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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-13
Science

a large number Of persons In ru-
raj communities believe that toads
cause warts. Nearly every boy and
eirl living in the country has been
warned by older persons not to
handle toads
Toad5 have nothing to do with
warts, which are due TO excessive
tissue growth Nothing certain is
known Of the original cause. They
are probably due TO some infectious
agent.
From earliest times the toad has
been given credit for many poison
Gus qualities ne does not possess.
ATasicians, witches, prisoners and
the like used toads I'm their prcpa-
rations This was due to the pop
ular dislike for toads because Of
their repelling appearance. Al a
mater of fact. they are harmless. as
far as handling them is concerned.
However, there is n basis Of truth
in the common dislike for touching
them. They secrete a certain kind
If venom which has a paralytic eff
feet upon small animals, causing
retarded breathing and heart action.
This poison has a pronounced effect
when injected into the veins Of
rabbits.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-13
Nature

The cranberry is purely American,
but nobody knows where the ''cran"
part of the name came from. 1t
was first brought to cultivation from
the wild state on the arm OF Cade
Cod, about 100 years ago, and is a
regular crop now on $4,000 acres in
thirteen States. It requires an acid
soil on which 80 per cent Of other
vegetation viii live miserably or not
at all, and therefore it grows best on
toggY land. Propagation is from
cuttings pushed into the wet earth.
Most cranberries are red, but there
is species which is a greenish-
white when ripe.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-13
Cross Words

Come on, now, stop srallin. admit
that you We fallen for something
that's spread Ger the land. Word
puzzles. we find, are on every ones
mind, and it's likely you've taken a
hand.
This modern day craze has put
minds in a haze and run all other
puzzles to rout. Cross-wording is
fun; that's the reason it's done. So
were all wildly working them out.
We circle "a table whenever we're
able and every one starts in to
think. We dig for a word that we
never have heard and when found
it makes other words link.
Some word is a sticker. while 9TH
ers come quicker. on judgment we
needs be discreet Whenever you
stick you VIII get a real kick if you
work out the puzzle complete.
When ss-wording, folks. don't
just think they are jokes; don't fig,
ure you're uselessly fretting. Your
mind is kept burning; new words
you are learning; a fine education
you're getting.
Copyright, 1924 NEA Service, Incl
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-13

unable TO find any means Of rcliev-
ing him.
Joseph A. Caporale Of 2t3 Water
St, was stakeholder for $50 in cleo
tion bets. He stuffed the bills in
his shoe. When The shoe didn't fit
so well. he took il to Paul De Mat
teo. d cohbler Paul, like most cob
bcrs, is honest. lie returned the
$3.50 to Caporalo and didn't charge
for alterations.
Saw Ed Wynn, "tho perfect fool"
walking down Broadway looking
for all the world like an undertaken
living in a deathless city
Let's see-were we with the Ger.
mans. or against them. in the World
War? That was a long while ago,
anyway.
A four.piece German brass band
is playing in lower Manhattan, 7
saw it the other day in Frankfort
St, down in the leather and hide
district 1t consisted Of a brass
horn, trombone, cornet and clarinet
It was playing in front of an orst-
while saloon And it was playing
"Die Wacht am Rhein."
The only things missing were pref
zels and beer.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-13
A LIFE FOR A LIFE

49, AIRY DIAMOND must die. Governor Branch has so
yHn<H ruled and his word is final
THE ancient rule of life for life viii operate
Indiana The law allows and the and Governor
E9ave ordered IT.
What better purpose viii be served by taking Diamond S
life than would be served by keeping him locked in the pen
Tertiary not clear But the law provides and The law has
not progressed beyond the hard rules Of the ancient Hebrews
Diamond, testimony showed sufferer from epilepsy
An expert testified before the pardon board that would have
been possible for him kill his wife without knowing
he did it.
But Harry Diamond is poor lie had money to
employ highpced enists his trial He had the fac
ties for defense possessed by those young millionaire
Chicago who escaped death The law not pro
crossed that far
SO Harry Diamond sits in death cell Michigan City lis
hours few. He the until eec
trio viii end his earthly suffering
The law VIII have been served.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-13

DO the moving picture compa-
MES supply the clothing worn by
the actresses in the plays?
AS a rule the costumes and ex
pensive clothes are supplied but not
the plain clothes.
What Is the loss Of chickens
when killed, dressed, and dry
picked?
It is estimated to be approximate
ly 20 per cent, although Of course
the loss varies.
What Is the food value Of whole
wheat flour as compared to white
-four?
Whole wheat -four $50 calories
per pound; white wheat f1our-1 ,635
calories per pound.
What is the value Of the flying
eagle nickel cent, dated 1857?
From l to cents.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-13
THE BLIND SCHOOL SITE

TC1OVERNOR BRANCH ruled wisely when he rejected the
III Wheeler northwest of the city site for the
State school for the blind.
The site is beautiful but it is suited for blind
school In the first place. it has very valuable house
at all suited for school purposes The price, result be
necessarily be high compared with the of land in
vOlved-
The blind school should be situated far out and it
should, by all be street line and rail
road The Wheeler estate has neither qualification.
The State should not deny relatives of pupils the right
visit them II would be doing this by erecting school
far from line railroad necessary for the
shipment of supplies.
Surely there site of this kind available
dianapolis
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-13

Il is hard to stay on the level
when you have your ups and downs.
The easiest job is being plumb
er's helper. You wait while the
plumber goes for his tools.
Nothing feels more lonely than a
swimming hole In the fall
No one can put hat on your
head and make It feel as If you pus
it on there yourself.
Mirrors are great things. They
show you some one you can trust.
It takes a lot Of nerve 70 be tickled
at what hard time you have.
Living Is high because so much
Of It IS being done.
It's a Ions spell Of bad weather
that has no turning.
The outcome Of a business always
depends upon the income OF tile
business.
II you are worried Just think of
the money you VIII be saving on
the ice bill all winter.
Il looks like q hard winter for
people VINO are not fat enough to
just naturally stay warm.
The man who doesn't try to get
the best Of things finds they soon
get the best Of him.
Mother misses father when he is
out hunting because she is afraid
the other hunters will not.
The trouble with a man who
doesn't say anything is you never
can tell II he means It or not
Copyright. 1924 NFA Service. Inc)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-13
A Horses Life

In answer to a question
from a. reader on the average
and extreme life Of horses, this
column recently stated the av-
eraEe at thirty-five years and
the extreme at sixty years.
These figures were taken from
a reference work on the sub
ject, but they are Incorrect.
The United States Department
of Agriculture states that all
their statistical work Is based
on an average age Of between
thirteen and fourteen years for
a horse. The record age for a
horse is fifty-three years. A
famous trotter, Glover"
owned by Rev. Uriah Myers,
died at this age recently.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-13
SIorgan's Statement
Tongue TIPS

John Philip Sousa. march king:
Jazz? OF course. jazz is perfectly
respectable now. Don't l include it
in my programs? And, If that don't
make 1t respectable, 1 do not know
what would"
Nine. Matzenauer, operate star:
Eyes, I sang American songs before
the king Of Spain last summer and
before the queen mother. l like
American songs"
Charles w. Eliot. president emeri-
tus, Harvard University: There is
no career for women which com
pares in promise Of all the rewards
Of living with that of being the
mother Of a family,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-13
When He Sees Double

1t was Il. m. when he staggered
into his home and was promptly
confronted by his wife.
He stared feebly at her, passed
hand over his eyes and muttered
thickly: Heavens! I'm a biga-
mist"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-13
4 Thought

Let nothing be done through strife
or vainglory; but in 1owGness of
mind let each esteem other better
than themselves.-Phn. rs.
Noble deeds that are concealed
are most esteemed.-Pascal.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-13

wires and TO stop only should some
thing unusual happen In that event
he is to turn off a switch (corre-
spending with the ignitionl and step
on pedal corresponding with Il
bra1el.
The rapidity with which the man
connects the wires is noted
Then follows a terrific flash. A
flare Of electricity leaps before him
If the applicant is the kind Of man
the taxi company wants to hire. he
viii turn off the switch and step on
the brake.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-13
Family Fun
Same Answer

"You young rascal, didn't I just
hear You asking my daughter to
marry you?"
"Why-er-ah-ye
What did she say?"
why, she d-er-'yes.
Thank God! Come let's have a
driukr'-Ffg Leaf.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-13
Pas Operation

Mrs. Jones has a Manx cat
why do you call it Manx?"
Because it has a bobbed tail"
oh. yes. I know, my pa threw q
Ratchet at it and manxed it when
it got after the birds in our yard.
Youngstown Telegram.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-13
Mothers Bank Account

This check came back from the
bank marked no funds"
That's funny. They said they
had a million dollars in deposits. -
Lemon Punch.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-13
Wife's Error

TON. you never seem to be able
TO answer my questions.
well, instead Of marrying me you
should have bought an encyclope-
dia. Boston Transcript.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-13

The first colored judge in the
United States is Albert Bailey
George. newly elected To the Mn
nicipai Court in Chicago. George.
a Republican, has been a practic-
ing attorney in Chicago for
twenty-six years. He won his
place on tho municipal bench by
vote Of approximately $1,000
over his nearest Democratic rival.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-13
G. O. P. HAS
CONTROL OF
% STA TIES
Republicans Now Have Clear
Majority in National
House,

ETI ASEIINGTON, Nov. 13.-Dur
IIWI ing the period when it was
thought that the election Of
! President might be thrown into the
/ House Of Representatives, much at
tention was paid to the number Of
States controlled by the Republicans
and Democrats. respectively. The
Republicans had twenty-three. the
/ Democrats twenty and five State
delegations were tied.
/ In the newly elected Congress, the
Republicans have taken three States
from the Democrats and two from
/ the tied list. and VIII have control
Of twenty-eieht State delegations.
| The Democrats, having lost three
States to the Republicans, added
ono from the tied list and will CON
troll eighteen delegations. Two
States remain tied. These are Ne
brasla and Montana, which have
1.-THE same number of Republican and
| Democratic members OF the House.
The Republicans made gains in
1 Delaware, Nevada and West VIr-
cinia. which they took from the
Democrats. and in New Hampshire
land New Jersey. which they took
from the tied list.
Win One Seat
! The only gain made by the Demo
Gratis was in Maryland, where they
won ono additional seat in the
House giving them four Of the six
Maryland congressman and taking
/ tho list out Of the tied category.
bisrerardjng State lines. the Re
publicaus made Il net gan ~ TWEEN
/ ty-two members Of the House, in
/ creasing their number from 125 to
+ 247. AS the total membership is $50
and only us VOTES ars required 10
give q majority. tho Republicans
/ hava complete control Of the House
in their grasp
The Democrats fell from 207 to
1873. q net loss Of twenty four. The
+ Socialists doubled their representa-
ton and now have two members NJ
the House One If these rs Victor
Berger Of milwaukee,. - hold-over
member. who was once expelled from
ne House for his wartime actiW-
lies The other is Fioreilo H. La
C;uardia Of New York. who was re-
elected for the fourth time. bur who
has heretofor" called himself "A Ec-
publican. In the recent election he
ran on the Socialist ticket
Three Far1ner-Iab0r
The F3rmer-IabCr representatives
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-13
A OuiCIx Starter

And when do you really consider
you go your first start?"
when my girls old man popped
out from behind the sofa. Gifts.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-13
WATCH OUT
FOR 20 UR
INTANGLBLES
POSSESSIONS,


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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-13

Nothing feels more lonely than
swimming hole In the fall
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-13

Il Is hard to stay on the level
when you have your ups and downs.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-13
DRI VERS
TESTED BY
TAXI FIRM
Psychologist DeviSeS Plan to
Weed Out Unsafe
Drivers,
BY ROY ]. GIBBONS


III HICAGO, Nov. 19.-Unsafe
IL drivers are being eliminated
~ from the employ Of big taxi
companies here by series of
psychological tests.
Author of the tests is Prof. A. j.
Snow, associate instructor OF psy-
chOlogy at Northwestern University
Cooperating with him in the move
ment are officials of the National AS
ISOLATION Of Taxicab Owners and
safety council advisers.
There are three tests.
First, the driver is asked to look
at u sheet covered with various fig
ures and then describe what he has
seen. This is to ascertain the driv-
er's powers Of attention. observation,
memory and general keenness.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-13

No one can put hat on your
head and make It feel as If you pu.
il on there yourself.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-13

Mirrors are great things. They
show you some one you can trust.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-13

The easiest job is being 3. plumb
er's helper. You wait while the
plumber goes for his tools.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-13

It takes a lot Of nerve 70 be tickled
at what a hard time you have.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-13

Living Is high because so much
of It Is being done.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-13

The outcome Of a business always
depends upon the income OF tile
business.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-13

It's a Ions spell of bad weather
that has no turning.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-13

II you are worried. Just think of
the money you VIII be saving on
the ice bill all winter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-19

Among those to call in the past few days and give the following statement, was Mrs. M. A. Broom, $500 Georgia Road, who Is we'll known here, having been a resident of Birmingham for a number of years.
 Speaking of her condition before she used Herb Juice, Mrs. Broom says: For over a year I suffered day and night with my stomach; my food seemed to sour as soon as it reached the stomach. causing gas to form from which I would bloat and suffer, so that lots of times thought I was going to die. No matter what I ate, 1t was just the same. and I nearly starved myself, rather than suffer the pains after eat- ing. I was losing in weight every day and had worried until I was just about a nervous wreck. Of course, like every one else suffering with this trouble, I was always taking some kind of med icine, but it was only money wasted.
 In reading the paper one day, I mo- ticed a statement about HERB JUICE that seemed to fit my case, so I began using it at once, and have found it to be the greatest health restorer I have ever used. I have never used a medi- cine before that would relieve stomach trouble in the short time that HERE JUICE will, and have found the relief to be lasting. I can now eat anything l want, and never have any trouble from gas forming; nerves are in fine shape and gain in health and strength every day, and feel better in every way than I have for years.
 Many are calling daily to see the Herb Juice man at Jacobs Drug Store, 2Il North Nineteenth Street, with statements for publication, praisIng Herb Juice, that their friends may be induced to try the great remedy that has relieved many thousands of Birmingham citizens.
 Herb Juice sold at Bessemer by Pegram-P alton; EnsIey, Berney's Phar- macy; TarrRnt City, Tarrant City Drug Co.,; Pratt City, Gale Drug Store; Wylams Wylam Pharmacy; Fairfield, Anderson Drug Co.,; North Birmingham, Walker Pharmacyt BOyles, BOyIes Drug Co.,; WOOdlawn, Baines Drug Co.,; Fair field, Thomas Drug Co.I Lewisburg, Hogan Drug Co.,, and by all leading drug Eists.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-19
66 WAR CLAIMS
 HANDED DOWN Awards By Mixed Com mission Total More
 Than $65, ,000, ,0O0

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1S.-Awards totalling more than $65, ,000,0 900, a sum which exceeds the aggregate of all pre- vious awards and includes approximate ly 34,7O0,000 to Pan-American insur- ance companies and S24,300,0O0 to the veterans bureau, were handed down to- day by the American-G German war claims commission.
 The commission also ruled that F American life insurance companies could not hold Germany responsible for losses incurred on IS policies insuring eleven persons killed in the Lusitania dis aster.
 Judge Edwin B. Parker, umpire of the commission, handed down the de- cision in the Lusitania case after tlAe commissioners for the respective coun- tries were unable to agree. The two commissioners, however, handed down 66 awards in individual claims of va rious kinds totalling $6,271 ,434.S1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-19
PARTIES CHANGE
 CAMP PAICN PLAN
(Continued From Pare One. !


 up a hornets nest. His own advisors regarded it as fatal for national cam paign manager to let the public in on what he believed to be the truth and his republican opponents have sought ever since to show that his admission was a sign of weakness. As a matter of fact it was a public statement of what everyone in the Davis, Coolidge and La Toilette camps admit privately-a sit uatiOn that none can analyze accurately at this time.
 Several weeks ago a Davis leader said he believed the final battle-ground fould be in the state east of the Missis- sippi river and that the party could we'll afford to let the insurgent republi- can-coalition forces fight it out in the west. Nobody was pleased with the statement. The democrats insisted they would fight for every state in the union outside of those regarded as rock-ribbed republican and the republicans de- clared they did not fear either Davis in the east or the La Follette-Wheeler movement in the west.
 The Davis trip through the middle west was hailed by the democratic man. agers as triumphal march. Obversely it was said by the republicans to have been failure and forerunner of a Coolidge landslide. Apparently both "iA"s have been bluffing.
 Headquarters Change
 Every promient democratic leader who can spare the time has been urged to come to New York to assist in the drive for the states east of the Missis- sippi river. Although Washington will continue to be the "titular" head us'Jers of the party it will be at the Hctei Belmont that Frank Hague of New Jersey, Edmund H. Moore of Ohio, Thomas Taggart of Indiana, Wal ter Moore of Alabama, and other "big guns will plan their campaign.
 On the other hand the republicans seem to have moved their heavy artillery to Chicago-despite their assertion that the middle west is safe. William NJ Butler, national chairman, went there two weeks ago convinced that all was well and that the La Toilette movement was a failure. This week he called to his side James Reynolds, head of Washington headquarters, likewise ''titular." but highly important in view of it's proximity to the White House and to c. Bascom Slemp, the President's closest adviser. He also summoned George Barr Baker, in charge of na- tional publicity, and other confidential advisers.
 There is only one thing the democrats need to make them feel sure of q Davis victory in the east. This is the agree ment of Governor Smith to accept the renomination which will be rendered him by exclamation as Syracuse next week. They feel New York is the pivotal state and hereafter every effort will be made to save it.