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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-01
ELEMENTS
FORM ALL
SUBSTANCE
Most Matter Is Combination
of Relatively Few Original
factors,
by DAVID DIETZ
Science Editor Of the Times

]
Copyright Fog David Dietz
E see matte around us in mil.
|WI lions of rms-wood. glass
~ stone, eartH. air, water and
so on.
| The first great contribution Of the
chemist to our understanding Of mat
! ter is the discovery that these mil
lions OF forms In which we find mat
ter are only th- result Of complex
combinations OF a relatively few sub
stances or kinds of matter. These
he calls elements.
Thus water consists of two ele-
ments known as hydrogen and oxy-
gen. The salt which we use at din
ner consists Of a combination OF two
clements known as sodium and
chlorine.
Can re Broken
The chemist defines any substance
rs an element IL It cannot be broken
down or sub-divided into other sub.
stances by chemical processes. 1t is
important to say by chemical proc.
esses,' for the physicist is now dem
onstrating that elements can be
broken down by certain other proc
esses
The chemist now places the mum
Der of elements at ninety-two.
About One-1hird Of the elements are
Familiarity known to most people
Probably every one is familiar with
the metallic elements such as iron
lead. zinc, copper, tin. aluminium.
mercury, nickel, silver. gold and plat
mum.
Most people are also familiar with
the names Of such gases as oxygen,
hydrogen, nitrogen and chlorine.
Most people also know such non
metallic elements as carbon. sulphur
and phosphorus.
Other elements figure more rarely
in the conversation Of ordinary life.
Those that are more on less fairly
we'll known include sodium. potas-
stun. arsenic, anthony bromine.
calcium. cobalt iodine. magnesium.
selenium. silicon. uranium and ra-
dunn.
We have named SO far. thirty Of
the elements The others are rarely
heard of outside Of scientific circles
Names Unimportant
II is not important for the average
person 10 try and remember their
names. Nor do their names recon-.
mend themselves particularly 10 ones
memory.
Here ara few of them: Titanium
vanadium, krypton. chromium. Vt
trium and niobium.
The important thing 10 remember
is that everything in existence repre-
sents a combination Of these elements.
Two questions then arise:
/. What accounts for the chemical
combination Of these elements into so
many different combinations?
g. why does matter sometimes ex-
fst in the form Of liquid and some
times in the form Of a solid?
The present day physicist and chem
list believe that they have the an
swers 10 these questions. They lie
in the inner structure Of matter
Next article in series: The Inner
Structure of Matter
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-01
Agrees With Blackie

To the Editor o. The Times
l agree with the blacksmith who
wrote to the mailmen; If you don't
like your wages quit.
AS for learning another trade. with
the education you need TO Distribute
mail you should have no trouble
learning something else.
I have a family and payments on
a home to take care of. II worked at
a trade for ten years. I didn't like
the IMAGES. so I quit. 1 lee ned
anotfsex trade which pays a little
more than $4,000 a year. and 1 don't
Ike that, so am quitting to give some.
enc else the job.
There are plenty Of men willing tol
take my Job and the same way With
your job
SO "Blackie" did swing a wicked
hammer. He did hit the nail on theI
head. But the head was too hard to-
jar the point.
EX,sOLDIER AND TAxPAYERe
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-01
Raw Deal"

To the Editor of The Times:
In your issue of March % there was
an article from a Kennard QndD man
"a farmer, 1 believe-in regard to
the bonus and mailmen. l AM neither
mailman nor a soldier, but I believe
both are getting a rotten deal. Our
friend from Kennard seems to think
400 a year-postal employees wage
"a fabulous sum.
The average family is considered to
consist of five persons. Let US use a
few figures. in Indianapolis at pres
ent a six-room house that is fit to live
in would cost at least $50 a month.
In twelve months that would be $3.50
AT SIS a week for food the year to-
tai would be $3.50 Coal would cost
$50; gas, $40; shoes. $50; clothing.
$500 The total is 81, 400.
I believe any sane person will ad-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-01
Mission of Boy Scouts of AmeriCu

the Inherent slogan of this vast army
of potential citizens of greater civil
lization and a lnightier nation than
was ever dreamed of.
Other Countries score and a half
of then-are training their boyhood
under this same fascinating program
To them it is a universal league
of boyhood and the brotherhood of
man, religiously obeying the laws Of
the eternal God, to whom every Boy
Scout in deepest reverence bows his
head.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-01
Page Mr.. Mellon

To the Editor OF The Times
After reading an editorial in your
paper The High Cost of Dignity"
realize there still are newspapers in
the United States that are patriotic
and have some Americanism in them.
I served in the United States Army
from 1914 to 1920. During the war
served some time in Siberia. How
different were the American people
then Including Secretary Mellon
than they are now! How patriotic
how good to Our boys in uniform"
They would do anything in the world
for the boys just to make them happy
and have them die with a smile on
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-01
The Future

To the Editor Of The Times
The other Sunday 1 listened to
sermon over the radio. It was not so
very much Of a sermon and the
preachers effort to prove the good
ness and kindness of God was not
nearly rs convincing as the fact that
out of The cir was gathered the vibra-
tions Of the preachers voice and
transmitted to US. thus proving the
glory and goodness OF the laws Of
the universal goodness of God.
The Arabian Nights tales are mere
child fairy stories compared to the
things that science is revealing to us.
The Forty Thieves would have died of
fright If they had heard their masters
voice when they knew he was fifty
miles away. Now small children con-
slider that commonplace story. Ali
Bahia was a piker.
Science is revealing wealth way
beyond that ever dreamed Of by the
most extravagant story teller. The
possibilities Of radium are beyond pos
Sible calculation at present. Uranium
is the mother Of radium. More and
more unranium isl being discovered.
From this radium Will be produced,
and radium has a life Of $500 years.
The heat produced from radium viii
some day run our airships and keep
Us warm and be the power for loco
motion or transportation.
Helium gas is given off from
uranium ans this Will be used to in
fate the gas balloons and the radium
will heat this boilers and warm the
airship
All this will be possible when
science learns to make radium give up
its $500 years of stored energy in a
short time SCIENCE.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-01
Heard i'm the Smoking Room

is just miserable replied the other.
They ought always to have cards up
announcing the pieces I'm just crazy
to know what that piece was from.
Well, declared the other, I'm
going TO find out, that's ALL and she
arose and went up the aisle toward
the lobby of the hall. Pretty soon she
came back. smiling with satisfaction
I've got iti' she exclaimed
There's a big card back there an
nouncing Refrain from Splitting
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-01
DON'T BE FOOLED

II be fooled cry Daugherty
IL need to proceed with the investigation"
The of Daugherty by the purpose
Of the Senate investigation was political rather
than public service, inspired the whole proceeding.
purpose of the investigation to learn how the De
partment of the United States has been conducted
late years.
There widespread feeling that both Daughery aad
Palmer department serving other than the public
interest.
Politics Palmer and politics and big business under
Daugherty.
Thus Investigators being barred from official
information had fish and they have shed times
rather muddy waters.
official conduct of the department under Daughery has
hardly been upon The committee has gotten little be
yond what might called the unofficial conduct of depart
raent.
1t has deeds of Jess Smith others in the
epartmen has shown the galaxy Of shyster grafte boot
and that gave atmosphere the department
~ This unofficial outfit could not have fourhed secured
Stripe department 1t these that
driven from the department the people and law and
81 Justice and decency to be served.
remains wrongs to be rightedcrminas to be
shed and personnel to be purified.
1t is forgotten years Daughery and
3fhis crones Smith, Mclean Fall and forth, have
naming for the life job of United States Judge.
They named United States district attorneys special
attorneys detectives United States Marhas and
The public result can
be cured
public will be gulible indeed it let's dishonest big
and politicians clamp the lid back this any
time until the job is finished.
Senate committee would gulbe indeed if
they had allowed themselves to be oed into Letting
Attorney General do it. He can't No in green
great Government department and clean up year
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-01
Sons HerojsYn

'WilliaDn! You've been fighting
again! Your nose is bloody-one eye
is black--ycur teeth-oh, you are a
sight Do you know how you 1ook?"
Tut, tut NAV. What does a hero
care for looksP'--AmeriOan Legion
Weekly
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-01
Q U f s T I o N S
Ask The Times
A N s w Z r S

You can get an answer to any Ques-
ton of fact or information by writing
20 The Question Editory. Daily Times
Washington Bureau. 1922 New York
Ave, Washington. D c.. inclOsing .
cents IN stamps Tor reply. Medical. le-
gal and marital advice cannot be given.
nor can extended research be undertake
en- All other questions VIII receive a
personal reply Unsigned requests can
not be answered. All letters are conf
Genital EDITOR.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-01
An Old Timer

To the Editor Of The Times
Yea, give me trousers of days gone by,
With a graceful curve at the bottom;
The best fitting pants, to please my
eye,
Is that style I have not forgotten.
When the tailor measured me he
heard me say,
Make the new ones full spring,
these look rotten
To a fashionable critic. so l will stay
With the pants showing bell at the
bottom
They're not in favor now. but hopsi
and pray Y
That the style will soon change n
the bottom.
1t Will please me so much, and otherss
will say,
THE old-time pants are. not for
gotten:
Full bell at the bottom j. ker e.
shoe Hzf& y <e&
And to hide from sigf 4. a d i Z
ing rotten. kz$$< "a ~ s. q
To us old-timers, sure Mi - 2 =
We're for pants with Il x: n q y
bottom" 49, y
DANIEL WEBSTEla e I. II ~ !
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-01
David Lamar Is Taking His
Sentence ito Prison
Lightly,
BY ALEXANDER HERMAN


~ ALDWELL. n. J.. April l.
10 David Lamar. THE Wolf of
" Wall Street, a Federal pris-
oner in the Essex County peniten
tiary, hasn't been tanned yet.
With the same spirit that made him
such a terror on the Street, he is tax
ing his sentence lightly
Just another act in comedy of
errors" he smiled. "a comedy that
has been more than eight years in
the acting"
AS the setting sun cast the shad-
ows OF bars across Liberty Hail."
the prisons reception room. where we
sat and chatted Lamar detailed the
several acts of this comedy:
Act the First: Together with eight
others, Lamar was indicted for vio-
lating the Sherman Antitrust Act.
Section 1, by combining TO restrain
foreign commerce.
Yet all Of us. with one exception"
he said. were officers and directors
Of the American Anti Trust League
an organization which for years had
been fighting trust combinations"
Long Court Fight
Act the Second: Conviction. fol
lowed by eight years of appeal and
court litigation. which couldn't be
STAYED off.
Act the Third: When Lamar finally
went to prison.
The only person ever sent to jail
for violating this section of the law"
he added
Act the Fourth: Appeals had been
taken to the Supreme Court of the
country four times by the leading
lawyers-but with no avail So Lamar,
in Jail. sues out a writ Of his own
According to Warden Hosp. Lamar
made application for this writ on the
ground that he was locked up in a
penitentiary, while he should be held
only in a Jail,
The court held that there was some
merit to this contention. says the war
den. Lamar was to be turned over
to a United States marshal who
would take him over to New York
and put him i'm the custody Of the
Federal Court there. Appeal was
taken from this view and later
dropped.
Wall Street Thinks He's Done
But the men there aren't going to
take his return very seriously. For
they believe the old power of THE
Wolf' is gone forever.
But once they had trenlbled at his
name. For Lamar was a daring oper-
ator. relentless in his heydey. He
made millions ana lost them. But he
always came back.
In 1913 he was convicted of i'm
personaating a United States officer
and was sentenced to two years in
the Federal prison at Atlanta. And
then the spell was broken. He Yves
indicted again
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-01

Are chain letters permitted in
the mails?
No as they are classed as threats"
However. one is not subject to punish
ment for forwarding such letter. If
the postal authorities know Of these
letters they simply send them to the
dead letter cffice.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-01
Tongue Tips

Miss Claire Sanders. girls division.
Detroit Juvenile court. Mark my
words: AS long rs parents drink and
gamble ana stay out late at night, 50
viii their adolescent children. Chi.
dren Of that age adopt with chameleon
like readiness the attitudes and habits
OF their elders"
Elk Governor Frank o. Lowden,
Illinois: II this tendency Of young
men TO leave the farm goes on, in an
other decade the Mississippi Valley
VIII be dotted with abandoned farms
because no one can be found 10 till
them. The historians OF Rome tells
us the decadence Of that great EN-
pire began with the desertion OF the
farm FOR the superior attractions and
ease of living in the city"
II. e. Bryan. president Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway: The
railroads arc giving more service for
the money they receive than any
other fundamentally IN the country,
even though we admit freight rates
are higher than they used to be. or.
perhaps, should be.
Maj. Ian Beth, English author:
THE dapper Of 1919 is. in many in.
stances, an excellent wife and mother.
And her daughter. you may be sure.
Will not be a flapper when she grows
up. On the contrary, she will be
safeguarde1 and chaperoned and pro
tected Just because her mother wasn't,
and so wen have the old-fashioned girl
back again
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-01
Girls and Pins

Anyhow, girls don't asked for pin
money like they used to-"
You're right. They've nothing to
pin any more. Pitt Panther
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-01
IT Was Dad


Wife's Dress Literary
II say, your wife looks charming
Her dress is a poem"
Much more than that, old man; ten
poems and a short story. Passing
Show.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-01

scout week started Sunday. and mem
bers of various troops have full pro
gram ahead. including entertainment by
civic organizations.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-01

smoker land had a seat way down in
front, just back of two dear old
ladies. After the first piece. a sweet
melodious nocturne. one of the old
ladies said:
Wasn't that beautiful Let's see
Why we haven't any programs What
was that lovely thing?"
The management of this concert
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-01

What is the largest fish. and
what is the largest fish OF CONNER
Cial importaNce?
The bureau of fisheries states that
the largest fish OF which there is rec
or dis the whale shark ThineOdon
typus). These sharks have been taken
in the Indian Cocoon measuring as
much as fifty feet in length. Several
of them have been taken on the coast
OF Florida in recent years, the larg-
est of which measured thirty-six feet
in length, with a girth OF eighteen feet
and an estimated weight Of 10000
pounds. II is believed that the horse
rnackerel (thunnus thynnus) is the
largest FISH of commercial importance.
This FISH Is said to reach a length
of ten feet or more and a weight of
800 pounds. Halibut have been taken
with a weight of $50 pounds, although
the average is much less.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-01
Family Fun
Adam at DISADVANTAGE

The honeymoon in the Garden Of
Eden was drawing to a close and
Adam and Eve We're having one Of
their lovers quarreIs.
These biscuits are the limit. They
are absolut iy the soggiest ever ate, 3"
growled Adam.
Well, anyway dear" retorted Eve
with dangerous sweetness. you can't
pull the wheeze about their not being
as good as mother used TO make. -
American Legion Weekly.
1t Was Dad
How did your father know you
used the car last night2"
We'll, you see. ran over him. -
Cornell Widow.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-01
How GIN one break dog from

How c;.n one break a dog from
sucking eggs?
Manage it so the dog will get one
that Is rotten. If this does not break
him. remove the contents Of a good
egg through pinhole and fill the shell
with water and cayenne pepper Seal
the pinhole and place the egg where
the dog can get it easily.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-01

HOWARD CARTER, the explorer refuses talk about
ube with the Egyptians King Tuts remains Mummy
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-01
UNTAMED WOLF OF WALL
ST. PLANS COMEBACK
Fellowship Of
Draper

Daily Lenten Bible reading and
meditation prepared for commission
the Churches OF Christ in America.
TUESDAY
Human Responsibility
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-01
How can one fireproof linen and

ropes?
immense for fifteen or twenty min
utes in a fluid composed of sala1n-
moniac, Is parts; boracic acid,
parts; borax, parts; water, 100 parts.
This fluid is heated to 220 degrees
Fahrenheit After being submerged.
the articles are wrung out slightly
and dried.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-01

cessful career of helpfulness and lead.
ership among his fellows.
"Once a Scout always Scout is
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-01
wbv is the electric eel so called

from the idCt luehI IL pOScSS NiAS
mower of discharging electricity at
will. The electromotive force seems
to be under the influence of the cen
trail nervous system, and nerves sup
plving the organs are enormously de-
veloped. The discharge. when the eel
ia at its best, may stun an animal as
large as a horse. This power is of
use. doubtless. in defense and probab-
ly in capturing smaller prey.
May books for the blind be Dor
rowed from the Library Of Con-
gress?
Yes, under certain conditions. The
Reading Room for the Blind, Library
of Congress. Washington, D. c., will
be glad to send information concern
ing these conditions.
How is the gauge of shot guns
determined?
The gauge of a shotgun Is deter
mined by the size Of a lead ball that
will Just fit II he bore of the gun.
the lead ball 20 be such a weight that
a number of them equal to the mum
Der of the gauge will weigh one
pound; that is, the bore of a No. 10
gauge shotgun Is such that a lead
ball weighing Ito pound will just
fit IT,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-01
Bv COLIN H. LIVINGSTONE.

President, Boy Scouts of America
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-01

ATTENDED a symphony
concert, back there in that
little Kansas CITY," said a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-30
Brief Nature Studies
By J. OTIS SWIFT

"Of course you know the inclosed leaves" writes Mock Joya, Japanese journalist, for merly of New York, from his home in Ka- makura, Japan. We call the tree Icho' and it is the ginko, or maidenhair, tree. All over Japan they grow big, many being more than ten feet in diameter. We have several of that size at Kamakura. One here is reported to be more than 1000 years old, but believe it is only 300 to 100 years old.
 'The Japanese believe this tree has magic power to stop the spFead of fire. In the great fire following the earthquake gihko trees proved their magic power and stopped fire in many places. But it is not due to the magic power. but to the fact that this tree grows big, and many which stopped the fire were great big ones spreading their branches fifty feet square or more, and also that this tree contains much water and when put to fire water spouts from it's burned places
 But that the ginkO was preserved thou sands of years in Asiatic temple yards the tree would now be extinct.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-30
BRAZIL DOWNS REBELLION

The victory of the Brazilian govern ment in the Sac Paulo rebellion is moral victory for constituted govern ment throughout Latin America. The eff feet of the Obregon triumph over the re- bellious attempt to put new president in by force instead of by ballot has not been lost upon the rest of the turbulent portion of the continent inhabited prin- cipally by Latins and aborgines. Nor has the victory of the federal forces in
 Brazil been without effect in quieting other imminent outbreaks in other DOT
 tions of that wide land. The rebels them selves were unable to enlist in their sup port the influence of wealthy and prom inent residents of Sac Paulo, while the appearance of the federal troops com .pletely equipped with whippet tanks and machine guns was more than they could withstand. The federal government, taken somewhat by surprise by the up- rising, did not permit itself to be hurried into precipitate action, but calmly pre- pared for effective maneuvers. So long was the delay that there was some rumor that the federal government did not dare to trust its own troops, among whom dis sension was said to be rife. The event, however, showed that such rumor was unfounded. The federal government at Rio de Janeiro is supreme, and all the would-be rebels now know it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-30
GRADE SEPARATION AGAIN

The city commission may with entire confidence that it will not be wasting its time give it's careful attention to the Sibert recommendations for the separa- ton of downtown grade crossings. This long-delayed enterprise, so acutely needed by both the railroads and the business of the city, when it is done should be done properly. The construc- ton will be permanent, and whatever mistake might be made would be per petual; whatever benefit accrues will likewise be perpetual. Therefore, the project deserves the most careful, con- scientious and capable consideration. General Sibert's experience, success and standing commend him in advance to the people of this community. Whatever plan he may advise will certainly be without any prejudice of local utilization or of bias. It will be based on cold calcula- .tion with sole respect to the mutual well fare of public and of railroads.
 The city commission has been com mitted ostensibly to a given plan of grade separation. Whether this plan is right or wrong has made little practical difference, for nothing has been done to date, except to barley and delay. There fore, an additional few days for thor ough digestion and study of the Sibe1t exhibit cannot properly be interpreted as real delay, for there is no reason to believe that the commission would have moved to any execution of any project in the interim.