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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-07-11

Yet the next morning she didn't
go to work. Early---before noon.
Mrs. Janis came UP.
There is man who wishes to
see you"
Chickie was alarmed. who is he
is Miss Chesseman in the parlor?"
''Yes-she's sewing"
And as Chickie stood at the door,
nervous, uncertain, Lee Whitman
came up the stairs. He stepped be-
tween Mrs. Janis and Chickie. He
said: LET me see you in there
alone"
His face was winter than chalk.
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uOG k65O WIFI L6O,
go ON WITH THE STORY
By Gilmore Meherin

She sat on the railing of little
bridge. Wilde brought her a stick
and wanted to play. She shook her
head. She said: "Oh, sit down
dog--sit here" He crouched against
her, his long, wet nose in her ell
bow.
One o'clock. They would be get
ting ready soon. Had they told Bar
bara? How cruel that would be?
Who would take her place?
She loved Barbara-loved the
warm, bright enthusiasm; envied the
dear, tender dreams Now she had
spoiled Barbara's wedding day; now
faith.
Oh, she never should have let them
persuade her! She thought Of this
achingly a long while.
She covered because she fancied
Barbara drawing back with horror
from this thought Of Chickie; re-
coiling just as she had recoiled that
long distant day in the Office when
Janina told her all men were faith
less. That made them interesting!
observation-disclosures a person like
that--a person that a young girl
should not know-an evil person, a
thing Of shame.
She could scarcely breathe, think
Ing this and thinking it. Then the
vision of Edith came to her-Edith
with her eyes hard and burning, or
dering her from the house.
Suddenly Chickie said to herself
with surprise, "She is worse than I,
She said this over again and it was
like stiffening in her nerves.
stinulant poured into her brain.
She said aloud, "She does worse
than I ever did-much worse"
Yet Edith Potter was not ashamed.
Barbara did not recoil from her.
Edith was matron of honor queen
", in a dress of gold.
Chickie trembled. For the first
time since last April-the first time
since the world had found her out
she stepped aside and looked square
ly with her own thought at the thing
she had done.
Loved-yes. too wildly. Edith did
this. She was not Judged.
But Edith has no child; Edith had
not been discovered. That was the
sin. The child-and then being
tracked
But how could the child-that lit
tie soft thing with its pretty red hair
how could that make the deed any
worse?
Oh, she mustn't think about that
poor little thing-yet better dead
much better.
But she did think Of it, And the
thought softened her. No. she
wouldn't call the child sin-never.
The sin was hers. 1t was no worse
not nearly as vicious as Edith Pot
ter's sin.
There went stirring through her a
subtle resentment, and this hard
ened-this made her lips straighten.
Edith was not lost; she, Chickie, was
not lost She felt an antagonism, a
young hot bitterness, against this
woman who had so humbled her.
But it was a strengthening ching
made her wish to defend herself;
made her wish to show Barbara,
show every one, she was not bad
pot all bae.
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yesterday nnorning?" She shook her
head, unable to frame a single word.
Norp whitman drew a sharp,
struggling breatk--and wiped his
forehead: 'I beg your pardon, Miss
Bryce. I am afraid. I don't know
where he is. His car was found
north Of the city"
ITO Be Continued
Copyright, King Feature Syndicate)
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Last puzzle answer:

The tires weighed pounds, for if
one-third of one tire and 2 pounds
equals the weight of: one tire than 2
pounds equals weight Of two-thirds of
tire; one-third equals pound and
a-3 equals 3pounds. Two tires
weigh pounhs.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-07-11

She should have measured boldly to
the test.
Now she was to blame. All night
lying awake, imagination brought
him before her. When she slept she
dreamed of -Edith-Edith opened a
door and Kissed, "Murderess!'
She got up long before six and
went out to buy a newspaper. She
searched it, half faintlng with sus-
pense. 1t contained nothing.
But that evening Norp Whitman
came to the boarding house. He
came to Chickie's door, saying blunt
ly, "Is my son here?"
"No"-EIer breath failed.
do you know where he is?"
NO
Have you seen him-well, since
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-07-11
Puzzle q Day

A farmer threw a number Of
cooked chicken feet to his dog as a
Sunday treat. The dog promptly
carried them to his dog house. By
carrying six feet each trip, there was
only one chicken foot left at the
end Of the tenth journey and this he
ate on the spot. Can you tell me
how many feet the farmer threw
out?
asf rIIzzIe answer.
Evening star., 1925-11-15
Decidedly Deb"

Just to the right of the
Third Floor elevators, one
steps into the agorld of
debutante fashions. The
Misses Section. Dance-and-
dine frocks and zsvabs. Col
legiate apparel. All yith a
biQuancy that matches the
Deb's "Eton Crop and Yadi-
ates her Youth.
Evening star., 1925-07-05

befo' it got its uppeh works stripped,
hey? An on the level, Hank, amt yo'
glad yo' rode a real engine on her
las trip-with a couple real railroad
men?"
The Hon. Henry Burlingame, they'll
tell you, never answered that question,
verbally. But you'll see his answer
today in a bronze plate on the frame
of the steel bridge that supplanted the
old Bienvenu trestle.'
Thus it reads:
I'm the bayou beneath this bridge
rests the Sabine, first locomotive of
the Delta Valley Line to make the
run from Louisiana into Texas. Engi-
Evening star., 1925-07-05

situation without precedent.
II ought to have you two damned
old pirates strung up to the nearest
telegraph pole," the chairman of the
Delta Valley board concluded his little
love speech.
Uncle Mickey stood silent But Dad
Adams grinned. Weakly, it is true,
but none the less a grin.
String ahead, Hank" he croaked.
'Yo' got yo' gang o. young squirts
with yo' t do the stringin'. But befo'
yo' staht yo' patty, lemme ask yo'
somethin'. Weah'd yo' be if Mickey
an me hadn't crowded the oil Sabine
so she was tother side that trestle
Evening star., 1925-07-05
Gloria $ New Leading Man.
GLORIA SWANSON describes Al

GLORIA SWANSON describes An
thony Jowitt, her new leading
man, as a new screen personality,
original in his portrayals, striking out
for himself instead of adopting the
mannerisms of other actors.
Mr.. Jowftt is new and distinct
type. said Miss Swanson. He
neither looks nor acts like any other
leading man in motion pictures today.
He is developing a technique of his
own that has strength and convic-
ton"
Jowitt came TO America from Eng
Evening star., 1925-07-05

neer Dad" Adams. Fireman Uncle
Mickey" Riordan. She rolled to glory
with her old crew on the job, saving
lives in the Twin Crevasses."
Which is as near as Hell.Roaring
Hank ever came to making an ex-
planation or an apology to any man.
He had worn the shackles of service
too long himself not to recognize the
marks they left on others.
THE END.
copyright. 1924. Doubleday. Pare & Co..
Evening star., 1925-07-05

land to write, as a number of his
stories had been published in London.
Jesse L. Lasky saw him on the stage
In New York. He spoke with him be
tween acts and made an appointment
for an interview the next day. A con
tract to appear in Paramount pic
lures followed.
Jowitt is well over feet tall and
has splendid carriage. His features
are clear-cut and expressive.
Evening star., 1925-07-05

those who trundle them across a con-
tinent, forgot their discomforts and
conceded that justice had been done to
Evening star., 1925-07-05

the passengers, who as every railroad
man knows, have little knowledge of
and less sympathy for the troubles of
Evening star., 1925-07-05

kilograms connected with horse
racing represent nearly IT per cent of
the whole telegraphic business done in
England.
Evening star., 1925-07-05

Friendship is a jewel so precious
that it shines even in the humblest
setting
Evening star., 1925-11-08
Sale of Mems Shirts

Popular demand makes that y II \ y
tinue this successful sale of wellm MAJ
new shirts. Collar attached { tOr Xh
in sizes 1877 II. y 1OA Vo
Imported English
Shown IN white blue pIads
MensS
Evening star., 1925-11-08
With Coupon Only
25c Toothbrushes, 14c
Street Floor
Is Sport Hose, 29c

IS Sport Hose, 29c
children's Hose. in all colors.
with fancy cuff tops. All sizes In
the lot.
Street Floor
Burson Hosiery, 29c
Women's Split-foot Burso
Hose. in regular and extra sizes.
Seconds of soc quality.
Street Floor
Onyx Hosiery, Csc
Three Pairs for S100
Women's Onyx MerCerized
Lisle Hose. in black. tan, gray.
cordovan and rose beige.
Street Floor
Flannelette Boomers, Soc
Women's 59c Boomers. of
white. flesh or blue flannelette,
with floral and butterfly designs.
Finished with ruff1e and elastic
at knee. Reinforced crotch.
Second Floor
Flannelette Sleepers, sec
Chlldren's Sleeping Garments.
with feet. Open-back and drop
seat styles. Assorted striped eff
fects. Sizes to s.
Second Floor
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HPL0MAT best
AIR CUSTOMER
Ambassador to Berlin Flies
Back and Forth.

BERLIN, Oct. 30.-Nikoiai Mike
lajevich Krostinski. ambassador Of
the Soviet government to Germany,
takes to the air" more than any
other living diplomat and must be
considered the diplomat-long-dis
tance-and-duration champion-of-the
world in flying, according to the di-
rector of Doruluft, the company run
ming the air service Berlin. Moscow.
This authority claims the title is
due the Russian diplomat owing TO
his nonstop eighteen-hour flight be-
tween Moscow and Berlin, and adds
that krostinski has been the best
customer of his company since it's
inauguration in 1922.
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ACTR less LEAPS
FROM EXPRESS
English Woman Is Unhurt
After ESCapade.
BIZ Times SpeciaI

BIZ Times SDeciGL
PLYMOUTH. England, Oct. 3d.
Miss Mona Magnet, leading lady Of
a touring company playing at a To-
cal theater, always worried about
being late for a performance, fear
ing that her understudy would, not
be able to draw the crowds as she
did.
One contingency she had over
looked--that she might take the
wrong train in changing towns. But
when she did this en- route to Ply
mouth she rose to the emergency
and jumped off the Trure express
while passing through Liskeard Sta
ton at forty miles an hour.
Station employees, going out to
pick up the pieces, found Miss Mag
net busting herself off. She per-
suaded them to flag the Plymouth
express for her, and arrived at the
theater in time to don her costume
and get a dirty look from the I'M
derstudy, who had to dress over
again for her own minor part.
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Few Submitted Scenarios Merit
Production.

HOLLYWOOD, Cal, Oct. 30
The average earnings of scenario
writer is only 81 per scenario, ac-
cording to figures compiled by the
Chamber Of Commerce here.
These figures were arrived at by
computing the number Of man
uscripts received here yearly with
the known amount paid out by
studios for story material.
In excess of several hundred thou
sand scenarios are mailed to local
studios yearly One in. every thou
sand merits production.
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HOT DOGS POPULAR
German Dessert Pigs Knuckles and
Sauerkraut Diet.
BU Times Special

BU Times Special -'
BERLIN, Oct. 30.-Hot dogs of
the nonbarking Coney Island va
riety, literally spread with mus
tard and kenneled in lengthy buns,
have crowded pigs knuckles and
sauerkraut off the menu of Ber-
liners.
The world thus may have to re-
wise another Of it's conceptions Of
Germany.
If the preferences OF the 400 odd
Riechstag deputies furnishes a good
all-round picture off German taste,
as the chef Of the Reichstag kitchen
claims it DIES, then Germanys IA
nous knuckles and kraut have been
utterly abandoned and crowded out
of its long enjoyed position ga a
favorite.
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BROTHERS FEATURED

LONDON, Oct. 3O.-Two twin
brother solicitors, G. H. Young and
G. III. Young, appeared in a recent
case at Thames Police Court, one
Tor the prosecution and the other for
the defense. The two prosecutors
were also brothers, as were the three
prisoners who figured in the case.
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WOMEN ARE BLAMED
Italy Uses S8,OOO,OOO Pounds o
Tobacco a Year.

BIZ Times Special
ROME, Oct. 30.--Italy's yearly to-
bacco bill is over $100,000,O
Italians consume SS,O00,O00 pounds
Of the fragrant weed, according to
statistics published by the Ministry
Of Finance. This is a 22,500,000-
pound gain over the pre-war aver
age.
The increased consumption is gen.
orally attributed to the nervous
strain of the war and the postwar
period, and the spread Of it's use
among women.
Evening star., 1925-11-26
Footprints Save Mixing Of Babies
And Are Women's Hospital Innovation

identification of babies also is ad-
hered to at Columbia Hospital but
these are more for the convenience of
attendants than anything else. Fl
forts to identify babies by the finger
prints We're found impraCticable as
the ridges and grooves in a baby'S
fingers are SO narrow that the ink
on the ridges blot across the grooves
and spoil the pattern. Recent studies
prove that the sole of the foot shows
a distinctive and permanent pattern.
ridges and grooves being most evi-
dent in the sole of the heel and the
ball of the foot at the base of the
great toe. These never change, DR.
Merrill says.
Owing to the large number of char
ity patients cared for at the hospital
last year, the institution suffered a
loss of more than $50, 900. This reverse
neceSsitaied the diScontinuance of the
school of nursing connected with the
hospital and to raise funds to reinstate
the course in a proper home, BAL
de Tete" Will be given Monday at the
Mayfiower Hotel, under the auspices
of the women'S board of the hospital.
The officers are Mrs. Cresson New
bold president; Mrs. George Hewitt
Myers. Mrs. julius MacMurraN and
Mrs. Clarence Perley, vice presidents:
Mrs. Henry 3. Learned and Mrs. Reeve
Lewis, secretaries, and Mrs. Robert
Fleming jr. teaSurer
Evening star., 1925-11-26
C0LORFUL FIGURE
DIES In BOSTON
Maurice Douglas Flattery Was
Successful in Many Diff
ferent Professions.
BY the Associated Press.

BY thr Associated Press.
BOSTON, November 26.-Alaurice
Douglas Flattery, lawyer and tinan-
cier, whose colorful career included
the activities of soldier. teacher. play
wright, musician, novelist and patron
of science, died here yesterday He
collapsed on the street and his body
was identified by his secretary several
hours later. He was 80 years old
During the war Mr. Flattery was a
"dollar-a-year man" serving as man
ager of the industrial survey branch
of the Department O. Labor. For
President Harding he reported a plan
to organize research work in preven-
tive medicine at university centers in
this country.
AS novelist Mr. Flattery produced
wife or Maid and a Pair of
knaves"; his plays included Annie
Laurie and Sins Of the Father" In
1905 he wrote an operetta entitled
The Duchess of Dublin
Born in Dungarvan, Ireland, he en-
listed in the British Army at Is, and
rose to a captaincy. He came to this
country in 1898 and attended Hal-
ward and Centre College. At the Ken
lucky institution he taught physiology,
studied law and was admitted to prac-
tice. He also taught physiology at
Nebraska University.
He practiced law in Boston and be
came a director of several commercial.
theatrical and amusement companies
He established laboratory and elm
ical funds at Carney Hospital and
endowed a fellowship in research med
icine at Harvard Medical School
Mr. F'lattery was twice awarded
medals for saving men from drowning,
once by the Royal Humane Society
for rescuing a soldier at Sandgate,
England, and by the Massachusetts
Humane Society for saving a man at
Bourndale.
Evening star., 1925-11-26
RASHE|YA RELIEVED
BY french ARMY
Timely Help Comes Just After
Small Garrison EXhauStS
Its Ammunition.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
BEIRUT. Syria. November 20
The relief of Rasheiya by French re-
Inducements yesterday was effected
just as the garrison of 250 men,
which had withstood attacks for five
days, had exhausted all it's ammuni-
ton.
The Druses, who used German stick
SrenadeS, actually penetrated the
Citadel Monday, but were driven out.
Seek Franco-Syrian Entente.
GENEVA, November 26 LP).-The
Mnhammedan newspaper Tribune
Oriente, which is published in SwitZer-
land, says that pourparlerS were re
Gently begun in Switzerland for a
Franco Syrian entente. The Syrians
demand suppression of the mandate.
recognition of Syrian independence
and unity and the entrance of Syria
into the league of Nations. The fu
ture form of government would he
decided by n constituent assembly.
with immediate elections
In return the Syrians are said TO he
ready to conclude "A treaty of alliance
with France for from 20 to 80 years,
whereby France Will have naval
base at Beirut and Il garrison at
Lebanon, if Lebanon is agreed
Furthermore. Syria. in the event of
war. would furnish France with
Syrian contingents With the under
standing that France assume the de-
fense of Syria in case of aggression.
Unified Syria. it is declared should
include Syria proper. Djebel Druse
and also Beirut and Tripoli. if the
Inhabitants of the latter concentrated.
Evening star., 1925-11-26
PENNY-A-PEEP MACHINES
AT HOME OF MOVIES
Los Angeles Microscopes Grind Out
Story of Rise of Films From
Lowly Station.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, November 20
Only a half hours ride from the hum
ming studios of Hollywood and Culver
City. where the movies march on to
their appointed future with a great
blare of publicity. there is a place
where time has stopped and where one
may see the film industry in its swad.
ding clothes, naively Offering TO the
passer-by Pictures That Move" for a
penny.
1t is in the penny arcades of Main
street. Los Angeles, where Jim Jefries
is still heavyweight champion of the
world and where, on the picture post
cards Of a hyg0ne era, Gloria Swanson
still wears the bathing suit of her
beach comedy days.
Here. in machines called muto-
scopes. is the great JeffrieS-S S-Sharke
fight of November, 1899. Filmed by
the Old Biograph company in New
York, it still feeds the gaze of the ring
fan willing TO put penny in the slot
and turn the crank. Jack Dempsey
is vet an unknown; of his victory over
Willard no hint has penetrated this
hiding place of the past.
And here, if one has a good memory
for faces seen on the niCkelOdeon
screen almost a score of years ago, one
may recognize other features still fam
mar, ana perhaps even famous, in film
DOM
In his early association with Bio
graph the man who later directed
THE Birth of a Nation" earned a mod
est living directing these quaint muto-
scope pictures which one sees by peer
ing into a hollow contraption of metal
If one is not afraid of being seen in
these penny arcades, and one searches
long enough, it is even possible TO find
somewhere the mutoscope in which
David Wark Griffith acted
And after a few hours spent among
the mutoscopes of the penny arcades
the student of motion pictures destiny
may gain new respect for the men
who, like Griffith. took these crude and
customarilY .Scandalous one minute
comedy affairs and out of them, step
by step, lifted motion pictures to their
present plane.
Evening star., 1925-11-26
LYNCHBURG MAN FREED.

Simeon Walter Ford. % years old,
of Lynchburg, Va, was acquitted yes
terday afternoon by jury in Grim
inal Division l of a charge of violating
the Mann act by bringing Grace May
Tisdale. 16 years old, from Lynchburg
for immoral purposes.
The defense claimed that the girl
left Lynchburg for fear of Fords wife,
who had shot her for her attentions
to Ford. A brother of Ford paid the
transportation of the girl, it was
shown, and the evidence disclosed
that Ford's wife had repeatedly tried
to get the girl to keep away from
Ford.
Attorneys James A. O'Shea and
John H. Burnett represented the ac-
cused, while the prosecution was con-
Quoted by Assistant United States At
torney Collins. A former trial of Ford
resulted in disagreement of the jury
and it was necessary to try the case
over.
Evening star., 1925-11-26
.P|NCHOT'S PAR[EY
FAILS TOEND
Anthracite Situation Is Dis
Cussed by Governor With
Lewis and Ing|is.
By the Associated Press.

by the ASSOCldteu ITtSs.
HARRISBURG, Pa. November &c.
Three conferences in which Gov.
Pinchot, John l.. Lewis. president of
the United Mine Workers, and Maj.
w. w. Inglis, chairman Of the oper-
ators' wage committee, participated
here last night, left the anthracite
situation apparently unchanged to-
day.
Gov. Pinchot conferred separately
with the leaders of the operators and
the miners and Mr.. Lewis and Maj.
Inglis met at a hotel between the
two conferences with the executive.
From none of the participants
came any inkling of what was dis
cuSsed or whether any steps were
taken looking toward settlement of
the suspension which has tied up
hard coal operations since Septem-
ber l. Both Maj. lnglis and Mr..
Lewis made it plain that they came
here at the invitation of the gov
ernor, who said he invited them in
order to keep himself informed ot
the situation. Twice before he
called the two into conference, each
time for the same announced pur-
pose.
Reports that he has prepared a
plan of settlement and that the
anthra cite industry generally may be
one subject To he taken up by the
state Legislature in case Of an extra
session We're brought to the gov
eruor's attention, but failed to elicit
comment.
Mr.. Lewis. likewise, declined either
to affirm or deny reports that he
had called union officials in the hard
coal field together TO discuss matters
in connection with the suspension.
lie left by automobile for Phila-
Galphia Immediately after his talk
with the governor.
Evening star., 1925-11-26
Made Manchuria Independent

In the midst of that conflict Chang
declared the independen of Manchu-
ria from China. The claim Of indie
pendence was not pressed. however,
for j'enS Yu-Hsiang. one of Wu's gen
erals, suddenly revolted and delivered
the central government into Chang s
hands. Since then Chang has been
one OF the leading pieces in a three
cornered game, with Feng and WI
striving to keep down his power The
advance of the armies of Wu mort h
from the YanStze Valley recently
forced Chang to recall his armies to a
line north of Peking and Tientsin
Changes administration of Manchu-
ria has been a progressive one. Roads
have been built and bandits put down
firmly by his army of $50. 600 The
three Manchurian provinces, with q
total area of over $50. 900 square miles
have been better off financially and
economically than any others in China
Evening star., 1925-11-26

To preclude the possibility of babies
being mixed" at the Columbia Hos
pital for Women, a footprint system
of identification has been adopted for
all infants born in the institution.
This innovation in infant-identiiiCa-
ton, according to Dr. w. +. Merrill,
superintendent of the hospital. estab-
fishes beyond all doubt the authentic
ity of birth and parentage of babies.
all we'll regulated maternity hospitals.
Immediately after the birth of the
child, two records are made, one for
the information of the mother and the
other for the official records of the
hospital. The first one bears the name,
date and hour of birth and the foot
prints of the baby. and the signature
of the superintendent and the seal of
the hospital. The second record also
includes the footprints and. says DR..
Merrill, for the indisSoluble linking of
the identity of mother and child. the
mothers finger prints are taken on
the same sheet"
Record Is Confidential.
This becomes a part of the hospital
records and is strictly confidential.
legged communication" and not even
subject to court subpoena, except on
motion of the individual of whom it is
a record.
The usual methods of temporary