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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-02
THE FRANKS MURDER CONFESSIONS

HE whole country shocked by the confessions of
Chicago youths of wealthy parents the murder of
Robert Franks another boy The details of the
horrible it cleverly planned and the motive is msy
that the whole affair is almost unbelievable
The moral the story lies in the danger of deness boys
of wealthy parents 1t lies the lack of interest the part
of the boys while things part of the blame undoubt
eddy rests with their parents.
Of two youths with healthy minds would
have thought of such thing much have carried But
their minds must have become occupied with such scheme be-
they had no healthy, normal interests.
The fault lies in the fact that these boys allowed
of the idle rich before they had acquired the
balance to keep their minds in normal channels.
"We had been reading of kidnapping adventures and
mands for ransom Nathan Leopold of the confessed a
said We had all the money needed course but
thought would be ripping good adventure kdnap
youngster and try to get some money for it,
Perhaps the the whole affair contained in the
statement eve had all the money needed, of
their allowances had been limited only what they
and they had been able horrible scheme
if they had healthy interest e if necessary
for them to get ahead the world the murder would
not have occurred
Of course this extreme But it has food for
thought.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-02
THE DEMOCRATIC PROBLEM

EV1 the their convention approaching the Demo
wv Indiana faced with such problem has not
confronted them That problem their attitude
toward the Ku-Klux Klan.
Khan support had much to do with the nomination of Ed
the Republican candidate for Governor Everyone is
agreed that Taking for granted that the nomination meant
the Khan would be predominant ISSUE Dr. Carleton B. McCul
candidate the Democratic nomination for Governor de-
cared against the Khan His stand approved by Of
the leaders of the party To McCuOchS statement at
ached almost all the Importance of party declaration.
Then the Republicans upset the little playhouse of the
Democrats by maintaining their platform absolute silence
question of Khan The Khan worked openly in the
Republican convention which omnaed candidates for minor
State offices, but it had part officially.
Now, if the Khan made issue, who will be responsible
This question that will be big in the campaign for
vast number of voters do feel that campaign should be
fought basis of religious differences If the Democrats
include antiKan plank while the Republicans will have
Khan plank kind will the Democrats be held responsible
for dragging the issue into the campaign?
This is the question that is worrying Democratic leaders
They that the Khan activities in the Republican pr
and Republican convention made the organization The
Republicans pmed blame the Democrats for raising the
issue if they declare against the Klan.
1t will take clever political maneuvering clear the
atmosphere.
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Nature

The name Of the order to which
fleas belong, comes from two Greek
words, meaning a tube and wing
less. They refer to the form Of
their mouths and the wingless con-
dition of the insect. About $50 spe-
cies of fleas are known, this country
being favored with nearly so spe-
cies.
The f1ea's body is admirably suited
to his occupation and chosen home.
Imagine him with a wide, fat body,
trying to skip around among Ffdo'
hairs. Instead. his body is com
pressed like someone had given him
a hard pinch and forgotten to let go.
Strong, spine-like hairs project back
ward from the hinder part of his
body. These spines, probably, by
catching around bases of hairs, pre-
vent his slipping backward and al
low him to GO steadily forward. Each
foot is furnished with two claws.
which enable Mr.. Flea to hang on
for dear life.
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Science

Anthropology is the science that
studies man. During the past ten
years an enormous amount Of new
material. both historic and prehis-
toric, has piled up In this science,
30 that today it is necessary to recast
most of its principles. Anthropology
as learned q few years ago is wrong
in many particulars.
The leader Of the new ideas in this
science is w. j. Perry, who advances
the Egyptian theory. In the past it
was held that civilization developed
at about the same time in several
different places. The new anthropol-
ogy, based on strong evidence, traces
civilization to the one original home
Egypt.
According to this view, there is in
reality only one civilization, which
was developed by a superior race in
a favorable climate, and in a coun-
try geographically central. The new
science has now traced most Of the
customs, religions and organizations
of society, wherever civilization had
a foothold, to prehistoric Egypt
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NEW SLANT
ON COOLIDGE
SEEN NO w
Believe He Is Deliberately
Making G, 0, P, Pure
Iy Conservative,
Times Washington Bureau,
1929 Nclp York AVe.

WASHINGTON, June "A new
school Of thought is developing in
Washington concerning President
Calvin Coolidge. This school be-
Heves that Coolidge Is consciously
and purposely working to make the
Republican party purely cOnserva-
tive; that the continual elimination
of progressive support is causing him
no worry whatever. He is declared
ready to have the party Organiza-
ton drop all camouflage and take its
place frankly as the representative
of the conservative interests.
In other words, this school Of
thought puts him as the pioneer Of
the long expected day when one Of
the old parties would be conserva-
tive and the other progressive or
radical When conservative Demo
Gratis cross over into the Republican
column and progressive Republicans
become Democrats.
Tax Bill Is Instance
How much basis there is for this
theory is hard to estimate. Nobody
knows Coolidge's purpose, Of course.
His course of conduct, however,
lends color to the idea. He has ad-
hered stubbornly to a conservative
program in the face of political pun
ishment. lie has offered no conces-
sions to the progressives. The tax
bill and the bonus are the two latest
examples Of his determination not
to be swerved from his path.
OF the dozens of old guard regu-
lars who voted upon the Mellon plan
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NOW THEY
DUMP TEA
IN HARBOR
It Has More Kick Than That
Spilled in Boston in
Old Days.
By WILL CRESSY

Copyright, 1924, NEA Service, Inc)
~ OSTON, Mass, June 2.-Bos-
x ton, the Hub of the Universe.
A hub is part of a wheel. Bos-
tonians all have them.
The first white man to set foot in
Boston was a Swedish heavyweight,
Lief Erickson, in the year 1901.
Lief was just sort of skallahooting
around on a summer vacation and
did not realize what an opportunity
he was missing to establish one Of
Boston's First Families, for, unfor-
tunately, he left no descendants to
speak of.
But it was not until 166-some-
thing or other, that Boston really
got a start Then a lot of disap-
pointed Methodists over in England
got sore at the deal they were get
ting from the X. of G. and the K.
K *. and the Quakers and the Shak-
ers, and so they decided to go over
to America where they could do unto
others as others had been doing unto
them.
Buy Excursion Boat
So they bought Dutch excursion
boat, and as it was November. they
called it the Mayhower. And they
loaded it with ancestors and antique
furniture and started over to be Pill
grims and get their names in the
papers and sell off the furniture.
While the exact dimensions OF
this ship have been mislaid, statis-
ticians have figured it out, taking
for a basis The amount of furniture
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there are many whose conservatism
is quite as deep rooted AS Coolidge's
Protection of big business is just as
close to their hearts. But they rec
ognize political expediency. They
know when they are licked. as they
express II. and when to get aboard
the wagon. They complain that
Coolidge doesn't. 1t was the same
AS to the bonus. They refuse TO face
the voters in their true colors.
Chance for Watson
The politicians have difficulty in
understanding their President Each
time that an important appointment
is due from the White House they
figure out the political consequences
involved and reach their own CON
illusions Of what Coolidge win do.
Usually they are mistaken. He
doesn't do 1t. They say, Now il
VIII be good politics for Coolidge if
he selects a progressive for tempo
rary chairman Of the coming con
vention. So a progressive will be
chosen"
But the President names Theo-
dore Burton, conservative.
"Ah. say the politicians, that
now makes 1t inevitable that the per
manent chairman shall be a progress
sive. II viii be a progressive-and
from the West"
But the Presidents personal choice
turns out to be Senator Wadsworth
conservative from the East
They mustn't be surprised if Cool
idge now puts his o. X. on Pepper or
Jim Watson for Vice President.
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Tom Sims Saws:

Coolidge doesn't want to veto as
many bills as many a husband does.
Seeing that the poor children have
fresh milk during the hot days is
protecting our most important infant
industry.
A man who won't cuss a dull razor
blade doesn't deserve to have whis-
kers.
In Chicago, the cops located a ban
dit by calling him over the phone,
proving there is no safety in tele-
phone numbers.
Getting married is a good thing,
but can become a bad habit.
A nickel in the collection plate
every Sunday will not buy golden
harp.
1t is spring, but the men have to
do more than put on a bathing suit
to get their pictures in the paper.
The flower of our manhood may
be the college graduates, as a Prince
ton professor says, but the flower of
politics is the forget-me-not.
The silent drama is not as much
discussed as the silent dram.
When vacation starts at school it
ends at home.
A bachelor is a man who always
found he was hugging decisions.
Many a young fellow who pretends
to be climbing to success is merely
being boosted up the family tree.
A gossip in time tells nine.
Hard knocks are good for d man,
unless he is knocking himself.
A humbug is always buzzing about
himself.
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brought over in the Mayflower,"
that it was a trifle over three miles
long, half mile wide and 1900 feet
deep.
They bought the whole states of
Maine. New Hampshire. Vermont,
Connecticut. Rhode Island and Mas
sachusetts from the Indians for
three boxes of axle grease, a set Of
golf sticks and a bath tub.
Oh, That's Why
AS the Indians demanded cash on
delivery they called the place Cape
c. o. D.
Many distinguished people have
come from around Boston. Some Of
them were mostly distinguished for
that fact
Benjamin Butler, who sued the
Boston Transcript for damages be
cause it said he looked like William
]. Bryan, came from Boston.
Lydia Pinkham, who discovered
she was Womans Friend. at a dol
lar each, came from Lynn.
4COCLOI IlONd lOtdLEA MS PHI
mines at Lowell and Doctor Sidltz
built the first powder mill
Joseph Miller wrote his Book Of
Reference. In this book he gives
the correct answer to that question
which has puzzled scientists for
ages: Question-Why does a hen
cross Washington St?
In We olden days Bostonians used
their harbor to dump tea in. Since
1913 prohibition agents have used it
to dump everything but tea in.
One Of Bostons greatest pr;des is
Bunker Hill Monument, built to
celebrate a battle that took place on
another hill two miles away.
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SIamming the Doctor

II admire DR. Young immensely.
He is so persevering in the face Of
difficulties that he always reminds
me of Patience sitting on a monu-
ment."
yes; but what I am becoming
rather alarmed about is the number
Of monuments sitting on his pa
tents. Peoples Journal Glasgow
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-02

MAYT TIE UP
1924 RESULT
Queer Turn Of Events Could
Result From Third Party
Move.
BY HARRY B. HUNT
NEA Service Writer


EV7 ASHINGTON, June 1.-The
1--WE Democrats. if they are wise,
- viii put the man they want
to be president in the second place
on their ticket-provided of course,
that he is a real. hOnest-to-John,
outstanding. progressive sort of
gent"
Such is the suggestion Of La Fol
lette supporters, who believe that if
progressive Democrats play the
game shrewdly they will be able, by
getting their man on the ticket as
vice presidential candidate. to land
him in the White House On March
4, 1925.
Sounds rather absurd and foolish,
doesn't it? But it's really a very
wise and astute proposal. And
there's absolutely no catch in it!
Follow carefully and you'll find how
very simple it is.
Could Prevent Election
With Democrats and Republicans
in a neck-and-neck race, a third or
Independent party which could
carry even four or five States would,
by preventing either old party from
obtaining a majority Of the electors,
throw the election into Congress.
That much is conceded and is old
stuff
In which event the House Of Rep
resentatives. voting by States. must
try to elect a president and the Sen.
ate, voting as individuals, ballots
for vice president.
No Clear Majority
With five of the forty-eight State
delegations tied as between Repub-
licans and Democrats, neither party
holds a clear majority, by States, in
the House. La Toilette also would
be able to control the vote of Wis
consin, recorded as Republican, and
perhaps Of Minnesota and North Da-
kota. A deadlock which could be
maintained indefinitely might result
there.
In the Senate. where the member
ship votes as individuals, the Demo
Gratis and La Toilette progressives
hold, together, a clear majority. If
the Democratic vice presidential can
didate was satisfactory to the La
Toilette group. there would be little
delay in putting him across.
Who Would Succeed
Suppose, then-since this is purely
a speculative story-March 4 arrives
without the House having selected
a President.
President Coolidge's term expires
at noon March 4. No successor, as
such, has been chosen. What hap
pens?
A Vice President, duly elected by
the Senate as provided by the Con-
stitution, has been chosen.
And the Vice President, in event
a vacancy occurs in the presidency,
accedes to that office. Therefore
Up steps the man who has been
selected by the Senate as Vice Presi-
dent to take the tiller of the ship of
State. O. E. D.
Thus is the play figured, and fig
ured seriously. So seriously, in fact,
that actual discussion Of a Demo
cratic vice presidential nominee who
would be satisfactory to La Toilette,
has been reached.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-02
W. G. M'ADOO
GETS WHAT
He WANTS
Psychologist Says Candidate
Has Chin Like Woodrow
Wilson,
DIR. WIN. NJ. MARsTON.
Washington Psychologist and Psy-
Cho-Analyst

XVI LILLIAN GIBBS MADOO has
NV a sinEularly firm, compact
- face and head.
Ills chin offers some impeachment
70 rapid executive action, but not
enough to get him into any great
difficulty. A very prominent chin,
like that Of Woodrow Wilson. his
famous father-in-law. is an OBJ
struction TO executive progress.
McAdoo's mouth is thin, large and
straight This means he doesn't
waste words The drawing of the
mouth corners up. and back, to-
eether with the deep lines caused by
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DR. Lenna L. Meanes, Inter
national Conference of Women
Physicians: 1T looks as if men
were going to lead in the game OF
keeping fit. 1t remains to be seen
whether woman is practicing what
she pl caches"
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Family Fun
Nome at All

He had risked his life to rescue
the fair maid from a watery grave,
and, of course, her father was duly
grateful.
Young man." he said, Il can
never thank you sufficiently for your
heroic act You incurred an awful
risk in saving my only daughter"
"None whatever, sir" replied the
amateur life-saver; II am already
married. Chicago News.
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INTERVIEWER

10 Ado is stimulating the business of electric light and ee
IN graph companies 1t is also gold mine for "copper"
rubber and other industries Illustrating industry
creates business for others
factory gets lot of orders In filing them generates
business for railroads. makers of materials power companies
coal Mines not to mention that machinery keeps wearing out
and has to be replaced Indusay dependent on
each other the tiny fossils which, clustered in millions make
up coral reef.
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But Not ON Head

A Washington medical report has
a warning to mothers in the follow
ing: Beware Of hairbrushes on
your children" Many a little boy
has felt the need of that advice to
mamma at times.-Frankfort News
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Sir Darcy Power, K. B. E., great
English surgeon: your American
people are much more energetic
than ours Why. we couldn't get
started at 8 o'clock in the morn
ing"
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Tongue Tips

Douglas Fairbanks: "A smile in
the morning will do you more good
than grapefruit"
Mrs William Triton, womens di-
vision, Anti Saloon League; "A semi
dry candidate is one who has CON
stantly voted against US. but yet, at
the eleventh hour, declares he is
with us. The woods are full Of such
candidates just now"
Bishop Slattery. Episcopal: The
ages in which the State has been
simply another name for the church
nave been unfortunate for both in
stitutions."
George Woods. Lincoln, Neb., who
with mis- brothers has just bought
81 600. 900 worth Of corn land: There
is not in ali the world today a
single surplus ear of corn. Good
lands are today the best investment
in the market"
NJ. Allen Starr, traveller and pro
fessor neurology, Columbia Uni
versity: Since the war all the dis
agreeable characteristics of the Ger
mans. instead of having been duly
chastened by defeat and disgrace. ap-
pear to have been accentuated."
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little Johnnie KNEW

Johnny. can you tell me what a
hypocrite is?"
Eyes, ma'am. It's a boy what
comes to school with smile on his
face. "-Quotable Anecdotes, by D. B.
Knox.
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marital advice cannot be given. nor
can extended research be undertaken.
All other questions will receive per
sonal reply. Unsigned requests cannot
be answered. AL l'tters are conhdeE-
tial.-Editor
What States are included in
the corn belt?
Ohio, Indiana. Illinois. Iowa, Mis-
souri,. eastern Kansas, eastern Ne
braska southeastern South Dakota
and southwestern Minnesota, but
Delaware, Maryland, Virginia. Ken
lucky and Tennessee have a higher
percentage of crop acreage in corn
than do the States Of the corn belt
proper, and these States are some
times referred to as the south cen
trail corn belt States.
To what does the now movie
Of the Department Of Agricul-
ture entitled THE Modern Pied
Piper" refer?
Rat control.
What is a good spray for
blackberry vines?
Lead arsenate solution. which can
be obtained at drug stores.
How many men have been
killed while enforcing the pro-
hibition amendment?
Forty -two.
What is the largest fine ever
paid for a conspiracy to VIC
late the Eighteenth Amend
ment; in other words, for boot
Logging?
The fine was $4,000, together
with a sentence of twenty years
imprisonment, given to Morris Or
SAITH Of Los Angeles.
How old is Harrison Ford?
'32.
What is the tariff on ice
skates?
Twenty per cent of the value.
What are the addresses of
Shirley Mason. Tom Moore,
Reginald Denny and Wanda
Hawley?
Shirley Mason, Fox Studios,
Western Ave, Hollywood, Cal.
Tom Moore, Lasky Studio, Long
Island. N Y. Reginald Denny,
Universal Studios, Universal City,
Cal. Wanda Hawley, Fox Studios,
Western Ave, Hollywood, Cal.
What State has the largest
number of cattle and sheep
ranches in the United States?
Texas.
How many radio sets are there
in homes in the United States?
About 100000.
What is the white scum on
vinegar on pickles?
This is formed by the wild yeast
and bacteria. II should be kept
SKINNED off as 1t forms.
Was Voltaire converted on his
deathbed?
According to Lippincott's biogra-
phies, Voltaire signed a deathbed
confession and consented to receive
absolution. This alleged conversion
is said to have been brought about
by his wish to have Christian burial.
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Daughter Had Ideas

81 fear 1 am not worthy of you. p"
well, don't worry about that. Be
tween mother and myself l guess
we can effect the necessary improve
ments. Boston Transcript.
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He that is slow to wrath is of
great understanding but he that is
hasty of spirit exalteth folly.-Prov
1929.
Temperate anger well becomes
the wise.-Philemon
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When Dad SnOred

rs daddy asleep?"
yes, mother, all but his nose. -
London HumOrist.
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ONE THING about the radio: 1t is having electric
effect our long dormant home life
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EVERY time hear from Paris the women over there
are leaving something off Now is cgarettes-about all
there was left
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Governor Al Smith, New York:
mo man ever loses by taking the
sight course.
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YOUNG woman, to be married in a few days. was ar
rested for pocketpicking which would to be posv
proof of her marital purposes.
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ONE astronomer while there vegetables
there human life. That looks like real farm prob
lem.
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FOUR BOBBEDHAIR bandits in prison. havin
had their cut short too
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Ask The Times

You can get an answer 20 any aues-
ton Of fact " information by writing
to the Indianapolis Times Washington
Bureau 1922 New York Ave. wash
inEtOu ID c.. inclosing cents IN
stamps for reply Medical legal and
marital advice cannot be given. nor
can extended research be undertaken.
All other questions will receive a per
sonal reply Unsigned requests cannot
be answered. AL l'tters are conlden-
tial-EditOr
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CONSTRUCTION of apartment houses on large scale
all the country is predicted for this season Home
Suite Home
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NEXT WEEK WILL CRESSY
WRITES FROM PHILADELPHIA.
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Douglas Fairbanks: "A smile in
the morning will do you more good
than grapefruit"