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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-08
HOKUM YARN
rs TOLD ON
jim WATSON
Story Says Indiana Senator
Wore Wooden Shoes
to Get Votes,
BY HARRY B. HUNT
NEA Service Writer


ca ASHINGTON, May S.-All the
WI hokum isn't in the movies.
49, Politics is full of it.
Take the stunt James E. Watson,
now United States Senator from In
diana. pulled back in "a, when he first
ran for Congress and defeated the
veteran Hoosier legislator, William s.
Watchdog Holman.
There was a large Dutch" settle
ment in the district and votes of
these solid, stolid citizens were most
impartant to the young campaigner.
When Watson went among them he
affected baggy homespun garb and
clomped about in a heavy pair of
wooden shoes.
Those wooden shoes literally walked
away with the election for him.
Removes Garments
In the rough and tumble Of a cam.
paign few public men are such per
feet masters of the little tricks that
capture the imagination of the country
folks as Watson. One of the most
effective of these he learned from
Uncle Joe Cannon.
Uncle Joe had a habit by way of
ingratiating himself with a country
audience, or removing his collar and
tossing 1t rather contemptuously to
the nearest chair or table, as if a
collar was something to be despised.
Carrying this play a bit farther,
Watson-when he gets well warmed
up on a hot speech on a warm day,
goes Uncle Joe one or two better by
discarding, not only his collar. but
following this with his coat. then his
vest--and then casting a sort Of spec
/ uiatiVe glance at his trousers.
This always gets a tremendous
ovation,
That Scent Cigar
| Ever so often reference is made
either seriously or in jest. to Tom
| Marshall's observation. while the ban.
| tam Hoosier was Vice President. that
What the country needs is good
scent cigar" Few people. however
| know just the circumstances under
which Marshall voiced this now "a
nous remark.
Joe Bristow, the long. lank, for
mer Senator from Kansas. in the
course Of speech one day as windy
as a Kansas cyclone. was discoursing
on the country's needs.
What the country needs, he would
! say is thus and so.
/ After Bristow had recited the coun.
/ try's needs for half an hour. Vice
/ President Marshall. from the presid
/ ing officers chair. crooked a finger at
| Henry Rose. assistant secretary OF
/ the Senate. As Rose leaned across
/ to find what was wanted Marshall
| said in an undertone:
'Bristow hasn't hit it yet. What
! the country needs is a good scent
cigar"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-08

Jakob Mendelssohn- Bartholody was
one of the most brilliant composers of
the nineteenth century. He was of
Jewish birth and the grandson of
Moses Mende1ssohn, noted philoso-
pher. Jakob made his first public APP
pearance as a pianist when only 2
years old. He began composing at Ii
years. and composed fifty-five pieces
during his eleventh year. His beauti-
full composition The Midsummer
Nights Dream" which is still appre-
ciated and enjoyed. for it's exquisite
daintineNs, was written when he was
a youth OF II. The masterpiece of his
lifetime is his beautiful oratorio Eli
jah." Mendelssohn died when only 80.
His last days were spent in depression,
which with the strain from overwork
and the death of his beloved sister,
caused his untimely death,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-08
.STEFANSSON
TAKES ROLE
OF EVANGEL
But Instead of Saving Souls,
He's Out to Save
Soils.
BIZ YEA Sercicc

BIZ YEA Scrcicc
I'll EW YORK, May 8.-Vilhjalmur
I'M Stefansson has turned evangel
IL of the wastelands.
He would send the worlds derelict
acres down the reclamation trail TO
fertility. Where the street evangelist
would save souls. he would save soils.
And on such a mission he now has
embarked.
1t was with considerable surprise
that the scientific world learned that
tha famed explorer of Polar seas would
penetrate the Australian wiIds about
which men know little-as yet.
Why?
Few Americans stop to consider
that only 100 years ago, or there
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-08
LndIOzg S Book

A few of the insights into the
ways and wiles of public men
are revealed by a volume from
the pen of one of Washington
veteran correspondents Louis
L. L." ", formerly of Indiana.
Ludlow's book, entitled From
Cornfield to Press Gallery" re-
views his contracts with public
men over a period of more than
thirty years.
Ludlow is an interchangeable
worker. Six feet four inches in
height, with stride approaching
four feet, Louis" runs all his
rivals ragged in covering beat.
And in his long service he has
established innumerable close
personal friendships among the
men who make the nations
news.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-08

receipts into the Usage Indian of
fee totaled $124 585 ,3S8.S9
As is natural with a people lifted
from financial mediocrity to the pin
nacle Of wealth they find strange uses
for their money. One Usage not so
long ago bought a cream colored
hearse, so he could sleep while riding
to visit friends.
Others go in for the latest dress
vogue, including silk toppers. and
follow the seasons in all the style of
cosmopolitan tourists.
Many rich Osages have moved from
Oklahoma and taken up residence in
the larger cities of the country.
Liquor Smuggling
They show an aptitude for educa-
ton and are great lovers Of music
especially the kind emitted from pho
nographs Of the old-fashioned horn
type.
Many Usage families employ white
chauffeurs
They are generous to a fault with
those they like and proud as a second
lieutenant.
White Adventures of either sex
have married wealthy Osages.
One white man. once a painter from
Kansas City and now the husband
of an Usage woman worth approx
mate,y $1,000 900, drives about in an
imported motor and the diamond stud
on his shirt blinds the eyes when
hit by the sun.
Liquor comes Struggled into the
tribes old capital here at S25 a quart
and upward, despite all the Govern
ment can do to curb the traffic
The Osages are most picturesque.
Many still adhere to the old style of
dress and wander about in varicolored
blankets.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-08
IMMIGRANTS
COMING IN
ON BORDER
Of OrientaIs Goes
on Under Nose of
Uncle Sam.
By MAX STERN

TT ALEXICO. Cal, May S.-A mel
III odramatic Underground traffic
LII in Chinese and Japanese coolies
| from Mexico into California is going
/ on under Uncle SANS nose along
the whole Mexican border and be-
coming a serious problem for the
/ handful of immigration officers man
ming the line.
The smuggling Of Orientals into
California has been known for years.
Gentlemen agreement and State laws
have failed to curb the secret traf-
ticking. but those fighting to keep
/ California white have never felt the
real seriousness of the menace until
| recently. This is due to the fact that
white land owners are now coloniZing
| Mexican irrigated land south of the
border with thousands of brown and
yellow farmers to make dollars for
them in this new American cotton
belt
Live in Huts
In tule and grass-thatched novels Of
adobe on the dusty plains live more
than 5000 Mexicans. Chinese and
japanese Iaborers with their families.
The bosses work for the white abb
sentee land owners under a rent or
contract plan. The biggest single land
owner is the Colorado River Land
Company, of which the executive head
and biggest stakeholder is Harry
Chandler, Los Angeles publisher.
The Orientals come by sea from
their mothers land and disembark.
along with booze, dope" and other
contraband, at Ensenada, the Lower
California port eighty miles away.
The booze and dope" dribble through
at Ii Juana and MexicaIi. How
Orientals get to Los Angeles, Oakland,
San Francisco and other Cali fornia
cities was told by an ex-"Chink
smuggler" who, of course. refused to
have his name used.
How They Did 1t
I'VE loaded EN- into our Cadillac
out on the plain" he said, two at a
time. We kept 'em in the back or
the floor and Travelled only at night.
The first night we made Fresno just
before day-break. We stayed there
all day loafng and sleeping in Fres-
no Chinatown. At dark the second
night we started north and arrived
in Oakland before daylight We
turned EN- over to a big Chinaman.
who paid us $1,000 apiece for 'enl. 1t
was good business while it lasted.
would have been in the game today. if
hadn't tried dope and booze along
with the Chinks. They got me. and
lost all my money and my car in
fines
The immigration men are doing
their best, but there are only eleven
Of them to watch the long desert
stretchers between here and Andradi.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-08
Family Fun
Her Original

Her Original
This dish, dearest, is an original
of mine.
I'm future, my love. perhaps you'd
better cook after the OLD masters
Boston Transcript
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-08
Ask The Times

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to the Indianapolis Times Washington
Bureau, 1922 New York Ave, Wash
ington, D. c.. inclosing 2 cents in
stamps for reply. Medical legal and
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All other questions will receive a per-
sonal reply Unsigned requests cannot
be answered. All letters are contiden-
tial.--Editor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-08

legs short and thick. and the tail
bushy. The hair is rather soft. the
whiskers are long and stout. It is
said the flesh is well favored and
no doubt some people do eat it,
What kind of cement should be
used in making a pebble arch for
an aquarium?
Use Portland cement. either neat"
or mixed with a little clean, sharp
sand. Most crackers come in paraf-
fined cartons. A piece of this ma
! terial will serve as a form for max
ing small arch, and it can be re-
moved easily with little danger Of
loosenng the pebbles. The cement
must be kept damp for several hours.
Cover the arch with a wet cloth. The
next day you can place it in water
where 1t will attain it's final hardness.
What is the total native popu
laton of the Philippines?
9429.S57. according to the census
of 1918.
What are the chief exports of
the Philippines?
Copra, hemp, tobacco, sugar and
lumber.
What is the meaning Of
frank" in the term "franking
privilege?" Which widows of
Presidents have been granted this
privilege?
Frank" means free. The widows
of the following Presidents have been
granted this privilege: Washington
Madison, Adams, Harrison, Taylor,
Lincoln, Garfield, Cleveland and Hard
ing.
How many feet are required
for storing one ton of ensilage?
This would depend largely on the
size of the silo A silo ten feet in
diameter would hold 1863 tons for ev-
cry foot in depth and a silo IL feet
in diameter would hold 2.43 tons for
every foot of depth.
=
In what can metals be soaked
to remove iron rust?
The Bureau of Standards says: 1--WE
do not know of anything that will re-
place mechanical removal of the rust
on large objects. On small objects
rust can be slowly removed without
attacking the metal by soaking in a.
solution of ammonium citrate. 1t
might be worth while to wet the sur
face with a strong solution of ammo
mum citrate and allow it to remain
on over night. washing the surface
with water in the morning. Fresh
rust may in this way be loosened. The
use of a non-corroding metal such as
mcneil metal is a better proposition.
How may iodine stains be re
moved from white cotton goods?
One way is to- soak the spot for an
hour or two in peroxide of hydrogen
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-08
4 THOUGHT

He that despiseth his neighbor sin
meth: but he that hath mercy on the
poor, happy he iS.-Prov. .14:21.
Blessed are the rherciful for they
shall obtain mercy.-Eible.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-08
INDIANS LIVE
La ON
OIL PROFITS
Trick of Fate Makes Usage
Tribe WeaIthieSt People
on Earth,
BY ROY J. GIBBONS
NEA Garxyioe Writar

N1 AWHUSKA, Okla, May Soil,
high-priced motor cars of the
- special body type and boot
leggers abound here in this last stamp
ing ground of the Usage tribe,
wealthiest people on earth.
A trick Of fate brought these red
men here from a reservation of fat
farming lands in southern Kansas.
Many years ago the Government. for
a cash bonus, induced them to trade
the lands in Kansas away for what
then looked like worthless hills in this
territory, now their home.
But the drill tool came along back
in the first oil boom days Of the State
and when it bit into pay sands the
Osages were transformed from blanket
Indians to millionaires.
Common Rights
All mineral rights to the soil are
held in common by the tribe, and
each member or his heirs is paid
share. Last year this individual in
terest, or headlight, as it is called,
gave to every member of the tribe
more than $4,000.
A total Of 2,229 Osages or their
heirs share alike in the yearly tribal
oil receipts.
During 1924 oil companies paid
over $I4,000,000 in bonuses for the
privilege Of being permitted to drill
on the tribal lands. In addition, the
tribe enjoys a substantial royalty on
pvra,syr harraI Of oil r,roI41nn1
From July l, 1915, to June 30. 1923,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-08
Sonny'S Rig Wish

Sonny's Big Wish
"Oh, dear. l wish ] was grandpa,
or else baby
why darling?"
"Grandpa's teeth are all gone and
baby's haven't come yet."-Boston
Transcript.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-08

THESE DRY agents that being Jail will be
pensaed in respect least They will find booeggers
there annoy them
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-08

SECRETARY DAVIS says there unemployment in the
country and he right Washington only eye
sight prevent him from seeing his mistake
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-08

SENATOR RALSTON declined speech-making invitation
the other day. because he felt his duty his
seat in Washington. Quaint excuse-eh7
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-08
WHO OWNS THE ETHER?

Can Editorial by Herbert Hoover Secretary Commerce.
IT urgent that have early and vigorous reorganza
| of law Federal regulation radio. only
there questions of orderly conduct between the multitude of
radio activities which authority be exerted in the
every whether sender receiver but he ques
monopoly in radio communication be squarey
1t conceivable that the people will this
born system of communication fall exclusively the
power of any individual group o combination
Great the development of radio distribution has been,
probably only the threshold development
the important of human discoveries bearing
amusement culture and business communication.
1t be thought that single group shall
have the right determine what may
made to the American. people
We allow any single person group place
selves position where they the material which shall
public do believe the Government
SHOULD be placed the position of censorng this
The fundamental thought of any radio legislation
retain possession of the ether the public provide
for orderly conduct of this system of public
by temporary permits the ether 1t should be
to free and full individual development and should
that there be monopoly distribution
From statement before the House Committee Merchant
Marine)
AN IVORY shortage reported but it isn't apparent in
heads yet.
A MAN named Register is candidate for Governor
nesota That's how far politics has gone in Minnesota.
THE Prince of says steeplechasing but the
facts indicate that steplcmbing would
him.
TOO SLOW too slow! The trotting horse is becoming
back number because he whole minutes going
mile
THESE DRY agents that being to jail will be
pensated respect least They will find bcoteggers
there to annoy them.
SECRETARY DAVIS says there no unemployment in the
country and he right in Washington where only bad
sight prevent him from seeing his mistake.
SENATOR RALSTON declined a speech-making invitation
the other day, because he duty his
seat in Washington Quaint excuse-eh7
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-08

TOO SLOW, too slow! The trottng horse becoming a
back number because he whole going
mile.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-08

What is a grounding? Is it
eatable?
The grounding or woodchuck. is a
species of marmot, a member OF the
rodent family, 1t is from Is TO Is
inches long. blackish or grizzled
above, chestnut red below the form
is thick, the head broad and fiat. the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-08

MAN named Register is candidate for Governor in Min
nesota. That's how far politics has gone in Minnesota
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-08

What Jew contributed a large
sum to the cause of the American
revolution?
Hayn Solomon, a Jewish merchant
of Philadelphia. contributed half {
million dollars Ia huge sum in those
days. to the American cause. anC
died, broken in purse, a British pris
oner of war.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-08

THE Prince of Wales says he likes steeplechasing
facts to indicate that steepecmbng would be safer for
him.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-08
Tongue Tips

Ruth Kimban Gardiner, National
League of Women Voters: mo wom-
an deserves a halo merely because she
is mother"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-08

AN IVORY shortage is reported but isn't apparent il
heads yet.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-08

James Cuzzino. laborer who be
came a landlord. New York: The life
of a landlord is too tough for me.
was a workingman. and. what's more,
I'm going back to digging bitches.
prefer that to rowing with tenants"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-08
Too Slow for Sister

Too Slow for Sister
"Fr-I-er want to confess that I've
never been engaged before
"Oh. you slowpoke! Why. this is
my fifth."-Detroit News.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-08

DR. Henry S. Curtis. director of by
siene and physical education, Mis-
souri,: THE difficulty with present
day athletes is that they do not benefit
any large body of our growing citi-
zens, nor do they. in some cases, leave
permanent BENEFIT to the players them
selves"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-08

Oliver Z. McClintock. district gov
ernor, Rotary Clubs, Minneapolis:
Friendships rule the world. Else.
the civilized world as such would
have long since disappeared.
Thomas A. Edison: Il have no con-
ception Of God. From all my per
ceptions l can only some to one con
clusion: that there is a Supreme Intel
ligence pervading and ruling the
universe"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-08

tn ALEXICO. Cal, May S.-A mel
IL odramatic Underground traffic
L in Chinese and Japanese coolies
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-08

How may iodine stains be re
moved from white cotton goods?
One way is to, soak the spot for an
1our or two in peroxide of hydrogen
Evening star., 1924-11-02

extensive study. Maurice Kafka,
president of the Ad Club, will preside
at the meeting.
Evening star., 1924-11-02
R0THSCHILD WEDDING
STIRS WIDE INTEREST
Barun's Bride Is Former Kitty
Wolf, Beautiful Phila- .
delphia Girl.

By Cable TO The Star and New York World.
Copyright 1924.
VIENNA. November 1.-The mar
liage of Baron Eugene Rothschild
and Kathleen. formerly Countess
Schoenborn, who was Kitty Wolf, one
Of ''the beautiful Wolf girls OF Phil
adelphia, Wednesday. caused a social
| f1utter among exclusive circles COM
posed of ex-royalty, financiers and So
ciety folk.
The happy couple left here shortly
after the ceremony on their honey
moon. After an extended trip on the
continent, it Is said. they will take W
their residence in Paris. Baron Eu
gene Rothschild is the third son OF
the late Albert Baron Rothschild of
the famous Austrian banking family.
The bride was born in Philadelphia,
the daughter of rich business man,
son of Baron Won Wolf, who fled from
Germany because of his republican
rival in America kathleen Fran
ciska Won Wolf was reared in Mum
chen, and before she was 20 married
cambridge Spotswood, New York
broker, descended from Sir Alexander
Spotswood. one of the first English
governors of Virginia.
In 1911, Kitty Wolf obtained a d.
vorce in Paris and October "a, that
year, married Count Erwin Won
Schoenborn- -Bueherm. He was In the
diplomatic service. The young couple
were warmly received in Vienna,
where she was thought one Of the
loveliest women in Europe. Finan-
cial, difficulties were followed by dis
agreements and the countess sought
her liberty. only recently obtaining 1t.
For the last year or two she has
occasionally been in the society of
Baron Rothschild at Monte Carlo.
Biarritz and Paris. Their tastes and
habits are congenial. 1t is said that
pretty Kitty Wolf Of Philadelphia and
Munich has at last found a husband
with whom she can be supremely
happy.
Evening star., 1924-11-02
WRITER DOUBTS HERRIOT DEFEAT
FORECAST BY BRITISH ELECTIONS
Tardieu Believes Crippled Conservatives in France
; Lack Leaders to; Dro,U Nation Back to
> ReactiOnary Rule as in Britain.

very moment France has uncondi-
tionally granted de jure recognition
to the Soviets. Unquestionably
Premier Herriot desired not only to
satisfy his Socialist supporters, but
nlso to indorse the acts of his friends.
Macdonald. And now his friend Is
repudiated and his Russian policy to
boot
OF course. there are some enthus-
lasts in France who welcome this
situation and boast that France
thereby steals a march on Great
Britain in exploitation of the Soviet
Eden. But this operation Is likely to
lead to many disappointments. On one
hand, Ziovisey has just granted an
interview In which he proclaims more
loudly than ever the determination of
Rus Ia not to pay the czarfst debts
to France; on the other hand, by
adopting the same tactics France en-
ployed in 1921 and 1922 at Angora
under the BRAND and Poincare. France
risks similar failures now.
The withdrawal of France from
Chanak, which was intended to please
the Turks. only set England irrevo-
cably against France and at Lausanne
France was rewarded by seeing the
Turks yield to the implacable Curzon
while trampling the conciliatory
Poincare underfoot.
And now, If France takes up Mac
Evening star., 1924-11-02
FORM HOLDING COMPANY
81. L. Doherty to Round Out Utili
ties Properties.

NEW YORK, November 1--Organ-
ization Of the new 100000 City's
Service Power and Light Co, as q
holding company for the public util-
ity properties Of the Henry l.
Doherty interests, will be followed
by the organization of holding COM
pany for tho oil properties when con
ditions are favorable, Mr.. Doherty
announced today.
I'VE have no ambitious plans for
the acquisition OF additional prop
critics." he explained, but are aim
ing primarily to round out those
which we now hold"
Evening star., 1924-11-02

pounds OF superfuous upholstery re
moved from her frame by surgery
From 1913 she expects to balance 130,
from an imperfect So to a trim IS.
In the West End Hospital "water-
melon incision" was made in the
abdomen. All the fatty tissue was
removed and tie skin was overiapped
and stitched into place. Beneath the
arms another long incision was made
on either side and the fatty tissue
lifted out
Similar incisions were ade In Miss
Shattuck's back and tucks were taken
in her double chin.