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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
DEATHS

J. M. Shepard, Jr.-Funera1 services .for'J M. Shepard, Jr., infantsson of 1, Mir. and Mrs. J. M. Shepard, of 1880 # I Eleventh street, south, who died { early Monday morning at a local infirmary,s will be annoufcedt later by Vice. VT sssss ss7Sia,N9 V i:ssss
 Miss Esffe Mac Hami11on-Funer eral services for Miss Fife Mae Hamil- ton, 20, who died Sunday at the residence, TYPO Fourth .-.. avenue, north, will be held at 1 o'clock Tuesday afternoon from the resi- dence, followed by interment in Clay cemetery, with Vice in charge. She is survived by her parents, MT. and Mrs. c. l.. Hamilton; three brothers, Jack Hamilton, Joe Hamilton. and R. L. Hamilton and a sister. Miss Mimic c. Hamilton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01

Lobsters never voluntarily leave the bottom of the sea.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-10
SCHOOL FACTIONS BLUNDER

HE reorganzed Indianapolis school board has started off
IL on the wrong foot
Action of the socaled majority faction in delaying the
school building program will not set well with the public which
demanding adequate school facilities in Indianapolis
More high schools needed and should be built
without delay High school attendance Indianapolis
ing much rapidly than the population of the city, for
higher percentage of grade school students is attending high
school
For years The Times and citizens of Indianapolis who
interested schools fought for grade school facilities
This fight made in face of opposition from element the
community which, for unexplained has steadily and
powerfully opposed giving the children sufficient number Of
buildings to house them decently.
This fight finally and eight buildings, which
viii solve of the problems in of construction
But other pressing needs have arisen The high schools
rowded TO OVERLOOKING
The West Side has high school North Side pupils
downtown, and either Shortridge Manual
and Technical Some of them ride far
twelve fourteen miles day to attend school.
Charles L. Barry, member of the school board
emily opposed the erection of school buildings Fred
Bates johnson and Charles Yoke members have lined
with Barry countermandng orders which would lead imme
date construction of high schools and grade schools
It is time the members of the board get right
public is mood approve such tactics Bary past
perience should have taught him that.
Members of the school board of public The
public have its way.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-10
Literature
CAS- Some Critics See IT.
By BERTON BRALEY

By BERTON BRALEY
Here's is a book about a Jane
Who's normal, sweet, and good and
pure,
She hasn't any moral stain,
Her lover is a decent wooer.
Pah for such pap! | can't endure
These lives that haven't any spot in,
A book is like a cheese, I'm sure,
1t isn't good unless it's rotten
All, here's one that is less inane,
1t smells divinely of the sewerl
The girl has blood clots on her brain,
The hero's wrecked beyond all cure
BY drink and dope-a sot, a boor,
With sin and wickedness besotten,
This is the art that's new-aye,
newer;
1t isn't good unless It's rotten.
The dump, the cesspool and the
drain,
The garbage scow-these have a
lure
Beyond my power to explain.
The author pictures them, none
truer.
Where life Is blue he paints 1t
bluer,
This is the stuff to which l cotton,
By God, this book is literature.
1t isn't good unless it's rotten!
Envoy
Reader please understand that
you're
Possessed of taste that's misbe-
gotten,
If you don't cry, with the reviewer,
ut isn't good unless it's rotten.'
Copyright, 1924, NEA Service, Inc.)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-10
HELP OLD MAN TAYLOR

the of 2cen postage stamp you do your
Ia part the effort have Congress right the wrong
has been done George Taylor 76earod former postoce
clerk at Richmond, Va.
TaylOrs story, published this page tells how he
wronguy accused of stealing $50 and the suffering
has been the innocent victim.
Congressman Montague of Virginia has introduced bill de-
signed to right the injustice dealt this old Taylor
simply poor old without anybody except Congressman
Montague plead in his behalf Unless the pressure of public
Indignation brought bear other members of Congress-
this bill will die ~
You can help Old Man Taylor by writing letter your
Congressman call his attention this of rank
And drop old Mr. Taylor line cheer up his bleak existence
addressing him at 2212A East Broad St, Richmond Va.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-10

ing the stars 5000 years ago, the sur
has moved two trillion miles.
OF course the sun carries the earth
and the other planets along with il
In this journey through the sky.
Secondly, the sun itself rotates or
its axis just as the earth does.
It takes the sun twenty-six Of our
days 10 complete one revolution.
SUMS Center Liquid
It Is Impossible, of course, to know
anything about the center or inner
cone OF the sun, though there is great
reason to believe. because Of the In
tense heat OF the sun. It is liquid.
We know. however, the surface OF
the sun is a great white luminous mol
ten sea-
This fact. and the time which #
takes the sun to revolve upon its
axis were both obtained by the OBJ
servation of dark spots on the suns
surface known as sun spots.
The fact that these spots move
across the disk of the sun prove that
the sun Is rotating.
The equatorial regions Of the sun
move with greater speed than do the
polar regions. This proves the sur
face Of the sun IS liquid n It were
solid, Ike the earth, all parts would
rotate with the same speed.
Above the suns surface IS n layer
OF cooler gases about 500 to 900 miles
in thickness.
Above this Is third layer Of red
surging ire composed OF flaming
gases. This layer is from 5000 to
10000 miles In thickness.
It IS invisible to US because OF the
intense white light radiated from the
suns surface which "drowns It out, d"
so to speak.
Giant Tongues OF Flame
From this layer. great red tongues
of flame shoot out in oil directions
sometimes for a distance of more than
100.O 600 miles.
This layer of red fire with It's gil
gantic tongues Of red flame becomes
visible during a total eclipse of the
sun when tho main body Of the sun
Is obscured from our view.
During an eclipse. a fourth layer
around the sun IS also vtsible-a sort
Of silvery halo. Astronomers believe
this IS composed Of particles of mat
ter shot out from the sun which are
kept from falling back into the sun
by the repelling force Of the sun s
rays.
These various layers on the sun are
given names by the astronomer. The
surface of the sun IS called the photo
sphere. The next layer Of gases is
called the reversing layer. The layer
Of red fire is called the chromosphere.
and the silvery halo is called the CO.
roma.
Next: The sun spots.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-10
MOM SIMS
= i Says

A coal dealer leads a hard life.
Imagine being a coal dealer without
laughing yourself 10 death.
One thing to be said for winter is
shirts stay clean longer.
Kun is China's new president. He
once slept in haystacks. He may
sleep there again soon.
Honduras has a new president. A
man in office a whole week there is
called an old-timer.
News from Egypt is bad. Women
want American clothes. They viii
get sunburned in many new places.
A big turtle soup factory has been
started in Australia, much to the
disgust OF the turtles.
Another earthquake is reported in
Rome. When in Rome mountains
do as Roman candles do.
Nothing is impossible. Over In
London they are making movies
worse than American movies.
News from Scotland is bad. Lead
ing Surrey banker wants divorce.
Perhaps she lost a penny.
Rather late, F1rpo says he was
in bad shape to fight Dempsey. More
wild bull from the Pampas.
Two judges in Kearney. ". J., had
ifs. fight, so we suggest the judges
sentence each other.
The income tax blanks are being
mailed. Insane asylums should be
sweeping out padded cells.
Coolidge may have a good job. but
he often eats his lunch while Con
gressmen eat breakfast.
Senator Johnson, the presidential
candidate, talks like a Fourth of
July celebration.
New York World building caught
fire. perhaps from a hot editorial
about politics or something.
Borah is against a soldier bonus.
Legion members shouldn't let this
make them too optimistic.
People who naturally hate New
York statesmen will enjoy learning
one was jailed in st. Louis.
Hunters and fishermen had a ban
quet in Milwaukee, but lightning
didn't strike the place.
Be careful what you say during
Leap Year. The women are liable
to leap at conclusions.
A new light makes baseball at
night possible, but only crazy man
would umpire such games.
aluminium wheels are among the
new things on autos. They should
be lighter on pedestrians.
A doctor has discovered razor
less shave. which may replace so
many Shameless razors.
If there was a physically perfect
man his interior would be built along
the thermos bottle idea.
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Heard in the Smoking Room

o wonder our big men get a
mi variety of ideas and opinions
Ill by contact with Europe
right now" said the ex-representative
to the other smokers. II recall a re-
ception given to Sir Auckland Geddes
over In Londc~. lot of prominent
Americans were present, among them
one Of bour admlrals now retired The
admiral had but recently arrived IN
London from this parched land, and
at the reception he found unusual op
portunities for soothing a throat that
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-10
A BUGABOO THAT FAILS TO BOO

Y1EVE been thinking lot lately about the alleged Russian
x threat overthrow the Government up
flag the White House.
Somehow other haven't lost bit of sleep Hughes
red And, much would like beanery
Dill, the old appetite stays right on the job
1t ism though we'd that Secretary Hughes
has had the subject either We've read everything
he's put out
''Reds Seek Rule u S." says headline on
his latest handout in Washington "Hughes Publishes Article
Translated From Moscow Newspaper explanatory subhead
reads.
Whoever DESIRES translation says "to aid the com
munist party to become guild organization defending
only the class interests of proearat but party of
proetarat revolution of socialist upheava hegemony of
the proletaat such person after having established
workers party direct its attention conquest of the
peasantry'
Peasantry Conquest of the peasantry Oh golIy! Think
Of landed gentry riding their own automobiles and
sending their children college, listening on their own radio
sets and reading the daily papers, being peasantry!
Time out while laugh. If there anybody on God s
earth able to make such conquest farmers WHY
like the color of their eyes-paulary if the object
Of the conquest the overthrow of Government The
who has the erOntery among urging to
plant the red flag the White House.
if he weren't torn limb from limb.
The only possible place where propaganda might con-
evaby find Judgment would be- among farmers nor
yet in the ranks of American labor the warped brains of
floods of unsolicited immigrants
And oddly enough nobody the down to such
people except handful of socaed citizens our Ill
traconsrvave captains of industry who while crying the loud
est against communism leaving unturned to eue
the country with cheap foreign labor
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IMAGINATION
Bluffton Evening Banner)

IBluffton Evening Banner)
SO far every candidate for Governor
in both parties has declared for tax
reduction, Just how they would go
about it is left for the imagination,
but 1t will take more than a change
in the Governors office to do the trick
If the same old crowd is allowed to
stay in the Statehouse. with all their
little bands and special interests to
look after, there is no man on earth
who can make good his promise of tax
reduction.
Unless there is a new deal all the
way through, the man expecting a tax
reduction might as we'll look else
where for his savings. A Democratic
Governor would, more than likely,
clean house.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-10
Family Fun
No Difference

l watched a sign painting genius
while he put the final artistr1es on a
masterpiece, Ladies' and Gents Res
taurant"
Pardon my inquisitIveness." said
/ but why do you put the apostro-
phe before the 50"
1.-THE which before the what?" he
questioned.
THE little curly tailed mark after
that and that t. Some call It an
apostrophe."
Posserphe. is it? Wen. young feI.
Ter, I seen and make that dingus
a hundred times, and 7 never knew
that 1t had a name, Posserphe! That's
a good one; I'll have to spring it on
the gang. Some painters always paint
1t after the s, but I always put 1t be-
fore the s. because I think that It
looks more artistic there Otherwise,
it don't make no difference where you
put t.''-Successful Farming.
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was furry and yearnful. With each
highball he gained a new and benig-
nant outlook on Europe After the
seventh one had trickled down his
gullet, the whole European problem
was entirely settled in his mind, and
he went over to a group OF dis
tinguished Americans and said;
Boys, I'm going to the drawing.
room right this minute to find the
British ambassador and I'm going to
tell him that IFS country doesn't owe
us darned cent.
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70 the Editor Of The Times

To the Editor Of The Times
1 see no possible respite from the
number of automobile accidents and
consequent killings in the future. The
auto IS, literally speaking, coming to-
possess the earth"
During the recent eclipse Of the sun
| in southern California, autoists from
Los Angeles and other California
| points went south to see Owing
TO the wisdom of California authort-
ties the entire road was thoroughly
policed. Speed was limited to six
miles an hour. Within a very short
time there was a phalanx of autos
140 miles long. Ambitious drivers to
the number Of ] 900 broke ranks and
attempted to speed ahead, and, prop
erly, the 1000 found themselves I'M
der arrest.
There was a powder explosion IN
New Jersey. Hundreds of autoists
rushed to the scene. Near the scene
of destruction traffic became hope
lessly paralyzed from congestion. Jues
then another carload of powder list
CO." killing several of the foolhardy
adventures.
On Sunday afternoon several weeks
ago the writer stood on 2. Washing
ton St, where it leaves the city to-
ward Cumberland. Flocks OF auto
mobiles were passing, ten to thirty
In a bunch, in close formation Of ten
to thirty feet, all going fast, some 60
ing faster. An accident to the lead
ing car would have meant a "piling
up" To add to the hazard three
motorcycle f1ends came tearing west
ward at close to sixty miles an hour.
Now can there be any possible
method devised to eliminate the deadly
perils that confront at all times these
pleasure-seeking multitudes?
Killings viii continue as a neces-
sary part of the game"
E. P. McCASLIN,
1901 Dewey Ave.
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her girlhood to
wage a crusade
against liza u o r
and vice.
II am going to
try and save my
own people" was
the way she ex-
pressed her aim
before leaving Bel
bingham following
the recent w. G,
r. u. state con
vention here.
ConsuelO w a s
born at Batao,
Ilocos Norte, on
t h e la n d s.
Thay,a che offaoH
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-10
A Thought

The glory OF young men is their
strength; and the beauty OF old men is
the gray head.-Prov 20:29.
= 0 hfe's year begins and closes;
IO Days, though short ming,
- still can shine;
What though youth gave love and
roses,
Age still leaves US friends and wine.
Moore.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-10

Il don't like to say such long pray
ers, 1 want to say nice short ones
like nursey does"
What kind does nursey say?" in.
quired her mother.
"Oh, she just says, oh, Lord. why
do I have to get up?' Philadelphia
Ledger.
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Reputation

Decatur Daily Democrat)
It's cold day when they are not
impeaching the mayor OF Muncie. It's
on again and the usual mix-up which
keeps that city on the front page Of
many newspapers is attracting atten-
ton. It's a bad reputation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-10
Too Many Leagues

To the Editor Of The Times
With mixed emotions and policies Of
a mixed people at stake and a band
Of stubborn politicians who want to
voice the sentiments Of the universe.
we had better reverse the eye from
5000 years back and the worship of
dead heroes and prophets Of all ages
and look forward at our present
prophets and heroes.
We can ses farther and learn more
Of the situation that confronts is to-
day. and pick the right ones before
the walls of confidence fall and this
will do more to prevent wars at Home
and abroad than any League Of Ma
tons.
We have too many leagues now.
That is what is the matter with us
today. Waterman Of the summit,
with unobscured vision we stand on
the threshold of a great movement.
A VOTER,
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Daughter Gone

$50 your daughters married, hear.
expect you found it very hard to
part with her"
lizard! I should think so. Between
you and me, my boy, began to think
it was impossible. '-A1nwick Guar
dian.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-10
BY DAVID DIETZ
Science Editor of The Times

Copyright by David Dietz
r. ESPITE the fact the sun is
III millions Of miles away from
~ us, astronomers have assem-
bled a remarkable knowledge about
the structure Of the sun through the
use of large telescopes and delicate
astronomical instruments.
The first fact OF interest is that
the sun is not a stationary body as
many suppose.
1t is rushing through space at the
rate of twelve and one half miles a
second.
That means that since the astrOno-
mers of ancient Egypt began observ-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-10
Wonderful
Nogansport Pharos-Tribune)

Uogansport Pharos-T ribune)
Radio Is wonderful thing. 1t is
noted that an American band will play
MY Country 'Tis of Thee" and start
1t across the Atlantic on the wings
Of the lightning, and by the time it
reaches merry England 1t is trans
muted into God Save the King, -
without the loss Of note and every
body on at least two sides of the At
lantic are perfectly and periodically
happy.
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ed a. grade school. The Philippine
w. c. T. U. sent her to the United
States for further schooling.
She completed her course at North
western University recently and Is
now on the way back to her people,
home and-work.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-10
- UNUSUAL PEOPLE -
Philippine Girl
Vice Crusader

BIZ NEA Serrice
7ELLINGHAM. Wash, Jan, 10
* Consuelo Calder, %, native Of
the Philippines, is on her way
home.
She ia going back to the scenes Of
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Q U f s t I o N s
ASk-The Times
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Suggestion
Decatur Daily Democrat

(DeCatur Daily DemOcratJ
It is suggested that if the Demo
Gratis continue to throw their hats in
the political ring they will soon need
a check boy to take care of the sky
pieces to assure that each gets his
own returned in good order.
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Dad Prepared

mo, sir, won't pay 800 for a
suit of clothes"
Why, Sir, in two years people will
be paying $500 for such suit as
this
THAT doesn't scare me. When that
happens plenty Of people will be wear,
ing barrels and I've got a cellar full. -
Judge.
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What Editors
Are Saying
Warning

Oft. Wayne News-SentineD
Warning to social climbers: Never
get too friendly with a Governor. You
can't tell when he will want you to
go his bail
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BILL SEEKS
JUSTICE FOR
AN OLD MAN
Aged Postal Clerk Victim of
Grave Wrong at Hands
of Government.
Times Washington Bureau,
1922 New York Ave.

1922 New York Ave.
xvi ASHINGTON, Jan. 10.--Unless
IWI Congress hurries, it need not
IL worry about dealing out be-
lated justice to George E. Taylor, rs,
a former postoffice clerk at Richmond,
Va, for whose relief a bill is now
pending.
The opportunity for justice may
have passed.
'Old Mr.. Taylor looks like he will
hardly live through the winter; he
went back awfully fast after his wife
died recently" says a letter received
by Congressman Montague, former
Governor of Virginia, from a Rich
mond friend.
Taylor, according to Congressman
Montague, has been the victim Of per-
haps the gravest injustice ever done
a Government employee.
The aged postal clerk, It will be
remembered, was arrested in 1911 on
a charge he embezzled $40 in stamp
money and was dismissed from the
service.
Charges GrOundless
That the charge against him was
groundless is Indicated by the fact
Federal Judge Waddin throw the case
out Of court and upon recommends
ton of Prosecuting Attorney TaIley
directed the jury to return a verdict
OF not guilty. Since then these Of
hcials have again exonerated him.
Despite his vindication. 1t took ten
years Of effort on Taylor's part to re-
cover his old job at the postofice.
Finally. an executive order by Presi-
dent Harding restored him in 1921.
TayloTs joy, however. was short
lived Just two weeks after he went
back to work at the postofflce he was
CURLY Informed he was past the age
limit and would have to get out. And,
what's more, the Postof1ce Depart
ment demanded he return the $40 sal
airy paid him for these two weeks!
At 70 he was cast out to hunt for
another job
No Precedent Set
Those opposing my bill to clear
Mr.. Taylor's name and reimburse him
for the ten years he was wrongfully
deprived of employment" says Con
gresham Montague. Insist the law
makes no provision for such payment
and that there is no precedent for
such action by Congress- Certainly.
they are correct-if the law provided
for such cases We wouldn't have to
come to Congress TO get justice, and
perhaps there is no precedent because
never before was such a rank injus-
tice ever done a Government EN-
ploye"
While Congress dillydalues and
plays politics. old Mr.. Taylor sits in
his little back room at his daughters
home IN Richmond and waits. He is
rapidly approaching the evening Of
life. His hands are feeble and no
longer able to perform manual labor
his life has been one continuous
tragedy since the false accusation
broke up his home and placed him in
extreme poverty.
Money Means Little
Although financial reimbursement
is provided in Congressman Mon
tagues bill for his relief. money
doesn't mean so much to him now.
What he wants most is vindlcation by
the highest law-maldng body Of the
land-complete Undication so no man
can question his honesty or integrity.
It's mighty hard, you know, for
an old man to go to his grave with
the false stigma Of thief hanging
over his name.
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