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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-30
Family Fun
Then Dad Quit

"Son, have you been smoking?"
mo"
But your breath smells of to-
bacco."
Mother Just kissed me good-by."
But your mother doesn't smoke. "
Il know, but the butler does. -
Annual Cruise.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-30
SOME STARS
.ARESAD TO.
] BE d YING
This Explains One Type Of
VariabIe-OtherS Puzzle
Scientists,
By DAVID DIETZ,
Science Editor of The Times

F you will observe the star
Delta in the constellation
IL Cepheus every night for four
or five nights in succession you will
discover for yourself one of the most
interesting facts of astronomy. The
star Delta lies just above the five
sided figure formed by the principal
stars of the constellation.
Delta, you will discover from your
observations, does not shine with a
constant light. Its brilliance
changes from night to night.
A star of this sort is known as q
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-30
Il. S. PATENT
OFFICE IS IN
LIMELIGHT
Inventors Charge IrreguIari-
ties - Commissioner
Makes Denial.
BY LARRY BOARDMAN,


XVI ASHINGTON, July 30.-The
IWI United States Patent Office
- -serto-conic vaudeville act,
always good for smile or sob,
headline Government attraction
since 1836-is in the limenght again.
Charges of favoritism, discrimina-
ton, inefficiency and domination by
a ring of outside patent attorneys,
have been made on the floor Of the
Senate by. it's Committee on Pat
ents.
The commissioner of patents,
Thomas E. Robertson, is described in
the charges as IAN arbitrary car,
not interested in justice, but only
in dealing out his favors to special
attorneys"
These charges are hotly denied by
Robertson and his supporters. But
his enemies claim they don't tell "the
half Of it,"
Since its establishment, the Pat
ent Office has issued 100000 pat.
ents. 1t has turned down others and
tied up still more. Ali these present
Patent Delayed 16 Years
On Dec. II. 1895, for instance, A
M. Herring applied for patent on
the first airplane. 1t was rejected on
the ground that mo airplane could
possibly fly"
Two years later Herring built a
plane according to the specifications
contained in his patent application,
and made the first successful afr
plane fight on record. But his pat
ent was never granted,
Yet one was granted to c. r. e.
Wulff, a Frenchman, for a device de-
signed to propel and guide balloons
with harnessed eagles.
George b. Seldea applied for a
patent on the first automobile on
May 8, 1879. He referred to 1t as
a road engine"-a motor-driven
wagon. The patent was held up for
sixteen years, not being granted I'm.
til Nov. 8, 1895.
Senator King of Utah outlines the
case as follows:
"A number of reputable patent
attorneys have complained to me Of
the capricious arbitrary and despotic
conduct Of the commissioner of pat
ents.
There is an organization Of pat
ent attorneys. within which are
found the favored ones, and outside
of which are the ones against whom
the commissioner discriminates.
King is backed up in his charges
by Senator Shipstead Of Minnesota,
who introduced the patent office in
vestigation resolution.
Present procedure for securing a
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-30
Detachable

He watched his bride remove her
false hair, her teeth. and her com
plicated makeup.
II am so tired" sighed she. 81
have not been able to get off my
feet all day"
Gracious he cried. do they
come off, too?'-Whiz Bang.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-30

A reader of this column asks
for information or growing
dahlias and gladioh. Any other
interested reader may obtain, on
request to our Washington Blu
reau, a mimeographed bulletin on
the subject. Enclose 2 cents in
postage for reply.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-30
Accommodating

A big darby was being registered
during the draft. ''Ah can't go
t. wah," he answered, in re ex-
emption, "foh dey amt nobody
t. look after nah wife"
A dapper little understood colored
brother stepped briskly up and in
quired: What kind of a lookin'
lady am 20 e?"--Smiles.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-30
Teacher Defied

Teacher-"If you don't tell me
who drew that caricature on the
blackboard I'll give you whipping"
whip ahead! 1t won't be nothin
to what that boy'n gimme if tell
On ."--Boston Transcript.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-30
Sons. Career

Now that your son is through
college what's he going to be?"
Cant tell for couple of years.
You see, he went to coed in
stitution, and he's booked UP for two
years solid to act as usher at wed.
oings. Boston Transcript
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What became of that coach dog
you used to have?"
AN automobile came along one
day and knocked the spots off him.
youngstown Telegram.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-30
Was New Maid

''Disgraceful! Not a thing touched
since I left the room this morning.
And you have the impudence to call
yourself a lady's maidH'
"Oh, no, mum; not since I've been
ere, 1 haven't Passing Show.
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Ask The Times

You can get an answer to any ques-
ton Of fact or information by writing
TO the Indianapolis Times Washington
Bureau, 1922 New York Ave. Wash
ington. D. c.. inclosing . 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 conhden-
ttal.-Editor.
What is the total area Of the
United States. including Alaska,
the Canal ONE and the island
possessions of the United States?
3,743,44S square miles.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-30
Tom Sims Says

When a bootlegger is seized with
the grippe it keeps him in longer
than when he is seized with a suit
case.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-30

How can l make modelling
clay that can be used over and
over again?
Knead dry clay with gylcerine.
working thoroughly with the hands.
Moisten and work at intervals of
two or three days and in order to
prevent evaporation and keep the
lay soft keep covered with an old
piece of rubber cloth or similar ma
terial.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-30
4 Thought

He that refraineth his lips is wise.
Prov. 1919.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-30

What is a good preparation to
put on a leather belt to make
it hold on q small cone pulley?
The inquiry Is indefinite since the
fact is not stated as to whether the
bolt is simply slipping or comes off
the pulley. If the latter is the case
it may be due to pulleys out of line,
improper design of pullevs, CIR
crooked belt. II the belt is slipping,
temporary relief may be obtained by
treating with some sticky dressing.
1t may also afford temporary relief
if the belt is turned the other side
out.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-30

Which one of the northwest
ern States produces the most
apples and when does the
harvest season begin there?
Washington State. The harvest
season begins as early as the last of
July, and lasts through the latter
part Of October; September and
October are the busiest month";
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-30

What is the per capita wealth
and per circulation Of money in
the United States?
Per capita wealth was estimated
in 1920 at $2,6S9.34; the amount Of
circulation per capita May 1, 1924.
was S42.33.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-30
One by the Family Dos

Mother, there's somebody at the
front door"
WHO 1t 1t?
"I don't know-but here's F'ido
with the seat of his britches, =
Judge.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-30

What type of valves does the
Rolls Royce engine have?
Poppet valve type.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-30

Lying is the strongest acknowl-
edgmenk of the force Of truth
Hazltt. Y ssass Il
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-30

Some men are too cautious even
to make a success as a failure.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-30

n vi VI <AEAAAAN " OANs dlJ oV.~AoCN-
WI rotary Mellon and Treasury
- officials will be taken to task
for attempted evasion of the publici-
ty feature Of the new tax law by a
Senate committee left on the job
when Congress adjourned.
In the new tax bill Congress pro
vided new board of tax appeals 70
handle tax disputes. The sessions of
this board were to be open to the
public, thus ending secret rebates to
rich taxpayers. Mellon and Treas
ury officials objected. They are or
ganizing the new tax board, but to
avoid the publicity feature. have re-
vived an ancient tax board, renamed
it the division of tax review, and
secret.
King Makes Charge
Senator King Of Utah. a member
OF the special Senate committee in
vestigating the income tax bureau,
branded this move as an evasion of
the new tax law.
So secret were the movements
surrounding the creation Of the old
board that, although tho actual revi-
sion was made OFT July l, King did
not learn of the action until last
Thursday.
Setting up the old committee
again will simply perpetuate some
Of the evils which Congress remedied
by creating a new board Of tax APP
peals and by providing for pub
licity," King declared.
Under MELONS scheme of proceed
ure all tax appeals must first go to
the revised committee before an ap-
peal can be taken to the new board
provided in the new tax law.
Gives Excuse
One excuse Blair gave out for re-
creating the old board was that I'M
less protests on tax assessments were
first reviewed by that body the new
board would be swamped with work.
Senator Jones Of New Mexico. an
other member OF the committee,
branded this explanation as a mere
subterfuge for continuing the old Sc
crecy methods.
How does the Treasury Depart.
ment know that the new board will
be overworked without even giving
1t a trial" Jones stated.
Both Senators declared when the
special committee resumes It's hear
ings about Sept. l that an investi-
cation OF Blair's action will be the
first thing taken up.
Senator Couzens Of Michigan, an
other member Of the committee, is
known to share their views. Couzens
was one of the strongest advocates
of publicity for income tax hearings.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-30

There is more parking space
around a library than around a
movie.
The real modern parent promises
his son an auto if he doesn't smoke
or drink until he is IL years old.
In st. Louis a musician lost his
fortune playing poker. which is
much harder to play than a piano.
Divorces are caused by Cupid s
orders to shoot on sight.
Never worry If a boy hates to get
his hair cut. He may grow up and
become an orator.
Nothing takes man off his feet
like seeing place to sit down.
Seeing her with her face dirty Is
fine cure for love sickness.
Lots of people will interrupt a
monograph record to tell you how
much they are enjoying it.
When a man shoots himself he
gets the one to blame for his trou-
bleS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-30

Smut grass takes its name from
the black fungus which spreads over
the mature growth, making it unpal-
a-able for cattle. This grass came
from the tropics and is common
throughout warm regions of the
world. When very young 1t may be
used as forage.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-30

What rank does a graduate Of
Annapolis Naval Academy hold
when he is graduated into the
Navy?
He enters the navy with the rank
Of Ensign.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-30

There is more parking space
around a library than around a
movie.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-30
Nature

A huge natural garage in the
hollow of great baobab tree was
discovered recently by a motorist in
Nyassaland, Africa, shortly before
nightfall. His car a Ford, was &C
commodated handily by the high
sheltered space. Despite its great
hollow, the tree was alive.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-30

JAILED
EVASIVE
Senator King Charges
Treasury Secretary Fails
to Obey Law.
Times Washington Bureau,
1929 Netp York Are

vi ASHINGTON. July 30.-Sec-
" rotary Mellon and Treasury
officials will be taken to task
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EU7E SEE in the papers that
Wl some political writers are al
IL ready predicting thus and so
Evening star., 1924-08-12
AUTOMOBILE EXPORTS
SET NEW HIGH MARK
1ee,135 Vehicles Shipped Abroad
by American Firms During
Single Year.

Exports of automotive vehicles
from the United States during the
fiscal year ending June 80 set a new
high record. according to figures just
completed by the automotive division
of the Department of Commerce.
During the year the United States
shipped 199,13S motor vehicles, in
cluding motor trucks, passenger cars
and motor cycles. In the year 1913
1914, which ended the period before
the war, shipments totaled 37,19S ma
chimes. Thus within the span of a
decade annual exports Of American
made motor vehicles increased about
500 per cent.
Passenger car and truck production
in the United States for the fiscal
year recently ended was $780, 443.
Although the automotive exports last
year were in excess of any previous
year in numbers, they did not equal
the postwar boom period in value.
due to the higher prices commanded
during the earlier years. Total
value of automotive exports last year
was s211.S43,129 compared with $24s,-
217,15S in 1919-1920. Australia and
Japan were the leading markets for
American automotive products during
the year, with passenger cars con-
stituting the bulk of foreign ship
ments from the United States.
Evening star., 1924-08-12
CIRCULATION IS WORLDWIDE
American Dollar Is Good in Almost
Every Land,

The American dollar is one of the
most desired of our exports by for
eigners, says the National Foreign
Trade Council of New York City, an
organization founded ten years ago
for educational work in the general
development of American foreign
trade.
The word and the thing dollar first
came on the scene of money history
in 1918, when coin was made from
the silver mines located in the thai
or valley of Joachim, ten miles from
Carlsbad, in Bohemia. Because of the
purity of these thalers, it became the
most respected coin of old Europe,
and the synonym for good money.
While the oldest bank note appears
to have been dated as early as 1899
B. c., and issued in China, bank notes
are a newcomer in the money of the
western world because a banknote
is good only when government has
sufficient undebased coin in it's treas
ury to redeem the note.
The fact is known in every land
that the United States has in it's
treasury something over four billion
dollars of gold stock and something
under one billion dollars in silver.
Evening star., 1924-08-12
"a SHIPPING BOARD
BOATS IN new FIRM
100000 Florida Concern to
Garry on Trade With
Far East.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TAMPA, Fla, August 12.-Forma-
tion of the Atlantic, Gulf and Far
East Steamship Company. to be
known as the Pioneer Line"
through consolidation of the Far
East services of the Tampa Inter
ocean Steamship Company and the
Barber Steamship Lines, has been
announced here by Philip Shore,
president of the Interocean Company.
The new line has just been incor-
porated with s1,000,000 capital, and
is to operate "a of the largest Ship
ping Board freighters in trade with
China, Japan, the Philippines and the
Dutch East Indies by way of both
the Panama and the Suez Canals.
Officers of the Pioneer Line are:
President, Oakley Wood, New York,
who is the Barber Line Service
president and general manager;
Philip Shore, Tampa, secretary;
George +. Murphy, New York, of the
Interocean; treasurer, J. a. Barthold,
New York, is the Barber Line gen
eral manager; A Parry, New York,
is the Interocean traffic manager;
John Meehan, New York, of the
Barber line.
Evening star., 1924-08-12
$22,000,000 LOAN
TO JAPANESE BANK
United States Bankers Floating
New Issue Which Is Guaranteed
by Toxic Government.
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, August 12.-Flotation
of a $22,00O,000 loan of the Industrial
Bank of Japan. Ltd, was announced
yesterday by the National City Com
pany. The issue, which bears the un-
conditional guarantee of the Imperial
Japanese government takes the form
of three-year per cent debenture
notes. These will be sold by the Ma
tional City Company at a price of
99k. to yield over 627 per cent.
Sale of the loan will mark the third
piece of Japanese financing handled
by American bankers this year. Fol-
lowing the f1otation of the $150.000,
900 loan to the government, New York
banks sold a s15.000,00o bond issue
for the Great Consolidated Electric
Power Company, whose previous fin
ancing had been done through the In
dustrial Bank of Japan.
The loan contract specifies that it
is repayable in time of war as well as
of peace, Irrespective of the nation
ality of the holder. and without any
declaration as to citizenship.
The unsual phrasing of the contract
was said probably to have been
brought about by the japanese exclu-
sion act.
Evening star., 1924-08-12
COMMODITY NEWS
WIRED STAR FROM
ENTIRE COUNTRY

NEW YORK, August 12.-Cables
from abroad indicate the European
sugar beet crop is maturing under
most favorable conditions. English
ref1ners have cut prices on granulated
to meet cheap offerings of American
sugars.
ST. LOUIS, August 12.-Shipments
of flour from st. Louis in July totaled
44O,S 500 barrels, compared with 3S7,-
600 barrels in July, 1928.
LEWISTON, Me-, August 1.-THE
Hill Manufacturing Company plants
here, which have been on four-day-
a-Week schedule, have been put on
full time until further notice.
WENATCHEE, Wash, August r.
A few small contracts have been made
here for shipments of specially Sc
lected apples for Havana and Manila
next Fall.
ATLANTA, August 12.-Retail busi-
ness here is at a low ebb because of
the excessive heat, which has driven
shoppers from the street
VERNON, Tex, August 12.-The
high mark of the year for two-year-
old steers was reached here last week
when $50 a head was paid for 500
animals to be delivered at once at
Crowell for transfer to feed lots.
CHICAGO. August 1.-THE corn
crop, Illinois largest, is estimated for
1924 at 2S2, $50, 900 bushels, compared
with 337,312,000 bushels in 1923. AL
though showing Improvement the past
few weeks, a fair yield is still depend
ent upon favorable Fall weather, be-
cause of lateness of the stand.
Evening star., 1924-08-12
MUST UNDREss INDOORS.
Georgia Town Shocked by SWIM
mers Changing Clothes in Autos.

From the Atlanta Constitution.
Forced by conditions, which the
town council of Tybee, Ga, regards as
shocking, to the vigorous steps to
stop the practice of dressing and un-
dressing in motor cars, an ordinance
has been passed prohibiting the GUS
tom and'imposing severe penalties for
violation.
Many. it is stated, dress and un-
dress in motor cars in broad daylight
on the main streets of Tybee, chang
ing from street clothes, while sitting
in machines. Residents and visitors
to the island have been shocked at
the practice, which appears to be on
the increase.
The second section Of the ordinance
provides that any ono convicted in
the mayors court Of violating the
ordinance shall be fined one hundred
dollars or imprisoned for a period not
to exceed thirty days in the Tybee
prison or the Jail of Chatham County,
either or both at the discretion of the
court. Tybee police have been in
structed to keep a sharp lookout for
offenders against the new ordinance
and to make arrests for its violation
Evening star., 1924-08-12
HOTEL OF 2,2es ROOMS.
New Palmer House in Chicago
May Be Largest in the World.

From the Kansas City Star.
At present the Hotel Pennsylvania
in New York is believed to be the
largest hotel in the world, but it will
soon have to forfeit that distinction
to the new Palmer House, which is
to be constructed in Chicago. This
building will contain 2,26S rooms, and
will have four miles of corridors and
three and half acres of window
glass.
Some statistician has been calculat-
ing that a restless guest who insisted
on changing his room every morning
would be six years older when he
twenty-one-year-old guest who took
a Saturday night bath in a different
tub every week would be sixty-eight
years old when he splashed in the
last tub.
Evening star., 1924-08-12
Buys Crocodiles
And 10000 Frogs!
Giuen High Office
By the Associat ted Press.

ny tno ASSOCIATED fEeHS.
CHICAGO, August 12.-Coal and
crocodiles, grand pianos and ad-
hesive tape, are among the COM
modities handled by ]. c. Dins-
more, purchasing agent Of the
University of Chicago, who be-
cause of the wide variety of his
purchases, has been elected vice
president of the National Associa-
tion of Purchasing Agents.
More than $4,000 different kinds
of items are bought in a year by
Mr.. Dinsmore. A recent buying
list included Oriental rugs, pre-
served angle worms, soap, wrap
ping paper, 5000 dozen frogs, ten
mis- nets and pure alcohol.
Evening star., 1924-08-12
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. August 12.-Foreign
exchanges easy. Quotations in U. S.
dollars: Great Britain, demand,
4.53A; cables, 4.54; 60-day bills on
banks, .4.51h France. demand, .0555;
cables, .0555k. Italy, demand, .0452;
cables, .04521s. Belgium, demand.
.o511h; cables, .o512. Germany, de-
mand, per trillion, 23A. Holland, de-
mand, 1904. Norway, demand, 1884.
Sweden, demand, .2661k. Denmark,
demand, 1913. Switzerland. demand,
1854. Spain, demand, 1851 Greece,
demand, .017s. Poland, demand,
.0019h. Czechoslovakia, demand,
.0295. Jugoslavia, demand, .125. Aus
tria, demand, .00O014h. Rumania, de-
mand, .0O45A. Argentina, demand,
1887. Brazil, demand, .101S. Toxic,
demand, Az. Montreal, 80 1916.
Evening star., 1924-08-12
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Office

to the foreign oils. Buying continued
In Imperial of Canada, Royal Cana
dian. Lago Petroleum and Creole Syn
dicate. The last two stocks reached
new high prices while Imperial of
Canada and Royal Canadian were
bought on reports that the latter
company's well. which Is being drill
ed on property adjoining that Of I'M
perial's, would be brought in during
the week.
Foundation Company preferred re-
mained the outstanding feature of
the specialties, getting to a new high
around 107 Directors meet for diVi-
dent action tomorrow. Earnings on
the present common in the hrst SIX
months were equal to more than $7.50
a share against 1881 in the same
period in 1928.
Evening star., 1924-08-12
BY WILLIAM r. HEFFERNAN.
Received by Privat,

NEW YORK, August l2.-Heavy
selling broke out in domestic oil
shares on the Curb Exchange today
and carried prices down substantially
Standard of Kansas continued to re-
fleet the recent passing of the, quar-
terly dividend. At 3212 it was down
over points from the Monday final
while such active leaders as Standa rd
of Indiana. Prairie Oil Gas. Stand
ard of Kentucky, Humble Oil and
Galena Signal were off from y to 3
points Directors of several large oil
companies meet for dividend action
later In the week and the behavior of
these stocks today reflected doubt as
to whether the action would be fav-
orable.
Weakness, however, did not spread