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James and Richard Horner were
Easter Sunday guests at the Fink
biner home.
Fred Flanky and several others
from Hanna were in Difficulty on
Easter Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott returned home
from Laramie on Sunday. after
spending a few days in the Gem City
having some dental work done. 80
Matt Ekola went to Hanna last
week after a load Of supplies for
the ranch.
Miss Anna Strange is on the sick
list this week and unable to at
tend to her duties as teacher at the
Beer Mug school.
Shorty Haldman was q business
visitor in Medicine Bow on Easter
Sunday.
The wind has blown for a week
here, and each day 1t seems to get
stronger.
Mr.. Finkbiner has been somewhat
under the weather for the past few
days but is again able to attend to
duties at the bank.
NJ. Park has been to Bosler for sew.
eral days where they are dipping
cattle.
Elsie boiling and Agnes Scott
spent Easter Sunday with Elsie's par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Dolling at the
TB ranch.
Card OF Thanks
AS we cannot see all of those who
were at the fire when our home wa.
destroyed on Saturday, we wish t
take this means to thank all of thos,
who worked so faithfully, and sue
ceeded in saving most Of our house
hold goods. MIR. and Mrs. H. L
Jefferis.
, 1924-04-24

Boston Transcript-Senators who
ire trying to make the Secretary of
the Treasury responsible to one
house of Congress must deeply regret
that the capital of the Nation was
named after Washington instead of
after King George.
, 1924-04-24

the greatest coaches in America.
Dietz comes to the University from
Louisiana Tech where he again has
made a sensational record at both
football and baseball.
, 1924-04-24

Fort Wayne Sentinel-If q man
of the caliber and character Of An
drew W.. Mellon is unfit to serve his
country, then as Senator Reed, Of Pa.
told Congress, the only place for
the President to look for cabinet
members is the poor house or
heaven"
, 1924-04-24

Washington Star-Depriving Berg.
doll of his citizenship relieves him
of something for which he has never
had much use.
, 1924-04-24
Cowboys New Head
Football Coach Is
Famous Strategist

William H. CLone Starr Dietz. the
nationally famous football coach
who last week signed up as the new
, 1924-04-24

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TOO MUCH REORGANIZATION" ALREADY
NTEWS FROM Washington makes it certain the La Folle
~ forces will attempt permanent organization of the

NTlEWS FROM Washington makes it certain the La Toilette
1N forces will attempt permanent organization of the
party This may be good thing bad thing
Too much Organization permanent" basis. Is
what chiefly wrong with the Republican mad Democratic par
inspiring and wholesome thing about the La Toilette
Wheeler campaign this fall its sponaney the very alb
from it of the cutanddried methods that have
characterize the old parties least in their dealings with
national issues and affairs.
However it remains to be seen what sort Of Organization
interpret liberal and progressive sentiment should liberals
progrves again be left the cold by Republican and
platforms and candidates. the La Toilette leaders
will perfect.
In the meantime this newspaper is welded to the
party for sake any than either of the old par
ties In the late campaign welcomed the opportunity sup
port Toilette because he seemed be the right the
right time and with the right program If nothing else
cOmpshed singing and proper rebuke administered by
millions Democratic bosses for choosing candidate
and causing to be written platform that might well have
been Republican, and frankly conservative.
There place in American politics for frank and honest
But there for great parties both
espousng the identical conservative One party
enough, in all
would be good thing for the United States if the Demo
could their lesson and put into effect between
and 1928 would be good thing for the country should
make organized Third Party campaign supruous that
year.
However should 1928 develop an old party situation like
this year another progressive leader like La Toilette of
similar strong character high purpose and will be
the polls It's certain that the general elections
well chosen and representative Third Party progressive
candidates viii not amss in States and districts
those discussed
the presidential situation.
We dubious about too much separate Organization
for liberal and progressive sentiment The exists
anyway good thing that does and it should be kept
alive should be rrevocaby shut up watertght
compartment
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-20
Science

Mathematics is the most impor-
tant tool of science. In astronomy,
it occupies the most important place
Different bodies in the universe have
been discovered by mathematics be-
fore they were found with the teles-
cope
The outermost planet of the SOAR
system is Neptune. 1t was found
by mathematics. The planet Uranus
had been discovered previously by
Sir William Herschell with a tele
scope. Astronomers calculated the
dimensions of its orbit. the speed Of
its motion and other interesting
facts. Their calculations were
tically correct but the
planet did not behave as these cal
English astronomer, and Leverrier, a
Frenchman. each without knowledge
Of the others efforts, decided that
there must be some remoter body in
the solar system that was in
fuencing Uranus. They arrived at
similar results at about the same
time and asked for veriflcation by
telescope. Leverrier was first in
getting this necessary cooperation
and the planet was found. thereby
explaining all the movements of
Uranus This eighth planet was
called Neptune. II was found in
1876
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-20
WARREN G. STONE AND JOHN L. LEWIS

TWO MEN have right opportunity to show the world
bit of real industrial craftsmanship The War
G. Stone and John L. Lewis.
Both labor leaders Stone is also capitalist at
least the representative of capital Under his leadership the
Locomotive Engineers having first entered the
banking field with considerable recently acquired the
ownership Of certain coal mines As coal operators they faced
the necessity of making with the coal miners
union headed by Lewis of operating nonunon mines They
refused sign the miners scale The given that
they could operate the mines except loss they paid
the wages asked.
Now there talk of strike breakers being employed and
of wholesale evictions to be made Jan l.
Who is right and who is wrong in this present mpaSse
say But this does clear: If Warren c. Stone a
life time spent in the service Of organized labor
meeting ground with John L. Lewis whose life has
been spent the service there be something lacking
in one both men.
Federation of Labor its Ell Paso meeting named
Samuel Gompers mediate the differences between Lewis and
Stone Gompers dead and another must take his place The
naming of William Green secretary of the succeed
GomperS head Of the federation labor makes the situation
interesting Lewis and Stone make possible
this succeed Otherwise there will result
setback only for the organizations directly concerned
but for the whole labor movement in America
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-20
History in Fiction

r. T ERBERT QUICK. who is we'll
I'LL known to readers of this pa
IL per by his articles pub
ushed on this page. comes forth now
with 81 third novel on Iowa life,
The Invisible Woman" published
by Bobbs-Merrill Company Of III
dianapolis.
THE Invisible Woman like
''Vandemark's Folly" and Hawk
eye" it's predecessors. is more than
a novel. 1t is history as well Many
of the characters in it are the grand
children of the folks that Herbert
Quick took out to the Iowa prai-
ries in covered wagons in 'Nande-
marks Folly" Reading The In
visible Woman" is like happening in
on family reunion, if you happened
to have read ''Vandemark's Folly
or "Hawkeye."
After you've finished the book. you
have outstanding in your mind one
incident. one character. and one
impression. The incident is the tor
nado with which the book opens, one
that scares the daylights out of you
even more than did the prairie fire
in ''Vandemark The character is
that of Uncle Surajah Fewkes, in
ventor Of the perpetual motion wheel,
the self-baitng mousetrap, the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-20
BY y. D. COCHRAN

TT HE educational value Of the
; movies was Illustrated dur
ing the recent visit Of the
Grand Duchess Cyril TO this
country under the auspices Of the
Monday Night Opera Club Of New
York ana all over
Because Of certain democratic
traditions IT has not been the Gus
tom in the great republic for the
common herd to 20 through Ger
tain epileptic motions while in the
sacred presence Of royalty. When
we attend a White House reception
we don't bump our noble brows on
the floor We don't kiss the presi-
Dental hand. M. not even the
comedy hand of the splendid mistress
Of the White House.
We don't crawl into the presence
Of anybody on our hands and knees
We walk right in. and when we
leave. We turn around and walk
right out again. We Americans pre-
fer that TO backing out while bowling
low enough 20 look between our legs
To- see where were going
That's all very we'll so long as
we are merely mixing around among
ourselves as a happy American
family but its rather confusing to
SOME Of US exclusives when we are
houorcd by the visit Of a grand
duchess whose husband has chosen
himself AS the riGhtful heir to the
throne Of the Russian czars.
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Friendship
BY HAL COCHRAN

When you've got a bit Of worry
that is clinging to your mind, it's
upsetting to a fellow as can be. So.
it's true you'll always hurry till
somebody you can find who will list
and give a bit Of sympathy. Why
it is you feel much better when
you've barred your little fret. no one
seems to know or even seems to
care. But if you have been a fretter.
( will lay an even bet, that you've
ached TO lay your little worry bare.
In a corner you Will HE you and
you'll tell Your tale Of woe. Then
You'll always feel much better. you
will find As your list'ner sits close
10y you he will always seem to know
hat he's helping you get worry off
YOUR mind.
Who's the fellow whom you yearn
10 have just listen to your fret?
Who's the one on whom you feel you
can depend? Who's the fellow
whom you turn To and who'll always
SRdly let you tell your tale of woe?
Why. hes a friend
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their possessors as wens or cross
eyes. College graduates were on
pedestals. As far above familiarity
and sociability as soldiers monu.
ments.
But now they are as common as
secondhand automobiles. And ordi-
nary people drag behind them unno-
ticed strings OF college degrees Ike
alphabetical freight trains. While
high school aftlicts all children like
vaccination or measles.
A simple pastoral age demanded
only rudimentary education A hum
BILE peasant didn't need knowa,dge
Of the multiplication table to starve
efficiently
But the increasing compleuty OF
life requires more book learning and
raises popular scholastic standards.
Consequently children are getting
more schooling-f not moro educa-
ton
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-20
WE KNOW HOW TO KOWTOW

Some biologists tell US that We
cant inherit acquired CharacteTis-
tics: and the monkey-shines Of a
contortionistic nature that folks 20
through in monarchies would be
classed as acquired characteristics.
They We're not practiced in the Stone
Age. when even the female OF the
species didn't bow down to her lord
and master except when he bumped
her on the bean with n rock or
bruised her classic brow with q club
They came in later when kings, en-
perors. ears and their like We're in
vented.
SO when our ancestors crossed the
Atlantic and settled down on our
Eastern coast and began teaching
the noble red man 10 like red ticker
they got over the obseQuiosities they
had learned at European courts.
Anyhow. their progeny didn't in
herit these particular acquired char
acteristics.
But then came the movies. After
using up all available American
raw material, scenario writer's dug
into the past and began going as
far back as the glorious days of
Nebuchadnezzer and some Of his con
temporaries for pictures. They
worked their way down to com
paratively modern Europe and gave
us pictures fun of kings, queens.
dukes. earls. duchesses and
countesses. In picturing the customs
of those kingly days, an aspiring
or climbing American was shown
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-20

ANDS Of carol singers will
| r. visit all sections Of the city
- Christmas Eve Special pro
grams Will be given in the vicinity
Of hospitals and other institutions
Last year Indiana was lead
ing state in reviving the old
English custom OF Christmas carol
ing. 1t Is expected the singing viii
he carried cut on a larger scale in
the city this year than ever before.
And the beautiful custom IS worth
preserving.
For ny song are the deepest emo
tkfs OF human nature expressed
At Christmas time nothing conveys
the spirit Of tho season quite As
much as the notes of the old Christ.
mas hymns-br breathing hope. frith
and cheer-swellins joyfully IN the
crisp NIGHT.
a man may have no appreciauve
musical can Singing Instead OF
striking responsive chords In his
soul may merely fray an anguisheI
nerve.
But a carol ON Christmas Eve in
the open air fills him with pleasur-
able warmth. For n moment he
catches glimpse OF something
bright and far-ofT
To such the carolers. who traverse
the city. distribute something finer
than material gifts. They dispense
Joy and happiness-7and the Christ.
mas spirit
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chicken-ketcher. and the Fewkes
farm gate. Shiftless. ridiculous pa
thetic. heroic is this character. one
of the finest characterizations Of lit
erature
The lasting impression Is that
The Invisible Woman" is not a
novel in the accepted sense Of the
word, but a sugar-coated treatise
on democrats government. as dem
onstrated by the Blythe-Hubbard
Greed political machine, ruler of
Monterey County. Monterey County.
of course, is a typical American
county, and the machine is a typical
political organization of the time
when counties, rather than cities.
were dominant political units MAX
ing up American public affairs
The book should be read in con-
junction with the other two of the
Quick trology. Herbert Quick has
found the way to make history viva
and interesting. He tells more his
tory in his novels than many his
torians do in their histories He tells
not only of Indian fights and wars,
but of the peace-time evolution of
prosperous cities politics, social us
ages, family estates and feuds, from
nothing but the broad acres Of the
prairie, plus people.
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how to curtsey. kiss hands, and all
that sort of thing.
And so it was when the Russian
grand duchess held court to the Mon
Gay Night Open Club in New York
that the male and female, of the in
teresting species Of Americana
horded together In the Monday
Night Opera Club know how to bow.
scrape. genufiex, comfort, kiss hands,
and otherwise initiate their Oar
win!an ancestors.
You can bet your sweet life that
the wives Of our American Dukes Of
OH, Steel Coal. Soap and Chewing
Gum are not going to let any proud
representative of q defunct Russian
royalty come to our hospitable
shores and find us wanting in fas-
tidious taste. or in those nice little
conniption fits it Is so proper to
throw in the presence of royalty.
Even if we are democratic. wei ys
not boobs. We are so darned snlzss
that when we invite hungry Russian
royalties to come on over and have
p lew Scpu l@c0S- " q organize ana
call our exclusive club a Supper
Club.
Wen also tell the royal world
that we have been so we'll educated
by the movie kings and queens that
we know how to use a knife and fork
on special occasions. how to use
handkerchief in emergencies and
also how to stand on our heads and
crack our heels together when that
seems the proper thing TO do.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-20
Nature

The ''sexton" beetles are so called
because they bury small dead ami
mails, such as mice and birds. in
which they deposit their eggs.
Naturalist w. L. Finley brought
up a young badger with his dog
Peter and they had a bully good time
together. Billy, the badger. has
knife-like claws and long teeth, and
it was feared that some day Peter
would suffer severely and get licked.
Once while they We're playing. Billy
bit Il little too hard and for a mo-
ment there was q lively scrimmage.
with the badger finally turning tail.
After that Pete was the boss. In
cidentally. badgers and dogs had a
common ancestry in the prehistoric
past.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-20
RIGHT HERE
IN INDIANA
By GAYLORD NELSON
Fund

PIED TIOKr nresidant of the
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0oiiA7i GNU "a i'''' ',P''''''- .
ana Chanoer OF commerce directors
Thursday night, opposed transfer Of
moor relief from fund agencies to a
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. - ''',' 'N''-
ceh'iy proposed
lie declared the Iuhd Is not Il
failure, 1t has always fallen short
of its goal. But each wear the total
contributed and the number of sub
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heVeS II mas oeNelopeo d 0e''er com
munity spirit.
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Tom Sims SAYS

Despondent Atlanta (GaJ man
swallowed glass Of Kerosene, so
the antidote was to keep away from
fire.
Virginia legislator weighs 425
pounds. perhaps in answer to the
call for bigger men I'm State politics.
They think a Richmond (Va) man
who shot his wife is crazy. II she
could cook and didn't spend too
much, he Is.
Chicago woman shot herself be-
cause hubby wanted her to play
bridge. We extend our sympathy.
American Investments abroad
amount TO ten billions now. Why,
that would be enough money for a
man in love.
The coal situation, according to
IN official report, is very good now,
but we don't know who for.
Copyright. 1924. NEA Service, Inc)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-20
A Mid-Paciflc Boom

General prosperity in the Territory
of Hawaii is the natural and crafty
ing result Of a year in which a rec
ord tonnage of sugar and a record
pack of canned pineapples have been
sold at prices yielding fair profit
The savings bank deposits are high
er than ever before. Generally
healthful conditions have kept pace
with prosperous progress.-Sec. of
the Interior Work, in Annual Re
port for 1924
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Daughters Singing

Il hope" said A lady to her
-.eighhor over the suburban garden
--lll. Il hope my daughters singing
oes not annoy YOU
"On the contrary" came the sweet
reply. my husband and / appre-
ciate it very much. II keepsg the
birds away from our berry bushes -
-Bostn Transcript.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-20

POI Ll4}IAd W IL = II
school gain. But
more is due to the
determination Of
parents TO send
children through
high school.
Formerly expos
ure to elementary
education suh,Ced
for or in Il r V
youths. And high
schools We're for
Scions Of front
families.
While ollie Q q
sheepskins We're as
c o n s p / c uous on
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-20
Fm1ners Lost Billions

The drop in the gross income Of
agriculture from $500. 900 900 in
1919 to 81. $50 900 900 in 1920 roughly
shows the extent of the disaster
suffered by agriculture from the fall
of prices.-Sec. OF Agriculture Wal
lace. in Annual Report for 1924.
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salary the captain Of n vessel gets
his lodgings and subsistence on the
boat
Was Ethan Allen ever held
prisoner by the British:
Yes, he was taken prisoner at
Montreal in September, 1875, and
held for two and a half years.
Where are the Aleutian Islands?
These are string of islands
across the northern end Of the Pa
cific Ocean between Alaska and
Siberia.
Can the age of deer be told by
the number of branches on the
horns?
In d general way-until they
reach their prime-after which it is
impossible to tell their ages?
Who wrote Turkey in the
Straw?
Otto BonnelI wrote the music and
Leo Wood the words.
How many hours of revenue
producing service can he given
each year by electric and steam
locomotives?
out Of $3.50 hours in the year. the
electric engine can give 5000 hours
Of service. which produce revenue.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-20
Railroad Outlook

The slackening Of business in 1924
has reduced the gross earnings Of
Glass / railways during the first
eight months of this year by nearly
1898 900, 900, or about per cent be
low those Of the same period in
f923-Report Of Interstate Commerce
Commission for 1924
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-20
Schooling

lTI HE department Of public in
| struction reports that high
- school attendance in Indiana
has increased 1896 per cent in tt e
past five years. Elementary school
enrolment increased only 14.91 Per
cent.
The compulsory attendance law
may partly account for the disprO
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-20
Gets II in the Neck

The farmer gets less benefit from
the protective tariff than anyone.
He is taxed heavily because Of the
tariff and gets little beneft.--Sen.
Harris Cd Georgia.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-20
Telling 1t
to Congress
The POStnlan

The postal employees. in rain and
in sunshine. in storm and in fair
weather. without default. delay, or
neglect, bring to us the messages of
business and messages Of consola-
tion.-Sen. Ashurst Dl. Ariz.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-20
Her New Hat

Come over tonight and see my
new hat. My friends say that I
look we'll in 1t "
'In be over sure. 1t must be a
wonderful hat.'-Boston Transcript.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-20
lie Sho1:id

Should not Uncle Sam, rs an en-
ployer, set the example in paying a
living wage, rather than tagging far
behind private employers? - Rep.
Kelly (Rl. Pa.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-20
Pointer for Father

The doctors say badness is on
the Increase
We'll, you can't drink your hair
tonic and have IL toor'-Judge.