit water-tight, just ana
purely business plan of settlement
which I'D nation could scrap without
clearly demonstrating a desire not
to have the thing settled at all.
He achieved his purpose. Never,
at any time, was the London con
ference in real danger, because not
country present dared, when it
came down to brass tacks, waK out
Of the room.
There were bitches, Of course.
There was what was widely helalded
as a deadlock. But this was mera
jockeYing, a holding out for better
terms, or for political effect at
home. In the end had no, one ma.
ton yielded, then another would
have.
The American plan-largely thanks
to the now thankless and forgotten
Owen d. Young-had been too well
drawn.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-21
Il Thought

Rejoice not when thine enemy fall
eth, and let not thine heart be glad
when he stumbleth.Prov. 24:17.
An effort made for the happiness
OF others lift us above ourselves
Mrs. l.. M. Child.
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@. D. YOUNG
IGNORED IN
AGREEMENT
Man Who Worked on Dawes
Plan Is Not Men,
toned.
BY WILLIAM PHILLIP SIMMs,
Times Foreign Editor.

TIA ASHINGTON. Aug. 21.-The
INIT strange failure of President
D Coolidge, Brig. Gen. Dawes,
Ambassador Kellogg, or any other
administration Official, to offer one
word in public praise of Owen D.
Young, the man who, more than any
other, evolved the Dawes plan"
is causing comment here
Immediately the announcement
was made that the London repara-
tons conference had reached an
agreement based on the report of
the American committee of experts,
an avalanche Of congratulations de-
seconded upon all and sundry, with
the exception of the man who had
done most of the work.
Even Ambassador Kellogg declared
himself in on it by cabling Presi-
dent Coolidge, in effect, that it had
been pretty hard shedding, putting
the American plan across, but at last
he'd done it. The President was to
be congratulated upon backing the
plan and especially upon having put
such a good man on the job at the
Court Of st. James to steer the
scheme through. Such, anyway.
seemed to be Ambassador Kellogg S
i6ea
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Unmatched

L am entirely without bad habits,
sir. | neither smoke nor gamble
Then my daughter is not suitable
for you. She is bridge fiend and
her mother can't keep cigarette in
the house. Boston Transcript.
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usually follow a period Of extremely
hot weather. and the milk is usually
warmer, which causes the increase
Of the bacteria which sour the milk.
What is the average consunp-
ton of sugar per person in the
United States?
Two pounds per person per week
in the United States.
What is meant by the word
'Epsenwasson"?
Epsenwasson is probably a deriva-
ton of the Cornish "Epse," which
means happy" and "wasson,"
which means field near river"
Hence, happy field near a river.
What is the best way to shoe a
vicious horse?
The only process we know for
shoeing a vicious horse is to strap
him to an adjustable padded table
while standing, turn the table over.
and while the horse is lying on his
side the shoeing can be done. How
ever, this is only practical when
horseshoeing is done on a large
scale.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-21
Ask The Times

You can get an answer to any Ques-
ton OF Iact or information by writing
to the Indianapolis Times Washington
Bureau 1922 New York Ave. Wash
lnston. D. c., lnclosing 2 cents Ia
stamps for reply. Medical. legal and
can extended research be undertaken.
all other questions will receive per-
sonaI reply. Unsigned requests cannot
be answered. All letters are conhden-
tial.-Editor.
If an immigrant to this country
has an adopted son and the irnrni-
grant is naturalized before the boy
reaches the age of q, is the boy q
citizen?
Yes, the weight Of opinion in such
cases is that the child should be held
In the same relationship as a natu-
raj born child of the father.
Did any Of Senator La Follette's
sons enter the military service dur
ing the World War?
Yes. Philip La Toilette was COM
nissioned at TT. Sheridan and served
as personnel officer at Norman, Okla,
during the war. He was not sent
over seas.
What is the value Of the 1-cent
piece Of 1888?
1t IS quoted at from I to 90 cents.
Who first introduced chloroform
as an anaesthetic?
Sir James Young Simpson, in 1S47.
He was professor of midwifery in
the University Of Edinburgh.
Where did the name Robinson
originate?
It IS of Scotch origin.
Is the odor Of moth balls harm
full to human beings?
No. it is disagreeable, but not
harmful.
Is It true that Thunderstorm
cause milk to sour?
Although a number of expert
ments have been carried on, it has
never been proved that thunder
storms in themselves cause milk to
sour. The Department of Agricul-
ture believes that the temperature
conditions Immediately preceding a
thunderstorm ar responsible for the
sOuring Of milk. Thunderstorms
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-21
One by Friend Wife

Where is your husband? l am
to have this dance with him"
There he is, against that pillar
Please put him back there when the
dance is er."-Judge.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-21
The Family Hammock

To-day 1 saw Mrs. Giddigad sell
their hammock to a rag man"
Yes, the last of their three daugh-
terS was married yesterday. -
Youngstown Telegram.
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Kellogg Congratulated

Whereupon President Coolidge re-
turned the compliment, congratulate
ing Ambassador Kellogg on his Skill
and success" and adding: You have
greatly contributed to the welfare Of
the world"
Not to be outdore by his running
mate, Brgadier General Dawes sent
congratulations to Colonel Logan.
who had aided Ambassador kellogg.
Secretary Hughes congratulated
the President and the President con.
graduated Secretary Hughes. and all
turned once more to congratulate
Brigadier General Dawes on his tri-
umph, but through II all the real
man behind the gun was forgotten.
who's the man to tell me what
the American committee OF experts
is doing" I asked Of the correspond
ents in Paris upon my arrival there
last January.
owen D. Young" they chorused.
He's the whole show"
Nor had they overstated It. In
Paris. Berlin and wherever his du-
ties took him this long, lean and
laaky, cool, calm and collected speci.
men Of human tunneling machine
kept digging out the facts day and
f.rbt
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Wife's Precaution

Darling, before you go to bed,
spread some newspapers on the floor
in front Of the fire so the sparks
won't get on the new rug. "-Scripps-
Paine Service.
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NE WBERRY
SENA TORS
DWINDLTNG
Voters Not Enthusiastic
About Returning
Them,
Times Washington Bureau,
1922 Nel0 York Ar.

EV7 ASHINGTON, Aug. 21.-Re-
INV sentful voters and the grim
Ill reaper are playing havoc
with the forty-six Senators who vot-
ed in January. 1922. to permit Sena-
tor Truman Newberry to retain his
costly seat in the United States
Senate. The death Of Senator Colt
Of Rhode Island brings the number
Of Newberry supporters who have
died in office to five. The voters
nave "Newberryed" from office
eleven.
Twelve of the forty-six Newberry
Senators faced reelection in 1922.
Only three Of them were successful.
Thirteen We're filing terms expiring
this year. Already five Of these are
out Of the picture, three because Of
defeats az the primaries and two
because Of death.
OF the remaining twelty-one.
whose terms run two years more.
two have died. It IS possible that
when the Sixty-Ninth Congress
meets next year. barely three years
al AtL TIC new RtLIy NOlet less imam
half Of the Senators who voted for
Newberry viii remain in office. A
more rapid turnover in the United
States Senate has never marked that
body since its inception.
Only in New England
The only Newberry Senators to
win approval Of the voters i'm No.
vember. 1922, were New England
ers. Lodge Of Massachusetts, Hale
of Maine and Mclean Of Connect
cut won their contests, despite their
action.
Throughout the remainder Of the
United States not one Newberryite
was successful Calder of New York.
France and Maryland, Frelinghuy-
sen Of New Jersey, Kellogg Of Min
nesota McCumber of North Dakota,
New Of Indiana, Poindexter Of Wash
ington and Townsend OF Michigan
went down to defeat. Page of Yer
mont died before the campaign.
This year Mccormick Of Illinois
and Sterling Of South Dakota have
been eliminated at the primaries.
Elkins of West Virginia did not CON
slider it worth his while to try again.
Colt Of Rhode Island and Nelson Of
Minnesota have been removed by
death.
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One on Doctor

ibid you follow my prescription"
mot likely! 1t fell out of the win
down.
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Hubby Knows IL

John, that blonde hussy next door
has declared that she will pull my
nose the next time she meets me"
Fool her, dear. Soap it and then
it will slip. "-Whiz Bang.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-21
PHAETHON
SCARED BY
SCORPION
Old Legend Says That Is
Why He Lost His
Nerve.
By DAVID DIETZ

OC4GnCS 1ANAIOA VI 4AC A4AAASS
m HE traditional enmity between
man and the serpent, empha-
- sized by the figure of Her
cules so arranged among the stars
as to seem to trample on the head of
| Draco, the dragon. and by the figure
of Ophiuchus, the serpent-bearer,
! holding the serpent, is further en-
phasized by Scorpio, the scorpion.
For Ophiuchus, at the same time
that he holds the serpent, was also
imagined by the ancients to be
! tramplipg on the scorpion.
According to mythology, the con-
stellation of Scorpio represents the
scorpion which sprang 'full-formed
out of the earth at the command of
Juno and stung the mighty hunter
| Orion on the foot, causing his death.
The scorpion is also connected
with the story of Phaethon, the son
of Apollo, who met his death when
he tried unsuccessfully to drive the
| flaming chariot of the sun.
Lost Control
The legend says that it was the
sight of the scorpion stretched across
the sky that caused Phaeton to
grow dizzy and lose control of the
horses so that they descended too
close to the earth, scorching vast
territories into deserts and making
/ it necessary for Jupiter to kill Phae-
thOn with a thunderbolt before the
whole earth burned up.
In very ancient times, Scorpio was
taken 10 represent a serpent rather
than a scorpion. The ancient Egyp-
tians imagined it to be a crocodile.
The Akkadians, the earliest race
Of which we have knowledge, called
this constellation The Singer"
The Arabs, Turks and Persians all
called it the scorpion.
The curved stars which form the
tail Of the scorpion are known to
the natives of the South Sea Islands
as "the Fishhook Of Mani"
1t is interesting to note the con
nection between the scorpion and
Orion
Never Together
As most people know. there is also
a constellation known as Orion. The
two, however, are never visible in
the sky at the same time.
Aratus, the Greek physician who
wrote his poem about the stars, men,
toned this fact, writing:
When the Scorpion comes
Orion fees 10 the utmost end Of
earth
In ancient times it was thought
that the constellation Of the scor-
pion exercised an evil influence on
mankind.
Dante described the scorpion in his
/ 'PurgatOrio" as
that cold animal
Which with its tail doth smite
amain the nations"
Next article; A review Of the con-
stellaticns described so far.
Copyright, 1924. by David Dietz)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-21
Eight Up This Year

The eight now facing the polls,
most of whose positions are regarded
as precarious, are Phipps of Col
orado, Bursum Of New Mexico, Ball
OF Delaware, Edge Of New Jersey,
Fernald of Maine, Reyes of New
Hampshire, McNary of Oregon. and
Warren of Wyoming. Fernald has
already been renominated, indicating
that New England will not permit
the Newberry vote to affect the re-
suit in 1924 any more than 1t did in
1922.
OF the remaining twenty-one New
berry supporters, Nicholson of Col
Orado and Dillingham; of Vermont
have died. The nineteen who will
face the voters two years hence are
Brandegee of Connecticut, Cameron
Of Arizona, Cummins of Iowa, Curtis
OF Kansas, Ernst of Kentucky, Good
ing Of Idaho, Harreld Of Oklahoma,
Lenroot Of Wisconsin, Mckinley Of
Illinois, eddie of Nevada, Pepper Of
Pennsylvania, Shortridge of Cali
fOrnia, Smoot of Utah, Spencer of
Missouri, Stanfeld Of Oregon, Wads-
worth of New York, Watson of In
diana, Weller Of Maryland and Willis
Of Ohio.
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HOzU to Reduce Your Weight

90, that this too too solid flesh would melt,
a deV"-TIamlet.
Do echo this sentiment? Washington
bulletin, especially
Simply fill out the below mail directed
Editor, Washington Indianapolis
Washington, D
of the bulletin, Reducing, and ncose herewith
Name
City State
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-21

Is the odor Of moth balls harm
ful to human beings?
No. it is disagreeable, but not
harmful.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-21

Where did the name Robinson
originate?
It IS of Scotch origin.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-31
WHY NOT CHEAP MILK?

sides-when great masses were re-
spending to the farmer-labor slogan
when large numbers of workers
were moving, and apparently, for all
their confusion and vacillations, in
the right direction the Workers
Party threw itself into the campaign
for nationwide farmer-labor party,
based on the trade unions, organiza-
tons of poor farmers and working
class political parties We did this
in an effort to win the leadership
over the masses, to unmask the re-
dictionary labor bureaucracy, and to
gain influence and members for the
Workers Party. But 1t was not just
trick to outwit the A. 4. of L. fax
ers, altho every one of them from
Johnston to Fitzpatrick, tried to make
the masses believe the whole bust
ness was nothing but cynical Com
munist maneuver. It was a sincere
move on our part to participate in
the creation, Of a federated party Of
workers and farmers--not an "all-in-
cmsive" party necessarily, but one
based on organized masses, in which
the Workers Party would be a mill
tant left wing.
Communists realize the shortcom-
ings Of a "farmer-labor party" and its
creation is certainly not a matter Of
principle with us, but we were con-
fronted with what might possibly
have been a major historical develop
ment in the United States and we
were obliged to take an attitude to-
ward It. In any case, we held to
the conception that farmer-labor
campaign must be considered object.
lively (from the point o. view OF the
interests OF the broad masses) as
well as subjectively (from the point
Of view Of .Ae Workers Sarty as ar
organization).
Now the minority refers TO thl. as
our Illusion" Following upon the
hectic adventures In the field OF farm.
er-laborism. under the guiding star Of
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Discussion of Our Party's Immediate Tasks

Comrade Pepper, they have developed
penchant for farmer-laborism and
farmer-labor slogans, under any and
all circumstances, irrespective of the
movement of the masses-in spite OF
the fact that the historical develop
ment in the United States may take
an entirely different road from that
of the farmer-labor party.
The following apology is from Com
rade Bedacht, who has organized the
deviations of the minority into sys-
tenn of pseudo MARKHAM deviation:
"Tho the campaign for a labor par
ty may or may not result in the form
alton of such party, yet the process
Of the campaign itself, the maneuvers
Of the campaign. would bring us in
contact with the masses, would
strengthen our party numerically,
would teach our party maneuvers and
activities, and is bound to extend
the influence of the party to greater
numbers of workers and exploited
farmers"
In this paragraph we nave the
whole secret OF the errors of the mi
nority. Here We have the idea Of maneu-
vers without practical goal (the
minority comrades themselves speak
OF broad labor party as an illusion)
Maneuvers without any basis in the
forward movement of the workers.
Maneuvers for practice. maneuvers
for the sake of experience, maneuvers
for the purpose of making immediate
contacts for the Workers Party. For
this, Bedacht is willing to educate
the masses to farmer-laborism, with
the farmer-Iabor slogan, against their
own ultimate class interests.
Now we are in a position to see
why it is that the minority is con-
stantly shouting for action" organ