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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-17
DAYLIGHT FOR THE TREASURY

&c TENATOR COUZENS of Michigan has finally persuaded the
investigate the administration of the Federal in
bureau the Treasury and he himself has been named
member of the committee of five undertake that inquiry.
Though daily diet be overbalanced in the matter
of Senate Investigations let overlook this brand
for may become the important of all
Neither Congress the public has been allowed know
what has gone behind the secret doors of the Treasury the
of income leves and refunds
Those been close the Treasury Washington
have income and lawyers and with
startling regularity representing big interests There have been
reductions and recently the Secretary of the
Treasury filed report with Congress show that $20O00
900 refunded in 1920.
that employees of the Treasury Depart
hired by the interests whose
they formerly handled Washington many these for
mer employees established themselves smptuous Offices
bought cars homes generally made display of
their afluence
This say that they did their money hon
estly.
All do know is that Treasury officials from Secretary
down. of Couzens
bring about this investigation.
They consistently opposed the idea of publicity for
returns urged in Congress.
They wanted light the practices Of
the income administration which handles billion do
lars of public each year.
That is big be handled in Temptations
great and human flesh is weak.
This inquiry by the let day
light into the Treasury This paper welcomes the
direction of more honesty in government
PERHAPS this idea of outlawing would be materially
advanced if we outawed the profteers of war.
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Read Mt. 22:34-46. Text: 22:37-S9.
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with
all thy heart, and with all thy soul,
and with all thy mind. Thou shall
love thy neighbor as thyseR.
80 far as we can now see there
can never be anything better for any
personal being than to love God and
all other beings. So the objective held
up in the teachings Of Jesus, 1t would
seem, cannot be outgrown. There
may be great advances made in
strengthening the heart OF love, ex.
tending it's scope and increasing the
efficiency of its expression. but there
is nothing better conceivable than
love"
MEDITATION: AS we study the
life and teachings Of Jesus we find
that the one thing that life is to pro
duce is character. Along with this
discovery we also learn that the means
by which God inspires his children to
achieve character is love, that is, that
love is the best thing in life and that
only through active love can true
character be achieved.
PERSONAL QUESTION: What
does Gods love mean to me?
PRAYER: Eternal God, may thy
love become a great assurance. May
We walk in the light of thy fellowship
and not be afraid. Let us know that
thy protecting love is about us and
! that underneath us are thine everlast.
ing arms. Amen.
Copyright, 1924-F. L. Fagley)
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Animal Facts

Perhaps you think it is your blood
that makes you warm. Wrong. It's
your body that makes your blood
warm. The oxygen you take in with
every breath Is constantly, though
slowly burning tissues that are no
longer needed and the blood flowing
throgh them picks up the heat. A
man can live two months without
food, a week in humid climates with
out water, but without oxygen he dies
in few minutes.
Sunlight penetrates less than two
thirds of a mile below the surface of
the ocean. Hence, no sea plants grow
down there and fish living at that and
greater depths feed exclusively on
each other Hunger has given them
powerful jaws and vicious looking
teeth.
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MRS. FRANCIS INGRAM.
School Histories
70 the EDITOR OF The Times

To the Editor OF The Times
In 1921, Charles Grant Miller, Rose
bank, n. Y, published a booklet,
Treason to American Traditions"
This 1 introduced to the national en-
campment of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars at Detroit. 1 was appointed
chairman of a committee on investi
cation.
The charges made by Mr.. Miller
were proved to be trae. namely, that
American history text books were be-
ing revised in an un-AInerican spirit.
Our national Americanization chair
man, Capt. Walter I. Joyce of New
York City, was directed to start the
fight against these text books.
From that day the fight has been
waged with the V. F. w. taking the
lead. Thousands of anti-American or
pro-British histories have been dis
carded.
An Indianapolis newspaper sug-
gests that certain press association
be delegated to write an American
history.
As chairman of the Americaniza-
ton committee of the department of
Indiana Veterans Of Foreign Wars. I
say No" We will oppose any such
history and viii oppose it as stub
bornIy as we have other distinctly
pro British histories.
ARTHUR G. GRESHAM.
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BUSINESS is
BETTER, SAY
RAIL HEADS
Greatest Danger to Country
Is in Folks Living. Above
Incomes,
BY GEORGE H. BRITT
NFA Ser1,ice Writer

- EICAGO. March 17.-Now that
IT 1924 has got well started
~ around the track, what sort of
year for business is it proving to be?
The question was put up to the
heads of transcontinental railroads,
who should know. if any one does,
Just what and where and how much
the people of the Nation are buying
and selling and carrying on trade.
Business moves In broad curves
rather than by jumps and jerks; and
now It is on the upward slope" an
swers President William II. Finley Of
the Chicago & Northwestern.
Business B0Oms
THE year 1928 established a new
record for the railroads, and it does
not now seem this record should be
regarded as extraordinary or unlike
ly to be matched" says Preside''; w.
B. Story of the Santa Fe.
And the Eastern roads, reporting
to the Middle Atlantic States Regional
Advisory Board. estimate shipments
of most commodities in their territory
this year will exceed those Of 1928
by more than 10 per cent.
Farmer Worries
Prosperity and good times have
come to tarry a while.
II am much more optimistic than
I was last fall" declares President
Finley. II believe business will be
better than it has been since the
railroads were returned to private
control
THE one fly In the ointment IS
the predicament of the farmer. I do
not see any great relief for him i'm
mediately. Artificial remedies such as
price fixing by law will not solve the
problem.
IF you ask me what is the great
est danger to the country, I'd say
1t Is in people living beyond their
incomes. That means dishonest liv-
ing. But in spite of adverse factors,
in spite Of the retarding effect Of a
presidential election, I expect bust
ness to continue good"
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Science

Louis A. Coolidge. Massachusetts,:
1--WE are trying to standardize educa-
ton. That is what Germany did IN
til her people goose-stepped into one
of the greatest wars of history. There
are things that you can standardiZe,
but you can't standardize human
souls"
Gertrude Anterior, author: 'Ro-
nance Is beautiful, and all life. as all
art, would be poorer without it, but,
unbridled and undirected. it is the
curse of modern civilization"
Halleck w. Seaman, banker, Gin.
ton, Iowa: 1.-The prosperity of the
Nation rests primarily upon the pros
perity of the Mississippi valley States,
for it is there the meal tickets of the
masses, are eventually punched"
Miss Helen Varick Boswell, vice
president Brotherhood Of Locomotive
Engineers Trust Co.: Women are
the real financiers of the home. They
have resorted to makeshifts and to
subuerIuges, but they have made 81 do
the work OF two
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Tongue Tips

DIR. William M. McGovern, explorer:
THE Thibetans will not dig for gold
or oil. They believe that the dis
turbance of the earth's surface will
liberate imprisoned devils"
George Lord. Michigan State tax
commissioner: IF public officials
knew that there was & committee of
taxpayers which would check up on
expenditures, they would hesitate
about running the community farther
and farther into debt"
Judge Arba S. Van Valkenburg,
Kansas City: I'VE should not play
fast and loose with those who have
exposed their lives in the country's
service"
DIR. Frank Crane, minister and
writer: 1--WE love nothing with such
passionate pain as bad habit"
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ways spent summer vacations in
the country, and in his earlier days,
at sea in a sloop along the New
England coast.
Another important factor in his
life has been his ability to sleep.
81 could spend long evenings IN
stirring debates and go to sleep on
getting home I could write dill
gently on an interesting subject I'M
til II o'clock and be asleep the mo-
ment I got into bed" he asserts.
Few men at 80 are able to 1--we
the pace of DR.. Eliot.
He is as active as a man Of so,
although he has recently under
taken TO guard his physical
strength. living somewhat Of q Sc
cluded life.
Is Mentally Alert
Close associates assert that he is
as intellectually alert today as he
was fifteen years ago when he re-
tired from the post as head Of Har-
ward.
Perhaps. the outstanding thing
about his intellectual interests is
that he looks forward, never back
ward. He is interested In tomor-
row. not yesterday. The future OF
humanity holds his attention. never
It's past
He has absolute faith in democ-
racy, firmly believing that education
and religion are the fundamentals
OF democracy.
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Heard in the Smoking Room

TT1 HE fat fellow in the corner,
putting away at a fat cigar,
IL was telling the story as the
train rushed toward Youngstown.
1.-TWO rival dry goods travelling
statesmen arrived by the same train
at a small country town to land a
big order. The younger secured the
only vehicle, a wheel-barrow, dumped
his samples in 1t and started to wheel
the lot to the dry goods store. The
elder was about to admit defeat when
he saw a motor-hearse standing near
the station. I'll give you couple
Of dollars If you land me at Cotton &
Camisoles store before that fellow
with the barrow he said, so make 1t
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-17
Plea for Dogs
itor of The Times

To the Editor Of The Times
In The Times recently was an ar
ticle telling of a dog saving wom-
ans life In this city.
In the Indianapolis pound are other
dogs begging for homes-dogs that
will protect your homes from thieves,
that will watch your children, that
may save your life.
A Louisville paper printed plea
for the dogs in the pound at Louis
vile. Many farmers took advantage
of the chance to get a dog, paid taxes
and secured a faithful pal for life.
Perhaps just the dog for you is
waiting at the pound in Indianapolis.
What are a few dollars in consider
alton of what a dog has to offer in
return?
MRS. FRANCIS INGRAM.
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snappy.' And the driver of the
hearse agreed and quickly earned his
50. The elder salesman was leaving
the store when his rival, bathed in
perspiration, arrived with his barrow.
No use your going in, old man. said
the successful one. I have the order
in my wallet
Yes, but how the devil did you get
here?' asked the other.
Did you see a motor-hearse pass
your
Yes, OF course I did
We'll, I was in It,
Good Lord! exclaimed the de-
feated one. Why put down my bar.
row and took off my COMPOUNDED hat
to you i"
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Unofficial report says half the last
June husbands are washing dishes.
Summer is worse than winter. You
can't throw a little ice on the CRATE
and keep the room cool.
Los Angeles woman, who wouldn't
believe q traffic cop, will now.
The rational shoe buyers held y
speaker less banquet, and this is q
plan that should become popular.
Since 1000 horses are killed in bull
fights in Spain every year. they ought
to use hivvers.
Vampire movies are staging a come
back. Same old plots are used. Just
been re-vamped.
Next thing to perpetual motion is
digging up new oil troubles.
Why say candidates hurl their hats
into the ring, when they slip them in
so gently?
The Federal soldier bonus rates
3DOut ten wound cn0VTOnS now.
New York is the city OF opportuni-
ty A man who went there broke owes
$2O3, 005.85 now.
They don't have sleeping cars on
the road to success.
Quickest way to reduce is 10 weigh
on q coal dealers scales.
Twenty years ago today we were
all wondering how long before spring.
Perhaps four big American battle
ships found unfit could be sold to the
um-runnerS.
Insane asylums are getting ready
for the annual spring poet rush.
A Boston man asks divorce because
she wouldn't fire the furnace. Her
mistake was failing to keep him 81
not water.
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IT'S JUST (codcAAFEATA
i As WELL \ P65EX1D

uR men Of facts and werehave over
looked an interesting weghty things that
have or will occur have told us yet
today members OF clique tha plays at
And how OF these men Deee aI
heya lex al abi-byes, speak?
iexcuses thus
his wife
believes met Ye she does
wife
poker the Of knowing scout
known Il all life blu a bet
full the echo of his
the
Joy, ike he smoke, behind shed
firmly still
doping to that end perhaps it's just we'll
Copyright 1924. NBA Service Incl
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Family Fun
She DID 1t

The tough young woman Of heroic
proportions had applied for and re-
ceived the job of assistant cook and
general factotum in a restaurant. Sud
denly there was the noise of battle,
and next morning she appeared in
court, unruffed and unchanged
What did you mean by knocking
those two helpless men unconscious"
demanded the magistrate.
well" answered the athletic lady,
"the cook told me to beat up a couple
Of eggs. "-American Legion Weekly.
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Editors Mail

Tho editor is willing TO print views
Of Times readers on interesting sub
jects Make your comment brief.
Sign your name as an evidence OF
good faith. 1t will not be printed
If you object
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BY HAROLD B. MATSON

BY HAROLD B. MATSON
NEA Service Writer
T~1ANIBRIDGE, Mass, March
IA prescription for health
LII and mental alertness until
ninety
Eat moderately, sleep at least
seven hours a night with windows
open, take regular exercise in the
open air, use no stimulants, enjoy
all natural delights without excess
in any, and keep under AZ circum-
stances a serene spirit as possible"
II is DIR. Charles w. Eliot's an
swer to the worlds question: What
Is your secret?
He will be 90 years old March 20.
My experience does not furnish
a short, explicit prescription for
keeping health and working power.
probably because many and various
causes have contributed to the re.
suit" he says.
Borne Much Labor
THAT l have borne much labor
and responsibility without suffering
even temporary breakdowns, seems
to be due-after the inheritance Of
a sound constitutional my posses
sion Of a good muscular and ner-
vous system, prescribed by open air
exercise and the habit of moderate
eating.
1T may have contributed to the
fortunate result that at no time Of
my life have ever made use Of
nerve stimulants like tea. coffee, to-
bacco or alcohol, although I have
never been a total abstainer from
any OF these stimulants except cot
fee. When 1 have taken them It
has always been IN dilute forms"
He is a firm believer in the good
effects Of change Of ones environ.
ments. During his life he has al
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-17

APES CLOSE
TO HUMANS
Four Types Similar in Struc-
ture to Man-GOriIIa Is
FeroCi0uS,
F erOCiOuS,
BY DAVID DIETZ
Science Editor of The Times
L l. = 4 -

copyright Dy OdNlu DIeII
ri HE man-like or anthropoid apes
II represent the highest type of
evolution among the apes.
They come the nearest to man in
similarity Of structure.
They do not have tails.
There are four types of anthropoid
apes found today-the gibbon, the
orang, the chimpanzee and the go
rilla.
The gibbon is the smallest Of the
man-ike apes, rarely exceeding a
height of three feet.
His arms are longer than his legs,
touching the ground when he stands
erect.
The gibbon swings from branch to
branch, hanging by his hands after
the fashion of acrobats. He spends
the day in the tree-tops, descending
to the ground only at night.
Easily Brought to Bay
He runs along the ground with diff
fculty. and is easily brought to bay.
But In the trees, he can swing by his
arms from branch to branch for hours
at a time, making leaps Of II to 18
feet at a time.
The orang is found in the swampy
forests Of Sumatra and Borneo. He
Is reddish in color, stands about four
feet high but has an arm span Of
about seven and half feet.
He is unable to stand erect. He Is
a sluggish creature and climbs trees
"a ha
ion Of a man than an ape,
The chlmpanZee is found in Africa.
His skin is black. He reaches a
height of about five feet but is less
bulky than the orang and has the
agility Of the gibbon
He swings from tree to tree in the
same fashion that the gibbon does.
Runs on All Fours
He rests in a sitting position, walks
upon his hind limbs, but runs on all
four.
The chimpanzee has a larger head
than the orang. His head bears con-
siderable resemblance to that Of early
prehistoric man.
The gorilla is the most formidable
of all the man-like apes. He is found
only I'm tropical Africa.
He stands about four feet nigh and
weighs over 400 pounds. The legs
are short. but the upper part Of the
torso shows exceptional development.
The gorilla has coarse black hair
which becomes gray in old age.
The hands and feet Of the gorilla
resemble these OF man more than
those Of any Of the other apes 90.
The gorilla is a ferocious fighter,
using both hands and teeth. He
walks on the ground with sort Of
shutting gait the body never en-
tirely upright.
Next article in series; The Evolu-
ton of Man,
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Could a wire stretched 1000
miles, not grounded pick up
enough static 10 kill a person?
Yes. In fact, during thunderstorms
even a very much shorter stretch
might prove dangerous.
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A Thought

Thine own friend, and thy fathers
friend, forsake not.-Prov. 27:10.
Fl FRIEND may well be reckoned
Al the MASTERPIECES of nature
Emerson.
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Is II true pearl can be formed
by inserting a grain of sand in an,
oyster?
A. grain of sand properly introduced
into the shell of a pearl oyster or
pearl mussel may lead to pearl forma-
ton. but probably not to the produc-
ton If a perfect pearl. This idea is
centuries old. The trouble is to OBJ
tain unattached, round specimens.
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ton If a perfect pearl. This idea Is
centuries old. The trouble is to OBJ
tain unattached, round specimens.
How is an engagement an
nounced in the newspapers, and
should a picture be put in the pa
pers?
The day before the engagement Is
formally announced by a party, din
ner, dance. or some social affair, the
mother or relative Of the bride tele-
phones the papers and gives the an
nCuncement for print. The following
is the customary form: Mr.. and
Mrs John Blank announce the en-
gagement of their daughter, Jane, to
Mr.. James Card, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Howard Card Of New York City. The
marriage will take place early this
spring" It is proper to allow a photo
graph to be printed.
What is the rule for using the
hyphen when words are combined
with like"
Adjective formed by suffixing like"
to a noun should be written as one
word If the noun has only one sylla-
BILE (unless it ends in "l' or "f'D. If
It has more than one syllable the
hyphen should be used.
In writing foreign names which
contain such forms as "de, van,
Won, della, da," should these
words be capitalized or not?
If the first name is written, Chat
IS the name given in fulD these
propositions are not capitalized. for
example Leon De Vernelle If the
1rst name is omitted, the proposition
is capitalized, for example De Yer
nellie.
What was the cost of the
Washington Monument and how
long did it take to build It'll
The cost was S1,1S7,710.91 Work
was begun in 1898, continued slowly
until 1877. ceased until 1873, finished
IN 1884
Who was the first woman to
obtain a medical diploma in the
United States?
Elizabeth Blackwell. who received a
diploma from the Geneva Medical Col.
lege. Geneva. New York, In 1S49-
graduating with the highest honors.
What is the best way to clean
zinc?
Rub with a piece of cotton cloth
dipped in kerosene. afterwards with
a dry cloth.
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What are the seven arts?
The seven liberal sciences are also
known as the seven arts" and are:
Grammar. logic, rhetoric, arithmetic,
music, geometry and astronomy.
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When was Noah Websters die.
tionary first published?
His spelling book. which was the
forerunner OF his dictionary, was pub
lished in 1888. His dictionary was
published first in 1928. and contained
a vocabulary Of 10000 words
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How did Ypsilanu, Mich, get It's
name?
From the Greek patriot, Dimitrius
Ypsilanti
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Should a man wear his ring on
the right or left hand?
The left.
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Dads Cigars

Say, old man, I smoked that cigar
you passed around yesterday, due to
what you called a new arrival at your
house. What was it?''
THAT cigar was the finest"
"Drat the cigar! 1t was so rotten
I thought, perhaps. a chimpanzee. or
something bad arrived at your house. !"
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q U E s T I o N s
ASk-The Times
A N S w E R S

You can get an answer to any Ques-
ton of fact or information by writing
to the Indianapolis Times Washing ION
Bureau. 1922 New York Ave. Wash
ington. D. c.. Anclosing 2 cents in
stamps tor reply Medical, legal and
marital advice cannot be given, nor
can extended research be undertaken.
All other questions will receive a per-
soual reply Unsigned requests cannot
he ansW cred. All letters are conhden-
ual.-EditOr.
What becomes of the con
science money" that from time to
time is sent in anonymously to
the Treasury Department?
1t is entered under miscellaneous
receipts" and disbursed along with
other Government funds.
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Gellousbip of
Draper

Daily Lenten Bible reading and
meditation prepared for commits
sion on evangelism of Federal Coun-
Gil of the Churches of Christ in
America.
MONDAY
The Best Thing in Life Is Love
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One on Mother

Mother, am really the image Of
you, or was that lady Just trying to
hurt my feelings? ''-Boston Trans
Cript.
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Los Angeles woman, who wouldn't
believe q traffic cop, will now.
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All Boys Have 1t

Junior ZANZIBAR is out again, after
being confined to his home for several
days by a severe haircut.-Youngs-
town Telegram.
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TTNOM SIMS
= i = Says

Unofficial report says half the last
June husbands are washing dishes.
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Summer is worse than winter. You
can't throw a little ice on the CRATE
and keep the room cool.
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The rational shoe buyers held q
speaker less banquet, and this is q
plan that should become popular.