davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-16
JOHN W. DA WIS
He Lost First Law Case, One Involving Ownership of
One Turkey Hen and TWeHy-Seven Chicks
Taught and Served in Legislature.
HIS LEE STORY

a few cases after the tukey episode
most of them involving the own
ership of various wandering animals
but within a year he was asked by
the trustees of Washington and Lee
University to accept an assistant
professorship in the school of law
Many of the older students-and
even the faculty members-shook
their heads. Too young" was their
I verdict Davis was still in his early
twenties, and had had the scantiest
bit of practical legal experience
But the boy prodigy" left his IA
TIERS law office and became PRO
fessor'' Davis OF the Washington
and Lee University Law School fac
ulty. Within a few weeks he had
become one of the most Efficient
and most popular educators in the
school
A few terms Of teaching and Davis
returned once more to re-enter bust
ness with his father in Clarksburg.
Three years later came his entrance
into politics He was elected to the
West Virginia House of Delegates.
AS mentioned before, the elder
Davis, coming from a family of old
line Democrats, had become a power
in State politics. His son shared a
certain amount Of his prestige. En-
tering the Legislature he became, al
most Immediately. his party's recog-
nized leader on the floor OF the
House.
After one term Davis had enough.
He then returned to his fathers law
office, stuck to his knitting" and
quickly built a reputation as one of
the ablest attorneys in the State.
At this time he had an added IN
centive for success wife! He had
married Miss Julia Mcdonald,
daughter of Major and Mrs. Ed
ward Mcdonald, born, and brought
up as a West Virginia belle" on
the beautiful Mcdonald estate near
Charlestown.
During his practice of law in
Clarksburg he defended strike lead
ers when they were indicted for
sedition and melting riots in the
West Virginia coal mine strikes.
Two brief forays into the political
field marked this period: One in
1900-a year made sad in his mem
DRY by the death of his wife-when
he served as presidential elector; the
other in 1904. when he went 10 St
Louis as delegate to the Democratic
National convention that nominated
Judge Alton B. Parker.
But in the main he was an attor-
ney, not a politician. In 1905, at the
age Of SO, he was elected president Of
the West Virginia State Bar Asso-
citation.
The following year came the "ac-
cident" that gave him his start in
national politics, brought about s4le
first Of the series of rapid political
promotions which led him to stand
fourteen years later on the threshold
Of the presidency.
More Next ISsue)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-16
lane Co70I Sips Tea and Dips Toast Bet7oeen Acts
While Alice Brady Remains Dressed Ub as Cassie

much in earnest about her stage
work She must 1--we the part.
when Cassie Cook cries. l cry
real tears" she said Il can't play.
down because l am in vaudeville 1
must give my best even if l have to
live my character"
Some OF us who cover the theater
don't always agree about living" a
character, out I am convinced hat
Miss Brady does live her character
on the stage. 1 noticed that she was
still tFying, while 1 talked to her,
to throw Cassie Cook out of the
dressing room, but Cassie bobbed in
and out all the time.
1 mentioned Shakespeare to her.
Miss Brady has never played Shakes
peare. She doesn't care for it her
self.
1T takes a big artist like Miss
Cowl and John Barrymore to do the
big thing with Shakespeare, she
said. ct takes the big effort. With
them Shakespeare is a great big
thing. To me 1 was fed up with
Shakespeare while in school"
We talked Of her famous father,
William A. Brady, who is one Of the
great New York producers. Father
and daughter are now separated by
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-16

wrote during the swash buckling
time in England. Real color in
those days. And why shouldn't We
have real color and life in Shakes
peare?
asked her If she found any diff
ference in the reception of Romeo
and Juliet" on Broadway and on
Main St
NO" she said, mot until ar
rived here (Monday nights bust
ness at the Murat was pitiful. 1
think it was an insnltD I can't I'M
derstand what is wrong here. We
are trying to give a beautiful pro-
duction. The other cities have
agreed. You recall that 1 have been
from coast to coast with this play"
l suggested that the school teach
ers of Indiana may save the day
and Indiana's appreciation for
Shakespeare.
IF they don't" she smiled be-
tween dips of toast, Il feel like get
ting on a soap box on a street cor
ner and telling the people about it"
And l will help you" said.
Shake" she said.
Then a voice from the door, The
last act is called. Miss Cowl."
Thanks" she said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-16

One more dip Of toast, and Jane
Cowl walked on the stage, laid down
in the tomb as the death-like Juliet.
What a womanl
What women-Jane Cowl and
Alice Brady.
T. T. +
Indianapolis tneaters today are of
fering: Jane Cowl and Rollo Peters
in Romeo and Juliet" at the Murat;
Alice Brady at Keith's; Billy Sharp
and his revue tops an anniversary
bill at the Lyric; Shutdown at the
Circle; Odiva and a complete new
show at the Palace; complete new
movie bill at the Isis; The Red
Lily at the Apollo; The Thief of
Bagdad' at English's; THE Torch
Bearers, a Little Theatre attraction.
at the Masonic Temple tonight;
The Side Show Of Life" at the
Ohio; The Last of the Duanes" at
Mister Smiths; "Go-To-It" at the
Capitol, and THE Little Shepherd
of Kingdom Come" at the Lincoln
Square.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-16

ner pest. MOI up-Stage but mighty,
mighty human. One of the folks.
so to speak.
Miss CowI Sips
landed back in the star dressing
room at the Murat just after Miss
Cowl as Juliet had taken the dread
full potion prior to going to the
tomb.
Juliet was not in the room. There
sat Miss Cowl dressed Juliet, but
Jane Cowl was in command.
"Sit down." she said as a maid
handed her little tray containing
a cup Of tea and some toast.
"One of the lovely women of the
company brews me a cup of tea
and makes me some toast each night
after the potion scene" she ex-
planned. See, 1 dip my toast in
the tea. Please forgive me in this. -
And who wouldn't forgive this
wonderful woman for a thing like
this? Jane Cowl is beautiful wom-
an. She knows her art, and her
art right now is Shakespeare. She
gives her best. While on the stage,
she is a real Juliet. In her dressing
room, she is Jane Cowl, the woman.
Shakespeare, that great man,
was an actor" she said. "He knew
life and people. He knew poetry
and beauty and he knew people.
Don't forget life. We are trying to
give and are giving beautiful Shat
peare. Youth is here with us He
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-16

the Vegetable Compound insisted on
me trying a bottle Of 1t. The medi-
cine helped me from the first, and
the best Of all is that I can even
sew again without the awful, nerv-
Gus feeling l was used to having.
And l used to take crying spells,
with such a blue feeling that I can
not explain. Now all that has left
me. l feel so cheerful, and have
gained in weight, sleep well and eat
hearty. Oh! wish I had words to
express what this medicine has donas
for me- l a ma housekeepeps and do
everything from the sewing to the
washing now and 1t doesn't hurt me-
You may use my letter in any way
you wish. I will be glad to help any
suffering woman to the road of
health and happiness. Mrs. B. F.
Brannon, 404 Travis Ave, Mart,
Texas.-Advertisem
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-16
TOILETTE DENOUNCED
BIZ United Press

MONTICELLO. Ind, Oct. L.
La Toilette was denounced as an
agent of Socialism by former Gov
ernor w. L. Harding Of Iowa at q
Republican rally here Wednesday
night. Every vote La Toilette gets
will be an Endorsement Of the So
cialistic program, he declared.
"A third party Is dangerous be-
cause it is apt to mean minority
rule, while two strong parties mean
rule of the majority" he said I'VE
can't afford to throw down the fun7z
damental corner stones of our counSs
try because everything is not as we
think II should he" he said
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-16
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING
CHAPTERS

John W. Davis, son of John James
and Anna Kennedy Davis. was born
in C1arksburg. W. Va. April Is. 1878.
His mother. d woman of remarkable
ability, early gave him the ground
work of a splendid education He
grew I'D as 4 studious. serious-mlnded
lad, bashful to a fault. At Pantops
Academy Virginia. and later at
Washington and Lee University. his
tendency was to turn toward books
rather than to social activities and
athletics After being awarded his
B. A and Bachelor of Law degrees
at Washington and Lee. he returned
to Clarksburg and entered his IA
theirs law hrrsiuess
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-16

her best. Not up-stage but mighty,
mighty human. One of the folks.
so to speak.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-16

an i was all run
down, n erv o u S
and sick. I ached
and hurt all over
so that I was
often compelled
to go to bed, and
I had to have
most Of my work
done. No medi-
cine seemed to
help me until ons
OF my neighbors
Whn uruS &c l.in1
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-16

Girls. Try this, When combing
and dressing your hair, just moisten
your hair brush with a little Dan
derine' and brush it through your
hair. The effect is startling, You
can do your hair up Immediately
and it will appear twice as thick
and heavy mass Of gleamy hair,
sparkling with life and possessing
that incompatible softness, fresh
ness and luxuriance.
While identifying the hair Dan
derine" IS also tOning and stimula-
ting each single hair to grow thick,
long and strong. Hair stops falling
out and dandruff disappears. Get a
bottle of delightful, refreshing Dan
derine" at any drug or toilet counter
and just see how healthy and youth
full your hair becomes.
ment.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-16

many miles, but mentally they are
mighty close together
And that is Alice Brady: nervous
and sincere. Always anxious to give
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-16

charged by the board Of works. due
to slack work in the winter season.
Saving of $3.50 is effected in the
monthly pay roll.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-16


But unfortunately, just as Davis
omitted licking the school bully, so
again he upset tradition by failing
to win his first legal battle.
The case was a thriller. A farm
er was-or, at least. claimed to
have been-the owner of a fine
turkey hen and twenty-seven young
turkey chicks. Somehow, he
claimed, one of his neighbors had
gained possession of the brood
illegally, of course.-and he de-
manded that the turks be returned.
The countryside was aroused. The
plaintiff farmer turned to Davis to
secure him justice, and Davis, in
famed with the ambition to do him.
self proud" in his legal getaway,
went into court and made a master
ly plea for restitution.
His plea was a great success-his-
ironically. But it didn't bring back
the turkeys.
The alleged legal possessor Of te
fowls obtained a series of injunc-
tons, restraining orders and what
nOts-everyting known TO law The
turks were tied up in so much legal
red tape that it became evident the
youngest of them would die Of old
age befoe being returned TO its once
happy home
Davis first plunge into the pac-
tice of law was a short one He tried
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-16
Board Cuts EXnenSes

Nineteen inspectors employed by
the city engineers office for street
inspection work have been dis
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-16
SICK WOMAN
MADE HAPPY
Entirely Restored to Health
by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

II have taken Lydia E. Ptnkham's
Vegetable. Compound to build me up,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-03
Truth Versus Poetry

have little garden plot
 That lures me homeward every spring, Although my gardening is not
 A highly profitable thing; My crops are usually scant,
 The weeds have never failed as yet To overtop the things I plant
 And flourish greatly, dry or wet. In former years there has been one,
 With sunny smiles and curly hair, Who, while my gardening was done,
 Did much to keep my fancies fair. With little rake and hoe she played
 That she was making garden, too; I'll miss her sadly, I'm afraid, When this years sprouts come peepins
 through. The lilac bush beside the wall
 Shows signs of blooming, as before, But shall hear her coaxing call For blossoms that are sweet no more, And l shall never, after this,
 Sit down, at dusk, to hold her hand And, for the promise of kiss
 Invent brave tales of Fairyland. Her little hoe and tiny rake
 Have been forever laid aside; She will not come this year to make
 Me look ahead with hopeful pride; The fragrance when the 1ilacs blow , Will lack it's former charm this year; l shall not see her-but know
 Her spirit still will hover near.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-03
Little Young Things

Folger McKinsey in Baltimore Sun. All the little young things peeping through the ground! Young hearts bound to old hearts--Whither are you bound? Clone and dance the Maypole don't you think of tears Spring is in the bright land treading down
 the years:
 Spring is in the bright land,
 And this ballad hour Of music and of merriness
 And sweet love in flower! '4 All the little young things put the old to
 shame t-l... World in all its weariness dwindling like
 flame: Evilness and wickedness, and men 'gainst
 men arrayed-- Spring is in the bright land dancing in the
 glade;
 Spring is in the bright land,
 And, oh. the difference , Out with all your misery; Eo.
 Worry, get you hence s All the little young things lift their heads
 to say Beauty's at the front gate to open it for May ! Don't you think of weariness when life is on
 the wing And all the birds of happiness are learning
 how to sing: Learning how to sing, love, e,
 As you should learn, and I..d G1 Because of life and blossoms Ssn1' ---- ----- And the bright blue sky 9'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-03
LET A PLAN BE ADOPTED

The apparent growing resolution on the part of the city commission to bring about aefinite action on grade-crossing removal is Approved by the people of this community. Let the commission be sure it is right and then let it go ahead with a determination that only success can dissolve. The railroads Themselves freely admit that the problem is one that they must face and in solution of which they must cooperate. The question seems to be mainly one of agreement on a program. The railroads are naturally seek ing in every way to conserve their own in- terests. The commission is likewise respon- sible for the conservation of the public in- terest. It is confidently believed that the illumination of the viaducts will be net Advantage to both railroads and the munich pality. Therefore, delay is merely to defer for both parties the enjoyment of a substan- tial benefit. It would seem strange if official determination and technical advice could not htt upon and adopt a common plan of action that will see construction begun before the summer gets under way. And in all the dis eussion, let there be no neglect of the public necessity of the opening of Nineteenth street. That is an imperative part of the program.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-03
REsERyE OFFICERS. PuRposE

One of the organizations in Birmingham devoted to high national and patriotic purpose is the Reserve Officers Association, which directs it's efforts towards realization of the purpose contemplated in the national defense act, providing for civilian training. At its monthly banquet, which takes place the first Thursday night of every month, the associa- tiop listens to informing talks on military tactics and science by officers from Fort Ben ming. Tonight the association will sit under the instruction of Major Walter s. Drysdale, who is expert in machine-gu tactics and will discuss that subject. Thus the members keep abreast of the latest developments in military science.
 It is proper to speak of it as science, although in truth it is a very complex science, embracing in it's scope chemistry, mathematics, physics, geology, mechanics, Typography. photography, psychology and such recondite subjects. To be deemed &C., complained in military knowledge one has achieved a liberal education. The basic pur- pose of the association is to keep the oppor- tunity for civilian military training before the young men of the country, and to urge upon the people and upon congress the neces- sity for liberal endowment of the program of civilian training camps provided for by law but not adequately by congressional ap- propriation. The presence of this organisa- ti6n in Birmingham is valuable to the com munity and to the nation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-03
Hotv Old Is Fl?
By wlckgs wAMsoLDT

Grown minds are never found in baby bodies, but baby minds are often found in grown bodies. Getting at a mans age by the number of years his physical body has been in existence is no more accurate than attempting to tell how old he is by the num- Der of pounds he weighs.
 A man with the brains of child five years old is, in effect, five years old, no matter how old his body may be. If we would save such people much mistreatment, and would protect society from much chaos and danger, we must adopt a plan of judging age by mentality and not by physique. Until we do that we are going on, stupidly and disas- trously, making and complicating social prob lens.
 Here is the case of Lester. Lester was a pleasant, good-natured boy, but was always into some form of delinquency, which landed him repeatedly in the juvenile court. When he was about fifteen years old he was ex- amined by mental experts. They found that the trouble with Lester was that he had the mind of a child six and half years old
 Whenever he was in the reform school un- der proper guidance be was tractable. indus trious and happy, but as soon as he was let out he promptly got into difficulty.
 The last time Lester was arrested he had reached the age of sixteen which fact, accord ing to law, removed him from the benign jurisdiction of the juvenile court. Reaching the age of sixteen placed him with adult criminals, regardless of the fact that his mind was only six and a half years old.
 Consequently, Lester was sent to the roads for five years, along with men hardened and experienced in crime. When his sentence is up he will be released. He will do some thing else. and back he will go again. Per haps by that time he will have become har- dened and vicious, and his next crime may be to kill somebody.
 There is just as much sense in turning a boy like Lester loose, leaving him to his own devices, as there would be in letting an auto go down the street without anyone at the steering wheel Both Lester and the auto should always have a guiding, controlling hand. They are not safe, and neither is so- ciety, when they are without it.
 We are going to protect ourselves from constant menace. and we are going to save ourselves q great deal of money, when we accept the fact that there is certain class of people mentally defective, and whose lives should always be under competent super vision. The arrest and trial of every one of these big humans with baby brains costs the state one thousand dollars. And it costs so- ciety infinitely more in blood and tears and burden.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-03
THE RITTER POLICY

In the cases of Messrs. Hoover, Mellon and Roosevelt the fight appears to be per sonal rather than directed against any known or proved malfeasance in office. To ask for the resignation of these men differs from similar demands in the cases of Denby and Daugherty, who were shown by testimony to have forfeited their right to occupy positions of high public trust. It may be that events later will develop to involve others in similar manner, but, until they do, any senatorial action against them savers of politics rather than of justice. Democrats who urge the busting of members of the cabinet against whom there are no specific allegations weaken and do not strengthen their position. The position of the Democrats from a politi- cal standpoint Is at present strong-almost impregnable. Their proper course is to hew to the line" of strict fairness and justice. Public approval is chary of self-seeking as the end of clearing up a national scandal. Public approval will follow. the course of those who most obviously place the general above the partisan welfare.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-03
Food Facts
By IT. ADDINGToN BRUCE

Answering a query as to the value of a diet consisting entirely of uncooked foods, would simply say that such diet is. un. scientific if only because of the fact that many raw foods+particularly certain yege- tables-are not acted upon by the digestive juices.
 Some floods, indeed, such as most of the starchy foods, need to be cooked in order to be made fit to eat. Besides which, raw foods are more likely than cooked foods, to act as conveyors of typhoid and other germ-dis- eases.
 On the other hand, proper care being taken in the way of thorough washing before serv- ing the inclusion of some raw foods in the diet is always advisable. For, as is now pretty generally known, fresh fruits and green vegetables are vitamin-containers, and in addition promote the action of the elimi- native organs. ,L
 To argue from this, however, that the health will best be conserved by restricting the diet wholly to raw foods, lis to go to an unreasonable extreme and Is without scien- tific sanction. ss.'
 So, too, restriction of the diet to milk and milk k-products, as has been urged by some must be accounted food fad more in- furious than helpful. Milk is admittedly all most a perfect food, in the sense that 1t contains most of the elements essential to nutrition. But, excepting in early infancy, the human organism requires a dietetic "a riety denied it by the milk-product fad.
 The same argument applies against re- stricting the diet to nuts or any other one kind of food.
 Nuts, by the way, are no doubt most nu- tritive, and have uncommon food value, es- pecially as providers of protein and fat. In fact, they are so rich in fat and protein that the common practice of eating them at meals as an addition to other fat-containiRg and protein-containing foods is a more or less serious mistake. Nuts should be eaten, rather, as substitutes for meats and other such foods.
 Also nuts have the auxiliary value of com. polling mastication and giving the teeth that healthy exercise withheld when a softfood diet is the rule. Hence frequent eating of nuts is to be recommended for more reasons than one-but not to the exclusion of other foodstuffs.
 There are times, of course, times of illness or of weakened digestive power, when re- striction of the diet to certain kinds of foods is advisable, and even necessary. Medical science has long recognized this, and ''diet- ing" has soundly established place in medi- cal practice.
 But such restriction is only intended to serve a special purpose, and once that has been served there should be a return to the use of mixed diet. This is the dictate, not only of medicine, but of common sense as borne out by centuries of human experience.