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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-14
BUSY BANK
BANDITS

p. COX cashier of the
ii Vaudeville Cnd) bank,
IL bank. was forclbly taken
from HIS home to the bank when
his wife Monday night by robbers
and compelled to unlock the
vault. He couldn't work the time
lock on the money safe so the
bandits only got SIS.
This was the sixth Indiana bank
robbery in a little more than n
month-with a total loot of
$4,000. Evidently bandits are
about the busiest gentry in the
State and are enjoying considera-
bic prosperity.
As a result cashiers and other
employees Of Hoosier financial in
situations spend their days with
faces to the wall and hands
stretched ceilingward. Even their
evenings are given to entertain
ment Of bank robbers.
Various remedies have been
fN-~f~N'~N ~ sup NillS increasing
pillage Of financial institutions by
outs 1ers. Vigilance committees
orga lied in each community are
sugf asted. Bounties for dead bank
rob .ers are offered by the Boone
County Bankers Association.
Illinois is considering a State
bounty law.
Possibly all such special efforts
might curb the bandits. But.
after all, there is nothing new
about bank robbery. II Is an old.
established crime. The frequency
with which It is committed is dis
tressing-but needn't make society
hysterical.
Probably without resort to spe-
cial methods and agencies, the
bandits can be checked by relent.
less pursuit by sheriffs, relentless
prosecution, and relentless sen.
fences under present laws.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-14
Coolidge, Congress and Potash

EnT comes up every so often,
that story OF potash deposits
in Texas. This time they
have found potash deposits while
drilling deep for oil. Scientists once
more say that there are evidences
Of immense amounts OF it-but no
certainty.
Congress has appropriated a small
sum for test drillings. 1t could prop
erly give a hundred times as much.
For on the supply Of potash the fu-
ture of agriculture in many parts
Of this country depends.
We have to put in nitrogen. We
get that from Chile; and we can
get It from the air. In the super
pilates, or as we usually call them,
the acid phosphates, we put back
some Of the phosphorus and the sui
phur we take out. Phosphorus is
in the earth in the form of a min
eral. We have in our phosphate
rocks as much of 1t as any nation
in the world, and there is plenty of
sulphur available for centuries. But
unless we have a great potash de-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-14
NEW SHOW OPENS
TODAY AT PALACE

Written and staged by Lee Mat
tison. Just a Little Different" the
act presented by Mattison's Broad
way Society Orchestra, Francis Gull
ford and Beronyce Branche at the
Palace Theater the last half of this
week. involves all kinds Of entertain
ment, including comedy, songs,
dances and music. Mattison is a
member Of musical comedy, appear
ing in the opening Of the Follies of
1925.
"Stolen Bits From Musical Hits
comprises a large number Of popu-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-14

cloth nnoistened with a weak solu.
ton Of oxalic acid. Make the solu.
tion by dissolving one teaspoonful
OF oxalic acid crystals in a half glass
Of hot water. II the rust spot Is NOT
removed by this treatment the iron
Is probably combined with the enam-
Ell In such way as to stain II per-
manently.
Is the consumption ri milk and
cream decreasing IA the United
States?
On the contrary there has been a
steady increase for a number Of
years. The consumption in 1924
was 52,772,0 900 pounds, as COM
pared with so, 1000, 900 pounds in
1923. The increase Is said to be due
TO improvement in quality of prod.
uct, delivery in sanitary containers
and a general increase in the knowl.
edge Of the value Of milk in the
diet, the result of campaigns and
special advertising. The figures are
based on reports OF the board of
health in about $50 large cities in
the United States.
Who was the Indian that was a
member Of General Grant staff?
Brig. Gen. Ely Parker, a New
York Seneca Indian.
Is there such a thing as the
spontaneous generation Of disease
germs?
Pasteur proved years ago that
there was no such thing.
Who was "Lochinvar?"
The hero of a ballad in SCOTS
"Marmion" who carries off his
sweetheart just as she is about to
be sacrificed in marriage to another
whom she loathed.
What Is the difference in the
weight OF anthracite and bitumin-
Gus coal?
Anthracite coal weighs forty-seven
to fifty-eight pounds to the cubic
foot and bituminous coal forty to
fifty-four pounds to the cubic foot.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-14
Repair Bridge Approaches

Approaches to the Delaware st.
bridge over Fall Creek, which have
been in bad condition since bridge
was opened for traffic January l..
will be repaired soon, members Of
the board Of works stated at meet
ing Wednesday. Board has adopted
resolution acquiring land for north
approach and bids are sought for
paving on south side, it was an
nounced.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-14
By Herbert Quick


By Herbert Quick
I'M WO remarkable statements
have recently come to me.
- They relate to the very
basis Of our society-the sort of
children we are rearing. I think
It true that character Is formed
at an age much younger than
people generally think. 1 doubt
whether much basic alteration in
character often occurs after the
age of IL.
Analyze the characters of people
who have seemingly made radical
changes In their characters after
they have grown up, and you will
usually find that they are really
surface changes. The passionate,
wilful. deceitful, Incorporate or
unstable person will usually be
found in the exercise of the same
qualities in another way after
whae Is called reform. Hence,
whatever our children are at the
age of IL or Ia, society will be for
a quarter of century and probab-
ly-nay, inevitably-much longer.
If they show a downhill lapse, it
is something actually fearful to
contemplate.
One Of these staten. ents comes
from New York City; the other
from Toronto, Canada. Both tell
the same story as to the character
Of many Of the girls and boys in
schools and colleges. They state
that these young people are dis
honest. If they can steal the
answers to examinations or recita-
lions, they do 1t without any ap-
parent qualm Of conscience. This
Is but a sample Of what is given
as a. moral breakdown in the
young In these two cities, so wide
ly separated, and so disconnected
from each other, and under two
governments.
What does 1t mean? How wide
ly do these conditions prevail7 Is
the same thing true to greater
or lesser degree in your town?
Have our youth lost their sense Of
honor? The basic depravity Of a
race manifests itself in the breed
ing of liars. Lying involves all
the other sins in the category so
far as character is concerned. The
habitual liar has lost the some
thing which keeps him from
crime. There is not much left of
him worthy Of respect. II the
opportunity for profit from other
wrongs, whether Of falsehood or
violence, presents itself. the habit
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-14
Funeral Service Saturday

The Rev. o. A. Trinkle, pastor En-
glewood Christian Church, will off,
ciate at funeral services for Mrs.
Mary E. Du Granrut. 81, an active
member Of the church, at 2 p. m.
Saturday at the residence, 43 N.
Bradley st. Burial will be in Crown
Hill Cemetery. She had lived here
more than fifty years.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-14

ton OF grown-ups. am not
making any statement of the facts.
do not know. them. 1 have been
reading such things as those above
mentioned, however, and L believe
they call for an examination
everywhere. For II these evils
exist they are not confined to any
two cities. They must be ex-
hibitions Of widespread tendencies
Of baleful import.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-14
Broad Ripple II. s. Dates

The June graduating class of
Broad Ripple High School will give
the play "Agatha's Aunt" at the
school Friday. Class and Annexa.
ton day exercises will be held May
%, baccalaureate sermon June Z and
commencement June IL.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-14
IIaircuts are up in

Zoo has mice
smaller than bees, which may look
as big as horses to some women.
Doesn't matter, but dangling
Chang, new Chinese consul. may
have been named for a fire wagon.
Boston cops are using tear gas.
It is not made Of spring onions.
Girl who met a millionaire in
Florida will marry him in California.
1t was quite a chase.
Uncomfortable chairs in the office
will get a lot OF work done.
Little power bids often are raised
on the bottle.
Copyright. 1925, NEA Service, Incl
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-14

drinks COIIee anu
eats candy.
George Cuska-
den, IA. Of st.
health
lest boy-drinks
n quart of milk
daily. He doesn't
{ o u C h tea or
coffee. Between
meals he only
eats apples.
For breakfast
he has eggs,
ham, mush. PAN
cakes, and bread.
The girl winner
bre a k fasts on
cocoa, toast and
fruit.
Anparently they
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-14

ual liar has lost the first safe
guard In his nature against CON-
hitting the crime. Lying Is the
open door to every sin and crime.
wonder how prevalent this
degradation Of the young really is.
II 1t Is gradually going on among
us, 1t is an omen Of the gravest
evil. And it is not the fault of
the young people themselves. It
Is the fault Of the present genera
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-14
Boy Scout Field Meets

Five district field meets for In.
dianapolis Boy Scouts will be held
Saturday. Troops Of North Star
Rainbow and Harrison districts will
compete at the fairgrounds. Scouts
from the Yankee district go to
Brookside park, Pioneer district to
Jameson park, West Side troop to
Belmont Ave. anad w. Washington
ST., and Garfield district to Garfield
park.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-14
RIGHT HERE
IN INDIANA
DIET AND
HEALTH
BY GAYLORD NELSON

TIISS CLARA BAUER, II, OF
IMI Columbia City - adjudged
Ill the healthiest girl in In
diana in the recent health contest
at Purdue-never drinks milk. She
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-14

tial.-Editor
Have the priests of the Roman
Catholic Church always practiced
celibacy?
The church law forbidddlng priests
to marry was not put into effect un.
til the eleventh centpry. But even
in the twelfth and thirteenth CEN
turtles many priests were married.
Since then the law has been in full
force.
Are there any birds that mate
for life?
Yes. Among these birds might be
mentioned the cardinal, the white
breasted nut hatch, the Canada goose
and several varieties of the swan.
How many miles of road and
how many miles Of trails were con-
structed during the past fiscal year
within or adjacent to the national
forests?
One Thousand eight hundred and
fifty-seven miles of roads and 4,805
lilies OL Trails.
For what novels have the Pulit-
ger Prizes been given In the past
five years?
1924-"So Big" by Edna Ferber;
1923-"The Able McLaughlins' by
Margaret Wilson; 1922-"One OF
Ours" by Villa Gather; 1921-"Alice
Adams" by Booth Harrington; 1920
1.-THE Age of Innocence" by Edith
Wharton.
Is it possible to remove rust
stains caused by the presence OF
iron in the water from bath tubs
without injuring the enamel?
Rust stains of this character that
do not yield to the action Of ordi.
nary household securing powders
shoulc be rubbed with a piece OF
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-14

Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and
job. Sc.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-14

No more delay vain boaster, but begin
Dryden
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-14
Tom Sims Says

News from London. Rainbow
shoes are the fad. Hot dogs!
Brooklyn On. " clock fell out Of
a tower, striking one.
Great Britain's back on the gold
standard. So are our dentists.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-14

You. can get an answer to any ques-
tion OF fact or information by Writing
70 The Indianapolis Times Washington
Bureau 1922 New York Ave, Wash
staA.ps for reply. Medical. legal and
Marital advice cannot be given, nor
can extended research be undertaken.
All other questions will receive per-
sonal reply, Unsigned requests cannot
be answered. All letters are confden-
tial-Editor
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-14

King Of Eng
land has had
his pay cut in
half. What the
king business
needs is a
strong union.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-14

Chicago, maybe
due to the
spring rush.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-14

Nebraska girl
Is the cham
pion speller Of
five States. She
didn't learn by
being a stenog
rapher.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-14
Issues Warning on 1n,pressionabze Age'

newspaper editor. who died at Column
bia, Mo. Sunday, night, wrote regu-
l.arrgIy for The Indianapolis Times; The
ceived by The Times today, was one OF
the last thinRs written bY him ]
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-14

IT7HE attitude Of the Federal courts TOWARD
labor injunctions is becoming more ra
finnal
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-08

Grade heifer calves are selling in
Skagit county, Washington, fo:
from $12 to Sl6, based ON record o.
parents.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-08

cat dandelions. Be content to be
Lack.
.sNo,,, gasped the other, Il.
wast to turn to a gold fish and IN
going to- Nothing shall stop me.
Then the black fish began TO swim
quickly around the pond OF water
and al last, when he was Jing very
fast. he flipped his tail, turned
somersault and landed out on the
ground near where the yellow, gold
en- dandelions grew.
But as soon as he was out on the
bank the fish began TO gasp AMI pant
for breath, since he was not made to
live in the air, but in the water
:" But | shall quickly eat enough
Gandelions TO change MY color and
flop back into the pond. Thought
tbs fish. lie managed 10 get
fesv dandelion petals into his mouth,
thought they had bitter taste. But
wien he tried to flop back into the
pond again the black fish could not
find it. 4 film came over his eyes.
lie breathed harder and harder and
M last,he cried. "Oh. / am dying.
Viii no one save me? =
The gold fish in the water dared
rot flop out, and if Uncle Wiggiiy
I had not hoped along Just then,
with his pink, twinkling nose, i
don t know what might have hap
pencd to that fish. But tho bunny
saw the black fish gaspihg on .dhe
! bank and quickly tossed it back snto
! the pond again.
why did you come out ~ asked
Unele Wiggily!
Z II wanted to eat yellow dandc-
. lions and turn into a gold fish,
was the answer. ." do not seem
70 be Of any use in tho world. No
F fody SAYS / am beautiful y The
tiack fish sadly sighed as he spoke
+ VITA. his head Ifted out Of the vat
| cr.
Hcfore Uncle Wiggily could an
swct the Woozic Wolf had come
softly up behind the gentleman and
/ was about to nibblc his ears. But
( tie black fish, looking up from the
pond, saw the bad chap just in time.
'.Get awayI gasped the FISH.
a. Let Uncle Wiggily alone" And
with his strong tail the black fish
spl.tshed such lot Of water into
tic cyes Of the Wolf that the bad
chap gave a howl and ran off to his
der.
"Thank you, black fish, Thank
y5u:' cried Uncle N'iggiIy. " Even
II YOU are not golden color you
saved MY ears. Some Of us are beau
i:f,il and some are useful-it is not
oftca that one can be both. BE con.
4ekled ~ yon arc. And after that
the black fish was happier and nev-
er again did he flop om to cat
danGeli0n blossoms and try to turn
gold.
So this Is to teach us that peanuts
are good for elephants, but not for
fountain pens. And II the chimney
doesn Il smoke up all Of Grandpa
tobacco aud leave none for the ham,
IN tell you next about Unele Wig
gilya campfire.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-08
AR PROGRESS

At last aviation in this country is moving with
visible speed And postal and commercial aviation are
proceeding together, they should.
On the first anniversary of the transcontInental
air mail line from New York to San Francisco, and
simultaneously with the Inauguration of the New
York Chicago overnight mail, the Ford Motor COM
pany which has been pioneering with air freight be-
tween Detroit and Chicago has started second freight
line between Detroit and Cleveland where there is
new airport
I'VE expect to extend our lines to all our assem-
bly, plants" says representative of the company
s"They will carry emergency shipments. So far the
cost has been only twice the ordinary express rates
To my mind there is end to the business in sight
In few years every municipality will have an airport
and there will be arways like the governments trans
continental route crss-crossing the country
Who can doubt it Service will improve with the
growth of the SYSTEM and rates will fall 1t may
be- as Eddie Rickenbacker prophesies that the avla
ton industry will grow in the next 25 years than
the automobile industry has grown in the last 25.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-08
SHARING A GARDEN

well-to-do woman in New Jersey whose home in
cludes very extensive and beautiful garden has OPP
ened it for the the local Girl Scout troops
for their nature study classes The garden is lovely
example of what may be done in home garden with
the common flowers of fields and woods.
If the teachers of those nature study groups
alive to their opportunities, almost much may be
learned and enjoyed in that garden in natural
woods There will be the flowers and trees and grass
es; there will be birds and bees and butterflies and
there will be peacefuness and beauty treated lovingly
and carefully instead of trampled and abused.
It is easy to understand why the owners of beau,
tiful we-kept gardens cannot open them indscrm-
natey to the whole public But there should be
such publc-spirted garden-lovers who have the gen.
erosity and faith to show their gardens in this way to
groups of boys or girls grownups.
Aneestor-worship of any kind is bad, because it
takes the emphasis from poserity.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-08
Officers
After Headlights


That Art Leonard. captain of the
state traffic squad was not bluffing
when he stated two weeks ago that
vigorous campaign against defee-
tive headlights would be started
after July l, IS Il fact that many
aatoists in the valley are finding
out.
Equipped with a "stop' sign,
similar to that used by federal Gus
toms and immigration Officers,
Leonard and his deputies have been
kalting traffic each night on sev-
ecal heavily travelled roads, and
whore lights are found to be defec-
tive, the owners are given ticket
notifying them to appear in court
and explain why. Where the owners
have headlight certificates. that
were given them before their lights
became defective or illegal, they
are INSTRUCTED TO have the necessary
corrections made. after which they
NUS report this fact to the traffic
office.
\ large number of motorists have
heen stopped since the first of the
week, and all have been impressed
with the fact that the traffic off
GERS mean business. The orders
lave come to them from Sacramento
that faulty headlights must 60, and
that it is up to the traffic officers
to enforce the law or be held ae-
ccuntable to their Superiors.
Ia FL Centre Traffic Officer Rev
nolds 5 cooperating with the state
squad by enforcing the headlight
regulations within the city limits.
lie too, abs cited a number of driv
esS to appear in the police court and
Il axe an explanation to the court.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-08
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD E. GARIS
Copyright, 1923, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGTLY AND TIE
GOLD FISH

In a little pond, not far from
Uncle Wiggily s hollow stump bun
galow, lived two fish. One was a
fi7h black in color. or at. least a
very dark color, SO that it looked
black when in the water. The other
fish was bright golden in color. and
when the sun shone it looked like an
grange skimming along beneath the
surface.
The animal children, ana even
Jnele Wiggily himself would stand
on the edge of the pond looking at
the sealy swimmers, and they would
say:
'sOh. what beautiful gold fish =
But they never said anything
about the other fish who was al
most black in color, like a shadow
fitting along.
Now this made the black fish very
sad, for though he lived in the water
he wanted - be loved and admired,
aud one day the black fish said to
T., golden companions:
. How did you get to be such a
beautiful color that every one loves
TO look mt YOU, while none look ut
me9 How can | turn into 4 gold
fish
.sI m sure l don know" was
tie answer Il have always been
the color OF gold.
And l have always been black,
but l am tired of it'' said the 9th
or u am going to turn myself
into a gold fish and then Uncle Wig
g1y and his little rabbit children
will come and admire me.
= Don be silly, " said the fish
cniored like an orange, "You are
af1l right. black rs you are. You can
sw;n much better than | cau. Be
coatent. Besides, how can YOU
change your color to gold.
Listen, said the discontented
fis.. Il have seen. growing on
the bank of this pond, many golden
yellow dandelion flowers. [ am go
ing to flop out, eat lot of dande-
l'cus and l will turn to gold, /
brew.
oh. Don t do that! begged the
gold fish. You can not live out
of water. Don t 30 ON land and
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-08
KNOW AMERICA

Have you seen Canada?" inquiries the Dominion's
Natural Resources Intelligence Service. Then il goes
on to describe of the things to be and enjoy
ed-thousands of miles of good highways, many lakes
and rivers canoe routes that lead into the hearts of
noble forests camping sites that appeal to the person
who wants to get away from crowds.
The article then speaks of the thousands of tour
lists from other countries who explore Canada every
summer and concludes:
:"When outsiders see so many things to inter
est them in Canada, why should Canadians not feel
the spell of their counrys charms and and ad
arre them before going outside to do their motoring
1t is, of course Canada's version of our own "See
America First. 1t good to travel in foreign lands
1t is just as good to travel home The United States
offers its citizens greater variety of and
climate When opportunity comes to travel afar it is
we'll to do it. In the meantime, your county,
see your state your section. This advice
is always good.
Know your country, and be proud and
thankful that you have been blessed with wonderful
heritage
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-08
Albert Expresses
Sy mpathy For
Santa Barbara
ny United Press Leased Wire

" SACRAMENTO, July s. Mes
|sages of sympathy for victims of
the Santa Barbara earthquake con-
stiade to arrive at the governor s
4office here. A message relayed
through the state department. at
Washington from Ambassador Phil
lips at Belgium read:
"I have been requested by the
King to convey the following mes
sage to the people of the strickeF
district: .E
''We have spent such happy hours
at Santa Barbara, the Queen and /,
and we feel deeply concerned at
the dreadful catastrophe that oc-
cured there (Signed,) Albert. y
A note of sympathy also was re-
ceived from Il. Matsuda, japanese
ambassador at Washington.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-08

Ancestor-worship of any kind is bad, because it
takes the emphasis from poserity.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-08
Charge Plot To
Smuggle Chinese

LOS ANGELES, July S.-A con
signment of 500 Chinese coolies had
been landed in Mexico, preparatory
to smuggling them into Southern
California, according to information
received by federal immigration and
secret service agents here today.
The human cargo of contraband,
along with $1,000.000 worth of mar
eoties, were said to have been dump
ed at Manzanillo harbor in Mexico
by a British schooner. The English
vessel, now bearing hundreds of
thousands of dollars in liquors is ply
ing off California shores awaiting
an opportunity to run the booze to
port. il was said.