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The Indianapolis times., 1924-02-11
Animal Facts

Horticulturists deny that anything
ever came Of seed found in the Pha-
raoh tombs. claiming that the germ
dries up and dies in a very few years.
Yet in Manchuria, which today Is a
lotusless land, seed of lotus have been
dug up from peat beds below the Gobi
desert that were ponds ages ago, and
Professor Ohga, Jap scientist, has
sprouted chem at Johns Hopkins Uni
versity, Baltimore.
There are fifteen species Of rattle.
snakes in the United States, and ii
can be said that they are our only
dangerous serpent because, of the
other three poisonous snakes, cop
perhead can only strike eight to ten
inches; moccasins keep away from
humans in waterways and swamps
the beautiful coral snake burrows and
rarely appears.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-02-11
Radio
nneansnort Pharos Tribunel

nogansport Pharos 7'ribune)
1oary old winter thought to isolate
the people of some Of the Western,
Middle and Eastern States by tearing
down the telephone and telephone
wires and blockading the railroad
tracks so that transportation was
stopped, but radio, that all-pervading
influence could not be chained by
winter, and the whole world was in
formed Of the stunt that Winter tried
TO do.
This is a strange old world. and its
wonders are being but dimly revealed
TO the favored age in which we now
1--we.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-02-11
Correction

An answer in this column to
the question, What is the largest
denomination coin ever coined by
the United States mints?" stated
that the $50 gold piece was
coined every year from 1S50-1S69
and in 1915 for the Panama-Pa
cifc Exposition.
Due to a clerical error the
words coined every year from
1S50-1S69" were incorrectly in
cluded in this answer. The an
swer should heave read:
The $50 gold piece, Of which
a number were coined for the
Panama-Pacific international Ex-
position in 1915. They were not
for general circulation"
The Indianapolis times., 1924-02-11

call for George
Yusko, who IS en-
ployed at n o
institution, a II d
their problem is
solved.
G. eorg g h a s
given ten gallons
of his blood to
those who needed
it, in the last ten
years. That s
since he came to
this country from
Austria, in 1914.
He is %. and
is At enough to
sacrifice from 500
to $50 cubic cent?
The Indianapolis times., 1924-02-11

BY DAVID DIETZ
Science Editor of The Times
Copyright by David Dietz
~7HE first agent which attacks
the rocks is the atmosphere.
It's action is both chemical
and mechanical.
The structure Of a rock is a very
complicated affair. The elements
which compose the rock are first
united into a number Of minerals.
These minerals in turn unite to form
the rock. Granite, for example, is a
The Indianapolis times., 1924-02-11

fort his wretched passengers, the cap
tain passed along the rail and said:
1T will not be long, folks / will
heave to at Put-inBay Island
Make a place on de rail for cap
tainr cried an Irishman, with a sick
ening gulp in hi7throat. Hes getting
1t, too! .
The Indianapolis times., 1924-02-11
Contagious

(F'rankford Evening News)
We are surprised that our State
board Of health doesn't come out with
some recommendations for oil sick
ness. It's time to issue a bulletin and
ask for an appropriation TO prevent
the spread Of the disease. II seems to
he very contagious.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-02-11
Rally to Johnson

At a southern California rally which
named the delegates to 20 on the May
6 primaries ballot from this end OF the
State. farmers from the citrus belt,
Imperial Valley and san Diego locked
in to swear allegiance TO johnson for
the frat time.
The great Imperial Valley. threat
ened with food II the Swing
bill is killed In Congress. will give
johnson a flve-to-one majority. This
can be said of the whole southwestern
region affected by the Colorado Rivers
vagaries. The opposition to the bill
appears to be negligible numerically,
though powerful financially. Not only
the farmers but the inhabitants of
this metropolis. realize in harnessing
the Colorado many serious problems.
such as q water famine and power
shortage. win be solved for all time
The Indianapolis times., 1924-02-11

That young man that you are en-
gagged to is bad egg"
"I know he is, mother, that's the
reason that I'm afraid to drop him. -
Mink.
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Heard in the Smoking Room

H@ T was one of those Sunday ex-
cursions." said a smoker,
land the old steamer Pearl
was rolling and up-ending on Lake
Erie, with all her rails crowded with
happy excursionists looking down,
down at the rolling waves and cursing
excursions, steamers. lakes, Sundays
and everything else. Desiring to COM
The Indianapolis times., 1924-02-11
One ON the Doctor

When the doctor arrived he found
the patient in tears.
Cheer up, my good man." he said,
you'll pull through all right"
Tfsn't that, Doc" groaned the pa
tient. "but just think Of the money
I've spent buying apples to keep you
away. .''-LampOon.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-02-11

mixture Of three minerals known as
quarts. feldspar and mica
The oxygen, the carbon dioxtde
and the water vapor in the atmos-
phere enter into chemical combina-
the different rocks.
This action increases the volume
Of mineral matter in the rock. AS a
result strains are set up in the rock
and IL cracks and crumbles. just as
iron crumbles when II rusts.
Weather Hastens Changes
Temperature changes also hasten
the decay Of the rocks. When tn,
sun shines upon a rock, the outer
portion is heated and expanded. This
sets up strains in the rock which
result in large cracks. Temperature
changes between day and night
cause expansion and contraction of
rocks and consequent cracking.
Certain products formed in rocks
as a result of the chemical action
of the atmosphere are soluble in
water. Consequently. when 1t rains.
they are dissolved by the water leav-
ing the rock in a prorous condition
The mechanical work OF the at
mosphere is performed by the winds.
The wind blows the particles re-
sultlng from the decay of the rocks
against the rocks themselves. thus
wearing them away still further.
The falling rain also does a GER
tain amount Of mechanical wearing
down OF tho rocks.
The wind also serves as a trans
portation agent, moving the prod
ucts of rock decay from one place to
another.
The transportation OF the finest
particles-dust-is nearly universal
Much dust is carried far out to sea.
where 1t falls upon the water and
settles down upon the sea floor.
In the great eruption OF the Kra-
katoa volcano in the East Indies in
1883, volcanic dust was carried all
around the world by the winds in
is days.
Sand Is Rock Decay
The wind also moves the larger
particles OF rock decay known as
sand. Except in the case OF severe
windstorms, 1t does not lift the sand
into the atmosphere, but merely
moves 1t along the earth's surface.
AS a result Of this, great sand hills
known as dunes are often formed.
These are found alorg the eastern
coast of the United States. today.
and along certain parts OF the coast
Of England and continental Europe.
Also in the arid regions Of Kansas.
Nebraska, Colorado. Wyoming, Ari-
zona and in the Sahara and the vast
plains OF Central Asia.
Dunes range from 10 to 900 feet
in height. Due to the fact that the
wind blows the sand up one slope of
the dune and down the other. the
dunes gradually Shift their positions
where there are strong prevailing
winds. Frequently they bury fertile
lands and forests beneath them as
they shift their positions.
Next article in series: The Work
Of Streams.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-02-11
Family Fun
Makes Her Mad

A little girl was telling what she
had learned in Sunday school. And
So" she said. Eve was made out OF
Adams rib and"
My ma says" interrupted a neigh
boris boy. that she wouldn't mind
being a mans rib: it's having to be
his backbone that makes her mad. -
Boston Transcript.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-02-11

The editor is willing to print views
of Times readers on interesting sub
jects. Make your comment brief.
Sign your name as an evidence OF
good faith. It will not be printed
il you object.
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What Editors
Are Saying
Modern

Ft. Wayne News-S -SentineD
A modern municipality, concludes
a Grand Rapids paragrapher, Is "a
body Of citizens entirely surrounded
by filing stations" He must have
been in South Bend
The Indianapolis times., 1924-02-11
A Thought

A word fifty spoken is like apples
Of gold in pictures of silver.-Prov.
25:1I.
ACT teaches you when to be
silent. Inqurers. who are
always inquiring never learn
anything.-Earl Of Beaconsfleld.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-02-11
- UNUSUAL PEOPLE --
Offers Blood
to Sick

p" YEA SsrUfce
EW HAVEN, Conn, Feb. IL
MI The New Haven hospital here
1 never advertises for volun-
teer to furnish blood in a transfu.
sion operation. The authorities Just
The Indianapolis times., 1924-02-11

NOTHING strange about Fall having got $135000 from two
oil companies Didn't William H Anderson, superintendent
New York AnSaoon League receive $4,000 from
Stranger
The Indianapolis times., 1924-02-11

ANTILEAGUE of Nations Senators protest Wash
ngon $4,000 school children had them 50UU copies
the Box plan We agree We think ey should have received
5ooOt copies.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-02-11
Favors Buses

FdN0rS buSSGS
To ths Editor Of The Times
If Mr.. E. P McCaslIn had to stand
out in the rain as did for at least
one-half hour waiting for "a West
Washington St. car. think he would
be in favor of busses.
I stood at Pennsylvania and Wash
ington SITS. The conductor on the
first " Washingtn car that came
along pald they were only going as
far as Bloomington St; the next one
said the same; the third one said only
to West St; the fourth had to go back
east; the fifth one barn only" the
sixth one went to West ST. and the
seventh was going straight through.
but by that time such a crowd had
collected that I could hardly get on
CONSTANT READER.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-02-11
Car TraiIers

To the Editor Of The Times
Mr.. L. A. Barth tells the whole
world" he favors busses. but am
like E. P. McCaslln, I favor street
cars. AS Mr.. McCaslin says 1t would
take too many busses to haul as many
people as the street cars do.
am an experienced motorrnan and
have motored in this city. in Dayton.
Ohio, Evansville, Ind, and Cincinnati,
Ohio, although I am not doing so now.
I know from my seven and a half
years experience on street cars that
busses would be a failure in this city.
Why doesn't the street car COM
pany here do as they do in other large
cities? At busy hours when there are
extra trippers. other companies put
on trailers and haul from 240 to ESQ
passengers with one crew and an
extra conductor, instead of 140 to 100
with one crew.
More persons could have seats.
am for the street cars always.
RILEY WILSON,
234 Spring st. Ex-Motorman,
The Indianapolis times., 1924-02-11

meters of blood at a single blood
TRANSMISSION without feeling weakened.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-02-11
Honeymoon Horror

Il had horrid dream. I dreamt
that you were about to desert me" "
Holy smoke! I've married mind
reader. Reel.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-02-11
Q U E T I o N S
The Times
A N 8 w e R 8

You can get an answer TO any dues-
ton of fact or information by writing
to the indianapolis Times Washington
Bureau 1922 New York Ave. Wash
iugton, 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-
tial.-Edltor.
What is the best home made
shampoo?
The very best shampoo Is made at
home Use dissolved CASTLE soap. Cut
the soap into bits and dissolve 1t by
bollir in hot water. Use this sham
poo in abundance, not two or three
times, but soap the hair eight or ten
times. Sticky, dull hair is caused by
shampooing the hair without enough
soap.
What is the meaning OF Non
compos mentis?"
Not Of sound mind.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-02-11
Personally Interested

IT am interested, and have been for
years, in one of the smaller companies
out there" he replied 1T is the Ne
vada and California Electrical Cor
poration I think they furnish the I'm
perial Valley with current through one
of their subsidiaries. either the Hol.
ton Power Company or the Southern
Sierras Power Company"
II is interesting TO note in this val
ley the farmers pay the Southern
Sierras Power Company is cents per
kilowatt hour for electricity for do
mestic use while Los Angeles consum-
ers pay for electricity generated by
their publiCly-owned plant less than
cents.
Southern California and vicinity
care more for the tariff on lemons and
the Swing Johnson bill than for any
other sentiment, and Hiram is papa TO
them both
The Indianapolis times., 1924-02-11
Blame Power Interests

In this great valley. called rightly
'the hollow of Gods hand" farm
ers do not hesitate to blame the power
interests for the Governments policy
Of procrastination. Senator Law
renee c. Phipps Of Colorado, is an &C
tive opponent of the bill.
And Phipps. by his own admission,
is interested in the private power com
pany that serves this territory to
which Boulder Dam would furnish
cheap power. In a hearing before the
House Committee on Irrigation of
Arid Lands, Phlpps was asked by
Congressman Carl Hayden of Arizona
If he were not personally interested in
California power copany.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-02-11

| T L CENTRIC, Cal, Feb. 11.-While
| r the whole Southwest. facing
IL alternate dangers of flood and
drought, Is aroused over the need of
quick action In controlling the Col
orado River, big power interests are
at work in Washington to block the
passage of the Swing johnson bill
after Congress adjourns.
The Swing Johnson bill calls for a
600-foot dam at or near Boulder Can.
yon in Nevada and an All-American
canal from the Arizona line this side
of the Mexican border. Although
some twenty years and 100000 have
boen spent in surveys and the Hard.
ing Administration was pledged to the
project, DR.. Hubert Work, the new
Secretary of Interior, has held the bill
on his desk for thirty days and has
proposed referring it to a committee
Of his own naming instead of return.
ing 1t to the House Committee on
Arid Lands.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-02-11
INTERESTS
HAMPERING
DAM BILL
Lobby in Washington by
Power Companies Seeks to
Block California Project,
Times Washington Buredg,
1892 NelO YOrE Ape.

r L CENTRO, Cal, Feb. 11.-While
r the whole Southwest. facing
| ~ a1farpota dauUarS of A0nd and
Evening star., 1924-05-02
The Southern Storm.

Terrific storms have prevailed in
the last few days in the southeastern
states, with heavy toll Of death
and a widespread wreckage OF prop
erty. Usually storms OF this char
acter range farther west In the valley
section or on the plains. Their &C.
currence on the seaboard, cannot be
attributed to any abnormal condition
such as the denudation'o of the forests.
They simply have come in exceptional
force and have chanced to hit regions
OF settlement. They are doubtless all
manifestations Of the same atmospheric
disturbance, sideswirls from a central
storm. These eddies. called tornadoes
when they are OF sufficient force, are
not uncommon accompaniments Of an
intense low" on the weather map.
Much suffering will doubtless be
caused by the devastation. Hundreds
OF homes have been destroyed along
the path Of the storms, estimated at
over 1000 miles in length. The
states themselves will probably pro-
vide means for relieving this distress,
but national assistance may be needed.
In that case the Red Cross may be
depended upon for such service as
can be rendered. and II funds are
necessary an appeal to the country
viii unquestionably yield an adequate
return of cash.
Evening star., 1924-05-02
and directions Of the various room.
where probes are in progress.

and directions Of the various rooms
where probes are in progress.
1t has just heen noted that more
visitors have come to Washington this
spring than ever before. They have
come by thousands from all parts of
the country. Quite naturally many Of
them have wanted to see where the
scandal" inquiries are being conduct
ed. They have wanted to get peep
into the rooms. where witnesses. are
telling their astounding tales Of cor
ruptton and crookedness, Perhaps
they hope to get glimpses of some Of
the chief actors in this melodrama
that has held the boards In Washing
ton for several months. As a matter
Of fact. those who virtually get inside
Of the Il, luisition chambers have been
but poorly rewarded for their trouble.
The fireworks have all been exploded.
In the matter Of the quorum, how
ever, the inquiries are certainly slow.
ing up business. To lose half an hour
a day to wait for enough senators to
comply with the rules is serious
drain upon a limited time that now
remains before final adjournment. A
tremendous amount Of work is to be
done, and at the highest pace it will
be hard to doiit all before the gavels
fall.
Evening star., 1924-05-02
William N. Rntler.

President Coolidge's recommends,
ton to the Republican national com.
mittee OF William NJ. Butler to be
chairman of the committee will un.
doubtedly be ratified by that body
when the committee reorganizes after
the national convention. Politicians
will regard his selection as a wise
and appropriate choice, since the pres.
ent chairman indicated that he desired
to relinquish the Office after the nom.
nation,
Significance will be found in,the an.
nouncement thus early by the Presi.
dent Of the man whom he wants to
manage his campeign after the nom.
-ination Is made. It means that Presi.
dent Coolidge has definitely and dis.
tinct1y assumed the leadership Of his
party, which is altogether right, and
proper. He knows what he wants, and
does not hesitate to say SO: He select.
ed Representative Burton for tempo
rary chairman Of the convention, and
he will name the permanent chairman.
oA1 ouleT AhnS C0AodCSS0 SAc Pre-
convention campaign successfully. and
has made no error Of. Judgment or
tactics. He Is the Presidents close and
personal friend, and the two have
much in common. through, long years
Of association. The President can be
assured OF the devoted loyalty OF his
friend. :, ~
President Coolidge is going to run
his own campaign for election and
from within the circle Of his own
trusted associates. The party is en-.
titled to feel that It has a rnasterful
hand at the steering wheel, and this
thought should encourage confiderce
and raise the spirit Of party aggres.
siveness. .f
Evening star., 1924-05-02
charges that see, 900 was necessary t, t,

charges that see, 900 was necessary TO
keep the strikes going. and that when
he applied to BernstorH for money
the ambassador failed to reply to his
first request, and later declined to
supply. the. fund. Consequently,
Jaincke nov attacks Won Bernstorff
as a traitor to the German people.
This is an interesting sidelight on
activities in the United States before
It went into the war. There lis no
American concern over Won Bern.
,storfY's political fortunes, but it is i'm
port6nt to know that large sums of
| money were being spent to promote
strikes in this country. Just why Won
Bernstorff refused to supply the funds
does not appear. He has not yet re.
piled to the charge. Maybe the am
bassadorial war chest was exhausted.
Or perhaps Jahncke's method OF ask.
ing the embassy directly was too
crude. Won Bernstorf in his book
maintains that he made no disburse-
ments for militant propaganda in this
country. Undoubtedly there was a
buffer between the embassy and the
agents" who were stirring up labor
troubles and destroying plants.
Actually those most interested in
the charge, OF Jahncke are the people
who were induced TO strike in the
munitions ports. 1t would be valuable
to have full story Of how these trou-
bles were managed and who got the
money. .....
Evening star., 1924-05-02
The Binding Bill. .

The Senate committee on public
buildings and grounds has voted to
report favorably the bill which au.
thorizes expenditure Of $5o,oee, ,o0o
over a period Of not less than five
years for new government buildings
at Washington. This bill was drafted
by the Public Buildings Commission,
which was named to inquire into the
governments need Of quarters at
Washington, and the plans which 1t
would carry out are approved by the
President. In messages to Congress
he has reviewed the reasons for new
public buildings here. 80.
r 1t has been explained many times,
and so clearly that all members of
Congress must understand. that gov
ernment-owned buildings. at Wash
ington do not furnish room for the
force employed by the governmental
carry, on. public businessA A large
number Of government OFFICES are in
rented buildings distant from, each
other and built neither for public nor
private Office purposes. Under this ar
rangenrent the governments rent bill
is SOC. 900 a year.
Senator Fernald Of Maine, chairman
of the committee on public buildings
and grounds, makes clear that the
government must have more Office
room at the Capital and that 1t Is
better business to own than to rent.
He also says, I'VE have government
employees here today working In quar-.
tiers that are little better than dog
kennels" .-..
Some Of the governmentowned
buildings at Washington should be
torn down. II not torn down, they
will fall down or burn. Thousands of
employees are duartered in ITEM
porary" or "semi.permanent" struc-
lures hnrriedly set up, when we en-.
tered the war. These are fretraps
and Of character which the govern
ment would not allow private parties
to build. The structures are disinte~
grating and the repair bills are ex-
cessive. Some of these buildings
stand in public parks and discredita-
bly, diafgure them. So
Evening star., 1924-05-02
Defends Wild Flowers.
Writer Pleads That They Be Left
for Others to Enjoy.

To the Editor Of The Star:
The many lovers OF wild flowers ard
highly grateful to you for the splen1
did articles that have appeared Id
the columns of your paper during thd
good has been accomplished, and yej
if you had been with me last Sunday
you would have felt discouraged. Thd
dogwood has not yet reached it's full
beauty, but I saw a great many peo1
pie with large broken pieces, all wilt |
ed, even before they reached honieI
Much of 1t was of a green cast, moi
with a large bunch of broken limbs
and as she sat down in the woods u
enjoy the book she had brought alon4
she threw the blossoms on the groun
to wither and die. The; redwood tree
were in their full beauty, and mani
hundreds Of people on the street car
had the blossoms hurrying home.
saw in the woods In the vicinity q
Cabin John bridge trees all brokeI
nature to visit the woods at this sea
son of the year.
In a recent issue Of the New Yor
Times. on the editorial page, undo
Topics of the Times" appeared a
article I wish every one could read
J" Gil AoGh AhOSI - II"
Referring to the arbutus the friend
of President Coolidge had sent hi
from Plymouth, Mass, it said: "TH
motive was right but the act VIZ
reprehensible, for. as it's result, thet
probably will be no May flowers at 4
in the neighborhood of Plymouf
next year" If President. Coolidi
would say something like this to II
well meaning donors of his bouquet
perhaps they would heed his word
The scolding OF the newspapers an
Of all botantsts and real flower love-
seems to affect the barbarfans not
all. And what is most irritating abot
them is their delusion that they LOT
nature and the wild flowers.
both they are the deadly enemies"
This is to the point, and II Is n
too strong. Finally, these people md
read the papers and see the effo4
that are being made-.to protect the
beautiful flowers. II they do, how Il
they destroy them? 1 hope Preside
Coolidge will see the article in the NJ
York Times. and if he does, I I'd
sure he will speak a, word in behd
- f't-.9 ~ JOHN .P.%wAGERI