davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-21

regular pattern. Here is a man who
has lived a conventionally fun life.
He has struggled, he has tasted sue
cess, he has raised a healthy fam
lily and he has BECOME the leader of
men in his State.
Retire? No! TempIeton means to
keep his promise.
Like most any of HOratio Ayers
heroes, Templeton started to work at
z to help pay bills at home Quite
by chance. his work was in a hard
ware store. From errand boy to
clerk, from clerk to manager-now
Templeton is the head Of one Of the
largest hardware firms, And he did
his work so well, he raised his fam
lily 50 we'll he stood out among men
and they selected him to be their
leader-from county commissioner
UP to Governor.
And now go to college to study
history and psychology" the Gov
ernor says. ut seems a long reach
from hardware. but the reach is not
now-it came the other way, from
history and psychology to hard
ware
Has Governor Templeton any rules
for life?
Just one. Want a thing and keep
after it," he tells you
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-21

this East Side idol-sea captain.
soldier OF fortune-has been I'M
marked in sailors cemetery at City
Island.
Wars and revolutions were
O'Brien's hobbies.
During the Civil War he fought
on both sides
During Cuba's revolt with Spain
his daring enabled the revolution
lists to obtain large quantities of
ammunition.
O'Brien was a gun-runner in
Colombian and Honduan revolutions
He was credited with daring ex-
PLOTS in the Castro revolution in
Venezuela in 1899.
O'Brien died in 1917. only now
and strangely enough it started in
Cuba--is a fund being created %
suitably mark his grave.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-21
Tom Sims SAYS

Soon after father gets home with
his pay on Saturday night he finds
he is clean for Sunday.
The man who refuses to do hon
est work usually expects to do hon
est workers.
An optimist is a man who can
make a molehill out of a mountain
of trouble.
Guess the weather man has gone
away on his vacation and left a two
months supply of warmer" predic.
tions.
Many fish would starve if it wasn't
for the man who tries to catch them
The midnight oil doesn't make as
many successes as the midnight gas
makes failures.
Another kick against summer is
the hotter it gets the easier it is for
flies to get off fly paper.
A woman who can't understand
why a man stays single can readily
see why another woman does.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-21
In NezC York
BY STEVE HANNAGAN

NEW YORK, July 19.--Summer
weather drives New York's rushing
hordes to the surface of the earth.
You couldn't convince people who
take underground passage during
the rush hours Of the fact-but it's
true.
Business falls off between 10
O'Clock i'll the morning and in the
afternoon.
School vacations and the general
hot weather exodus is the reason.
While the subways lose. suburban
trains increase their business.
Everybody who can rushes to the
country for a few weeks of fresh
air
As a result all resorts and water
ing places are as crowded as New
York.
New York's big rush resumes on
Labor Day.
Dynamite Johnny OBrien is to
have 4 marker for his grave.
For seven years the grave Of
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-21

NAVIGATORS OF THE ILL
FATED SPANISH A r NJ a D a
WE'RE GUIDED BY THE NORTH
STAR.
the Mediterranean coast Of what is
now Syria.
But their importance in the world
was far greater than the size Of
| their territory. Their principal cities,
Tyre and Sidon. sent merchants and
Ecuionizers to all parts of the Medi-
terranean coast. King Hiram Of
Tyre, in the tenth century 3. c.,
furnished workmen and material TO
King Solomon for ~the building Of
the temple at Jerusalem.
According to Strabo, a Greek his
torian who lived in the first century
8. C. Thales, the earliest Greek
philosopher, who was also mathe.
inatician and astronomer, tried in
500 3. c. to get the Greeks to use
the north star instead Of the great
dipper.
But evidently he didn't succeed.
for Aratus, the physician and poet
who wrote Of the consultations. tells
us in 270 b. c. that the Greeks were
still steering by the dipper
The Romans. however. used the
north star to guide their ships of
Mar. or tiremes. as they We're
called.
From the days Of antiquity down
to the present, men have utilized the
north star as guide.
The navigators Of the Inflated
Spanish Armada which sought uu.
successfully in 1883 to break the
power Of England on the high
seas, guided their courses by the
north star.
During our own Civil War es-
Gaping slaves and escaping prisoners
from southern camps guided their
steps north by watching this star.
During the World War a knowl-
edge Of this star helped many es-
Gaping prisoners to find their way
back to their own lines.
Shakespeare referred to the stead
fastness Of the. north star in his
play, Julius Caesar" when he
wrote:
constant as the northern
star
OF whose true fixed and resting
quality
There is no fellow in the firma-
ment"
The American poet, William Cul.
len BRYANT. in his beautiful poem.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-21
K E TT r IN G
GOVERNOR Isl
a FRESHMAN
TempIeton Of Connecticut
viii Take Up Studies
at Yale,
BY HAROLD MATSON
NEA Service Writer

ARTFORD, Conn, July 21.-
jH When he was a young man
- he wanted to go to college,
but success itself thwarted him.
First he was too poor. Then he
was too rich.
That is, when he was poor he
worked days and studied nights that
he might prepare himself mentally
and financially for college life.
Then the work he found to earn
him college money developed into too
good a thing to abandon. Paradox
ically, he couldn't afford to go to col
lege because he was making too
much money.
But now, at the age of So, Gov
ernor Charles A. Templeton Of Con-
necticut, has finally cut himself
loose from the complications of pros
perity, He is once again examining
for college entrance examinations.
So it is that Yale University WHY
have freshman student in 1925.
age SO, the Ex-Governor of a State.
The story of Governor Templeton
is not unusual until it reaches col
lege. 1t is a story after the accepted
pattern OF strong American success.
Struggling youth Ambition.
Studies. Jobs. Promotions. Saw
ing8. Marriage. Children. Prosper.
ity Fame.
Then should come retirement
NO. Most men retire at an age
when they are best equipped to un-
derstand life and TO be of the great
est use to the world declares Tenn
pleton.
If l were to retire now I would
be grossly wasting years Of expert.
ence. I feel that I am just on the
threshold Of a deeper life. of greater
capabilities. No doubt I will not be
as conspicuous with whatever I do
as I have been as a business man
and politician. But I never sought
popular prominence. I sought learn
ing. and now shall get it in big
pieces"
IempletOn agrees with George Der.
nard Shaw that the average life Is
too short and that man usually with
draws from activity just when he IS
becoming ma,ured
But that is not the important idea
behind Templeton's unique plans
when 7 was a kid I promised my.
self I would go to college. Each
time I was ready 10 enter something
would come up and I explained to
myself that this delay would be
merely temporary. And now it is
thirty-three years that I have been
renewing myself this promise"
Templeton' story breaks from the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-21

REFERENCES TO THE NORTH
STAR ARE FOUND ON TABLETS
MADE BY EIIE ANCIENT ASSYR-
IANS.
Hymn to the North Star" de-
scribes the glorious night sky Of
stars with the lines:
THE sad and solemn nightA
Hath yet her multitude Of cheerful
fires"
Then writing Of The north star
itself, Bryant writes
"On thy unaltering blaze
The half-wrecked mariner, his COM
pass lost,
Fixes his steady gaze,
And steers, undoubting, to the
friendly coast;
And they who stray in perilous
wastes by might
And glad when thou dost shine to
guide their footsteps right"
NEXT ARTICLE. THE LIT
TIE DIPPER.
NCopyright. 1924. by David Dietz)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-21
Family Fun
One for the Doctor

Gus went to the doctors the 9TH
err evening just as a beautiful blonde
with cold on her chest was ushered
into the consultation room. AS he
took his eat, he heard the doctor
say, Cough, my dear. Now count
slowly while 1 hold my ear to your
chest"
Then Gus dozed off and the next
thing he knew he woke to hear the
blonde counting hoarsely, but pa
tiently Nineteen thousand and for
ty-seven; nineteen thousand and for
ty-eight-"-Whi Bang.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-21
Tongue TIPS

Prof E. D. Starbuck, Iowa Uni
versity: I'VE must cease rubbing the
virtues into the mental skins Of
children unless we would lead in
the direction of moral awkwardness,
paralysis, insincerity and introver-
sion"
Augustus 0. Thomas, State edu-
cation commissioner, Maine:C I'VE
hate war, but' we love our country
more than we hate war
Joao Ferraz, Lisbon prophet:
There will be no peace in the world
until 1915. This year more thrones
will be overthrown tremendous
earthquakes will occur and storms
at sea will sink many ships. There
will be civil and international wars,
northern Europe being the principal
scene Of these"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-21
WHAT IS SOCIETY. ANYHOW?

EOF COURSE we know what society is-its all of But
~ Society," with the big is something different We know
that from reading the newspaper Society columns Only
select few socially prOmnenhat is prominent enough
their dongs and gongs and omng properly heraded
in the press.
Our curiosity is excited the by newspaper an
that of Washngon Society leaders the
fashionable Newport going give swell ball and cut
invitations from 400 300 That Is she IS going boil
the real exclusive Social set down % per cent.
That's all right with US, though it leaves the
outside locking but what would like to know how she
going it. What yardsck does she use7 How does she
determine definitely who's whO
If wealth is the measuring stick, that's easily understood
All possible entries could submit their income and
it would be simple matter to pick the 300 highest.
If occupation, however, the then there could be
many complications Booggers might be barred by that
while they could easily qualify the basis of wealth Judging
the present by the past lack of occupation would be
likely qualification than the select forms of earning
living
Ordinarily being rich enough live without working and
having westocked cellar boot would be qualification
enough for membership the select 300 but other test
than that would have be made because this particular brand
runs the thousands.
because of the difficulty of finding many 300 who could
qualify To have exactly 300 there be just many
Newport who clearly outrank all crowd
some
limit the inner circle divorced people more
than 300 who have been divorced then nobody who
hasn't been divorced twice
Or if that won't work. let in only chidless couples who
the same time rich enough enough otherwise
qualify.
But after ALL we probably have Job to the
Washington matrOn who first tackled it. All the same we
like know how she's going do it. Then maybe we find
just what Society is. Maybe
ONLY FIVE lynchngs in the first months of 1924 de-
spite the great number of logical candidates.
GREAT BRITAIN spent 1857 100000 liquor last year.
which is staggering amount however you may look at it.
SHORT SKIRTS have made hosiery quarer-bilon indus
try this country less than twenty years. again demonstra
ing the commercial value of scenery
A NUMBER of men of Frankfort Pa have formed club
and had their heads shaved protest against female bobbed
hair The movement should be put down Bald heads at
tract flies
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-21
Star WAS
GUIDE IN
WORLD WAR
1t Directed Escaping Prison
ers as 1t Guided Ships
of PheonicianS,
BY DAVID DIETZ
Science Ediotr of The Times

T~OLARIS, the north star. is
r probably the best known star
IL in the hisory of man. Ger
tainly, is has been the most useful
star to man through the ages.
The fact that Polaris appeared to
stand still in the heavens while the
other stars seemed to circle about
it was one Of the first facts of as
tronomy discovered. Some authori-
ties think that it might have been
the very first.
References to this fact are found
on the ancient Assyrian tablets. In
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-21
4 Thought

Her CWisdom' s. ways are ways of
pleasantries and all her paths are
peace.-Prov. 317.
Wisdom is the health of the soul.
Victor Hugo.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-21

basis of taxation instead of land
values.
The department has made a
survey in trventy-six States, com
pairing cash rents paid for farm
land with taxes levied on that land.
The survey showed, it says, shat
State ard county real estate taxes
absorb a large proportion Of the
income from rent on farms in all
parts of the United States, and in
some cases absorb all the rent.
Taxes Absorb Rent
In the South. real estate taxes
absorbed 10 per cent of the net cash
rent in 1919. Since the war taxes
have been increased and rents re-
duced, according to the statement
In North Central States property
taxes consumed from IL to 25 per
cent Of the rent, In Western States
the ratio varied from 10 per cent to
80 per cent. In Pennsylvania the
farms studied paid CSC per cent of
thSp cash rent ir taxes.
In support of it's theory that taxes
should be levied on earnings rather
than on land values. the department
has the following to say:
Land values alone are not relia-
BILE indexes of taX-paying ability be-
cause they are based not only on
present earning power, but on antici-
pated increases in earnings. There
take land valuations without con-
sidering farm earnings are objection
able.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-21
Wife Doesn't Count

"Ah hear Nose Higgins done got
kicked by mule"
Yeah. De mule was cross-eyed,
an Nose thought it was gwine to
kick his wife, so he stood still. -
American Legion Weekly
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-21

ING PRISONERS. BACK TO III e. Il
OWN LINES.
those early days, Polaris was called
The High One of the Enclosure Of
Light" and the Judge of Heaven"
The Chinese, who also noticed that
Polaris did not move, called it the
Great Imperial Ruler of Heaven"
and the Emperor of Emperors."
The ancient Arabs believed that
the star possessed peculiar powers
and that itching Of the eyelids could
be cured by staring at It.
The Phoenicians seem TO have been
the first people TO use the north star
as an aid to navigation. The Greeks,
il will be remembered. used the
Great Dipper as a guide for their
ships
The Phoenicians inhabited a strip
Of land about 200 miles long and
from FIVE to fifteen miles wide along
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-21
WIRELESS
TO GUIDE
u. S. FILTERS
Every Effort viii Be Made
to Guard Safety of
Aviat0rS,
Times WOshinGt0u Bureau,
% p ~, WI. 4 a.

IimeS " USHfngtON bureau
1922 Ne1C York Are.
WI ASHINGTo|, July I'll
IWI Major-G raj NJ. NJ Patrick,
I'll chief of the army air service,
is taking no chances on having the
wonderful record Of the round-the.
world fiers spoiled by any prevent.
able disaster on the last difficult
lap OF their trip Every aid that
Zscince affords will be pressed into
service to guide the fiiers in their
flight over the North Atlantic.
For the first time on the flight,
radio will play a prominent part,
giving the niers last minute informa-
ton on changes in wind and tenn
peratures.
on the long fight over the Pacific
and Asia none Of the planes were
equipped with radio because com
munication would have been limited
Now. however. a powerful sending
and receiving set is being set up in
Lieutenant Lowell Smiths flagship
at Brough, England. where all three
planes are being overhauled and
fitted with pontoons.
May Leave Aug.
The fliers arrived at Brough on
July IT and the overhauing will
be entirely finished in less than a
week. but the hiers probably will
not leave Brough until Aug. l.
This delay win enable destroyers
in the scouting fleet commanded by
Admiral Magruder to get into pre-
arranged positions to best inform
the fiiers as to latest weather con
ditions and to rescue them in event
Of mishap.
The distance from Brough to In.
dian Harbor Labrador, is 2,S7l
miles. Originally it was planned to
make this distance in eight jumps.
the longest Of which would be from
Ivigtut Greenland. 10 Indian Har-
Dor Labrador, a distance Of 5T2 miles.
Other stops were 10 be made al the
Orkney Islands. Farce Islands. two
stops in Iceland and two in Green.
land.
Lieutenant Smith, however. has
just Informed General Patrick that
he plans to leave out the Farce
Island stop and fly directly from
the-Orkney Islands to Hofn. Horn
afford, Iceland, in one 535 mile jump.
Destroyers TO Help
At least four United States
destroyers will be stationed at in
tervals on each one Of these ocean
jumps and on the longest Admiral
Magruder plans to assemble seven
ships which will steam as fast as
possible after the planes when they
pass by.
Weather conditions in Labrador
will be wirelessed by Capt Alfred
II. Thiessen. Of the Army signal
corps, an expert meteorologist. who
left New York on July is on the
cruiser Milwaukee to set UP head
quarters at Indian Harbor, Labra-
COR
The Milwaukee will carry extra
planes, motors and accessories. and
act as a supply ship, as no supply
depots have been set up from Indian
Harbor to Boston.
Unless unforeseen delays should
take place the fliers expect to reach
Indian Harbor on Aug 10 and be in
Boston on Aug. 16.
When the fiiers reached Calcutta,
india, they were twenty-eight> days
behind the tentative schedule which
had been mapped out for them, but
after the heavy pontoons had been
detached from the planes at. that
city they flew so rapidly that they
We're only seventeen days behind
their schedule when London was
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-21

blame for the plight Of the farmer.
State ard county real estate taxes
are responsible for the farmers cur
tailed income, the United States De
partment Of Agriculture says, in
statement jast mailed out from the
office Of the secretary.
AS a remedy the department ad-
vocates making farm earnings the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-21
- turtles dumb. or can they

make some kind of noise?
When startled, some turtles give
a loud snake-like hiss. The males
of the large Galapagos turtles, &C.
cording to Darwin, below or roar
at mating season. The land or mud
turtle utters a piping note. par
ticularly IN the spring.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-21

What is the meaning Of Hia-
watha?
River maker.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-21

What is the size of a married
couples visiting card and how
should it be engraved?
The double card is larger than the
individual card. 1t is about two and
one-half inches in width and three
and half inches in length 1t may
be engraved:
Mr.. and Mrs. Hamilton Smith
1000 West End Avenue"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-21
Paid From Income

"Anticipations of future earnings
may never be realized, and in any
case, they add nothing to the farm
er's present ability to pay taxes. An
nual income is usually the only
source from which taxes can be
paid"
In further support of it's theory,
it points out that property other
than real estate is usually taxed on
a basis of annual income. 1t does
not discuss the economic differences
between real and other classes of
property.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-21

What is the best treatment
for green lice in rose bushes?
Wash your bushes with soap and
water.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-21

What can be done for severe
snuburn?
A solution Of one-half pint Of hot
water into which is stirred a level
tablespoonful of boric acid powder.
to which is added twenty drops Of
carbolic acid and we'll shaken, may
be applied to the burn with a piece
of cotton.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-21

Did the word God" appear in
the original of Lincoln's Gettys-
burg address?
No.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-21

What causes tile odor of Linn
berger cheese?
Fermentations induced during ri
pening
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-21
Ask The Times

You can get an answer to any ques-
tion 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 for reply. Medical. legal and
marital advice cannot be given nor
can extended research be undertaken.
All other questions will receive a per-
sonal reply. Unsigned requests cannot
be answered All letters are confiden-
tial.-Editor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-21

What writer called New York
''Bagdad on the Subway"
o. Henry.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-21
What is the origin of the ex-

What is the origin Of the ex-
preston Ma amp"
Ma am IS contraction Of madam.
The form is used by servants and
children corresponding to the term
of respect, Sir" This is particu-
larly common in the South. How
ever. the use is dying out and tho
affirmative yes" coupled with the
name of the person to whom one
is speaking, is preferred.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-21

Where are the three largest
colleges in the United States?
According to student enrolment,
the largest are Columbia University,
S0,597 students; University Of Cali
fornia, 20.596, and University of
Chicago, $4,000.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-21

What day is the Mohammedan
Sabbath2
The Mohammedans have no Sab
bath day in the sense of the day OF
rest. but Friday is the day for as
sembling for worship.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-21
L. s. BLAMES
TAXES FOR
TROUBLE
Administration Hits on An
other Reason for Farm
Difficulties.
Times W0sbin0fOn Bureau,
1922 Nftg York Are.

EU7 ASHINGTON, July 21.-The
IWf Republican administration has
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-21

What is the daily loss by the
individual through Precipitation?
On an average. a healthy, adult
male losses daily by perspiration
some eighteen ounces of water.
about 300 grains of solid matter
and about 400 grains of carbon diox-
ide.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-21

In what year did Mary J.
Holmes die?
1907.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-21

Oh ASHINGTp% July 21-
W Major-G raj NJ NJ. Patrick,
i chief of the army air service,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-21

Who were the prize winners
in the Liberty Magazine con-
test and what were the names
submitted?
First prize, George A. Elwen.
Youngstown. Ohio, $4,000; Charles
e. Eypper, Gutenberg, N. J., s4.OoN;
Andre Casanore Of Paris, $1,000.
Names submitted: Liberty, first
prize; Vision, second; Tomorrow
third.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-21

WHAT were the total receipts
Of the bout between Leonard and
Tender and how much did each
man get?
Total receipts. $327,565; Leonard's
share, S121,755; Tenders. $62, 500.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-21

Will you tell me how to polish
hard rubber?
The dull finish on hard rubber IS
produced by buffing, using buffing
wheel such as a stitched cotton one
with a suitable buffing compound.
The principal ingredients of buffing
compounds are an abrasive. such
low
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-21

ONLY FIVE lynchngs in the first six months of 1924
,ite the great number of logical candidates