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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-26
Tongue Tbs

Or. f. p. Hin. educator. Philadel-
phia: There is a feeling that with
all our educational equipment, stu
dents are not being educated. We
are missing the marx. We are on
sort of merry o-rOund. We are
in motion and there is plenty of ex-
element and Jazz. but we are get
ting nowhere"
Lincoln j. Carter. old-time melo,
dramatist Goshen. Ind: There are
a lot of people who think I am dead
because / am not producing a melo-
drama a year. The fact is that the
heroine and the hero and all the
scenic effects OF the melodrama have
moved over TO the films. That's all.
I'm still as much alive as ever, but
the old business is gone"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-26

coin An indictment was found
against him for treason but he was
admitted to bail May. 1861; Horace
Greeley, Gerrit Smith, and other
prominent Northerners going on his
bond. An attempt made by his coun-
sci to quash the indictment failed.
lie was released by an order of nolle
prosequi in February. 1863
Can you give me several COM
mon Spanish names for boys?
Pedro Rodolfa, Juan, Silverio,
Alexandra. Pope.
What does It mean by a sub
title" and a Leader" in a photo
play?
a subtitle is a printed legend. or
caption, used in a phOtoplay to de-
scribe action. lapses Of time, or to
introduce characters. The part of
the hlm commonly referred to as a
leader" is a thick stretch Of blank
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-26

It is expected
other i n terurban
C o m panies will
likewise seek to
discontinue s o N e
u n p + 0 Fl I d b ! e
branches next year.
The fractions com
panieS blame the
murder Of their
branch lines on au-
tomobiles and mo-
tor busseS.
But these are
only partly respon-
sible. For most
branch lines were
born to die after an
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-26
Music

a south side man trying to get
Aberdeen on his radio the other
evening fell asleep on the couch and
snored vociferously.
Bob and Bill, sleeping near the
head OF the stairs, heard the noise.
II guess dad must have Scotland
all right" said Bill. IT hear the bag
pipes. youngstown Telegram.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-26
Is life worth living7

This office never expresses opin-
ions. but we will quote from Alfred
Austin's poem. rs Life Worth Liv-
ing"
so long as faith with freedom reigns
And loyal hope survives.
And gracious charity remains
To leaven lowly lives;
While there is one untrodden tract
For intellect or will.
And men are free 10 think and actv
Life Is worth living still"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-26
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO KNOW?

You can get an answer to any Ques-
ton of fact Or information BY writing
20 The Indianapolis Times Washington
inEtun D. C. inclosing Q cents In
stamps for reply. Medical. legal and
marital advice cannot be given. nor
can extended research be undertaken.
All other Questions will r"ceiv. per.
sonal reply. Unsigned requests cannot
be answered All letters are conhden'
ual Editor.
What was the value Of the air
craft products produced in the
United States during 1929?
$12,945,2 63.
Who was the first king Of united
Italy and whom did ne die?
Victor Emmanuel II; ne died in
1878.
What is the largest motorship
now I'm existence and what are It's
dimensions?
The "Aorangi.." which was built
in England. is 500 feet long has a
beam Of - feet and a displacement
of $4,000 tons 1t win have space
for $50 passengers. Il has an aver
age speed OF II knots an hour.
on what day Of the week did
oct II, 1858, come?
on Sunday.
How is nicotine obtained from
tobacco?
BY extraction with water. alcohol,
or acetone. in all Of which 1t is
soluble, or by disuning the tobacco
with steam.
What is the best time the best
trains can make from New York
to san Francisco?
FHghty-eight hours.
WIN lions and tigers cross?
Yes. there is in the London zoe an
animal known as "tigon, the
mother Of which was a honess and
the father tiger.
What action was taken against
Jefferson Davis after the Civil
War?
After the surrender Of Lee. Davis
was captured on May 10. 1855, at
Irwinville. Georgia He was confined
in Fortress Monroe. He desired a
public trial and feared he would die
before refuting the charge of COM
plicity in the assassination Of Lin
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-26
Wise Willie

Willie was being measured FOR his
first made-to-ordcr suit Of clothes.
"Do you want the shoulders pad.
dcd, my little man. inquired the
tailor
"Naw-pad mo pants Belle
Hop.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-26
Real Christmas Party

bu Times SpfclUt
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, Dec. 20
With their six children present, Mr..
and Mrs. August F'agel celebrated
their fiftieth wedding anniversary
Christmas day.
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Times Washington Bureau,
1922 ARfc YnrE Are

xvi ASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-The
WI serious effect that automobile
III competition may have on
railroads is being officially brought
TO the attention Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission. For the
first time in its history the commits
sion is to be asked to permit a rail-
road to abandon important branch
lines because notorious competition
has made it impossible for the rail.
road TO make a profit.
The railway in question is the
Boston & Maine. a company oper.
ating approximately $500 miles Of
lines extending west and north from
Boston. OF this total mileage, the
company now wishes to abandon l.
600 miles because motor traffic has
taken such a large part of the traffic
that rapidly increasing losses have
resulted"
Bus Competition
Privately owned bus lines have
been responsible for the railroads
loss OF revenue. In petitioning for
permission to abandon the I'M
profitable railway branch lines, the
owners have decided to compete
with the now established bus lines
with motor buses Of their own. AS
a preliminary step toward such mo-
tor competition, the railroad has
brought legal action against the
larger OF the private bus lines.
charging that its competition has
placed the property OF the stock
holders in the Boston & Maine in
jeopardy.
Before the railroad may proceed
with its plan. which involves con-
siderable new financing. the I. c. c.
must pass on the proposals. In pde
pairing his case for presentation be-
fore the commission, Homer Loring,
chairman Of the Boston & Maine ex-
ecutive committee. is endeavoring to
show that THE best interest OF the
public and of the stockholders can
Z fsAy be served by disseminating 1000
[<ss Of lines, by obtaining s13,000,-
rs.sts for neR financing. and by or
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-26
Telling 1t
to Congress
A Hole in Our Defense

During the last war Germany dis
covered that our weakest point was
in the matter Of nitrate We were
depedent upon a foreign country
Chi!e-to supply this. We are the
only government In the world OF any
size that is really dependent upon
another country in that respect
Senator Harris, 3D. Georgia.
Something Not for Profit
The postofiices are not conducted
for profit, they are conducted TO
transport letters and papers for the
people The public schools OF the
United States are not conducted for
money profits; our profits there are
Informed, educated young ladies and
gentlemen, far above money profits.
The national parks. the lungs of the
country. are NOT maintained for
profit. They are maintained so that
the people may there regain and
recreate their exhausted strength
Senator Ashurst. CDJ Arizona
Farmers Are Better
While much further recovery is re-
quired TO bring II back to its pre-war
condition, American agriculture. on
the whole. is in the best po-
sition it has held since 1920.
Prices Of many crops are a,
the highest point In four years
and costs of production have de
clined somewhat from the high point
Of the depression period.-Report of
the Department Of Agriculture.
\ Banner Year
The National Park Service han
died the largest volume Of tourist
travel in the history Of the national
parks during the 1924 season. 1.422.-
353 visitors, as against 1,280.S66 dur
ing 1928 and .044 500 in 1924
Secretary OF the Interior Work In
annual report for 1924.
The Power of Truth
Sometimes It is as dangerous TO
preach the truth as to enter a pow
der magazine with a lighted torch.
but. nevertheless. truth yet exists
and all history has taught us, all
peoples governments have taught
US. that ultimately. finally. the truth
will prevail.-Senator Johnson. R.l
California.
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Traction

(T HE Union Traction Company
plans to ask permission Of
- the public service commission
to abandon its line from Anderson
to Middletown. Which is unprot1t
able.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-26
Nature

United States Department Of Agri-
culture now proposes TO make them
cotton orchards instead of cotton
fields. At its experiment garden,
Miami. Fla, cotton twigs are grated
onto a rare tree from Hawaii, the
only one discovered that the cotton
plant VIII cross with. II successful.
the trees will be fifteen to twenty
FIVE feet high and can be sprayed
like apple trees for the well known
boil weeVil
British biologists placed butter
flies in a screened box containing
bowls of whisky and water The
males took to the whisky in great
shape, but the females spurned. it.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-26

Which American division in the
World War made the greatest ad-
vances against the enemy?
The 18th Division advanced sew
enty one and one-half kilometers
against the enemy and leads the list
Of American divisions in this re-
spect. The ID Division. which adj
vanced a total of sixty hlometers.
is second.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-26
What is q sob?

What is a sob?
A convulsive inhalation Of air dur
ing a spasmodic contraction of the
diaphragm under the impulse Of
painful or hysterical emotion and
usually accompanied with tears.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-26

What is the area Of the moons
surface?
2,466,6S6 square miles.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-26

Why does an apple turn brown
when cut?
Because the oxygen of the air
tends with the water vap0r to act
upon the apple and oxidize or burn
it up slowly.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-26

What is the favorite food Of
beavers?
The bark and twigs of aspen, pop
lar and willow trees.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-26

film which is attached to the reel
and run off before the picture ap-
pears on the screen. 1t Is some
times used for a brief space in the
middle of picture to denote lapse
of time intervening between scenes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-26

u RTHUR JORDAN. Indianapo-
q lis manufacturer, has given
II $4,000 to Butler College. Ac-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-29
Looks Like a Bum Steer

THINGS are becoming terribly mudded or mixed or
Il something. The psychiatrists psychoAnaysts, alien
lists or other lists" are partly to blame for it, too
They, their conferes colleagues have been telling
US all along that the average adult has the mind Of
12year-od-that man isn't at all, but babe in
arms and should be treated such.
Now We learn to establishment and nonpusment,
which sounds like good word that the also
true.
Here's Frances Calvin strip of girl at Dorchester
Mass, who wins the prize the best housewife" at
the Massachusetts horticultural show Then along comes
Miss Cynthia Mallory aged Is, who still plays with dolls
but is able to take her place and hold it among the
dents of the University Of Michigan.
Then Uldne Utley bobs up at the age of IL, as
ul-fledged preacher, haling from Fresno, Cal. Then
comes Arthur Gottsman aged 10, who is freshman at
Oglehorpe university Georgia All have the matured
minds Of adults
What are coming to and where are we going if our
babes mentally, adults and adults are mentally
babes? We ask you if humans not being subjected
10 bum steer in part if not whole? We say they
are for the aenss prove for the adults and the babes
prove it for themselves.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-29
-sCIENCE -
STEPHEN GRAY

TUE laboratories. machinery and
l. equipment used In electrical
work today would be mysteries to
stephen Gray, who died In England.
in 1880 But all such progress was
due TO Cray the father Of electrical
science
when he began experimenting. his
entire equipment consisted OF an inch
glass ioubc. about three feet long.
IA piece Of string and some silk
threads BY rubbing The glass tube
no generated electricity and Trans.
nitted u along a damp string. hung
vertically, with an ivory ball attach
"a 20 the lower end OF the string.
He then said; IL IL viii run down
a string. u viii run along H." He
suspended the string. supported By
nails. across n long room. II did not
work He then found. by aeparat-
ing tho string from the nails with
the silk threads. that {, would. This
established the principal OF insul.
alton. the greatest step In electrical
science. He then heightened his con-
Quoting airing and transmitted the
electric impulse across a farm field.
This was tho beginning OF telegraphy.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-29
Salmon Kowatts? Fishermen Carry Power Project to Court
"CAVE-MAN STUFF"
BY HERBERT QUICK

A LADY returning from q
L Journey with her husband
for The purpass n studying the
remains n Ole ne u the cave
jewellers N past ages. states ihr
opinion that aI our ID views %
90 "Uasc man stuff lH error
She thinR- that the cave woman
sslsd tho raFf and that the wa.
~ MADE those remarkable pic
tlrr7 iE thfs yea which most n
use have sfTu ln reproduction
n n a any comfort 10 any aUs
10 believe ih.t. no harm viii -
done. Rut n ir matter ~ "a
more importance % us ~ clos
present age o. remember that 200
branches o. the human race seem
- pass thru tsr rams c0uuu n
development If we study EH
sleial tribal uHH family stains
Of our prersulduy aavaKes. We
can judge pretty accurately az 10
how cuyemsu's tribe and family
were organized n is all a ml-
ter Of racial ssEoigii1u.
~ have many ruvaEeT TOW
under observation. who are prob
H1Iv lower Than me cave mrr
In all o. them the women DO the
work and the mel fight, uuHu
and loaf &C. TalD divisions q
i4lCr grow ~. lLi bscauss rae
mon - The stronger. when PEG.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-29
The Mopie PeSt-Why?

THE pest who reads the captions subtitles aloud at
the movies is not easy to explain. He is an lntr
cate study in psychology the science OF why men do as
they do, is this annoyer Of his neighbors.
Always there is someone with him. In fact he wouldn't
think of reading the titles aloud if he were alone
So then, his motive most apt to be TO create favor
able impression his companion. He is vain; feels
SUPERIOR fears that the party he is with is not quick
and alert as he sthat the printed words will vanish from
the silver before his companion read and grasp
them.
Hence in his vanity, he calls the neighbors attention to
his companions dull wits by reading titles aloud for him.
Quite unconsciously tho Does 1t by instinct, often
without realizing. But it is by such acts that men betray
their real sevestheir repressed emotions and opinions
of themselves
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-29

pItsiFs boz me FHghaaI pa-.
mo woman = iu the main ~.
f1rt q the mao She IL unr..
3hyHleal fear VI fas mar ~.
iE the natural md iasvits5,.
'H.nE
Women are never sees-s..
fEthiUg ike sqgl,lfy s1ess, j.
advanced riFiI.zdtsUlr prsf-t,-
his men drew The cave nan ~.
iars while the women IA ,t.
rrIrEsry of the dwelling a..
YES beaten when I.r ma -.
nugry and kept usEar H1s,s-,i,,
The woman u The yhfs "a.
lot 70 many generations
was under The zsms harm 80,
troll
Some n them have i1hs5,.1
what amounts 10 d Daycholoriesf
need ~ such Elimination ~.
Lava win not ALLOW him 10 adr,rt-
lirr IL u be f. 70 decent usrg,
Eut u 10 not ~ zl lsrtlIn ti \,
many women would no, BE- Ia
pier and more c0utsntsd II Ia
some manner they could receive
a modified cave man freatmss.
Of the traditional sort And man
men miss the fighting. loannr
and brutality Of former asons
one ~ our present-day mslsA
jusimsnts % our environment b..
IN the fact that Ia many famli,,
there II nothing % take the plses
u cave dveiler stuff We hav.
passed % and not caught up with
the psychical Development OF he
nobler qualities which alon, zs
take is place.
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ZXZRGSzlS|}|HEEEF7$EEs9)
.\PoEM/ =

WHEN you've Travelled far you VIII oil up your
w car and you'll shine II with vgor and vim. Then
your working won't csase till you've changed all the
grease, cause you're anxlous to keep II in trim
But what do you do whenthc worn one is YOU when
you've let yourself run rather low7 Your Systems near
stuck but youll travel luck just long as your
workings will go. 20
Ihru the day and tho night you will say I'm all
right mo you know you're not feelln no good Some
day youl bo wrecked thru your total neglect cause
you haven't done Just as you should
There ne'er like today. was a time 10 they saw
"nen 'eNow should full realize that TO keep in tho
game he must oil Up his frame with the rigbt ,har
OF real exercise. DIV ''''''
copyright. 1924. for Tho starr
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-29
FABLES ON HEALTH
BALANCED MEALS

ENXPENs1vE foods do not, OF any
~ necessity mean healthful foods.
Mrs. Mann had long since learned
this and made application OF the NOR
al In her household.
Thus. tomatoes may cost 10 cents
each in winter but they do nothing
to build up body tissues nor do they
furnish fuel for the body 30 necessary
in tho cold months. As summer
food they furnish vltamlnos and min
erals, brt when their cost rises their
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-29
Might Have Curative Effect

THE of Actress Irene Dalton and John R. Ovens
Toledo millionaire, will be peculiar one the Toledo
grand jury having indicted both of them for violation of
the Mann white slave" act
indictments have heretofore been almost exclusively
against the in the Yet in the vast majority Of
instances the has wfuly engaged in the socaled
white shaving"
II has always been matter of satisfaction to man that
Eve as well as Adam had to put fig leaf and get out
and maybe that Toledo jury has established mighty
curative precedent.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-29
BY FRANK c. JACKSON
sncrctar,, lo.Mnl Tax League

SrrrrtAfpt NsAiil lax iThku'
AS PREVIOUSLY stated. one
n half billion dollars worth 81
real and personal property IN
Washington "a not on tho tax
rolls or escapes thru lack %
proper methods % assessment
Tho largest offenders are the
steamship companies. railroads
and power utilities
vsszsis ussd IN interstate and
international commerce pay no
taxes In Washington. Their
value Is approximately 100000.
900.
The powrr utilities before the
state tax commissioner. repre-
saut their property at $4,000.
900 Tor taxation purporeS Be-
fore tho state public service
commission they value tho ame
property at 1890. 900. 900 FOR rate
making purposes By their own
statement they arr escaping
taxation on $4,000. 600
Tho railroads. by a system Of
assessment and distribution Of
valuation too complicated 10 be
treated In short article. are
escaping taxation on NJ least
500. 100000, Those arc but a
Tow that could be enumerated n
space permitted
stll other sources Of revenue
that could be- drawn upon II
tho aforementioned forms Of
wealth failed TO furnish suffi-
Client revenue are: An allen
poll tar. utility tax. insurance
tax. corporation tax. franchise
tax. aud nm occupationnl. pro.
fcssional and business tax.
The proponents OF Initiative
No 20 are urging none OF these
forms OF taxation. They nrc
convinced that sufficient funds
can be raised without either the
income tax or the sales tax.
merely by properly assessing
property now cvadIng or partly
escaping taxation, and by
faircr equalization between coun-
ties
Section Of the state consu-
tuition provides, The legislature
shall provide by law for an
annual tax sufficient with other
sources OF revenue TO dcfray
the estimated ordinary expense
OF tho state for each fiscal
year" You will note the con-
stltution says "shalr' provide.
thus making II mandatory upon
the legislature 20 provide by
law for state educational insti-
tutions and tho public schools.
Tho legislature has heretofore
provided by law for every dollar
OF expenditures that have ever
been made in the state of
Washington for state, county.
city and school district govern
mental purposes, and under the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-29
ARTHUR L. MARSH
Secretary Washington Educational
Association

Secretary Washington Educational
Association
U,HE 40 mill limit bill will cut
l. or approximately 10 70 20
millions Of dollars now obtained
under tho present system Of
taxation without introducing any
method Of providing for this
deficit.
This dsncl, VIII have 70 be
made UP from SONS or all OF the
following sources; Income tax.
poll tax or sales tax. and by DC.
crcaslng expenditures In such
matters as tho FREQ collection o.
garbage in our cities. and the
free textbooks IN our public
schools II may be necessary 30
charge q tuition fee IN our high
schools az has been suggested In
Seattle.
The income tax and sales tar
arc both OF doubtful constitution
aiity and II would take two or
three years 20 have this qucs
ton settled by tho supreme court.
In tho meantime our schools
would be wrecked,
An income tax TO raise the
money TO make up the deficit
which this 20 mill limit bill would
crate would have TO have is ox
cmptlon 30 low that the small
wage Garner would be heavily
taxed and havo to carry the load.
DO We want the wage Garner OK.
plotted for the special benefit OF
the real estate Spectator?
The sales tax Is ono designed
20 collect q large part Of the tax
from she man OF small means.
How would you like 10 have TO
paste a two.ccnt stamp on every
loaf OF brend you had 10 buy7
The poll tax has been tried in
this state and we do not want 1t
Rgnin.
Under the Euise Of saving tho
small home owner. don't let the
large property owner saddle the
expenses Of government upon the
back OF tho wage Garner and the
small home.owner I'm the form OF
poll tax, sales tax and other
taxes equally bad.
Vote against initiative 80. the
40 mill limit bill Don't let any
class Of men destroy the rev.
onucs necessary to support your
. institutions without showing
how the new revenues are 10 be
raised.
Another article tomorrow
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-29
BY HOWARD THURSToN
Amrrien's Master Magician

GONE years ago an American me.
- dunn" went 10 England and con
Quoted sennccs there. All during the
appearance Of spirit lights," and
other phenomena. which occurred
while the room was In darkness. she
kept clapping her hands together.
thus proving that they were occupied
and could not be used. The hand.
clapplng commenced before the lights
were cxtinguished. and continued
regularly.
After n time the medium" was e1.
posed and her trick. was explained.
A. soon as the lights were out, In.
stead Of clapping her hands. she kept
slapping one hand against her cheek,
while the other hand was free! Tho
sound produced was exactly the same
as when the hands were actually
capped together.