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that any more. Hash, lie delegated anything
to YOU yet?
BILL:
No; but I've got good idea for him
ANNABELLE:
What?
BILL:
He might delegate looking after YOU to me-
That would be the cats.
ANNABELLE:
Sure you could handle the job?
BILL: '< @"< So,
Well, if l didn't, I'd spoil it for anybody else
Casualty Coin to TIL Buidn an Loar
association dance tomorrer night? Huh?
ANNABELLE (innocentZy):
Hadn't thought about it. (Liay)
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down kindly upon us. Perhaps we
shall sit on the old bench in the rose
garden where the silyery splash of the
fountain seems to impart to us tales
of lovers gone before.
Perhaps you will let me take your
hand in mine and whisper sweet
words of love. l will gaze into your
eyes of blue and read in the depths
of your soul what your lips cannot
utter.
And perhaps, beloved, you will over
come your shyness and put your low
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-09

of the children earnestly, swell
either pay for it. or mend it. or buy
you a new one-thats guaranteed ~
"Come, Jane, watch baby brother
fall asleep" called her mother. "I'n
be back in a few minutes"
Before the few minutes were up a
resounding roar startled the mother.
As she hurried toward the bench
Jane came running to meet her.
Mamma" she called, excitedly ;
abe failed all right, but he wasn't
asleep"
"Did you have a nice Christmas?" !
asked Laurie.
20, yes," he replied. II got two or
three things / didn't order"
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BILL (avily):
1t don't make no difference, cause I'm gonna
take you, anyway Whaddye think of that
huh?
ANNABELLE:
think | hear the boss coming, that's what
think. Changing the subject mrsclieVonslV
How's Mamie's wedding coming along? l
heard you was going to be the little flower
Girl. ...
BILL:
What do fscare about Niamie's WeddingH l
wish she'd wind it up quick and get over this
agony. bitterly Life amt worth living
around the house any more
ANNABELLE (panicky):
Here's the boss, coming quick. as Rankin
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SCENE ii.

SCENE III.
PA G;ccaklyj:
But Jimmy Chris mus Ma. lookit the expense
Where do Won suppose I'm gonna get all the
money for this? Pull ii outta the air!
MA ffWmly)
You can't afford to be piker when YOUR
only daughaers gonna be married What
would people say?
PA: Who's pker? Only, gee whizz, we gotta 60
slow. Besides we should worry what people
say. Lookt what it cost us to get married III
comparison, and we're just as married as
they'll ever be. Maybe more Who knows?
MA (decisively):
Well, certainly hope they won't have to 60
through what we did.
PA (defensiVely):
We got through all right, didn't We: Besides,
there is something in starting with little or
nothing and struggling together and
MA: Yes, there's lot of grief in it. if that's what
YOU mean. I'm glad Red has more to start on
than YOU had l don't know what would hap
pen to Mamie if he didn't What she doesn't
know about keeping house.
PA: She'll get along-if they don't move too far
away from good delicatessen Half TO him
self If Red doesn't die young OF indigestion,
I'll be surprised.
MA Gflaring):
o, she can cook if she wants to- A little any,
way. (Snddenlyj But you're irving to get
away from the subject
PA (esdsively):
What subject?
MA: You know what subject. That money | need
for wedding expenses,
PA: But l gave you hundred dollars last week,
MA: Yes, and | want another hundred this week,
and I'll want some more next week and the
week after, too After all, she's your daugll-
ter as well as nline and we'll have only one
wedding like this in the family
PA fervently):
One is plenty! (Diggmg) I'm getting pa
ralysis in my right arm Here, this ought to
hold you for while. (Soroufnlly) Gosh,
why didn't help them elope that time they
wanted to!
MA: Why, think it's wonderful to lave beauti-
full wedding like this.
PA: think it's bunk
(But he doesn't really think anything Of the kind
he is just sentimental Ma, and sight more so
like all the Pa POtter in these United CATER fashion,
States) a
SCENE iii.
Bill Potter has taken advantage of Rankin's absence TO
slip up TO his office from the shipping room and hold
conference with Annabelle surely conference more
won't make much dfferenc in this busness-or any other
these days =.
ANNABELLE Gearing him gayly):
Hello, boy friend How's the king of the
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the work neatly and stay within all
the lines.
BE tried hard, but came to me and
said: ut is a funny thing. but nv
hands des won't mind my head and SO
the crayon gets over"
Cousin Hadley came over to Ell.
nora's with the ostensible purpose of
showing off a new sweater.
Elnora took one glance and called
out to her mother. "Guess who's here
all sweatered up"
Several boys came to borrow our
bob-sied one day when the eoasting
was fine.
you'll be careful not to break Il,
won't you:" / said, warningly. "And
please bring it right back"
Say, if we break it," replied one
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SCENE I.

1t is the living room of the Potter domain. and Mamie
and Red making the list Of relatives, friends and
grayed announcement on good wedding will be
such bread if judicousy cast the waters, often
returns electric coasters
MAMIE COMPATIBILITY:
We must send one to the LawsOnS too
RED:
What in the world is that gang to you?
MAMIE:
Nothing to me; but. don't you see,
: If we send one TO Smiths, why good
ness, gee,
They'd have fit, or two, or three
Besides, of course they might come through
with something shining, bright, and new
RED:
You never can tell. and it's worth stamp
They might kick in with chair or lamp
MAMIE:
Don't count ON anything much more swell
Than butter knife or sugar shell.
RED:
(T1eres a dandy suggestion for wedding gift . O.. it's
b wonder some one has never thought of it,
RED,
Send oae to young, and Evans, too
MAMIE,
We've got to be carefu-we've only few
And may run short on my friends if | do.
RED (keosedly):
-. I suppose my friends are nothing to you'
x Well, what are a lot of your friends to me?
- Nothing at all that can see 49,.
MAMIE, Il
Say, }ust minute! you needn't get sore
A lot OF your friends are not much more :. =.
C3ere here! this can't 90 and yet it does g. Il
u must be the nervous strain they under this
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Love Letters
PERHAPS

DEAR ONE: When my eyes met
yours that never to be forgotten night
l knew you were the only one for me
You and l were meant for each other.
Whenever we meet my heart beats
with great joy at the sense of your
nearness, and a feeling of utter hap
piness comes over me and thrills me
to the core of my heart.
Let us hope for many more such
nights as Wednesday last-when we
can walk through the shadowy woods,
arm in arm, while the old moon beams
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: j. r ~McEv0Y~

BILL:
Couldn't you start think;n?
ANNABELLE:
Why?
BILL:
Because | want to take YOU.
ANNABELLE:
That amt so original Some others 1 know
thought of it first.
BILL (t0o young to dissemble):
Who? Who?
ANNABELLE:
You'd better beat it back to the shipping room
before the boss staggers. in.
BILL:
Who's asked you to the dance?
ANNABELLE:
Wouldn't you like to know!
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-09
Jane came home from q neighbor's
House manehinS q cookie
/. %goR jana mother reproved her,

.t1h0w many times have I told you not
- ask Mrs. Brown for cookies7"
/ Il didn't ask her. returned Jane
SHaimly. Il don't have to. l know
where she keeps them"
I One morning q neighborS little girl
came b visit my niece, whose mother
said TO the caller: "Are you Just get
ting mp Laura? Helen has been up
since the birds evoke"
sWhy," she replied; ~ woke up
the birds.~
When mother called Catherine TO
speak TO Aunt Maude on the telephone
the child came running in.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-09

Aunt Maude said: Catherine, you
must be getting fat. You're all out of
breath"
30, no, Aunt Maude. I just came in
from the back yard and I'm full of
breeze"
Passerby-Why are you crying, lit
tie boy!
Little Boy-Tm digging for worms
and / can't find any.
Passerby-Then why is your little
sister crying?
Little Boy-She's afraid I'll find
ene.
Wilbur was trying to crayon a pic.
ture and i was telling him he must do
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shipping room?
BILL CLOSING door flVtively):
Shh-h-h Where's the Big Noise!
ANNABELLE:
He's out in the plant looking for some one to
delegate some responsibilities to
BILL:
Pretty soon he'll have everything delegated,
and he won't have nothing to do himself. Pref
ty SOFT Id say.
ANNABELLE:
Pretty soft, nothing He's got more work
checking up OH those he's turned work over
to than he'd have if he did it himself
BILL (innocenHy):
Then, why don't he do it himself?
ANNABELLE:
That's old-fashioned Executives don't do
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PROLOGUE.

The institution of matrimony-also of our most
popular industrieshas aided considerably in adding TO
the complexities Of modern life how many enam
ored couples have coped rather go through all the
tape of white-ribboned aises? nearly enough
Of them :. Red and Mamie have almost reached that
where marriage Ia looks much better 10 them
than the oldfashoned table dhote with white and pink
bridesmaids and hot and cold running usherS in aisle
what price TO pay the doubtful privilege of per-
ne he snecipsi
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-09

ing arms about my neck and let me
crush your rosebud lips on mine.
love you; adore you; worship
you. BARRY,
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Drink" remarked the moralizer
"shortehs a mans days" Right you
are" rejoined the demoralizer; 'the
longest day OF my life was spent in a
dry town."--Chicago News.
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Husband-My wages have been re-
duced 10 per cent! Wife--Only 10 per
cent? That's all right. The mlliners
have reduced their prices by 20 per cent.
I-Pasquino (Turin).
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getting married cinch what with the showers and
tho and the fittings and the choosing of
bridesmaids and ushers and furniture and ncheons and
family conferences especially the Potter family con-
spaba
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-25
DUMPED OUT OF THE G. O.P.?

OR ALL that he being pretty generally condemned for his
IA editor of the National Republican George
Indiana secretary of the National Republican Com
mittee performing very useful service the Amer
people He is engaged reading of the Republican
party those members whose views public policy do
Norris
lette, Frazier, Borah and others.
The Senators named may speak the desires of their consu
They may point the large maors given them each time
they face the the polls But they seldom the
of the dominant element the Republican party organization
Lockwood squarey line with that element The Republicans
named and their hundreds of thousands of followers
So Lockwood quite properly proposes give them the air
Where shall they go7 Into the Democratic party Watch the
preston of horror Norris face And La Foees and
Borah Why they horrifedq Because their
Democratic party the party of reaction the party of the
people all They look dividing
and faces the past future
and that makes the Democratic party picture for them.
1t would be wholesome thing if the ninetysix United States
Senators could be shaken sack until all their party labels
off and then redsrbuted in with their
principles that side of the aisle would contain progressives
and the other side conservatives If the whole voting population
could be similarly shaken and distributed it would help still
to clarity American politics.
But unfortunately nothing like this happen The process
of reanment bound be slow and painful those reagned
Secretary Lockwood doing his bit in this process
kinder of him. however if he would first provide place
Oucasts to light before he dumps them out of his temple
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-25
Science

The reason that stories OF sea SER
penis get wide publicity yearly is be-
cause. while most Of them are mag
nation or jokes. some OF them are
true. and consequently all such yarns
cannot be dismissed as a pastime of
the silly season"
The Mesozoic period was the age Of
reptiles. They grew to enormous size.
All of them persisted from the earth,
but there IS some reason TO believe
that fish life Of the MesozCic period
still exists in the ocean.
F. A MitChell-Hedges, explorer, fish
erman and scientist, contends that
sea monsters OF that age still live.
anc he has spent two years in the
Caribbean in an attempt to prove it
He believes that he has made out a
good case. One Of the most interest
ing incidents of strange sea animals
was that Of a creature washed ashore
off Cape May In 1921. It was a man.
NAL and weighed as much as five ele-
plants. II was visited by many scien-
lists. who were unable to place 1t.
Among marine animals in the Carib-
bean there are sea COWS as large as
their namesakes on land. There are
also sea bats up to two tons in weight
and sharks over thirty feet in length
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-25
What About This?

To the Editor Of The Times
These few words are for the benefit
OF the Indianapolis Street Railway
Company's employees.
l was in The W. Washington st. car
barns few weeks ago when the
street car company started after their
increase In fares. and I noticed a
bulletin which read; Assuring the
boys a substantial increase in wages
If we get our increase in fares" and
l find 95 per cent of the boys have
told this to the car riding public That
is why the public has not made any
kick.
Now. street car company, come on
and tell the editor Of The Times what
you are going to do with the motor
men and conductors who slave all
hours TO bring in your nickels and
dimes.
The car fare OF this city is equal
to that Of sixteen other cities, and
why not pay your motormen and con
ductors what other cities pay?
A HEAVY TAXPAYER.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-25
PUBLIC WOULD HELP STUDENTS

HERE be doubt that the people of indianapolis
convinced Of the deaby of providing reduced fares for
high school and other students who must
The proposal of The Indianapolis Times that this be done has
with hearty response Civic clubs for it, Chamber of
Commerce officials for and the city administration is for
Students constant of street The Indianapolis
Street Railway Company certain of from
this Pupils carried for the part ofpeak
periods otherwise would only partially filed
almost empty.
The public service commission order increasing the rate of
fare will become effective until May 90 There plenty of
time before that date modify the order provide for special
rates for students.
There question of authority in this matter The spe
cial being charged least other Indiana city
Since the company surrendered its franchise there question
of rate contract between the company and the city.
The increased fare order will considerable dssatsfa
ton when put effect All increase orders do. But
order reducing the fare school children will far toward
building better public sentiment toward the company
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-25
By HAL COCHRAN

Say, Dad, as you sit in your rest-a-
bit chair and dreemily gaze into
space, your thoughts seem to come to
me. out of the air, or maybe from
looks on your face.
You're scanning the past, and the
days yet to be; jes' bordering over
your life. You're giving thought,
now and then, just to me and then to
my mother-your wife.
Has everything been Just the way
we'd desire? Have most Of our wishes
come true? Has life, as we've lived It,
been really af1re through the things
that you've struggled to do?
No wonder you wonderfully, shuclks,
you're a Dad and all Dads keep think
In I guess. It's human to judge by
what kinfolks have had as to whether
you've been a success.
Now, listen here, Dad, am just
staftin' cut on my battles with good
times and strife. If I can do half what
you've done, there's no doubt I'll be
mighty well pleased with my life.
Copyright, 1924, NEA Service, Inc)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-25
Test Yourself

If you know beans from cabbages"
you should be able to complete this
test successfully. A person who fails
on this problem might go TO a store,
ask for matches and cheerfully ac-
cept toothpicks instead.
let pencil and paper ready. Simply
answer the questions asked by writing
down n statement OF differences be-
tween two objects enumerated.
Example: You know what an
orange is? You know what date is?
How do they differ?"
Suggested answer Orange is round.
date is not Orange has many seeds,
date only one. Orange is orange-col.
ored date is brown, etc.
Now state the differences between:
/. Cloth and paper
2. Book and newspaper.
3. Stone and glass.
/. Egg and a marble.
.. Iron and silver.
Have a friend verify your answer
tAll rights reserved by Science Service. Ills
Conn Ave. \. w Washington. d. c.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-25
MnSicLQnd

Richard Wagner's life was life OF
endless toll and countless misfortunes
He was the youngest of seven chill
dren, who were left fatherless when
Richard was babe. The early part
of his life was spent in study and
travel. He was restless .adventurer,
trying his fortunes first in one place
and then in another. He usually met
with failures and great disappoint-
ments. which, however great, never
seemed to overcome his enthusiasm
for one moment. He was banished
from HIS native Germany because of
his political views. His fortunes were
entirely changed when he gained the
favor Of the King of Bavaria, His
famaus operas, such as .Lohengrin, 4"
"Parsifal" and die Walkure." are
very mythical and suggest the COM
poser's early study or Greek poetry
and drama. 'Parsifal," his last
work, was produced for the first time
u year before his death, In 1883.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-25
READER 81 VS.
POLITICIANS
RUN THINGS
Financier Also Comes in for
Share of Control Over
Nations.
TO the Editor Of The Times

To the Editor OF The Times
The politician and fnancier for
ages past and at present are the
forces that control and shape the
destiny Of nations.
To fully understand how we'll they
have answered the purpose Of nat
ural growth and development of civ
iliZation, we need only to inform our
selves rega riding the national condition
of the world today. Every nation Of
Europe is bankrupt. old folk and chill
dren by the millions are suffering for
the common necessities of life, hun
dreds of thousands are Crowding the
ports for exit, endeavoring to reach
some port of safety in other paris
of the world where life can be sus-
tanned. Strange to say, we in the
United States are operating upon the
same financial basis that Europe
adopted one thousand years ago.
The policies of the financiers have
not been changed since the age Of
the Car. The politician has widened
his field Of action. Instead of one
head he has one thousand, each of
which is under strict control Of the
financier, and today, claiming to live
in the most civilized age in the his
tory Of nations, we hear the cry. de
liver US from the bondage of govern
ment taxation" No imperial poten-
tate Of any age ever demanded the
tribute from the individual that this
Government demands and receives.
Politicians say, Put our party in
power and we will lower taxes" This
is all they can tell us. Both sides
say the same thing; both offer the
same remedy. They say they will
spend less money. This is impossible
unless debts already contracted are
repudiated and left unpaid.
The financier holds the key to the
situation He controls the blood Of
the Nation, its circulation. upon which
depends all national prosperity. I'm
til his wings are clipped and his
greedy power destroyed no advanced
national prosperity can encircle this
world, nor can individual growth and
development make that progress
which the national spirit should de.
mand.
FRENCH HOLLINSHEAD
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-25
DAUGHERTY AS WINNING ISSUE

IN HARRY DAUGHERTY, sometime Attorney General
Il u NAL public statement says of Jesse Smith
81 knew he had office in the Department Of Justice
though since his death understand he frequently
occupied by others in looking after private g
mate matters for me-
Daughey also says that his conduct of the Department
Justice will be the issues of the
be winning issue.
Smith occupied office the floor with Daugherty
the Department Justice building The Congressional Record
May 1922 shows that Senator Caraway open Senate charged
that Smith occupied such office and used department senog
raphers, telephones, eft cetera.
Thereafter Smith had desk in the office of Daugherty pr
waite secretary.
During all the time and up Smith DEATH Smith and
Daughery lived together. First Ned Mclean
and later the Wardman Park Hotel where Smith
suicide.
If Daugherty didn't know Smith had the Depart
ment of Justice he is the only in the department who did
know it.
To be winning issue in the coming campaign discussion of
Daughey conduct of the Department Of Justice
from basis of fairly approximate truth
IF THEY TRIED, the cigar manufacturers could abate
smoke nuisance very considerably.
IF WE TAX nah jongg SETS should be able to pay
bonus build eight warhp settle the national debt
salaries and buy all the oil land in sight. Let's go
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-25
Other Editors
Wide Choice

With the big list OF Republican and
Democratic candidates for Governor
OF Indiana this year. the voters
should have sense enough to elect a
man finally, who will measure up to
the office. And besides the men run
ming in the primaries, both parties, if
not suited by those getting the plu-
ralities. nave the privilege of naming
still others in the State conventions.
-Muncie Press.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-25
Family Fun
One on Boston

Four-year-old Doris was getting
ready for bed. Suddenly she turned
to her mother and asked:
Mother, are we going to move to-
morrow"
Yes. dear; this is the last night
you will sleep here" she was told.
Then" said wee Doris, kneeiing
beside her bed, I'D better say good
by to God, now, if we move to Boston
in the morning "-Everybody's.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-25
Quiet Times Ahead

The Coolidge boys are so sure Of
the nomination OF their chief that
they are now casting about for a
good, strong man to take the tail of
the ticket. General Pershing Is be-
ing baited. but so far has not given
his consent. With Coolidge and
Pershing. either as laxative as a
clam, the campaign would, no doubt,
be carried on by the deaf mute Ian
guage. Fingers and thumbs, you
know.-Bluffton Banner.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-25
Doesn't Like Len

Illinois certainly did herself proud
1--WE don't think when she renominated
Len Small for Governor. What would
outsiders think If Indiana voters were
to renominate and re-elect Warren
McCray Governor Of the State? Len
Small should have been relegated tc
private life.-Alexandria Times-Tri
bune.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-25
Auntie Gets Truth

"A thousand thanks for the pres
ents. Auntie."
Don't mention it. my dear; it was
nothing much"
mo. don't think so either, but
mama said I should do it anyhow. =
Detroit News.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-25
Her Dads Hint

II asked your father"
what did he say?"
He said, It's leap year"
And then?"
"Why-er-I leapt.'-Boston Tran
script.