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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-12

try to shift out of slow" only to find
that tie gears stick. By the time
they make he shift to second" the
chances of a good getaway are nil.
The experienced driver accelerates
moderately, making his shifts at the
maximum speed of the engine for
each gear combination, sometimes
accelerating just little at the pre-
else moment Of making the shift in
order to free the gears
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-12

often figures that he is safer when
the streets or highways are rougher.
This means overlooking a primary
reason for skidding. 1t is generally
known that light weight car will
skid quickest and be checked quick
est, while the heavy car will hold
its ground but be unmanageable once
it has started skidding. From this
it is evident that the reason a
medium weight car will often go
into a bad skid when the driver least
expects it is because a rebound of
its springs will cause the rear to fly
up off the ground. thus reducing it's
momentary weight and causing it to
lose traction and skid. Shock alb
sorbcrs and devices to check re-
bound are of greatest value to the
motorist as a safety device for pre-
venting just this sort of spring
Skidding"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-12

minus of the front of his car and
hurled to the curb.
The driver to the left smashed up
several other cars and killed a child
before he came to a standstill and
revealed himself to be insane.
1t told the driver of the delivery
car very plainly that there is some
thing more important than blind
obedience to law, and that is judg-
ment. Any judge of jury will acQuit
the motorist who displays good
judgment even if in doing so he
has been obliged to set aside a
technical Interpretation of the law.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-12

still in neutral race the engine by
operating the throttle from the hand
control. Declutch and shift to sec
ond. Shut off gas and let in clutch
again.
Copyright 1924 by The Ullman
Feature Service)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-12
Springs and Skidding

Few motorists ever stop to con-
slider what the springs Of the car
have to do with skidding. A skid to
the average driver is supposed to be
a mere matter of slippery pave
ment coming in unison with a sud-
den stop, and as a result of this he
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-12
London and New York

That three month period showed
1853 traffic accidents in London as
against 308 in New York City may
or may not justify the conclusion
that the American Is more reckless
than his English cousin. At the
close of 1928 there were 1856, 900 cars
registered in New York City alone
as against 655,31S for the whole of
Great Britain, and considering that
large proportion of the 1.237,826
cars of the Empire State visit Man
haitian there are frequently as
many cars in operation within the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-12
NoW You Know

Now You Know
Shifting from high" to second"
as a safety precaution when de-
scending hills is always complicated
by the increasing speed of the car
while the gears are in neutral and
the clutch is disengaged. This diff
ficulty can be overcome by proceed
ing as follows:
Declutch and shift into neutral.
meanwhile keeping the car down to
a speed of fifteen miles an hour by
pressing on the foot brake. With
the clutch engaged and the gears
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-12

Learning to drive q car 10 q
simple matter compared with learn
inn to unIsarn q lot Of motor stunts
that have gone out Of date.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-17
PROGRESSIVE. COPYRIGHT 1912

FORTY-EIGHT Republicans who joined with Roosevelt in
I his 1912 attempt to wrest control of the Republican party
from the bosses, have assailed Senators La Toilette and Wheeler
for using the title Progressive"
AS Progressives, ready to move forward but determined
not to move toward the precipice, we see no hope and much
danger in this movement which seeks to usurp the Progressive
name, ," the valiant forty-eight proclaim.
They feel that the Progressive cause, having come a cropper
in 1912, should never again be given a trial. They make no
claim to having kept alive the title, but argue that it should
have been laid to rest with Roosevelt's passing from the scene.
There have been two national elections since the 1912 cam
paign. In 1916, the erstwhle 1912 Progressives were back in the
G. o. ?. ranks and pulled might and main for Hughes. In 1920,
they remained in the party and helped elect Harding.
We're they "Progressives' in those two campaigns? Of
course not. They were politicians, seeking to win at any cost.
Are they 'Progressives" in the campaign this year? No.
The whole fortyeight are working for Coolidge and Dawes and
cooperating with Boss Butler with all the ardor they showed
for Roosevelt in 1912. But having deserted the Progressive
cause, they still resent that others should take it up.
Who are they-thsse men and women who have a copyright
on "Progressive''9
Prominent among them are Henry J. Allen, best known as
the antilabor Governor of Kansas; Albert Bushnell Hart, Re
publican ~publicist; Arthur H. Hyde, G. o. P. Governor of Mis-
souri,, and Mrs. Ruth Hanna Mccormick, daughter of Mark
Hanna and wife of Senator MediIl Mccormick.
Progressives7
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-17
BOSS-RUN

T07NE FAULT common to both old political parties is that the
" party organizations are made up of office holders, ex-of-
fee holders and those who want to be office holders.
theoretically office holders are public servants. Practically
they are masters of the public. Political bosses are professional
politicians. They make their living out of what they call the
political game. They keep in power through the control of con-
ventions and primaries, and they gain that control through the
political activities of office holders to whom they have biven
jobs.
Machine politics is a business. The rules are much the same
everywhere. There is no difference between the tactics of the
Democratic organization in New York and the Republican Or
ganlzatlon IN Philadelphia. Democratic bosses are contractors
on public works in New York, and Republican bosses are con-
tractors on public works in Philadelphia.
There's something else the politicians in both old parties
have IN common. That is a hostile feeling toward public ser
wants like La Toilette. Many politicians in both parties are like
Dawes; they think the people are merely a mob. To them a
Senator who honestly tries to serve the public is a Red. That's
what Dawes calls La Toilette and those who are supporting him.
This control of both old party organizations by office hold
ers, who IN turn are controlled by those who want to control the
Government for their own selfish interests, is what has made the
two old parties look so much alike that the everyday citizen
cam tell them apart.
This ism t merely one mans opinion. It is the well-ground-
ed conviction of millions of voters who don't make their living
out Of politics, and who have grown tired of changing from Re-
pubicans to Democrats and from Democrats to Republicans
only to find they have merely turned their coat inside out-and
now they want a new coat. La Toilette vote this year depends
upon how many there are of these voters who have opened their
eyes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-17
BY HAL COCHRAN

Each night, like as not, a wee
little tot shouts Daddy, please tell
me a story" You've found it that
way, at the end Of the day when
the sandman steals near, in his
glory.
~Supposin', some night ere you
turned to the youngster and say,
Now listen here. son, out Of stories
I've run; let's pretend that it's your
turn today"
I'll lay you a bet that a thrill
you would get; just a thrill that no
father would miss. For the average
tot gets away on the dot and his
story runs something like this:
Little Miss Muffete she sat on
a tuffet and didn't NV where to
find 'em. He stuck in his thumb
and pulled out a plum, Vaughn their
tails behind 'em.
Pussy cat, pussy cat, where have
you been? How does your garden
grow? Old Mother Hubbard. she
went to the cupboard, and pretty
maids all in a row."
And that IS the way, at the end
of the day, & little tot answers the
call. The story twill bring. though
Il means not a thing. Is the best bed
time story of all.
Copyright, 1924. NEA Service, Inc.)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-17
In NezU York
BY STEVE

NEW YORK. Sept. 1.-THE ma
jority Of important men in New
York are those who have slipped into
the city, un~noticed, and who sneaked
up on success when 1t wasn't look
ing.
One Of the most successful mag
azine publishers in this mecca OF
publications slept three nights on 4
park bench and was fed life sus-
tanning meals by a sympathetic
woman when he arrived in New
York.
When ready 10 walk back to his
home in Boston. detected by his fail
ure TO get on in the big town, he
won SIS by his wits and began a
career that has been unusual and
profitable.
He is James r. Quirk. editor and
publisher Of n OF the most prom
inent %photoplay magazines.
With another newspaper reporter,
q rich mans son in excellent fnan-
cial standing, they had been refused
Jobs by every city editor in New
York. Quirk bet "1-to-3" that he
could see any editor in New York.
At the time all New York was
agog over the disappearance Of an
actor, fading a criminal charge.
Quirk walked into a newspaper
office, wrote "A note that he was tho
mans lawyer and had the actor with
him. ready TO talk.
Needless to say. the city editor
came a rushing. Quirk o the bet
and SIS. Il gave him n new lease
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-17

He who gets all lit up on bootleg
may shine for a while but soon will
find himself out.
Chasing something is always more
exciting than catching it.
Very often, even in a seven-pas-
senger car, three's a crowd.
Putting your best foot forward is
all right. but you only move along
by dragging up the other one.
There isn't any use in worrying
over where we are headed. All Of
US have round-trip tickets.
Better be laying in a good supply
of baths before the long cold spell.
Still waters run deep, but they
are full of snags.
More people would be good if
being good was interesting.
The chief objection to a new
stenographer is words fail her.
The harvest noon seems to gov
ern not only the tied, but also the
united.
Some people don't marry for fear
it won't last and others for fear it
will last.
You seldom hear a man brag that
he has gotten $4,000 miles out Of
one suit Of clothes.
They key to success locks the door
to excess.
You can't tell from how a politi-
clan stands which way he will jump.
Cheaper farm produce might come
to us if we would mend u ways of
transportation.
A pair of beautiful eyes are all
right, but need looking into.
Two can live on love and kisses if
love has a job.
Copyright, 1924, NEA Service. Inc.)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-17
Old Afalrs2

It is generally stated a lot Of the
elevators are badly situated or old
affairs worth nothing and hat the
farmers are going to be stuck.
But the contract stipulates that de.
probation shall be taken into &C
count by the appraisers and that
said appraisers may eliminate from
the list of properties any which are
totally obsolete or which are useless
in connection with the marketing
OF grain I therefore believe that
If this contract is faithfully car.
RED out with due regard to the
rights Of both sides, the Grain Mar
keting Company will not be stuck"
by buying properties for more than
they r worth.
None of these farmer organizers
nor all Of them put together have
the 2,500.0 900 to add to the $1,000.
600 represented by the common
stock with which to buy these prop
critics. So the price is to be paid by
selling SIS, 000, 900 of Glass A pre-
@1
ferred stock. AS this money comes
in, the Glass B stock will be retired.
The A stock will be sold only to
farmers who buy common stock.
Thus it is expected that:
Within n year Glass A stock
preferred will be sold to pay off the
1900, 900 debt and b stock which
represents it will be cancelled, With
in four yeare thereafter the farmers
will buy enough A stock to cancel
whatever amount of B stock it takes
to~equal value of the properties as
agreed on by the appraisers.
Then the Grain Marketing Com
pany will own the properties and it
is supposed will have men trained to
carry on the business. In my next
L shall discuss human elements.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-17
STREETS
E1T TX the streets and alleys Of
Il section. Give US ad-
- equate police protection.

or TX the streets and alleys Of
IL section. Give US ad-
- equate police protection.
Or We'll secede from the city"
That was the ultimatum hurled at
the board Of public works by a
body of indignant citizens, living in
the northeast section of the city.
Probably their indignation is
warranted.
Perhaps the public improvements
other sections enjoy have been de-
MED them.
Which simply illustrates that some
progress has been made in municipal
affairs in the last 200 years. after
all.
The humblest householder now
rightfully expects to have well paved
streets, sewers, water, street light
ing and police protection.
The Paris of Louis XIV knew
none Of these municipal improve
ments.
And yet Louis thought he had a
magnificent city.
The householder Of that Paris dis
posed of his garbage as suited his
fancy, drank anything but water.
and ventured on the streets only at
his OWN peril.
He would have regarded as
heavenly street conditions which now
arouse hot protest and threats of
secession.
Municipal Affairs do improve
though slowly.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-17
PAPER BALLOTS

1.-THE MOST serious feature of the possibility that it may be
/ necessary to use the Australian ballot in the coming cleo
ton is the fact that probably thousands of voters will be dis
franehised. The Marion County election machinery is organized
to take care of the vote by machine and not by paper ballot. If
ballots are used precincts should be much smaller.
The situation now arising suggests strengthening of our
election laws to provide that there must be a real demand for a
party before that party can be allowed to force the taxpayers
to spend thousands of dollars for ballots, upset the election
machinery and d~isfranchise voters.
As it is now, a few hundred voters can get together and up
set the entire election system.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-17
THE LEGION
RI HE sixth annual national con-
venton of the American Lee
- gion is now in progress In

ri HE sixth annual national con-
ventton of the American Lee
- gion is now in progress in
St, Paul. MINI.
Six years have passed since the
organization came into being.
Only six years.
And yet in hat time It has be-
come one Of the great constructive
forces of the country, with far-reach-
ing influence.
1t has taken the lead in p~racticing
and preaching the principles of true
Americanism. It has opposed both
jineoism and interrationalism.
The leaders Of this body think
straight and talk straight when the
duties and privileges of American
citizenship are under discussion.
And no body Of men more truly
represents a cross section of this
Nation.
Indianapolis hopes that the con
vention at St. Paul will be the best
ever held.
For indianapolis feels a proprie-
tarv interest in the American Lee
gion. In this city is maintained the
national headquarters of this most
intensely American institution in
America.
And we are glad this is so.
We like the American Legion
and what it stands for.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-17
S IS
LDOL-CHIEF
OF CHINESE
General, Who Leads Men in
Prayer, Not Understood
by Natives,
By NEA Service

BY NEA Service
CrI EKIN. Sept. l7.-Imagine a
Chinese general calling his
IL troops together for prayer
before he leads them into battle
4 general who holds daily Bible
classes among his soldiers
Feng Yu-hsians. the Christian
general" does It.
He was converted to Christianity
several years ago. His wife is a
Christian, too. Most OF his soldiers
have been baptized.
And no missionary could he more
Jealous in his work than Feng IS.
Among the lessons he has learned
best are those Of charity n broth
erly love. He carries them out con
tinualy.
His soldiers are not the brigands
other Chinese soldiers are. They
are We'll disciplined. peaceful men.
When heaps Of sandbags lay about
the south gate Of Pekin, ready to
be stacked behind the heavy portals
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-17
Under
Miss Indiana S
Torch
CUSTOM
sx GAYLORD
RI HERE was a funeral service
Tuesday.

1 1uGSudys
- The corpse was the straw
hat. The Mercator Club performed
the solemn rites Of burial.
The straw hat was officially pro
nounced dead on Sept. IS.
OF course a virile, he man, such as
the tired business man Of Indian
apolis is not influenced BY silly
changes in fashion.
Frail woman, the weaker vessel,
blows hither and yon, as NE
wheezy French fashion designer
nsteth. If the mode demanded she
would wear rings in her lose.
Yes, tho male Of the human spe-
cies is an Independent "critter"-he
admits it. y
But custom DEGREES that every =
straw hat shall crawl off and perish
annually, following the ides of Sep
TENDER. .
And no tired business man fails to
conform to this custom. 1t makes
no difference whether the hat be
creaking with or shabby
from a hard summers usage. Away,
with it!
Sept. 16 may be blistering hot.
The pavement may fry and bubble.
The tired business men may expect ,
his scalp to burst into flame any
minute. -
Why rot wear his cool, comfort. ,
able straw hat?
He dare not.
Such an act it not prohibited by
the Constitution
More binding than the written
law-custom has decreed against it.
And custom is obeyed-though the
heavens fall.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-17

T- HE Indianapolis city market
is a venerable institution.
- And the building in which.
it is housed is equally venerable
in appearance at least.
What's to be done about itf
Various suggestions collide and
nothing is done.
An authorization Of $500 to
be spent r. ~remodeling the structure
IS proposed. And is opposed.
One hundred eighty-nine thousand
dollars IS quite a sum Of money
since We were debated. The mere
thought of It makes the taxpayer
vince.
The old market house Is an arch1-
tecturaI antiquity.
Why doesn't some one suggest
that it be sold to Henry Ford?
He has acquired a taste for the
collection Of specimens of early day
architecture. Not long ago a bank
rupt southern town proposed that
he buy the entire village.
Perhaps he would like to buy our
market house and convert it into
another Wayside Inn.
That would solve our dilemma
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-17

on his youthful ambition to become
n publisher.
Bad luck had been following John
Jacobson. When two gypsy women
appeared at his home he permitted
them to bless his life savings of
1850. He would have been blessed
out of his savings if two detectives
had not arrived a moment later.
jacobson now thinks he is in good
luck.
The latest fling in Gotham is
raspberry colored rouge. All the
girls are using it.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-17
Tongue Tips

G. Layton Gr1er, president Dental
Trade Association: Only about 20
per cent of the American people
brush their teeth"
Capt. Arthur Henry Rostron, a
ter of S. S. Mauretania: Something
comes over people when they are at
sea. 1t makes them really very nice
to know. The sea broadens them,
as it broadens every one"
Magnus Johnson, dirt farmer and
Senator, Minnesota: Yes, 1 am a
derned poor mixer"
Donald K. Tressler, Phi. D.. scien--
fist: 'Milady's indestructible pearls
are merely solid opal glass beads
coated with a lacquer, the pigment Of
which is prepared from the silvery
sheen Of fish scales
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-17
Il Thought

Better it is to be Of humble
spirit with the lowly, than to divide
the spoil with the proud.-Prov.
1919.
Beware what spirit RACES in your
breast; for one inspired, ten thou
sand ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-17
Nature

The roller from Germany is
well known as the greatest singing
canary but there's a mechanical rea-
son for him. When six weeks old,
the canary is put into a room With
a bird organ, an ingenious contri-
vance operated by water gravity
which produces triIls and song
tours" hour by hour. After five
months of this the canary has
learned the organs full repetoire
and is ready for sale. If he hasn't
learned it, he's no good even for
breeding purposes and they wiring
his neck.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-17

What Is heat lightning or
sheet lightning"
This Is caused by an ordinary dis.
charge Of lightning occurring below
the horizon or behind a bank OF
clouds: while the fash itself is not
seen, the illumination caused by 1t is.
Does a person who falls from a
high altitude die before reaching
the ground?
It is not known, but II so, it would
be from syncope. or in plain Ian.
guage, heart failure induced by
fright or shock.
What day did Feb. 10, 1883 come
on?
Monday.
How did Stockton, Cal. get its
name?
1t was named for Commodore r.
F. Stockton, who participated in the
conquest of California.
What can a man do to get his
record corrected if he enlisted and
was discharged from the Army
under an assumed name?
Write to the Adjustant General,
War Department, giving full infor
nation on name, place, dates of en-
!istment and discharge and service
in the Army and ask for a correc-
ton Of the records.
Can electric light bulbs be used
in a motion picture projecting ma
chine?
Yes. but a special type Of bulb is
required. Write to the manufacturer
of your machine for information, as
he may have necessary lights and
fixtures. Usually arc lights are in
.dispensible for use in large th~eaters.
If all the clocks in the world
were to go wrong at the same time
would the correct time ever be
found out?
Certainly, the correction would be
made by astronomical observations,
it Is now daily made.
II a shot was fired from a gun
on the earth and travelled at the
rate of sixty miles a minute. how
long would ii require it to reach
the great star Betelguese?
Approximately S,O51.779 years.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-17
Might Shake Her

Mother had to leave little sister,
and the new baby in charge of big
sister for the first time. Baby was
crying Justify.
Big Sister: ooh, dear, why doesn't
she stop crying? l don't know what
to do with her"
Little Sister: why? Didn't the
directions come with her?"-London
Answer.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-17
Ask The Times

You can get an answer to any ques-
ton of fact or information by writing
TO the Indianapolis Times Washington
Bureau 1879 New York Ave. "ash-
stamps for reply. Medical. legal and
marital advice cannot be given. nor
can extended research be undertaken.
AL other questions will receive a per-
sonaI reply. Unsigned requests cannot
be answered. All letters are confden-
tial-Editor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-17
Time Lacking

After the wreck, when your hus-
band was drowning, did all his past
sins come UP before him?"
Good heavens, no! He wasn't in
the water all that time!'-London
Mail.