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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-19

If Mr.. Fixit can assist you in crash.
ing the municipal gate to obtain needed
repairs. send him letter. He Is The
indianapolis Times representative at the
city hall. Write him at The Times.
Weary of drug store corners and
ukelele sonatas, the young bloods
have discovered a new pastime, Mr..
Fixit learned today.
The latest sport is to stuff boards
in sewers.
DEAR MIR. FiXIT-Boys will be
boys. so some Of them have stuffed
boards down the sewer on the north
west corner of Forty First St. and
Byram Ave. and when it rains we
have a lake approaching the size Of
Lake Shank. Perhaps You can lend
us a hand toward having it fixed.
G.. V. POLISTER.
Walter Monroe. who knows the
ins and outs Of the underworld,
will drain the lake.
OF they don't quit shooting
three barreled ones at Mr.. Fixit.
he'll be a wreck. Here's tough
one:
DEAR MR.. F'IXIT: Here are three
problems upon which your help will
be gratefully appreciated Just east
Of Linwood Ave, on both sides Of
L. Michigan St, are vacant lots
which are higher than the sidewalk.
Rains have washed sand and mud
down on the sidewalk 10 such an
extent that the walk is entirely COW
cred with mud for several yards.
Children going to School 5S near by
cannot keep out of the mud except
by walking in the street, which is
dangerous.
+. Michigan St from sherman Or.
to Emerson Ave. Is paved only for
about eight feet next 10 the curb
on either side. just wide enough 10
park automobiles and delivery trucks
so that traffic must take to the cen
ter OF the street, where the street
car company has a single track with
no paving. The street is full of
holes and driving is not only trying
but dangerous.
There is a spot and go signal at
+. Washington St and State Ave.
1t would help To keep traffic NOV
ing and thus relieve congestion
down town II there could he n safety
zone for street cars at that corner
to that motorists would not be
obliged TO wait while passengers
get off or on with tho go signal
clear. HOPEFUL.
Harry Stevens. Of the depart
ment Of improved streets. prom
Used relief from muddy sidewalks
early next week. The board Of
works at Mr.. Fixits request, or
dered the Indianapolis Street Rail
way Company TO undertake the re-
pairs to T.. Michigan St. at once.
Sergeant Mary Moore Of the police
accident prevention bureau prom
ised an immediate count of traf-
fic at f. Washington and state
Ave, and an early report TO the
board of safety concerning the
need for a safety zone.
Here's good news for +. Thirtieth
st.
DEAR MIR. FIXIT-Would like 10
know the result Of the conference be.
tween city and county officials in
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-19
SCOPES JUDGE TO SPEAK
Jurist Who Presided at Evolution
Trial Will Talk at Tabernacle.

Judge j. IT, Raulston, who heard
the Dayton, Tenn, evolution trial,
will speak at Cadle Tabernacle at
2:30 p. m. Sunday. A special musical
program under the direction of Will
liam HitZ. Indianapolis gospel
chorus director, will be presented.
Joe Overmeyer will sing and the
Nazarene band will play.
Or. S. r. Long Of Indiana Central
College will introduce the speaker.
Rev. +. r. Carsweu of Greencastle,
Ind, will speak on evolution.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-19

LORIA was furious with Miss
Briggs for bringing Dick
L. home
He could have come alone in his
taxi, just as we'll as not. But,
no, she must be ministering angel
to Dick That was her pose, Glory
thought angrily.
80. Why couldn't these secretaries
realize that their jobs began and
ended in the office Gloria, herself,
had never been interested in her
employers when she had worked, ex-
cept as employers. She was sure of
that!
Miss Briggs didn't come into the
house." Ranghild said. ''She paid
the taxi driver and went away. TTe
and I got Mr.. Gregory upstairs, and
put him on his bed. Oh, ma am,
what do you think is the matter with
him?'
Ranghld was almost in tears.
ooh, nothing much, but the flu"
Gloria answered. Hes had it twice
this winter and he gets right
over it. He'll be all right in day
or two"
ct tried to telephone you all over
town." the maid went on. Il phoned
Mrs Seymour, and Mrs, Gail and
Mrs Hough, and Mr.. Gregory's
mother -
Don't ever do it again." Gloria
cried shaply. I'm usually down
town shopping, so it's no use trying
to get me by phone, anyway.
Let's go up and try to get Mr.. Greg
cry into bed before the doctor
comes"
They were unlacing Dicks shoes
when DR.. John arrived.
Deity as nurse, he undressed
Dick and put him into bed. He took
out his stethoscope and listened to
Dicks back and chest. Then he
gravely nodded his head as he timed
Dicks pulse.
Just what I told him he'd have
if he didn't take better care Of him
SELF" he remarked dryly. It's pneu-
monia. I think I'd better telephone
Mrs. O'Hara right away. She's the
best pneumonia nurse in this town."
Gloria stood like a statue in the
middle of the room. In a dream.
a nightmare. -. she heard DR.. John
call Mrs. O'Hara, and send taxicab
for her.
She listened to him ordering things
from the drug store. .camphorated
oil, cotton, brandy.
rlo4
home to Gloria why it was that DR..
John couldn't go with May to all
the parties and dances. People need
ed him. as Dick needed him now!
Their very lives depended on his not
going to parties with his fun-loving
wife. Ion his sticking to his job.
LORY had never thought of it
in just that way before. She
always pitied May, because
she was a doctors wife. Well she
still pitied her, and yet
''Now, then, Glory, the best thing
you can do is to move all your
things out Of this rooml And L want
you to stay out, yourself" DR.. John
said briskly.
Glory gave a nervous little laugh.
mo need to ask me to stay out of
this ROOM" she said. I'm fright
ened to death Of sick people,"
Her eyes We're wide with fear
what makes him breathe like
that?" she asked She had been
watching the quick rise and fall Of
Dicks chest under the bed clothes
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dressing table. And on it was a
whole row OF bottles. A hospital
chart hung at the foot OF Dicks
bed.
And on it Dick lay. breathing in
those short terrible gasps.
rs he going TO die?" Gloria whis.
pored to Mrs. O'Hara.
Mrs. O'Hara studied Gloria with
her serious eyes.
How can l say?" she asked very
gently. Hes a very sick man, Mrs.
Gregory, but I've seen worse cases
than his Don't worry. Pray"
Gloria couldn't remember the last
time she had prayed. 1t was so
long ago.
She had beer so busy living life
that she had forgotten all about the
Giver Of Life.
She went lightly to the side Of
Dicks bed, and took his hot. dry
hand in hers.
At her touch Dick stirred. He
half opened his eyes.
"Rikky-Tkky-T avy." she said.
calling him the foolish little pet
name that no one but herself ever
used for him.
He closed his eyes.
A feeling of pity swept over
Gloria. Dick seemed so alone in his
pain-in his struggle to live.
Had she ever really given him any
comradeship? Any happiness? She
wondered.
or course, she had she told
herself She had been his wife. He
had had her kisses, hadn't he? He
had held her in his arms and
what else was there to love but love
making?
Dimly, Gloria knew that
there was something else in Dick s
love for her. But what was it? I'm
selfishness, perhaps.
The sick man moved again. He
was trying to say something.
Glory bent her head to listen.
Glory" Dick moaned.
Here 1 am" Glory whispered.
Right here, Dick. Right here be-
She stroked his forehead. He put
up both his hands and thrust her
away.
Il want Glory" he moaned again.
Glory rose and turned away from
the bed. Angrily she faced Mrs.
! O'Hara.
He doesn't even knew me-" she
said. "N2w don't ask me to come
in here again!N Because 1 won'tr'
To BE Continued.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-19
WORKERS HEAR MYERS

Walter Myers, Democratic mayor
atty candidate, addressed a group
of about 200 workers Friday night
at Prospect and Shelby SITS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-19

Cut one triangle in half along the
dotted line. Then place as shown
above. Print Shenandoah, Sept.
g. 1925" on the finished product, and
you will have a square similar to
the assembled relics found near
Ava, Ohio.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-19
He gravely nodded his
head as he timed Dicks pulse.

and see him again. if there was any
way out of it.
DIR. Seymour told me TO keep out
Of Mr.. Gregory's ROOM" she said to
the nurse. He made me take all
my things out OF it, even
Mrs. O'Hara smiled gently.
DIR Seymour is still upstairs. lie
told me to call you himself. she
said.
With slow. reluctant feet Gloria
went upstairs.
ROM behind the closed door of
r Dicks room she could hear a
IL low, moaning sound. Ii was
not like Dicks voice. And yet it was
his voice.
Glory" it said over and over.
With ner hand on the knob Of the
door, Gloria turned and faced Mrs.
O'Hara, who had followed her up
stairs.
Il cant go in" she protested
again. IT simply can't! You don't
know what you're asking of NE
="
She darted across the hall and into
the guestroom, closing the door be-
hind her.
She threw herself down on the
blue silk cover OF the bed, and Gov
cred her ears with her hands to shut
out the sound of Dicks moaning.
But she heard it anyway. 1t went
On and on in her brain GLORY
Glory . Glory =.
At last she got up and tapped on
the door of the sick room. Mrs.
O'Hara opened it at once.
Gloria tiptoed into the room.
~l HE silk curtains had been
taken down A newspaper
- shrouded the rosy shade Of
the reading lamp. A white towel
had been laid on the top. of her own
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JUDGE TO SPEAK

Judge Robert G. Baltzell Of Federal
Court will address the Service Club
Monday noon. a big attendance is
anticipated
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Mr.. FIXIT GETS
COMPLAINT ON
BOYS PASTIME
Youths Said to Be Stuffing
Boards in Sewers.
Do You Know?

Harry Newly is in charge of
one of the most modern estab-
lishments in the country, the
new municipal garage. across
Alabama st. from the city hall.
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he breathed as if he had been run
ming a long way and was utterly
exhausted.
Fever and the disease, both" DR..
John said shortly
Gloria gathered together her be
longings. =. her clothes, her per
fumes and powders, all the silver
things from her dressing table. ...
and took them into the guestroom.
She stood looking out of the win
dow. A taXicab was coming down
the street. 1t slowed up before the
house and stopped.
Gloria opened the door for the
woman who descended from il and
came up the walk toward the house.
The woman's face was vaguely
familiar And when she spoke. her
voice was, too. Gloria was sure she
had met her somewhere, before.
How do you do? I'm Mrs.
O'Hara,' she said, as she came up
the front steps" 1 feel almost as if
l know you, Mrs. Gregory. My
sister, Sue Briggs, has worked for
your husband for good many
years"
Miss Briggs sister, This woman.
That was why she had
looked so familiar to Gloria, She
had the same shadowy blue eyes
and delicate features. Her voice
was as low and sweet as Miss
Briggs own lovely voice.
DIR. Seymour is waiting for YOU"
Without another word, the nurse
disappeared around the turn at the
stair-landing.
III LORIA went out into the
IAx bright kitchen. Ranghild, in
- her black dress, stood at the
sink washing lettuce leaves in a
colander.
"Will you have dinner at the
usual timer she asked chokily.
Her eyes were red-trimmed
Without warning she began to
cry, covering her face with her wet
red hands. Gloria stared at her.
What in the world is the matter
with you?" she asked. you've Just
got to get hold Of yourself, Rang
hid! Mr.. Gregorys not dead yet
you know"
"Oh, [ know that pneumonia, My
man, he died of it five winters ago
in Sweden =" Ranghild sobbed.
She took a handkerchief from her
apron pocket and wiped her swollen
eyelids.
That's how 7, happened to come
to this country. / couldn't bear to
stay at home without my Henrik.
Everything made me think of him
the pine woods where we went
for picnics, the light from the blast
furnaces where he worked 81.
Shall we have the potatoes baked or
mashed for dinner, tonight. Mrs.
Gregory" Ranghild asked. with
mighty effort for self control. She
could see that Mrs. Gregory was not
interested in her story.
Il didn't know you were a widow.
Ranghild," Gloria said. "And bake
the potatoes, please"
She went back into the living-room
and picked up a fashion magazine.
Mrs. Gregory came Mrs.
O'Hara's voice from the stairway.
Gloria went out into the hall.
The nurse had changed into her
white uniform and cap. She was
bending over the bannisters.
Your husband is calling for Won :"
she said softly.
II thought he was delirious. He
didn't know anything a while ago."
Gloria answered.
She did not want to go upstairs 70
Dick. She hated the thought of see
ing him breathe in that terrible,
hurrying way. 1t frightened her.
The look of his face had frightened
her this afternoon the skin
flushed, the eye bright with fever.
No, she was not going to go upstairs
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-19
BY Beatrice Burton

~ LORIA was furious with Miss
Briggs for bringing Dick
home.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-04-30
POTATO LOOKED ON
AS RARE DELICACY

The potato went through a long sea
son of doubt and suspicion before 1t
was accepted as a wholesome article
of diet by the British nsum A
Seventeenth century Scots treatise on
'Husbandry Anatomical" had recon
mended the cultivation Of the potato
on a large scale. with hints as to its
preparation for the table. But it was
long before the potato emerged from
the sphere Of tentative horticulture. 1t
continued to sell by the ounce as a rare
delicacy and as late as 1740 two sack
fuls of potatoes suficed on a market
day for the 5000 inhabitants of Pals
ley. CONSERVATION reigned in South
Uist when the chief of the clan pro-
posed to cultivate a potato crop, and
only under threat of Imprisonment we're
the inhabitants induced to lend their
aid for the sowing. Years of famine
played their part in reconciling the
Highland crofters to the consumption
of this uncanny ~new-fangled product
Montreal Family Herald.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-04-30
L OF
GOLDEN AFTERNOON

Colonel Dawes, with whom / have
many tastes in common, and had de-
cided to have luncheon together at the
Tour d'Argent, Paris, eating duck No.
1921, 1 believe, and then go to Bren-
tano's and pore over the old books.
Major General Hartford writes in the
Saturday Evening Post.
Dawes is fond of N~apoleonani, as |
am also. He is a man Of ~wealth-and
he bought what he saw that he liked.
He tossed into a pile book values that
would have been earnest subject Of
prayerful elaboration with me for half
a year, left 500 with B%rentano for the
afternoons work, and gave me about
half the books he bought-old rare edi-
tons of History of the Bastille,"
Martyrs of the Bastille," and so on.
We went to his room at the Ritz and
gloated a few gloats, and then attend
ed a tea given by Mrs. Sharp, wife of
the ambassador. For dinner we went to
the little cozy apartment of Colonel
and Mrs. Boyd, and after dinner we
went to a circus and saw a very in
teresting performance-two good acts
with trained Arab horses, especially.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-04-30
Cooling System in Need
of Thorough Cleansing

To give a thorough cleansing to the
cooling system, %disconnect the short
section of hose between bottom Of the
radiator and pump, connect the garage
hose to the water pump and a longer
section of hose TO the bottom pipe Of
the radiator and lead it outside of the
truck. Plug the overflow tube with a
cork or rubber stopper. Turn on the
water after starting the engine, and
it should be pumped through the water
jacket and radiator till it runs clear,
If the radiator and water jacket of
the engine are found to contain con-
siderable scale or rust, it may be nee
essary to flush the system out with a
solution of hot water and washing
soda and it may even be desirable to
allow the washing soda solution to re-
main in the water system overnight
to make sure the scale is loosened.-
Scientific American.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-04-30
Modus Operandi of Tire
Repairing Is Outlined

A word as to the modus operandi of
fire mending may not be out of place.
The cut to be plugged or vuleanized
must always be thoroughly cleaned in
the first place. A cloth soaked in
gasoline is the best medium for clean
ing the cut. If it is a deep one the
cloth may be used on the end of a
S%crewdriver.
After the cut and the surrounding
area have been thoroughly cleaned and
are dry a coat of cement is applied to
the sides and bottom. After this has
dried another coat is put on, and
when this has dried the tire filler is
applied. A bit of the filler is worked
into the cut with the blade Of a knife
or a screwdriver. In case the tire
must be used on the road Immediately
a small piece Of cloth or paper should
be cemented oyer the repair to keep
dirt from being picked up.
No car should go on the road with
out a complete tire repair outfit, port
able v~ulcanizer, cement, filler, patches,
etc. These outfits may be had in a
variety Of forms and they will repay
their cost times yer
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-04-30
Dangerous Job

News photographers are accustomed
to working in dangerous places, but
G. A. Shoemaker of the army air serv-
ice is said to be the only n who risks
his life regularly by falling in order
to take pictures, says Popular Science
Monthly.
With three small motion-picture
cameras strapped to his back, belt and
a parachute on his back, this daring
photographer, a senior instructor in
parachute Jumping, leaps from the
wing of a Martin bomber.
AS he falls, he looks about him
calmly, taking photographs of bits OF
scenery or other objects of interest.
If the parachute opens properly and
he lands safely, he then has for sale
several photographs that are of I'm
usual value and Interest.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-04-30
Boulevard Out to Sea

The Ocean boulevard, following the
string Of islands which extend from.
the extremity of Florida, and which
has been under discussion for a long
time. is about to be realized, for the
details for the operation of the work
have been arranged and the work
will soon be begun. Contracts have
been signed for 20 miles at either end
Of the line. This is about one-sixth of
the total length of the proposed boule-
ward. which will connect so many Of
the beautiful islands.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-04-30
Reduce Wearing

To secure uniform wear from a set
of tires, change them around about
once a month. 1t is particularly i'm
portant to reverse the rear tires. Aft
er the e tires are worn down re
verse them with the front. The in
creased wear on tires is actually
caused by the pitch Of the road, which
throws more of the car IN the right
side than on the left. The round OF
the road from curve to curve is far
more important in determining the
sequence in which tires normally wear
Outright rear, left rear, right front,
left front-than are gutter wear and
abrasions from grinding off and on
pavements.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-04-30
Work on Post Road

1t is planned to do a great deal of
work on the New York state section
of the Boston Post road, and contracts
for part of this work have been let
Traffic on this road is very heavy.
A count last season showed 10000
vehicles passing day and night. The
traffic is as heavy at night as in the
day time and at times runs heavier
during the night. Just when this inn
provement work is t. be started is not
known.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-04-30
Noise of Squeaky Brake
May Be Remedied Easily

When a brake squeaks 1t shows that
it Is not doing It's work efficiently, as
correct braking operations consist of
a smooth gripping action without
squeaks or chatter. Chatter is caused
by an alternative gripping and releas-
ing of tie bands on the drums. This
is caused partly by the design of the
bands and partly by the method of
fastening the Innings. AS the bands
are open on one side, they cannot con-
form to the shape Of the drums unless
they are Of the right shape.
If, when the pedal is pressed, the
bands start to wrap from the bottom
and continue upward on both sides,
the chances of chatter are not so
great. But if the bands take hold first
at the top, the slack on both sides
must be taken up first before they will
lie flat on the drums, producing chat
ter. If the bands are bent or kinked
when the Innings are attached, they
will not grip the drums evenly, pro-
ducing chatter and uneven wear.
Squeaks are caused by the Innings
becoming hard and glazed, due to the
friction and the application of pres
sure which presses the grit into the
Innings. Roughing the surface of the
Innings with a saw blade or coarse file
will usually remedy the trouble, says
Automotive Digest. Probably an cas-
Ter way is to apply a mixture of castor
oil and powdered resin to the Innings.
The former acts as a softener, while
the latter increases the FRACTIONAL re-
siStance.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-04-30
Finds Guests Honest

AT Pearsall, Texas, the sheriff Of the
county. H. L. Brooks, has put into OPP
Grafton a ''help yourself" hotel and the
guests appear to like it. The guests
register without assistance. erasing
from a nearby blackboard the number
of the room they select. When they
leave after a day or a month, they put
the money TO pay for their stay in an
envelope and drop It into a locked box
e a the door. The hotel wne sell
dom appears, there is no cashier and
servant give unobtrusive service. Mr..
Brooks says he has been cheated out
Of only 81 thus far.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-04-30

Air Filter on carburetor Keeps Grit
Out of Motor.
with a length of flexible metal tubing.
This space was sealed to prevent air
from coming in except through the
filter, which was provided in the bot
tom. 1t consisted of several layers
of closely woven cloth, with a piece of
wire screen to make the filter more
rigid. After a days run a painful of
dust was brushed from the underside
of the filter. Later, when carbon was
again burned out, there was no trace
of any unburned deposit.-R. p. Cole,
Paterson, N. j., in Popular Mechanics
Magazine.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-04-30
Going a-Milkine

The farmers p~ink-cheeked daughter
was coming up the lane. She was
clad in a grimy pair of o~veralls. from
the pockets of which bulged punches
Of waste and sundry wrenches and
pliers. In her hand was a dirty satchel
rafting with an assortment of iron
tools.
Where are you going, my pretty
maidf" / asked.
I'm going a-milkin', sir" she said
"But why the tools?'
Trouble" she said, with thai
darned old milking machine again.
Life.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-04-30
Group an Ideal Thief

The crow is an ideal thief. 1t new
er bungles Its job. N~aturalists a.
that Il can carry away the egg Of
another bird without splitting a drop Of
The contents. To do this IL accom-
piishes another difficult feat, that Of
driving It's bin partially through the
egg without breaking the shell OF the
otter side.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-04-30
Thick Roads in Oregon

The oregon state highway depart
ment recently adopted a design Of
~thickened edges for roads. The speci-
ications call for a cross section seven
inches thick at the center and ten
inches thick at the edges, the in
creased thickness graduating to the
edge from a point two feet from the
edge. The cost is estimated at $24,-
3S1 per mile.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-04-30
Polka ReuiuoI Attempted

Farmers in the Marysport district of
England have attempted TO revive the
polka and other old-time dances,
much to the JOY of the younger gen
GRAFTON, who seemed willing 70 drop
the modern steps somewhat upon be-
ing taught the polka n the lancers
by the older dancers. William smith
inaugurated the novelty at a dancing
hall. with the aid of the more mature
residents of the community.