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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-25
Wants Realism


To the Editor Of The Times
UST a word on our present
day fiction Why won't some
L3I of our great American au-
thors have a heart and write some
really true to life fiction? It would
be refreshing to read a story where
our dear young hero, who is a poor
orphan, fails to find his long lost
rich uncle and remains poor the rest
Of his life. Or better still, where
our aforementioned hero is in love
with a sweet, young thing and she
in turn loves another. Why not let
him forget her the next week or so
instead Of forever pining over her?
And again. our D. Y H. might go
West to find his fortune and come
hack poorer than before. Really, it's
done that way now in real life.
. When the poor, young, misled boy
is TO be executed at daybreak in
stead of the usual last minute re-
prieve arriving via the sweet, young
thing, why not let the s. Y. T. fail
to arrive with the document proving
his innocence. Honestly, it would
be refreshing to read some really
plausible fiction now and then.
JACK c. THURSTON.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-25

tice their stunts, which later on,
are to break forth as spontaneous
outbursts of uncomfortable enthu-
siasm for some candidate.
The California delegation will
probably have a banner stating
You Heard What Johnson Would
Do!
Now See What McAdoo"
For any Southern State I suggest:
Moses From New Hampshire.
Coolidge From Vermont,
Lodge From Massachusetts,
No Wonder We Are Gaunt!
Texas might claim:
"A Neff Is AS Good AS A Feast"
For Boston:
Erin Go White House"
For those Dakota farmers who
want the Government to handle
their wheat:
In This Wheat, Buy and Buy"
Senator Oddie of Nevada says
there is a man serving on the re-
Mobilization board in Washington
who is drawing 500 a month on
account Of being 100 per cent men
tally incompetent" Wouldn't it
be a good idea to look the rest of
them over, too?
And now the farmers bloc OBJ
jects to spending any more money
on the farmers. And the rest of
us agree with them both, which
makes it unanimous,
And speaking of money, a man
steals two million dollars and gets
fined $12,500. I would live to find
two million dollars laying around
loose.
Ny idea of nothing to worry
about would be being an Unin-
structed Alternate Delegate to a
Political Convention.
I believe there is a Bootlegger i'll
this town
But anyway, we are all here, so
go on and start your war.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-25
TEACHERS
DISCHARGE
IS OPPOSED
Reader Objects to Ban Put
on Women Who Are
Mothers,

I THINK that the action Of The
| school board in discharging
- school teachers just because
they ara wives and mothers is out
lageous. Such narrow-ninded
school board as this should be ousted
in turn. There are employers Who
DO the same thing when it comes to
laying off help. They will let moth
ers go and keep spinsters and flap
pers.
In ny voting I never vote for an
old maid for any Office. but some
times I d. vote for women who arc
wives and mothers. and VIII also
favor IL man for public office who Is
q husband and a rather in preference
to an. old bachelor. This is the view
Of a fundamentals.
There is one thing that is distasto-
full about the policy Of Your paper,
and that is the reference to William
Jennings Bryan as Bill. I have no
ticed this several times. If there is
any man in this United States whom
we should show respect and rever
ence, it is W, J. Bryan. because he
is a man OF honest principles and
high moral standing throughout the
nation I have been a follower Of
Mr. Bryan since I was about Is
years of age. and I am still following
him. He seems nearly as dear to me
as my own father. B. D.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-25
Ia Ne7o York
BY STEVE HANNIGAN


NEW YORK. June 25.-There Is q
well-appoipted store on expensive
Fifth Ave. where nothing but dolls
are sold.
It has the appearance and atmos-
phere Of a nursery.
Mechanical dolls wall and cry. beg
for mama" walk. sleep. dance.
They do most everything a real baby
does-eXcept eat, and their wh!mper-
ing can be automatically halted
Then there are happer dolls. So
phisticated miniatures, who have
bobbed hair, exotic raiment - and
who have the nervous eyes Of a
grown-up vampire. They also puff
perfun1ed cigarettes. throwing of q
scent far more alluring than the
most penetrating Oriental incense.
The shop is patronized by more
men than women.
One doll--an exact replica Of a
week-old infant-neyer fails TO at
tract sympathetic attention. Its tiny
brow is wrinkled in a chouc fret,
from half-closed eyes tears Of dis
tress seem ready to pour, fists are
clenched in a strained effort to stave
off the ordeal. The doll Is positively
human in its artistic suffering.
1t was lying in an attractive crib
when I was inspecting the shop dur
ing an afternoon stroll The sur
roundings had been created with
| motherly precision.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-25

NEWIN WA Y
OF SLOGANS
viii Cre8Sy InventS Several
for Use of Democratic
Candidates,

AL+Aoh4 'itFt fF NiCbi ~ SUI III
I'll EW YORK. June 25.-And
! N the war clouds continue to
LII gather. or perhaps it is the
smoke the Pittsburgh delegation
brought with them. And the crowds
continue 70 arrive. Delegates, alter
mates, favorite sons and their guar
dams, cheer leaders. queer leaders,
beer leaders, near leaders and mere
leaders.
And every morning down at Madi-
son Square Garden the various
marching clubs and plug clubs
march and counter march and praC-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-25
For the Family LAWYER

A certain rich litigant went away
to his country seat at the conclusion
of an important case before judg-
ment had been pronounced. A few
hours later his lawyer wired him as
follows. Right has triumphed."
The rich litigant wired back: ZAP
peal at once. ''-Argonaut.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-25

AHEAD OF
u. S. MA Wy
America Needs More CruiS-
erS to Be Built Under
Restriction Agreement.
By CHARLES P. STEWART

By CHARLES P. STEWART
NEA Service Writer
TT1 ASHINGTON, June Is
IWI Japan started cruiser-build-
~ ing with a rush the minute
the naval limitation agreement was
signed.
The treaty limited the number of
the big powers capital ships, but not
their cruisers. Japan, near her
capital ship limit, proposes to supply
herself with as many cruisers as pos
sible.
America doesn't seem to see this
point. In cruisers she's ridiculously
weak.
While the treaty didn't limit the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-25

Tough Luck

well, sir, a friend Of mine had
a quarrel with his wife and it took
him a couple Of weeks to square him
self again"
"Yes--''
The other day on the way to his
office he broke a shoestring, so he
stopped down behind his desk to
change it and just then the door
opened and his wife came in"
"Well-'
And now he has to begin all over
again to try to prove to his wife
that he wasn't trying to hide from
her. youngstown Telegram.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-25

QUICKER llla4l a ~ blLAh4H5 4QLuIG+
A Florida man tried TO smoke mos
quitoes out with a lighted paper. and
now he has no mosquitoes because
he has no house.
The conventions teach US that
every mothers son has a chance to
grow up and almost be nominated
for Vice President
Entirely too many people go to
the movies to talk about something.
Reliable statistics would show that
practically 80 per cent Of the rich
uncles have babies named after
them.
Keep your temper. In Alabama a
a man broke his arm hitting at a fly.
A June husband tells us he has
been married two weeks without
washing a dish.
Every time they build a new rail
road crossing the auto dealers order
more cars.
No home is complete without a
few uncomfortable chairs in which
to welcome unwelcome company.
Many Of those who will stand for
anything will help with nothing.
If you hear a great silence it is
the children sitting around crying
because school is out.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-25

nant vegetation consists Of man
grove trees interspersed with plants
of similar habit. The accumulation
Of debris and mud among the roots
and trunks builds up the land so that
bays are filled and river banks ex-
tended until the streams are re.
stricted TO narrow channels between
dense walls of trees which com
pletely conceal the shores. Many
such swamps are found on the coast
of Florida.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-25
THE VOICE OF ST. Adams

TT1ESTERDAY of Mississippi in his keynote
speech before the Democratic convention in New York
invoked the spirit of the martyr whose remains lie yon
crypt at ST. Albans'
Too long he told his in Madison Square Garden
and countless his imprisoned
on radios magic wings they echong out through every
State Union-has Henry Cabot Lodge land his in
trguing cohorts msed the American people and denied
peace to a suffering world.
then this probably greatest
addressed soemny pledged his party to
in manly fashion responsibilities to the world
To Senator Harrison would say: DO not be afraid
Signs abound which do require the eyes of seventh
of read No who elected President
next November this country later unit will
'in manly fashion its responsibilities the world
Senator Watson of Indiana G. O. P guard regular of
the regulars casting startled and bewdred eye backward
what happened the Cleveland convention reported
the United would be in the
League of Nations within five years.
Senator Burton of Ohio G. O. P standpaer keynoter
convention repudate the league TOTO
his party had done four years before and would
never join To the contrary distinct impression
that under certain conditions entry all impossible
Thus of the old wheehorses of the party caQused
bitterly partisan though they may weakening
pressure of nationwide opinion.
get back to New York Newton D. Baker Secretary of
War under Wilson, together with others similarly inspired
right battling for League OF Nations plank
in the Democratic platform at the time manestng will
ingne accept any clarifying reservations which may
possible doubts raised the
of the people by the Leagues the fight of four years
ago.
The point is beyond question the people rayng this
thing of preventing We of it. for boys
the fodder that gets ground up its We realizing
more and clearly that the way stop is STOP
it, and that this be done by nation alone yet
group of nations, but only by universal agreement
Remorseless destiny fate advancing
measured tread of Time itself the day coming when
plain people Of all the nations of all the world going
mand of their rulers that they this put an end
to human slaughter.
And those who do not heed that call will find themselves
of the by others progressive reegad
to that political limbo where the whangdoode whneth forever
more
The Lodges and the Peppers already their way
No mere party matter this A world move The call
is for world peace and in the words Pat
From the historic crypt at ST. Adams hear the
mighty voice of Woodrow Wilson, wistfuy calling To you
from failing hands, throw the torch Hold high! Hold it
high'"
THE MAN ambitious paint the town red now finds no
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-25
4 THOUGHT

He that passeth by, and med
dleth with strife belonging not 10
him. is like one that taketh a dog
by the ears.
All, how happy would many lives
be if individuals troubled them
selves as little about other peoples
affairs as about their oYn.-Licht-
enberg.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-25
2 !? 2 Bv Little Willie

Daddy, God makes us do all the
good things, doesn't hep"
Yes
And Satan makes us do all the
naughty things?"
Yes
Well, who makes as do all the
funny ings?''-Boston Transcript.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-25
Tongue Tips

Prof. Nicholas Murray Butler.
Columbia University; The pros
perity of the American farmer de.
ponds on the resumption of the pur-
chasing power of Europe"
Mrs. J. P. Wright, Colorado
Women's clubs: TOO many women
are engaged in industry today when
they would much better be devoting
their time to their homes and their
babies
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-25
Husband Rehavinp

And 'ow do yer 'usoand and yer
self get along together, Mrs. O'Brien?
we'll, I 'ope?"
"Oh, yes, very well, Mrs. Broomly.
Ere we've been married goin' on
six months, an I amt 'ad to call in
the police but twice. "-Pearson's s. J
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-25
Ask The Times

You can get an answer 10 any Ques-
tiou Of fact or information by writing
to the Indianapolis Times Washington
Bureau. 1922 New York Ave. Wash
ington. D. c., inclosing 2 cents in
stamps tOr reply. Medical, legal and
marital advice cannot be given. nor
can extended research be undertaken.
AL other questions win receive a per
sOnal reply. Unsigned requests cannot
be answered. All letters are conhden-
ttal.-Edltor.
In Hawthorne's Scarlet let
ter what does the scarlet let
ter A stand for?
''Adultress."
What does 'NIadre dos"
mean?
Mother Of God,
When was Mae Murray born
and what is her address?
Born May 9. 1898; address. Metro
Studios, W. Sixty.First St. New
York City.
What is Ramon Novarro's
nationality
Spanish.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-25

THE RECENT convention of discussed
dom, indicating that there is still something attained
from the cut of hair and skirts
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-25

ANOTHER thing about income tax publicity is that it il
likely to develop that lying is high art.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-25

THE MAN ambitious paint the red now finds no
place overlooked by previous painters
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-25
Are hardwood ashes good fer

Are hardwood ashes good fer
tilizer?
Yes, they are one of the most com
mon commercial fertilizers. They
contain both potash and line and
are valuable both as a fertilizer and
as a means of destroying some in
sects and controlling diseases. They
are excellent top dressing for lawns.
Is it safe to use the milk from
a cow supposedly bitten by a
rabid dog?
The Department of Agriculture
says that if the cow develops rabies
(Which might occur thirty days or
more after being bitten), the milk
secretions will stop, and that until
that time. it is supposedly safe to use
the milk.
When was Douglas Fairbanks
born?
May %. 1888.
What is the largest province
in Canada?
With the exception of the North
west Territory. which has an area
Of 1907, 1926 square miles, Quebec is
the largest province in Canada, it
having an area of 690,S65 square
miles.
What is the distance by air
from Cincinnati to Los An
geles?
Approximately 1900 miles.
Why has the Everglades
never been completely drained?
Because of the difficulties; there
is a lack of outfall and insufficient
elevation.
What is the worlds deep.
sea diving record?
300 feet, made by Frank w. Grill
ley, at the time of the raising Of
the submarine F-4 at Honolulu
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-25

AVIATORS have explored the air upwards of miles and
report that placed end end there is enough Of
around the earth.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-25

GOVERNOR HYDE, the only avowed candidate for the
his intact
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-25

TIMES do change Today there actually hanging
around the postoe and anxousy hopefully waiting for
letter from the Government Revenue Bureau.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-25

ALBANIA still insists it wants Harry Sinclair for its rule
sort of oiligarchy, it appears
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-25

DR.. A A. BRILL, psychoanayst, says Washington and
Woodrow Wilson schzoid Franklin and Roose-
vets syntonics. So that's settled a last
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-25
Produces Hypnotism

Now. Of course. no system Of
manufacture or production is as i'm
portant as this The effort in such
a case is 10 produce a sort of hyp-
notism in the interests Of EFF
cheney"
Then he goes on to say. this
American policy runs out to take
in the public in general It does this
through a flood Of propaganda in the
form OF advertising. It looks ike
information. and in a way it is But
it IS biased and distorted informa-
ton. What it leads me to note, ."
says he. lis a very powerful and
subtle influence tending to blind us
all day and every day to interior
values"
Which is well worth thinking
about This runs further and deeper
than simply the advertising Of goods.
1t permeates much Of what we read.
in politics. sociology. literature and
art. So much intelligence is hidden
by flood Of warped and biased in.
formation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-25

What are the three main
sources of fertilizers?
Animal manures, green manures,
and commercial fertilizers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-25

What is a mangrove swamp?
A formation common on sea-coasts
and tidal river shores in tropical and
suh-tropical climates. The domi-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-25
Nature

Giant wild bees of india build
honeycombs as high as eighteen feet.
Scientist has discovered a fish in
Monterey Bay, California. which car
ries 800 phosp horescent lights just
under his skin.
Prof. Wilhelm Goetsch, German
naturalist, after years of expert
mentation with insects, says that
bee with plenty of food and good
surroundings. but isolated from 9TH
er bees. will die of loneliness in five
days. An ant deprived of work and
friends for two days will curl up and
die
Spiders are very hungry right now
and they make their webs of the
greatest area. In few weeks they
will become fat, and then they won't
work so hard the webs they make
will be smaller and smaller.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-25
Tom Sims Says

What can jump out of reach
quicker than a promising future?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-25

4 r E. PA I'D
COMPLIMENT
British Novelist Says We
Accept Criticisms of
Visitors.
By HERBERT QUICK

VV1 LILLIAN MFEE, the British
IWI novelist, pays the American
people a compliment. He
thinks we are exceptional in our ac-
ceptance of the criticisms of foreign
visitors. We don't get angry at
them Mr. McFee ought to know
why. Every American man and
woman, when he hears or reads d
criticism of America by foreigners,
feels sure that our more or less dis
tinguished visitor means his neigh
Dor and not himself; and he rather
likes 20 have the more or less dis
tinguished. etc, criticise Mr.. Brown
next door, or Mrs. Johnson across
the street.
1t doesn't mean that we are liberal
or broad-minded at all But we DO
like to see our fellow citizens as 9th
ers see them.
Mr. McFee tells one thing about
us, however, which is worth think
ing Of. He sees something in the
way Of d problem for us in that class
Of publication called the house or
gan" and in the flood OF advertis-
ing which overwhelms us.
As to House Organs
The house organ" distorts things.
Mr.. McFee inagines a great factory
or system Of factories devoted to the
making Of ventilated mouse traps.
1t establishes a house organ"
which goes to employees and others
who may be supposed TO be inter
ested. It seeks to build up a morale
in the organization. It is well writ
ten and well edited We have seen
many such.
But its whole message is the gIori-
fcation Of ventilated mouse traps. a
clarion call to all the aan to eat.
sleep, dream and live to the glory
of the ventilated mouse trap It
never for moment admits that any
unVontilated mouse trap. or any sys-
tenn OF getting rid Of mice by any
other agency Is in any way com.
parable with ventilated mouse traps:
or that any life can measure up TO
the highest conception of humanity
which is not dedicated to ventilated
mouse traps.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-25

Giant wild bees of India build
honeycombs as high as eighteen feet.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-25

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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-25

A Florida man tried TO smoke mos
quitoes out with a lighted paper. and
now he has no mosquitoes because
he has no house.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-25

If you hear a great silence it is
the children sitting around crying
because school is out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-05
BIG EXPENDITURES .ON ROADS PLANNED
Etowah Officials Declare h.
 tention To Keep Highways In Good Condition
GADsDEN BUREAU 1
 THE .AGE-HERALD

Etowah county officials are at work on an ambitious highway lm- provement plan, according to an- nouncement Friday. It is the inten- tion to double the maintenance force and to repair all the main roads with provision for keeping them in good condition under all circum- stances. Graders, scrapes and trac- tors will be used freely and plenty of men will be employed to run them, it is said. One member of the board of county commissioners states that 1t is the intention to spend more money on the upkeep of roads in 1924 than on the construction of new ones. It is,claimed that the county now has a fine system of dirt roads, but that there has never been a serious effort to maintain them until recently.
 POLICEMAN IS RILED
 Patrolman Jeff Perkins pulled off his badge and threw down his gloves when Alderman Andy Young criti- cised one of his official acts at a meeting os the Alabama City council Thursday night and after adjourn ment is alleged to have attacked the alderman. He was arrested on charge of assault and battery and Friday morning was placed under $500 peace bond. It is said the trou- b1e resulted from the policeman's ef- forts to enforce Mayor Burns orders about women being on the streets late at night. The policeman is re- ported to have stopped and ques- itioned young woman who was on her way home from a neighbours in W hose family a death had occurred.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-05
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