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known is that of Jobs Coffin. And
peculiarly. despite the popularity Of
this name. students of the stars are
at a loss to account for it's origin.
Delphinus lies south Of Cygnus and
east of Aquila.
Four stars placed in a sort Of tri-
angular formation mark the head
of the dolphin The fifth star, which
is placed below. marks the tail Of
the dolphin.
You will remember that, according
to one version Of the constellation
Lyra, It represented the harp played
by Arion.
Arion, famous musician, was re-
turning from Sicily when the sailors
decided to throw him overheard. He
requested that they allow him to
play on his harp first.
As he played, the dolphins gath
cred about the ship. Arion jumped
overheard and one dolphin carried
him to the shore upon his back.
Delphinus is supposed to be this
dolphin whom the gods placed in
the sky as a reward for his service
to Arion.
According to another version,
King Neptune, ruler Of the sea,
placed the dolphin in the sky
This was because the beautiful
goddess Amphitrite had taken a VOW
/ that she would never marry. But
the dolphin persuaded her to break
the VOW and to become the wife Of
Neptune.
The names Sualocin and Rotanev
which are given to the two bright
! est stars in the constellation proved
a mystery to astronomers for long
time.
Finally it was discovered that
when reversed they spelled Nicolaus
l.Venator, the Latin version OF the
name of the assistant Of the astron-
oner Piazzi.
In this way, he is inmorta1ized
in the stars.
Piazzi was an eighteen century
italian. astronomer, who founded ar
observatory at Palermo. He dis
covered the first planetoid.
Since then astronomers have dis
covered many similar bodies called
planetoids or little planets revolving
around our sun in the space between
the orbits Of the planets Mars and
Jupiter
The star Gamma in the constella
ton Delphinus is a new double star
the telescope revealing one com
ponent to be golden in color anc
the other blush gren.
Copyright, 1924, by David Dietz)
Next article: The constellation
Hercules.
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The Fish Man
BY HAL COCHRAN

You can tell by his cry, when
the fish man goes by. He yells
with voice that is clear. Fresh
fish" Is his shout; then the neigh
bors come out. They gather from
far and from near.
His rusty old car that's near fallin'
apart is pushed to the curb right
away He yanks out his scales, just
preparin' for. sales Of the fresh fish
he's sellin' today.
A prospective buyer who's eau
tious will say, Are you sure that
these bluegills are nicer" The fish
man will answer, They're always
that way. Why, lady! I keep them
on ice"
Another will ask for a couple of
bass. Now how could the fish man
be slyer? He hasn't the bass, SO
it's trout he will pass, cause they
all look alike to this buyer.
Give credit the fish man. who
brings to your door, fresh fresh that
you gladly digest. The women folks
like him; he's never a bore, but the
cats seem to like him the best.
Copyright, 1924, NEA Service. Inc.)
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Asks for Discussion

To the Editor of The Times:
BELIEVE that a column in
/ The Times devoted to the
- views of the people on the
Khan or anti-Klan will prove very
interesting to a great many. l have
decided views and could not express
them all in a whole issue of The
Times. I was much interested in
the views of both sides in The Times
recently. A pro and con discussion
will be instructive. For instance,
what organization like the Khan OPP
poses the public schools? l know of
none. Catholics send their children
to their schools, but avail themselves
largely Of the public schools after
they are through with their schools.
I cannot reconcile cur Constitution
with the Khan.
I belong to no church, nor do I
denounce any church, race. creed
or color. My maxim is this: He that
has no consideration for the opinion
of others is entitled to none for him.
self. Place the Jew. the Catholic,
the negro and the foreigner on one
side and the Khan on the other.
What side will the Government take
under the constitution?
If we are to teach religion in the
public schools, which shall it be?
There are fty-seven varieties. Can
you imagine the chaos?
ALBERT MARL.
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BROAD RIPPLE SERVICE

mi SIGNING of the lease whereby the Indianapolis
Railway Company acquires the tracks of the Union Trac
ton Company to Broad Ripple for the purpose of operating
city the northernmos limits of Indianapolis step
forward Citizens of Broad Ripple have made long fight for
city service and they much entitled citizens
other parts of the city
The lease will the passing of the old Broad Ripple
line This line operated the Broad Ripple park
formerly owned by the Union Traction Company before there
hardly house north of Fall Creek In those days
line distant spot in the country It took the Sunday
crowds for outing before the automobile became popular
this purpose Then gradually the city up around until
1t longer merely line park but city line
ing the most rapidly growing section of Indianapolis.
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TAXES EAT
UP ALL OF
FARM RENT
Little Chance of Profit
Where Owner Leases
His Property.
Times Washington Bureau,
1879 Nelo York Arf


E5ASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-Are
MI they true-those stories about
farm taxes eating up all the
rent? The Department of Agricul-
ture, after due study, says they are
true.
A study Of taxes paid by owners
Of farms in twenty-six States during
the year 1919. shows this result: In
nine north Central States property
taxes consumed from IL to rs per
cent of the net rent in the same year;
in Western States the ratio varied
from less than 10 per cent in Cali
fornia to 3S per cent in one county
in Oregon; in the South real estate
taxes were found to have absorbed
about 10 per cent Of the net cash
rent from farms.
The year 1919 was a favorable one
for agriculture. Since then farm
earnings have dropped, but land val
nations, on which taxes are based,
have not declined proportionately.
Not only have farm earnings
dropped. but so also have rents. Ten
ant farmers have not been able to
pay high rents. Owners have had to
reduce rents. In many instances,
says the department, rents are bare
ly enough to pay the taxes.
The department report recon-
mends that farm taxes be based on
valuations determined by earnings
rather than on direct real estate val
uations. Land values used as a
basis, the department points out, an
lticipates future earnings which may
never be realized.
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"Agrees" With Allen

To the Editor Of The Times
RI LEASE permit me to agree
with Ray Allen in expressing
u my appreciation of the
Scripps editors valuable service in
inducing Senator La Toilette to is
sue his statement against the Khan.
The statement was one Indicating
the pure brand of Americanism
which lies in the hearts of all true
Americans rather than the 100 proof
variety which in the past three
years has been sold at $40 per nat
uralization. The Khan is just what
La Toilette designated it where he
lives, but here in Indiana it is
many degrees worse. Wisconsin, at
least, does not have an armed body
of irresponsibles who are at the
beck and call of the Khan leaders
as are our so-called horse thief de-
tectives. Here is truly menace
which must be eradicated II order
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In NezV York
BY STEVE FLANAGAN

NEW YORK, Aug. 14.-Romance
is not dead.
A spinster of As. retiring from the
presence of men. lives in a
picturesque abode in Westminster
County, a short car ride from the
hustle OF New York.
She has the idealistic. romantic
view of life Of an adolescent girl.
For years, 1 am told, she has
chung to the outer fringes of life.
The nearest she has come to enter.
ing the Astounding places Of the
sophisticated life she sees from a
distance, Is the time she sold some
land-beaded bags 10 a shopkeeper in
Greenwich Village.
Independently wealthy, this naive
maiden OF middle age is not without
| personal charm.
Beside her home, on a rolling
lawn, she has had erected a tower.
soaring many feet above the top Of
her house. Much of her time is
spent here. From its glass-encased
cupola the gay lights of giddy Broad
way are N4SlDlS III IllE III.
Men with waxed mustaches. wear
ing perfect-htting riding uniforms,
hasten past on spirited horses. They
are the gallants Of today.
| There is little doubt but that she
lives, in thought at least. in the
medieval days of knights and fairy
princes. hoping that one OF the
charmers who ride past her castle,
will awaken her from romantic
dreamings.
1t is in direct contrast to the ag-
gresslve coquetry of todays maidens.
Poverty and affliction usually de-
serve sympathy-but not always.
There have been many exposes OF
public heggars. who collected aims
on prominent corners by day, and
spent them in secluded. luxurious
haunts after shutdown.
However, yesterday I paused to
talk with an aged, blind beggar. She
was accompanied by her grandson
and was standing before the en-.
trance Of an uptown hotel.
Playing a ukelele, she was at,
tempting in a creaking voice tc
mingle age old lyrics with the
fiapper's delight.
Neither her voice nor her ukelele
carried above the din Of heavy
traffic.
She was worthy OF aid, I am
positive.
After talking to her for five
minutes, an unusual lump came II
my throat. She was an optimist
After I left her I sent my mother
out in Lafayette, Ind, a present.
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Leopold and Loeb

To the Editor Of The Times
F N MY opinion, Leopold and
| Loeb are two anti-social, sex.
- ually perverted human be-
ings, who, on account of their great
wealth, believed they were privileged
to defy all the principles of law and
dictates Of society, and also to COM
NIT all the depredations which are
common to this class Of degenerates,
and escape the penalty for their
wrongdoings.
Kraft Ebing says: A man totally
and sexually degenerate "aborigine"
should be removed from society for
ever. That in my opinion is Just
what should be done to these two
human monsters before they COM
init some greater and more heinous
crime. THEODORE w. ARNOLD.
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LA TOILETTE FOR PRESIDENT

fTlHE independent presidential candidacy of Robert
III NJ La Toilette is the most significant event in
American politics since the nomination of Lincoln in
1860
Why?
One reason is that neither of the old political
parties functions any longer liberal agency or
champion of the aspirations and distinctive interests
of the average man and woman of this country-the
wage Garner, the small farmer, the man OF "small
business as opposed to the of big business"
For many decades and with the one outstanding
exception of Roosevelt, whom it bred and lost to a
movement very similar to the La Toilette movement,
the Republican party has been the party of organized
wealth and special privileged what we call "Wall
Street,
This year the Democratic party, through the
nomination of John W. Davis, attorney for J. P.
Morgan has elected to fight under the colors. So
far as the great mass Of the people are concerned
there could be only sham battle if the field left
to Coolidge and Davis-alone.
La Toilette therefore comes forward at an oppor-
tune time.
And in doing so he does not come pussy-footing.
He has stamped his cause plainly for what it is-a
movement Of by and for the plain citizens of all the
States against political bosssm against special
privilege and the encroachments of great monopolies
against the assumption of unwarranted powers over
the rights OF a free people legally by courts and
judges and illegally by such organizations the XII
KluX Klan.
All this La Toilette has made plain in a number
of ways. By his selection of the Democratic in
surgeht and progressive, Senator Wheeler, as
ming mate. By his message to the progressive gath
ering at Cleveland which Endorsed his candidacy By
his senatorial record of the past and his recent public
utterances.
Surely this is better situation for this country
than to leave the millions of liberal and progressive
and independent voters with effective choice on
election day with nothing to do but vote for ma
chine-made Coolidge or a Morgan-made Davis-or
stay away from the polls.
This newspaper indorses the La Toilette can
didacy intellectually and without reservation not
because we believe in EVERYTHING that La Fol
lette believes in but because in this campaign he
alone is Enthusiastically and sincerely the side of the
boss-weary and mOnopoly-rdden plain people of this
country-and because that side is our side.
ROBERT P. SCRIPTS
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Answers Allen Letter

CThis Is an answer to Ray Allen,
who wrote to The Times defending
the Klan)
r. 'tc Editor Of The Times
INCOLN said: mo State can
III exist half slave and half
free" Do not imagine your
self nero defending the Khan, for
it is thriving on ignorance. Do you
go TO a mans enemy to find the
truth about his character? Neither
do you find the truth about Catholic
institutions from the Khan.
The existence of the Khan is a
damning indictment aginst our claim
to be an educated people. 1t may
force us to ask if millions spent on
schools have not been thrown away.
It ought to teach us that American
ism is something that needs a clearer
definition than has yet been given,
since so many now confound it with
that which would destroy us. To
the United States the Kan is a reve-
Iation of political and social weak
ness. To all citizens it is a humii-
alton that may be most useful as
warning. To sincere Protestants it
is the outbreak of a cancer diagnosed
long ago. To Catholics 1t is bless
ing disguised in a night shirt. For
an old statesman said: ''He who eats
Pope dies of indigestion"
If the Khan taught its members
the truth about the Catholic church,
there would be no Khan. Neither
Catholic. Jew, negro nor any fair
minded Protestant would consider it
an American organization. Our Con-
stitution say mo State shall abridge
the privileges or immunities of the
citizens Of the United States, nor
shall any State deprive any person
of life, liberty or property without
due process of law"
I did my duty to my country in
peace and in war. Did you?
I am a former pupil and respector
Of public schools No. %, 25 and 8.
MRS. w. A COLLINS.
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Readers The indianapolis Times Comment La Toilette Letter Which Senator
Denounce8 Ku-Nux-Mmder Trial Also Is Discussed

| ly government is to be perpetuated
in our State.
There can be no OBJECTION to Protes-
tants, Catholics or any other group
organizing for fraternal purposes,
but there can he naught but censure
for body which sets up a super
government in the form of an in
visible empire, with a palace for a
headquarters and an emperor or
wizard as a supreme ruler with I'M
limited powers to collect and spend
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A Thought

Blessed are they which are per-
secuted for righteousness sake; for
theirs is the kingdom of heaven
Matt. 5:10.
The proof of a things being right
is that 1t has the power over the
heart: that 1t excites us, wins US or
helps us.-Ruskin.
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Improvement

Little June watched her mother
placing sticky sheets Of f1ypaper
about the room. Then she said:
ooh, mamma, down at the corner
store you can get the paper with
the flies already caught. They've
lots of it in the window. Boston
Transcript.
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PERFORM
SER VICES
One Helped Father Neptune
Obtain Wife, Story
Says.
BY DAVID DIETZ

Science Editor of The Times
81 TINY cluster of five stars
| Al marks the constellation of
Ill Delphinus. pronounced del
fee-nus with the accent on the Sec
ond syllable)
Delphinus means the dolphin. =
You must look sharp to find Del
phinus because the stars are all
small and they do not occupy a very
large place in the sky. The constel-
lation, however. is we'll defined be-
cause of it's smallness and so known
to many people.
The name by which it is usually
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recent date in the mechanical arts?
The mercury vapor engine.
How is the depth of the ocean
measured?
In two ways-by soundings with
a weight on a long wire; by meas
uring the length Of time it takes for
sound to reach the bottom and be
echoed back to the surface.
What is the difference between
laws made by Congress and those
made by State Legislatures?
The laws made by Congress apply
to the whole United States-those
by State Legislatures apply to the
State in which they are made.
To what are the healthy quail
ties Of garlic due?
To the fact that 1t forms bulk in
the diet, that 1t is curative In that
it absorbs the poisons in the body
and carries them off. The healthy
part of it is its essential oil-the oil
Of garlic.
What is the value of the Grant
memorial half dollars?
They are quoted at rs cents.
On what day of the week did
Aug. -, 1909, come?
On Thursday.
Who were Presidents of the
United States during it's wars?
Madison, war of 1912; Polk, war
with Mexico; Lincoln. Civil War;
Mckinley, Spanish-American war
Wilson, World War.
What relation are King George
V and the former kaiser?
| First cousins.
How can one clean. vellum Of
banjo?
Slightly slacken the bracket
screws, then rub the head with a
flannel and cold water; little soap
should be used, If necessary; tighten
up the head again while still damp
DO cherries come true to seed?
No. they must be grated or
budded.
Does the Bible forbid bobbed
hair?
Not according to our interpreta-
ton, but the 18th verse, 18th chap
ter, First Corinthians, says: But if
woman have long hair, it Is a glory
to her; for her hair is given her for
covering" There are other YER
ses in the same chapter somewhat
along this line.
What will eradicate weeds on a
tennis court?
A strong solution of salt, or
kerosene, poured over the weeds.
How was it found out that Co
lumbus had not discovered the
East Indies?
Continued exploration developed
this fact. While. Columbus ships
were skirting the coasts of South
America, the Portuguese navigator
Vasco da CANA reached the real
Indies by the Cape of Good Hope.
Is % karat gold pnure gold?
No. % karat gold contains 2 parts
alloy; "a karat gold is pure gold.
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MORTALITY
OF BABIES
rs 10 WEIR
Death Rate Drops Rapidly
During Last Ten
Years.
Times WashinQton Bureau.

XIV n AoI1INUION, Aug. I4.-IeSS
lWl than a decade ago more than
~ one out of every ten babies
born in the United States died before
reaching the age of one year.
The rate today is about II baby
deaths per 1000 births, judging by
statistics for 1923, which have just
been issued by the United States cen
sus bureau. The 1923 rate, however,
is slight increase over the proceed.
ing two years, as shown by the fol-
lowing table:
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Legend Of Norway has it that the
bear once had a very long tail, out
a fox, Jealous of bruins beautiful
appendage, advised him to lower his
tail into q hole as a fish line. He
held 1t there until the water froze
solid and then to get free had TO
break 1T off short.
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TO the Indianapolis Times Washington
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All other questions will receive per-
sonal reply Unsigned requests cannot
be answered. All letters are confden-
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The Arctic hare's summer clothes
are brown with black tips on the
ears. When he molts into white for
the winter the ear tips remain black.
a fine signal on the snowy back
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Name some big development of
recent date in the mechanical arts?
The mercury vapor engine.
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E-1ASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-Are
nv they true-those stories about
farm taxes eating up all the
renf9 The Denarfrnent IF 4 e~TicI1l
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CThis Is an answer to Ray Allen
who wrote to The Times defending
the Klan)
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I. NJ. hIINNObOh1
Assistant State Geologist.
Evening star., 1924-08-08
Lack of S,Uells
On Lakes Cause
OF Sudde,, Storms
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TORONTO, August s.-Storms arise
suddenly on the Great Lakes because
the swell, which acts as q brake on
treat expanses of salt water, is
absent. according to Vaughn Cor
nish, Disc. geographical authority
and traveller, who addressed the
British Association for the Advance
ment Of Science here today. This
opinion Is the result Of widespread
study of ocean conditions conducted
by DR.. Cornish from Southampton to
Trinidad. during which he learned
that speed Of waves averaged one to
eight miles an hour less than that of
the wind in all cases. Growth of
waves was hindered by crossing
swell, generally absent on inland
seas.
Sir Frederick Stupart, who also
addressed the convention today. was
inclined to blame the Japan current
for variableness of Canadian winters.
]. Bjerknes of the Geophysics In
stitute of Bergen, Norway, declared
before the physics section that
weather forecasting was nearing an
entirely mathematical basis. Predic-
tions arrived at mathematically in
Europe have been confirmed, he said.
Evening star., 1924-08-08
STATE OFFICIAL
At DEATHS DOOR
Connecticut State Treasurer
Attempts to Take Life.
Cause Remains Mystery.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PUTNAM. Conn, August S.-State
Treasurer G. Harold Gilpatric, who
shot himself at his home here yes
terday after officials of the First Ma
urgently requesting him to come to
the bank, of which he is cashier, was
reported to be still on the dangerous
list at the Day-kimball Hospital to-
day, with small chance of recovery
Though he regained consciousness
during the night. Mr.. Gilpatric refused
to talk with any one or to give any
explanation of his attempt to take
his life.
The State bank examiners, who were
Summoned after the State treasurer
was found shot. worked all night, and
expected to continue their eXamina-
tion of the banks affairs today A
special meeting of the directors OF
the bank was called today to take
action in any possible emergency
that might arise.
home when Assistant Cashier Guy l.
Baker of the bank found him un-
conscious on the bed in a room on the
second floor. A revolver lay on the
floor near by. A bullet wound was
found in the right temple.
Deputy State Treasurer Thomas H
Judd of New Britain, informed of the
attempt of the State treasurer to end
his life, said that as far as the State
finances were concerned all accounts
were in satisfactory condition. S
NJ. Wheelock, brotherin-la of Mr..
Gilpatric, speaking for his relatives,
declared that the shooting was a COM
plete mystery to them.
Gilpatric is serving his third term
as State treasurer. Besides his official
position with the State and with the
local bank he is a director of a num-
ber of public utility companies in
Kentucky and Michigan.