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WHY WIVES WORK

TOBSERFING who ride street in Indianapolis
~ during when toers going work have OBJ
served what unusual proportion wearing wedding
rings.
Do you know more than 100000 married women in this
country hold jobs outside the homen factories mills Offices
and Don't forget this discussion of he deteriora
ton of American home life"
Some of these women work by preference They
independent selfsupporng active in worlds affairs
Their employment outside the home of choice,
compuson. But they decidedly in the minority
The majority driven into industry and by the
pinch of necessity The husband finds 1t impossible
enough money support family His wife has to help.
This situation growing menace especially among the
middle classes
We talk about this being the prosperous country in
world highest living True undoubt
edy And yet there is something emphacay wrong with the
system when million homes disrupted by married
being forced do work outside the home help make both ends
Here typical experiences young couple very much in
with other get The ism MAX
ing enough support wife children Probably
girl already has job Time drifts by months climb into years.
Hopes of advancement naturalization than be-
FORE Maybe the young gets raise in pay This is quickly
absorbed by the increasing of living Finally they seek the
way out-get both of them continue working
The married has few duties around the house in the
evening such repairs and putting up shelves But in the
he has his evenings for e5t and recreation.
with married woman who mas % outside
She home edand then has do her homework Her
strength vitality slowly Slapped by overwork She
spare for educational seimprovement for her
share in community betterment.
Any wonder many of them neglect voeH Any wonder
suicide is on the increase?
kind of prosperity that has cor
foundations the ensavement of million married
millions single We certainly high standard
vingand it's getting high considerable percentage
of the population can't reach it with tenfOot pole
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Biuboards


To the Editor Of The Times
After reading your editorial and
similar items in newspapers condemn
ing billboards. I think 1t is about time
protest was made
AS outdoor advertising is the news
papers and magazines largest com
petitor it is a simple matter to see
the selfish motive for all the publicity
condemning billboards.
From the standpoint OF obstructing
view. one can see past a billboard as
easily as a building, and no one would
question the right Of an individual
to build on his lot just to protect the
fellow who takes a chance crossing
railroads. In many cases it can be
shown that highway boards are placed
to the advantage Of motorists, espe-
cially on curves acting as a warning
Living in a modern age, one can
expect to sos advertising everywhere.
an5 it is a recognized principle Of
marketing merchandise Of merit. so
why discriminate against the medium
used.
From one who earns a legitimate
living from outdoor advertising
II K
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THE EDITOR WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU
" ] ~ "
Readers Discuss Vices i'm Times Forum

Make YOUR COMMENT BRIEF
mail carrier and ex-service man. I
spent nineteen months in the sub
marine service.
But, Mr.. Taxpayer, how long do
you think you could retain your $4,000
Job If we followed your advice. You
would not last as long as 1t would
take to draw a breath. So you see
1t takes brains to be a mail carrier
as well as a salaried man who owns
his home and is quitting a $4,000 job
If there are so many men who
want our jobs why don't they take the
competitive examinations? The mail
carriers, my dear sir, are SO per cent
organized. so we have no fear of not
getting our increase, which is justly
deserved, and as you are one of tne
few who does not consider any ole
but yourself l am taking this means
to open I'D new thought channel in
your opinioned mind.
A MAILMAN.
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Heard i'm the Smoking Room

at home with the best of mothers and
fathers.
"One day our small boy came home
crying as though his heart would
break. His lunch was ready, but he
took it over and put it on his books
and ate it. He did not seem to care
to sit down, for some reason or other.
Every now and then he would give
himself little rub on the rear part
of his anatomy and little sob would
break from his lips. At last his mother
sensed that something was wrong.
What is the matter, Horatio?
Aren't you feeling well? Why don't
you sit down to eat your lunch?"
II can't sit down. A boy at school
kicked me in the second recess. "
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- DAILY POEM
lisa Wise Father
POEM

IT1I HERE'S a little dickens living
| in our neighborhood. ah, mel
He's years old and every
inch a boy. OF course. when he is
good he's as good as he can be, but
he does a lot of things that quite
annoy.
He can keep the house in uproar
and he does it all day long with the
FRANKS and funny fancies that he
has. Why, you never could convince
him that the things he does are wrong.
He's a bundle. all in one, Of pep and
jazz.
Very early in the morning when he
tumbles out of bed, he gets started
on his full-of-vigor race. He just hol-
lers for his breakfast; in the mean
time raises ned if his mother tries to
wash his hands and face.
In between meals he gets hungry
and he robs the cookie jar, and he
strews a mess of crumbs around Tie
floor Then he makes a great dis
turbance as he grabs his kiddle car,
dons his hat and coat and slams the
kitchen door.
Mother stands this run of racket
till it nearly drives her mad. She de-
cides that dad must spank him. he's
so wild. But when supper time ap-
proaches. sonny swings to good from
and convinces father he's an angel
child.
Copyright 1924. NEA Service. Incl
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OF
MOLECULE
NOT EXACT
Less Than One 0ne-Hun-
dredth- and Twenty-Five
MiIIionth of Inch,
BY DAVID DIETZ,
Science Editor of The Times

Copyright by David Dietz.
Fl LII substances, as we have seen.
q are made up Of molecules. The
question that arises, then, is
How large is a molecule?
A single grain of gold can be beaten
into a leaf seventy-five inches square.
The thickness of such a leaf is less
than one three hundred thousandth of
an inch. 1t is reasonable to suppose
that such a leaf would be several
molecules thick. Consequently mole
cule must have a diameter less than
the thickness of the gold leaf.
Soap bubbles are usually thought of
as child's toys. But scientists have
developed elaborate apparatus for
measuring the thickness of the walls
OF soap bubbles.
Dark Patches T1linnest
The dark patches on soap bubbles
are their thinnest parts. Scientific
measurements show that the wall of
a soap bubble at such point has
diameter Of one three-millionth of an
inch. Therefore the diameter Of
molecule must be still less than that.
A French scientist, Professor Per
rim, tried spreading exceedingly thin
films of oil on water. He succeeded
in getting a film one fifty millionth
of an inch in thickness. Consequently
the diameter OF a molecule must be
even less than that.
From many such experiments and
from the use of complicated and ex-
ceptionaIly ingenious apparatus sci
entists have come to the conclusion
that a molecule has a diameter of
about one Observation-Disclosures
five .nlillionth of an inch.
II a drop of water were magnitied
to the size of the earth. the molecules
composing it would be about the size
OF oranges.
That means that a molecule is so
small that no microscope will enable
us to see it.
At first, 1t may seem strange to
think OF invisible particles making
up the visible world around us.
But a simple example makes the
situation plain. Imagine yourself
gazing across empty fields at a dis
tant hilltop. II the hill is far enough
away, one man standing on the top
Of it would be invisible. But a crowd
of several hundred men would be visi-
BILE as a dark patch against the green
of the hill
Enables Us TO See 1t
In the same way. it is the vast
number of molecules in a substance
that enables us to see II.
In a cubic inch of air there are
about one hundred million trillion
molecules.
All molecules are not the same size.
This is because molecules differ in
the number of atoms they contain,
and because. as we shall see later,
all atoms are not the same size.
a molecule of starch, one of the
largest and most complex molecules
in existence, contains about $4,000
atoms
Next article in series: Molecular
Motion.
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TNOM SIMS
Il 4 = SAYS

In New York. a woman was given
a dollar in a breach of promise suit.
so Of course his promise wasn't worth
much.
The Balkans have no baseball. but
they have a war every spring and
that does Just about as well.
First sign Of spring in the arctic
regions is when an Eskimos wife
wants a pair OF summer ear-muffs.
Most Of the wrinkles in our faces
are caused by worrying over things
that never will happen or never have
happened.
A woman can do Just about every
thing with a hairpin. She can fix al
most anything with 1t. except her hair.
The only cure for spring fever Is
winter and even that usually fails.
Spring suits are so high we are
going to take out insurance on ours.
Push makes many a business sue
cess and usually comes from being
pushed.
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Read Mt. 5I7-20. Text: b:19. But
whosoever shall do and teach them
(tIese commandment@ he shall be
called great In the kingdom of heaven.
Furthermore the will of God is al
ways rising in him to summon him
to work with It in the creative evo-
luton of an honest, friendly, power
ful world a world civilization all Of
whose laws, customs and institutions
shall be in accord with these funda-
mental qualities Of life"
MEDITATION: The greatness Of
ones life is measured by his contri-
button through his labor TO the up
building of the Kingdom OF God. The
work Of the Kingdom Of God requires
that much labor be done out Of sight
and sound, the results Of which be-
come evident only long afterwards.
When we know so little about the
ultimate purposes OF life we can not
always know how best to build our
own lives most effectively into the
Kingdom. But we can accept the
principles which Jesus gave us and
follow them. knowing that If our
lives are expended in that direction
the ultimate fruitage of our labors
will be good.
Personal QUESTION: Am I
patient in doing today's duties with.
out knowing tomorrow's rewards?
PRAYER: FIJI our hearts. 0 God,
with a great longing to accomplish
things that count in the Kingdom Of
thy Son. Let our constant aspira-
ton be TO know and to do thy will
May we be happy children of the
morning and achieving men OF the
day, in Christ's name. Amen.
Copyright, 1924-F. L. Fagley)
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Tongue TIPS

Judge Ira w. Jayne, Detroit;
Broken homes are among the gravest
Of all of today's menaoes."
Or. A. r. Dawson. Harvard Univer-
sity: "It is one Of the supreme
tragedies in the histories Of both art
and religion that not note of the
music Of the first three centuries has
endured"
Prof. Curry Hicks, Massachusetts,
agricultural college: College ath-
letics must be considered as one of the
factors in college education"
Chief Justice Taft: THE most am
bilious and most difficult task that
man he's attempted is successful self
government"
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Third Degree!

Suppose you received a telegram
or letter in which some of the words
were illegible or missing Could you
/ fill in the gaps properly?
This test will give you an indica-
ton of your ability to complete SEN
fences when some Of the words are
missing
Directions: Choose the best words
you can think of that will make the
sentence as a whole sound right. But
write only one word in each blank.
DO not look at the answers. Get
out your pencil.
Begin!
/. The cats name Jim.
2. The small - likes - play
with his ball.
3. Brevity is the soul of -.
a. All work and no - makes
Jack a - boy.
S. The who a gun and
---- a uniform was a soldier
G. Anything - doing at all is
worth - well
T. We must not judge a person by
his words because speak louder
than words.
g. One ~--- not -- money to -
worthy cause.
ANSWERS: l, is; Q, boy, to; 3. wit;
A, play, dull; 5, man, carried, wore;
6. worth. doing; 7. actions 8, can, give.
every.
Copyright by Science servico)
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Independents

To the Editor Of The Times
1 wish TO thank you in behalf Of
the Independent party of Indiana for
your correct, well-worded and clean
announcement Of our national conven-
tor to be held in indianapolis, May 80.
We feel sure your paper is clean
in its understanding and willing to
back a cause for the people and not
political party gain. AS we carry
faith in about 20 per cent Of the vot-
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ers in Indiana, we trust they have
read your article and we hope that
they will see the advantages of a
good clean paper for the cause.
The great war didn't teach this ma
ton much of anything that a good
paper must.
EWARD G. SIMMONS,
State Secretary.
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Animal Facts

Horticulturalists say that the Wash
ington elm at Cambridge. under which
George took command OF the revolu-
gently died, bore 100000 leaves an
nually in it's prime.
The barnacle, which infests ship
bottoms. lives on it's back and liter
ally kicks it's food toward it's mouth
with its six pairs of legs.
Daddy long-legs will soon be out Of
his winter hole to interest boys and
girls. Daddy eats other insects and
will consume five or six times his own
weight daily.
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Willie q Hero

Willie. your clothes are wet. You
have bean in the water again"
Yes. mother. / went in to save
Charlie Jones'"
my noble darling! Did you Jump
in after him?"
mo, mother. I jumped first so as
to be there when he fell in. youths
Companion.
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4 Thought

It is better to hear the rebuke of
the wise. than for a man to hear the
song of fools.-Eccl. 7:b, 6.
7OOLS are apt to initiate only
| r the defects of their betters.-
- Swift.
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Sisters Catty ChIrn

Il rather like that young Double
day. He has a good firm mouth and
chin"
Goodness. Has he been kissing
you, tooF'-Philadelphi Ledger.
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Mallman's Reply.

To the Editor Of The Times
I wish to congratulate Ex.Soldier
and Taxpayer on being able to save
enough money to buy a home. l am a
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MORE WHEAT, BOYS

(HE city greenhorn has been busy all winter telling the
wheat farmer that his only is to diversity his
growing less wheat and raising other things including live
Fne Very fine but it money to build barns and Buy
the nucleus of herd ock bunch whatever they
call the West And to have crops that be cultivated
hire help has than fifty Fifty
not much than fly speck to the wheat farmers.
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Protecting the Baby
BE sure you get a goodrloohng
nurse for baby"
"Why2"
I want him to have police protec-
ton. Medley.
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Family Fun
Noise Exnlnined

NULsb EApLt1Ueu
What In the world was that
noiseY"
TITS all right, dear. The people
are coming home from the opera and
I slipped down and gave our front
door slam so the neighbors would
think we'd been there Boston
Transcript.
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GREAT MAN is who conducts himself poserity
forgets him 964 days in each year.
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Who is served first at formal
dinners?
The hostess.
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Noted Author and Magazine Writer
Copyright, 1924, by the United Press
Fl ASHINGTON, April BY a
INI curious coincidence, the two
most interesting investigations
of corruption in Washington are In
the hands of two Senators, members
of the minority party, coming from a
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Dad at Ice Fishing
oh! l saw a big fish--that long
under The ice"
Nonsense, my dear! I'm quite
sure it was your reflection. '-Wiscon-
sin Octopus
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at LIVE in Sherman. Cal,
which is a small town near
- Los Angeles" said the man
IN the smoker, with a honesick look.
II do not know so much about hO~
they conduct schools in other towns
or States, but in California, where the
afr and sunshine are so glorious, 1t
does not make any difference whether
the schoolhouse will hold all of the
pupils or not. They just have school
out of doors. Tt is a great place to
raise and educate children, but. as
good as the air may be and as kind
and competent as the teacher may be.
1t does not keep the children from
auaxreling; for. kids will be kids. even
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How did april Fools day"
-

How did April Fools day
originate?
The origin is uncertain. One au-
thority suggests the ancient miracle
plays as the possible origin. In these
were sometimes shown the sending Of
Christ from Annas to Caiaphas and
from PLATE to Herod: another finds
the origin in the Hull festival held by
the Hindus on March 81. or in the
Feast Of Fools celebrated by the Ro-
mans on Feb. IT, at which tricks
(sending persons on foolish errands or
expeditions) similar to the modern
April Fools cay were played One of
the most plausible conjectures traces
the origin Of the custom to France.
which nation took the lead over all
Christendom in commencing the
New Year on Jan. 1, instead Of March
%. Before the change was made the
merrymaling eliminated on April /.
when Visits were paid and gifts made.
When the reformed calendar was
adopted in 1884, New Years day was
carried back to Jan. I, and only pre-
tended gifts and mock ceremonial Wis
It's were made on April 1, with the OBJ
tect of making fools" Of those who
had forgotten the change OF date
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y fellowship OF
Araper

DAILY Lenten Bible reading and
meditation prepared for commission
on evangelism of Federal Council Of
Church Of Christ in America.
THURSDAY
The Good Workman and the WIN
of God
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Do old birds water their young7
How7
No. Baby birds do not require
more water than they extract from
their food
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What are the baptismal names
Of the Prince of Wales?
Edward Albert Christian George
Andrew Patrick David.
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What were Indian ceremonial
pipes called and what were they
like?
Calumet is their popular name. The
Indians had pipes of various shapes
and sizes. made of clay. stone or bone.
but the ceremonial pipe was usually
OF large size, in the east and south.
east Of white stone, and in the west
OF the red catlinite from the noted
pipestone quarry in Minnesota. The
stem was made long, Of wood or reed
ornamented with feathers and porou-
pine auillwork. Native tobacco, mixed
with willow bark or sumac leaves.
was used. Although frequently re-
ferred to as the Peace Pipe, the cere-
monial pipe was in fact used in the
ratification of all solemn engage
ments, both of war and peace.
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By JULIAN STREET

This is the second article by Street or
governmental conditions in Washington.
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But there is another way.
RAISE MORE WHEAT!

old game quantity production again Countryman
The average quantity per
United about fifteen bushels very great
Der of farms is less than that down and often
4. eight bushels.
Expermeners The very poorest soil in Illinois found
that by growing clover land and spreading about
81 worth of lime phophaes and potash per
80 &c bushels of wheat the year. speak
SIS $205O of hay farmer
grow fifty clover and fifty in wheat rotating
year. and make his 100 pay $000 minus $400
fertilizer while only wheat prev
ouy paid him only $1,000 less You cultivate clover
than wheat hence the work the planted only
wheat
And that's how 81 wheat pay good profits
over and Argentina
low production per acre. throw their wheat
low rs the American farmer still their price
and prosper
GREAT MAN conducts himself that posterity
forgets him 864 days in each year.
KEEPING COOL with Coolidge" is strenuous work these
fervid days.
THAT McAdoo movement in the Democratic party seems to
become sort of Democratic the McAdOO
THOSE WHO DID get Mr. Bok's money trying
get goat One disappointed has him
$1,10O0O0.
RADIO STATIONS they will charge politicians $40
privilege of broadcastng campaign speeches Who
said 'tak is cheapf"
THERE'S good why the lid won't be put back
Teapot handle by expert
"hushers-up."
RUNNING for President platform pledgng ancestry
hung by the tail ought now
if
SCHOOLS POORf Well United States spends more for
smokes for cream, year than for schools And
gets what pays for generally nothing
IF THAT other Senator Massachusetts, had as
gumpton his namesake from might
great inside workings Veterans
Bureau
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Woman S Grooming Glory

latest from
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to
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TO
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her hair. Washington
BEAUTY EDITOR Washington Indianapolis fines
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What States have the highest
and lowest percentage of Hitter
acy?
Louisiana. South Carolina and Mis-
sissippi have the highest percentages
Iowa. Nebraska. Idaho and Oregon
the lowest.
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THOSE WHO DID get Mr.. Bok's money trying
get goat disappointed
81 100000
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KEEPING COOL with Coolidge" is strenuous work these
fervid days.
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THAT McAdoo movement in the Democratic party to
have Democratic McAdoo party
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What is good formula for ox1-
dizing "copper"
immense the articles in a solution OF
2 ounces Of nitrate of iron and
ounces Of hyposulphite of soda TO ons
pint of water, until the desired shade
of oxidation is acquired; then wash,
dry and brush.
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Who did Milton Stills nnaxrye
Gladys Wynne.
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RADIO STATIONS they viii charge politicians $40
privilege of broadcastng campaign speeches
said "talk is cheapR"