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The Stubborn
Believer
Bv BERTON BRALFY

BY BERTON BRALEY
I'm covered with countless con-
tusions,
I'm bruised and I'm battered and
hurt
Where facts have bumped into illus
ions
And knocked me about in the dirt.
Yet spite Of these countless col
lisions
In which, to the realist's view,
The facts get the best of the visions,
! go on believing them true
I've suffered a deal of deceiving.
I've had my faith often betrayed,
And yet | will go on believing.
My faith remains still unafraid.
And though l seem blind and mis-
taken
To those whom realities rule.
l hold to my visions mistaken.
I'll go right on being a fool,
BY cold, heavy fact am battered,
By ugly material things.
But somehow my soul is unshattered
My spirit still flies upon wings.
Though life and its wounds set me
grieving
And put my illusions to fight.
l stu shall go right on believing,
And know in my heart | am right.
Copyright, 1924, NEA Service, Inc
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PARALAUGHS

The third party is said to be hope
full this time, while the other two
parties think three is a crowd
Teacher In Indiantown, Fla, says
the earth is fiat. reminding US Voiva
hasn't had any publicity in long
time.
MoAdoo's friends have found that
McAdoo'n do.
London labor may oppose voting
money to entertain kings, but we
may continue voting money to en-
tertain grafters.
Joe Kopsky has become favorite
six-day bicycle racer. His name Is
almost impersonating an officer.
vanderlip. it would seem, has too
much lip.
The Doctors Of Law In Washing,
ton are doing a bit of probing.
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FaYors Fare Enost

To the Editor of The Times
In regard to the question of street
car fares. which is now being dis.
cussed, 1t appears much misinforrnas
ton is abroad.
The question seems to be simply
as to whether or not the street car
company can or cannot carry passen.
gers at the present scent fare, buy
necessary equipment and give such
service as our citizens are entitled to
receive.
In appearing before the board of
public works and city council, befors
going to the public service commits.
sion, it seems to me the street car
company has acted very wisely. as
the public and local authorities. with
the aid of their expert accountant.
find the street car company is en-
titled to a higher fare in order to
give better service. The people should
be willing to pay for it. M. MERJ.
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NO. 13
Third
Degree
Yourself!
VOCABULARY SIZE

Do you know the meaning of the
first fifty words in the vocabulary test
that follows?
II you do, then you know the mean
ing of at least eight thousand words.
This is the way to use the test: Get
a dictionary and lay it beside you.
Then look at the first word in the test
and tell in your own words what it
means. Find the word in the diction,
airy and see if the meaning you gave
was correct. You do not have to define
the word exactly as the dictionary
does. All you need to do is to tell a
meaning Of it in any way you please.
Check your answers as correct If the
dictionary gives one such meaning for
the word. Continue with each word.
Put a dash o after the words that
you know the meaning for and cross
(X) after those whose correct meaning
you did not know. Stop when you
have gotten eight or ten words wrong
in succession.
Multiply the number correct by 1870.
The answer you get tells the number
of words you know.
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RI HE Era of Ancient Life or the
| Paleozoic Era began 100000 900
- years ago. Biologists believe 1t
lasted for about 100000 900 years
The geologist divides the era up
into a number Of periods and gives
each a manv-syllabled name. But
though we find these names hard to
pronounce. he must remember the ad-
vance Of science is only possible be-
cause Of the scientists habit of classi.
flying and labelling everything.
The first period is known as the
Cambrian period The fossils in the
rocks tell us in this period the oceans
were teeming with life although no
true fish had appeared.
Only barkboneless life existed.
sponges. telly-hsh, sea-worns and mol,
luscs.
Big Crawling Things
There were also big crawling things
upon the sea-hoor. The chief class
OF these were called trilobites. They
looked like the little wood-hce found
In forests today, except that they
grew to length of two feet or more.
There were also gigantic SUBSCRIPTIONS
upon the ocean floor. These attained
a length of eight or nine feet.
Then came an earth movement
which elevated the land and increased
the rate Of flow in the rivers. This
ushered In the next period. which
biologists call the Ordovician.
True fish, with backbones, made
their appearance in this era. Bryan
to the contrary those fish were the
earliest ancestors Of man.
In the next period the Snurian,
we find the plants slowly spreading
out of water and for the first time
finding a foothold on land. The Silu-
rian period was one Of great aridity
and shallow waters dried up. That
meant that plants and animals left
out of water died by the millions.
But gradually some plants and ami
mails evolved that were able to exist
out of water. So we find land plants
evolving first, followed by scorpions
that could exist out of water.
The next period is called the De.
vonian In this we find the third
great invasion of the land. Anphi-
bians, ancestors of the present frogs
nevis and salamanders, made their
appearance in this age.
Dense Vegetation
By now land plants had a good
start and soon we find dense vege-
tation covering the earth. This ush-
cred in the two periods known as
the Mississippian and the Penn.
sylvanian periods.
During them, great tree ferns and
the like, flourished Many of them
had stems or trunks a hundred feet
high Thick tangles of MOSES and
green slime covered the marshy
areas. The amphibians began to in
crease in size. Some types attained
the size Of present-day donkeys.
Large insects, four-winged crea-
lures like dragon flies. but with wing
spans Of two feet, also appeared.
Then came a revolution" in the
history Of the earth. A great ice age
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Pastor VS.. Actor

To the Editor of The Times
I wish to express my views through
your paper on the Leland divorce case
at Chicago mentioned in Wednesdays
Times. The article states the church
reioiced over the victory Of their pass
tor.
If Rev. Carl B. Case had been
barred from his profession.
VIII some one answer this question:
What is the difference between d
preacher and movie actor? What ins
fluence for good can church like
that have in the world.
c. MILTON,
Station 81.
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LIFE
IS FIRST ON EARTH
Sponge8, Jelly Fish, Sea Worms MoIuSeS and Crawling
Things Teamed In Oceans During Cambran Period

settled down on earth. This Is known
as the Sllurian period.
The great forests disappeared.
Their remains constitute the coal de-
poslts which we dig up today. True
reptiles, backboned but cold-blooded
animals which tan live entirely away
from the water, began to appear.
The Era Of Ancient Life was at
an end.
Next article in series: The Reptile
Age
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Animal Facts

John Young. q hunter up at Alpena'
Mich, killed a pure white fox recent
" while hunting on Little Wolf Creek.
It is said to be an exceptionally fine
specimen. with a coat of fur much
heavier than that of the red or the
black fox. So far as known. this
one is the first white fox ever cap
tured in the State.
In 1900, Pennsylvania planted TWEEN
ty-two deer, three of them bucks, in
what is called South Mountain section
of the State. Now the whole country
whereabouts is overrun with deer. Last
season, TAI bucks were killed, but loss
was not noticeable. In 1907. only 200
deer were killed in the whole State of
Pennsylvania. Wise conservation
since then made it possible for sports
men to bag over 1000 last season.
Food as well as sport.
England and Norway report, sadly.
that the North Sea is flshed out, and
the British trawlers have been forced
to go much farther away from their
home shores than ever, in order to
obtain even a fair catch. It is be-
lieved that England will soon be com.
PEELED to turn to Canadian fishing
grounds for its supply of ocean fish.
A big black dog at Michigamme,
Mich. has mated with a wolf While
the wolf waits in the edge of the
woods, the dog visits the habitations
and secures food. which It takes to
the woods and shares with the wolf.
The farmers are Sympathetic and have
asked that the wolf he not killed, as
II is doing no harm.
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Wife Wonderful

Yes. we've been married goin' on
forty years, an my husband has never
deceived me oncer'
MY. isn't that wonderful
Yes, isn't it2 I can tell when he's
lying-every time. '-Sydney Bulletin.
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Tram and Mother

"A poor man outside wants some
thing to eat"
Give him that stale bread and cold
potatoes"
But he seems to have seen better
days"
"Then give him a napkin, too. -
Film Fun
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are enabled TO
meet without en-
b a IRA S s m e n t
through her serv-
ices. All ii re-
requires is TWEEN
ty-fve cents from
the man and fifty
cents from the
girl.
At this rate,
Miss Markley has
built up a good
sized dating bu-
reau" for college
boys and girls.
She lists the boys
-i-1g N dir
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Family Fun
Still Painful

The boy furrowed his brow over the
examination question. What is a
canard?" At last he wrote down his
reply, Something you canardly be
lieve." He still finds 1t painful to sit
down London Post.
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. UNUSUAL PEOPLE -
Date Bureau
for Goods

BIZ NEA Serrtce
r. MPORIA. Kan, Feb. 25.-Cupid
r has ''fixer" in Miss Margaret
- Markley, Emporia College CO.
ed. here
Timid goods and bashfuI suitors
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EV7 ASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-Stalk-
IWI ing big game is the favorite
I sport of Owen J. Roberts.
He spends month of each year up
in the Maine woods stalking deer and
moose.
Now he Is stalking big game IN
Pomerene. former Senator from Ohio,
have been named special prosecutors
by President Coolidge in the naval
oil lease cases.
Six Feet of Energy
Whether this analogy will follow in
the chase of the big game Roberts has
now been set TO stalk, remains to be
seen.
A powerfully-built, muscular man
Of over six feet. Roberts conveys an
impression OF limitIess energy and
driving force.
Strong features; widely spaced eyes.
wide mouth. the long nose of an in
quisitor and a bit Of bulldog about the
square lines of his jaw. Hair a trifle
gray about the temples. A brisk. alert
manner and an aura of physical vigor
and mental keenness.
Senator Pepper of Pennsylvania,
who recommended Roberts to Presi-
dent Coolidge, describes Roberts as
"a fighting Welshman." Although of
Welsh descent, Roberts was born in
Germantown, a suburb Of Philadelphia,
forty eight years ago. His father,
Josephus Roberts, now ss, still lives
in the house where "Ownie," as he
calls his son, was born.
When the Roberts education had
progressed to the point where a de
clsion as to his lite's work was de-
sirable, his father suggested law,
Owen demurred.
Honesty Put First
Lawyers aren't honest" ne de-
clared. "I want to teach school"
The matter finally was put to DR..
William Kershaw, headmaster of
Germantown Academy.
Can I be a lawyer and be hon
est?" Owen asked.
my boy" Kershaw replied, you
can be honest at anything"
OO Tue Olc WI do cast liza tiiC io~V' AAS
received his degree in law frem Penn
sylvania University where Senator
Pepper was one of his instructors.
Beginning as an assistant district
attorney in Philadelphia, he built up
civil practice which for the past ten
years has kept him in court, as a
trial lawyer, almost continuously.
COrnetist, Too
| Roberts is married and has one
daughter. a debutante Of this season.
His one avocation has been as a
cornetist, which instrument he used to
play in the Third Baptist Church.
Later, however, he joined the Episco'
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Dads New Car

That's a very doggy-looking car
you've got there"
Doggy is right. It'll pick up sticks,
foam at the mouth, bark up trees. and
roll over and play dead. Judge.
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pal Church and gave up footing even
his own horn.
Roberts" his acQuaintances here
maintain, will get down to brass
tacks IN this Investigation"
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Heard in the Smoking Room

nearest the window remarked what
fine lighted town it was
Yes" said a drummer. who had
just swung aboard. st is the best
lighted cemetery in the State"
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Who was Peter Jackson?

Who was Peter Jackson?
A great Australian colored boxing
champion. He was considered one of
the most scientific boxers in the
world. Jackson was born in the West
Indies. but settled in Australia when
very young.
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Little Toms Prayers

Yes. dear, the angels hear every.
thing. They heard your prayers last
night"
"Thats funny; I didn't say them. -
Boston Transcript.
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Editors Mail

The editor is willing to print views
of Times readers on interesting sub
jects. Make your comment brief.
Sign your name "a an evidence OF
good faith 1t will not be printed
il you object.
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TIN upstate town had recently
| q installed a fine lighting system
near the station. The evening
train pulled in and the smokers stopped
their chatter long enough to glance
out of the coach window. The man
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ONE WAY to make keeping the public domain public
would be to it all Secretary Wallace guards
public the he holds subscribers Wallace
Farmer than which the public could ask more.
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METHODIST CHURCH epsheet reprints invitation to
American diplomatic luncheon in Cuba which
words First cocktail served at IL 80 sharp That's
way to get prompt attendance
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FRENCH paper suggests France pay her debt the
States with West Indies Islands They worth much but
that's than nothing why And the prohbonists
can have the joy of making them dryI
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BIRMINGHAM motorist has discovered Ford radiator
be used for dng moonshne Perhaps that explains why
many Fords often still.
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THE LEVATHAN to be repaired again Probably before
they get through repairing they will jack up the flag and
ship under it.
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When was polygamy made I'M
lawful in the United States?
In 1852 polygany was made punish.
able by fine and Imprisonment. The
Edmunds bill QsS2) DISTINGUISHED poly.
gamists and in 1890 the courts declared
the property OF the Mormon Church,
which. by one Of It's tenets, openly
practiced and advocated polygamy, for
feited because the church then illegally
sanctioned polygamy and was there
fore in organized rebellion. A very
stringent act passed in 1887 made it
possible to convict polygamists by
seating only jurors who were non
Mormon. The case OF the admission
Of Utah to the Union as a State
brought about these laws and de.
cisions.
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MISS MARKLEY and girls, their
preferences a d
characteristics. then arranges their
meetings.
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Although the partridge is one Of the
shyest and widest of American birds.
many covies of them are spending tho
winter inside the little city of Fred.
ericksburg. Va, where General Burn
side was particularly well licked DUR
ing the Civil War. They run unr
afraid, around the public square
church yards, lawns and back yards
The man who raises a gun on theTn
would lie mobbed.
Until the last year or two Brant
Lake, South Dakota. was the sernis
annual convention city OF the beau
tiful snow geese. Suddenly they havel
deserted the lake; not a single snow
goose was seen there last year.
Lightning cut down a tree so Gloss
to the ground in Illinois that rnowe4
could be run over IL. Bolt split the
tree into three equal parts and threw
one $50 feet.
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A Thought

Where no wood is, there the Are
goeth out; so where there is no tale
bearer, the strife ceaseth.-Prov. 1920.
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What Is a good formula for
bleaching wool goods?
Mix together four pounds Of oxalic
acid, four pounds Of table salt. fifty
gallons Of water. The goods are laid
in this mixture for one hour; they are
then generally we'll bleached and only
require to be thoroughly rinsed and
worked.
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G OSSIP is a sort of smoke that
Il comes from the dirty tobacco<
pipes Of those who diffuse It'd
1t proves nothing but the bad taste OF
the smoker.-George Eliot.
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OLD BILL HOHENZOLuERN has the grip, but it ism t tn
he lost some time back
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When and where did General
Longstreet die?
At Gainesville. Ga, Jan. 2, 1904.
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Q U e s T 1 o N s
ASk-The Times
A N s W e r s

You cat sc an answer to any dues-
ton of fact or information by writing
70 the indianapolis Times Washington
Bureau, 1922 New York Ave. Wash
ington. D. C.. Enclosing Q cents in
stamps for reply. Medical. legal and
marital advice cannot be given. nor
can extended research be undertaken.
All oth~- questions will receive q per-
sonsl reply. Unsigned requests cannot
be answered. All letters are confden-
tial.--Editor.
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What are the meanings OF the
names Harold and Richard?
Harold. a champion; Richard,
strong king.
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WARNINGS FROM THE WEALTHY

n Unless Congress approves the Mellon tax BILL
IL warned by Secretary Mellon the wealthy taxpayers will
make the pay the taxesanyway higher prices
threatening delegated and authorized speak
wealthy Also does the record give
play by the richf
Back in 1921, there cry for reductions
wealthy sponsored by Mellon surtaxes and
repealed the profits tax would have prices we
assured Congress repealed the profits
duced the from maximum of 60 per maximum
of 80 cent 1t reduction of the wealth by
$51oO0OO0O
Immediately prior thereto Congress approved
Fordney AcCumber tariff bill BILL authorities es
innate put the American 4000O0O000
of which only about $5OoOOoOOO goes
and $000000 goes directly into the hands of the wealthy
this country.
Did price reduction after that gift of four billion
dollars to the wealthy? The plain the wholesale
price figures Of the Department of Labor
In February of 1921 before Congress handed billion
dollar subsidy wealth. the price level 10 dollar
worth So The price level declined then until August
l42 The tariff bill and the bill then passed
December of 1921 the price level 40 dollar
worth II On JAN l. 1922 the bill became
But by December of 1922 the price level
and in December of 1929 ISL dollar
cents
When Secretary Mellon along making promises for
the wealthy he should with better
suspicious and guard.
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How did the game of billiards
originate?
It's origin is doubtful There is
belief that De vigne. an artist of the
court Of Charles TX of France. de-
signed tables and drew up a code of
rules. In any case the game was
known In England soon after this
time. In 1864, new cushion, possess
Ing great durability and elasticity was
invented by Michael Phelan, the father
OF billiards in America.
What is the principle OF the
thermos bottle?
The metal cover of thermos bottle
is simply for the protection of the
glass bottle. The inner bottle of glass
is used because it is a poor conductor
Of heat and is alright and thus pre-
serves the vacuum. The bottle Is
double walled. The air is pumped out
from between the walls through a
small tube which Is sealed off with a
gas flame. This leaves a projecting
tip OF glass on the bottle4 Because
glass is such a poor conductor, heat
can get into or out of the bottle only
by radiation, because there is no air in
the evacuated space to carry II from
one wall to the other. Hence liquids
in the bottle remain at the same tenn
perature for long time. The amount
Of heat radiated in or out can be great
ly reduced by having an Opaque screen
between the two glass walls. This end
is reached by silvering the glass on
the inside in the same way as mir.
rors are silvered.
Is singular or plural verb used
with "none?"
None" is construed as singular or
plural as the sense or the best ex-
preston of the sentence requires.
When a singular or plural equally
well expresses thA sense, the plural
Ia used.
like to use borax on my hair
but find II too drying. Is there
anything I can do?
Borax Is somewhat drying. We
suggest that you use the following
as scalp massage twelve hours be-
fore the shampoo: Oil OF sweet al
monds. 45 grams; essence Of rosemary,
As grams; oil of mace, " gram.
How many immigrants came
from Germany to the United
States In 1S6A7
STATS.
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How many immigrants came
from Germany to tho United
States In 1s6A7
STATS.
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BY HARRY B. HUNT,
NEA Service Writer


XVII ASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-Stalk
IWI ing big game is the favorite
Ll snort Of Ouren I Rnharfa
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BY DAVID DIFTZ
Science Editor Of The Times

copyright by David UleTD
RI HE Era Of Ancient Life or the
| Paleozoic Era began 400 1000. 900
- years ago. Biologists believe 1t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-16
MASONIC TEMPLE
 WEARS COMPLETION
Structure Unequalled In Splen-
 dor And Magnitude

DETROIT, Mich, March 15.-In magnitude and splendor the new Ma sonic temple now being completed in this city is unequalled among the Ma sonic buildings of the world.
 The splendid temple covers an area of 400x200 feet at the corner of Temple and Second avenues, facing Cass Park, and will be IA stories high. The group of buildings consists of three units; the ritual building, 29S feet high; the main auditorium, 100 feet high, and the Shrine club, 145 feet high. ] In the first building the York and Scottish Rite bodies will be accommo- dated, and ample provision has been made to meet all the ritualistic reduire- ments. The building will contain seven blue lodge rooms and large auditorium for the conferring of degrees.
 The main auditorium will have a seating capacity of 5000, and the stage, in equipment and size, will be excelled only by the Hippodrone in New York city. ft.N
 Ample provision has been made for recreational facilities, including nine bowling alleys, twenty-four billiard tables, card room, gymnasium, plunge and banquet rooms.
 The total cost will exceed $5,000,- 900 and is being raised by direct sub scriptions by the 10000 Masons belong ing to the Detroit lodges.