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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-17
An Exhibit of Old and Rare Coins of
Twenty-SiX Centuries on View Here

Coins of twenty-six centuries!
Coins of gold, coins of silver, coins
of ancient Greece, coins of modern
America bird's-eye view.
An exhibition of them arranged
chronologicaIly and fully labeled has
opened in Gallery 1 and continues
through the month at the Heron
art institute.
The exhibition was assembled by
the American Numismatic Society
of New York for circuit among vari-
Gus museums Of the country at the
instigation of Director MacLean of
the John Heron Art Institute.
1t constitutes a concise and very
attractive summary. in the original,
of the coinage of countries since the
sixth century, b. C. The earliest
coins, representing the sixth century,
B. c.. are simple in design and RAJ
Their archaic in style. Then the de-
velopment of the art is shown from
the archaic type to those represent
ing a period which many consider
the golden age of die engraving.
from 500 to 400 b. C. Heads of de-
tiles predominant.
Technical ability improved still
further from 400 to 800 B. c.. with
heads of Greek gods commonly used
on the diverse and city emblems on
the reverse. Gold regal issues were
instituted at this time and bronze
was used for the lower values.
From 300 to 200 b. c. NEUROLOGICAL
symbolism was largely supplanted
by portralture. The silver coinage
of Rome appeared about $50 b. c..
During the period from 200 to 100
B. c. a decline may be observed. fol-
lowed by still further decline in the
following century and an upward
movement in the first century A. D.,
when the art again reached a high
standard with strongly characterized
portraits of the emperors and their
families.
All of these periods of ancient
coinage are represented by charac-
teristic original examples, as are
also other periods from ancient times
down to the opening of the twentieth
century. The exhibition is fully
labeled and is an important and val
liable record as well as a highly ar
tistic display of beautiful nunis-
matte productions.
Sunday, Nov. IA. will be the last
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-17
BY Nicola, Magician. Appearing
mt Keith's


The scene was a public square in
Bangalore. A circle of American and
English tourists were standing in
awe before the waving arms and
muttered incantations of a squatting
Hindu fakir. A flssure appeared in
the ground beside him.
Strange, haunting music came
from the crack in the earth, glisten-
ing-eyed snakes elevated their hid
eous yet beautiful bodies, whirling
dervish spun in the sun so madly
that the giddy sight hurt the eyes.
The tourists were stunned, bewil-
dered. To the manifest consterna-
ton Of the fakir in charge OF affairs,
1 laughed loudly.
1t upset everything. The smoke
stopped, the music ceased, the snakes
went back to sleep and the dervish
ceased spinning long enough to beg
aims in reward for his exertions. The
fakir was angry with me until / con-
versed with him in Hindustani, show
ing him 1 perfectly understood his
tricks and scolding him for not be-
ing more dexterous. The amazed
tourists thronged about me, asking
me a score of questions about the
mysticism of India.
There really is a mystic school or
cult in India, perhaps more subtle
and marvellous than of any other
country. There is also a gread deal
of hokum, most of it perpetrated
upon guileless travellers for profit.
Snake-charming! What a queer,
outlandish black magic stunt this
seemsi Whereas it is only the nat
ural reaction of the reptiles to the
dulcet wood-pipe music of the fax
IRIS And, by the way. falxir does not
mean 'faker," or one who fakes"
his stunts. The title originally APP
piled to a religious devotee or es-
thetic, and is pronounced "fah-keer.
Not the Greatest
No, snake charming Is not the
greateet conjuring feat of India. But
the stories of mystified tourists have
spread such propaganda back home.
More mysterious than this is the
queer practice of self-hypnotism,
heart control and other effects which
the Hindu mystic can perform upon
himself.
There have been innumerable
cases of a fallir buried alive for.
hours. during which time all ANNA
ton suspended, and when he was
dug up again he woke up. Respect
able scientists have made affidavits
of such cases, and It would be to
their manifest chagrin II I would
have showed them the tunnel in the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-17

members of the faculty of the Met
ropolitan school of music. Members
who took part are: Hugh McGibeny,
Willard McGregor, Frieda Heider,
Frances Beik, Dom Watson, Adolph
Schellschmidt and Earle Howe
Jones. The program was open to
the public without charge. The mu-
scum is open freeon Sundays from
to $3.50 o'clock p. m.
The subject for Miss Blair's lee
ture on Wednesday afternoon. Nov.
II, at 3.45 o'clock, is "Lithography,'
the second subject in her course on
the graphic arts. Lithography is a
fascinating phase of the graphic
arts and one which comes more
closely home TO the modern Amer
lean public than the average person
realizes, many of the posters, adver-
Using material, labels, etc, which
are constantly about us being prod
ucts OF the so-called commercial"
phase of photography. Fine exam
pies of purely artistic lithography.
produced per Sc and for no primarily
utilitarian purpose, will be shown,
with an explanation of the procedure
by which they are made and of the
characteristic qualities of fine lithog-
raphy.
Resume Of Exhibits
Gallery ]. "Birdseye View OF Coinage"
Gallery II woodblock prints in color
by contemporary Japanese artists.
Gallery II. European pewter. porcelain.
Court Sculpture classical art. East In
water color done by Elizabeth Nicholson
stair aG'"f landing lgs''' Pottery of the Far
Gallery vi. RearrangemeeInt Of paint
in the James f. Roberts collection.
Gallery TX. Paintings loaned by Frank
Gallery x. Loan exhibition of Colonial
Gallery XII. Paintings by Everett War
ner and Chauncey Ryder.
Indianapolis theaters today offer:
"Ben-Hur" at English's; Fred Ard
rath at the Palace; Nicola at Keiths;
ILinzo at the Lyric; Ben Lyon in
person and on the screen at the
Circle: 1.-The Return OF Peter Grimm"
at the Colonial: Loves Blindness
at the Ohio; Kosher Kitty Kelly
at the Apollo: "Speed Girls Of 1927"
at the Mutual; new show at the Up
town, and Thirty Below Zero" at
the Isis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-17
Fighting Modern Crime

Two interesting hours with Joab
Banton, district attorney of New
York, Tuesday, and quite as worthy
of place in this column as anything
appearing in the news.
You think of the public prosecu-
tor as a lonely figure, a fiery, I'M
dismayed spirit, who quizzes GRIM
inals, heckles witnesses and ma
nipulates-juriesw with the sheer force
of his eloquence, but that is IN def
erence to tradition.
The modern bandit, the city of
100000 people, the art of organi-
zation have produced a different kind
Of instrument to detect and punish
crime,
Joab Banton's offices fill a nine
story building. There are 221 per-
sons on the pay roll, sixty-five of
them lawyers, seventy-five of them
process servers, six of them special
investigators, one a trained physi-
clan, one a civil engineer, one a
photographer,
There is a library of 1000 vol
umes, fling cabinets by the mile,
rows of information windows that
look like bank lobby, and a switch
board with twenty trunk lines.
1t is no longer one man protecting
the public interest in a haphazard,
overworked way, but a modern ma
chine that functions with efficiency
and precision.
Banton is seldom seen in court,
but his work as an executive is felt
throughout tho pulsating life of the
great city. His Office has disposed
Of 1882 cases during the last ten
months, operating through 81 seven
COIIf.tc
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-17
SNAKE-CHARMING
IS WEIRD TRICK
Noted Magician Tells Times Readers About Strange Con-
troll of Reptiles in Far East.

grave which led to a hollow, tree
some yards away.
But self-hypnotism is an actual
thing. BY it the falSir puts himself
into a comatose condition which is
sounder than the deepest slumber.
He may even extend himself to a
state of catalepsy, during which he
is insensible to the pains of needles
thrust through his skin, torches APP
piled to the scorching point and
other practices which seem unbeliev-
able to the onlooker.
GLOW Tt Started
The whirling dervish is an excel
lent example of self-hypnosis. This
was originally a religious rite, per-
formed in a frenzy of ecstasy and
idolatry. 1t has been excellently
commercialized, especially in Con-
stantinople, where numerous der
wishes stand on the great bridge and
demonstrate their mad art for a
mere pittance.
The dervish really whirls himself
into a state of coma, during which
he is insensible to the tortures he is
inflicting upon himself. It would be
both mentally and physically impos-
sible for a person to whirl normally
in this fashion. In strength and
nervous energy II exceeds any ath-
letic contest or feat ever performed.
In all, I have spent more than
fifteen years in India out of twenty
six abroad. and there is no trick,
stunt or demonstration on the Asiat-
&c continent I can not perform or
explain. Many of their most diff
cult illusions I have used in other
countries, and the Indian basket
trick. which I will do at Keith's, is
considered the most mystifying eff
feet in Hindu magic.
But remember, the Hindu fakirs
are not devils, nor do they practice
black magic. They are either very
clever or very abnormal, and what
is entertainment here is considered a
religious rite or a national pastime
over there.
Tomorrow: 1.-THE Death Markets
OF the Far East"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-17
AN EDITORIAL BY SENATOR
ROR H
What's the matter with China?

What's the matter with China?
Senator William E. Borah of Idaho chairman of
the Senate Foreign Relations Committee speaking
before the national council of Jewish women at
Washington last night, put large forefnger the
trouble.
- Incidentally, he took issue with Silas H. Strawn,
United States representative at the Chinese customs
conference who just back from the Orient gave this
version of the Chinese muddle:
"The real trouble with China today is not that
she is suffering from Imperialism, unequal treaties
extra territoriaty, from the lack of tariff au-
tonomy. 1t is that there is government but that
dominated by lords who have but two motives
greed and ACKNOWLEDGEMENT"
Partly true, certainly. But why is there no gov
ernment2 Senator Borah indicates the answer.
For years. he told the Jewish women, foreign
powers have been closing in, it WERE upon China.
Her natural wealth and the almost unlimited posi-
bilities of commerce have been the great temptation
In dealing with the problem which the Chinese stu
alton now presents not ignore the fact that
more than forty Of her important cities and many
Of her great ports under foreign control
Her natural resources being partitioned and di
vided among outside powers. Her tariff duties are
fixed by thirteen different nations The for
eigner is exempt from the administration of Chinese
laws. Warships of foreign countries patrol her de-
fenseless coast and foreign gunboats ply and police
her rivers
"What would be the possibilities as to peace and
contentment. the possibilities of progress and devel
opment in any country under such circumstances"
Thus is China paralyzed. helpless China makes
good pickngs for selfish foreign powers Small won
der she continues in chaos.
Civilized countries have done lot of talking
recently, the Senator observed about sefdetermna-
tion." WE'LL China, awakening to of her rights,
is now seeking to have hand in the management of
hor offofrc And che will moi cf0p until OH
gets It.
"Fow hundred million people," he concluded,
sRmhued with the=apirtt of Independence and Of
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-17
Sight and MentaIit Y

Darkness has helped to promote
the belief in spiritualism, according
to DR.. William J. Mayo, world
famous surgeon of Rochester. MINI.
Sight represents about 95 per cent
of mans mental power, he says, and
when he sits in a cabinet or in a
room with the lights turned off the
medium has only about per cent
to hoodwink. There is lot of com
mon sense in DR.. Mayo's OBJ
servations.
Those who sincerely believe in
spiritualism only hurt their cause by
insisting on conditions that leave
room for fraud and deception.
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opportunity to see the exhibition of
contemporary woodblock prints by
Japanese artists which has been on
view for a number Of weeks in Gal
lery II, the Print room. It will be
followed by an exhibition of prints
from the permanent collection,
which will open Wednesday, Nov.
II. 1t is intended 10 include in this
new exhibition some Of the best ex-
amples in various mediums included
in the institutes print collection.
On Sunday afternoon, Nov. IA, Wis
itors to the art institute had the
pleasure of hearing a program by
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-17

Those who wish street repairs are
becoming so hopeless they offer TO
defray part of the expense them.
selves, Mr.. Fixit learned from a cor.
respondent today.
DEAR MR.. FIXIT: We are con.
stantly reading of the help you are
to others and so wonder II you can
help us too.
Wilcox St., between N. Warman
Ave. and Haugh St., is in a terrible
condition, especially the entrance of
the alley south. Could we get some
cinders or gravel in the chuckholes?
We are even willing to put out a
few dollars on material ourselves so
that we may avoid few knocks and
bumps. MRS. J. w. ELLABY,
424 N. Warman Ave
The streets department official
declare they will be able to take
care Of you before long.
DEAR MR.. FIXIT: How about
the new street paving specifications?
What will they be and when will
they be ready so that the people
may know? HOME OWNER.
They are nearly ready now and
will surely be issued in a week, IS
the word from City Engineer
Chester Oberleas. They will re
move an alleged discrimination
that has existed against concrete,
it is said.
DEAR MR.. FIXIT: Our street IS
in very bad condition. We can hard
ly get out and in in winter or sum.
mer. Maybe you can get some
ashes.
MRS. FREDA ovETTER,
2107 z. Forty-Fourth Sc.
Repairs will coma soon. n tho
"Nk" -'----l4l-.L = 81 ~.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-17
By Walter ID. Hickman

Since they are building monuments
and memorials for about everything,
It is appropriate that the old and
young boys who carried water for
the elephants on circus day should
have their own.
And this monument to the water
boys has been erected in the form Of
a book, Here We Are Again." which
is the recollections Of an old circus
clown.
These recollections were written by
Robert Edmund Sherwood. known
years ago under the white top as
Bob Sherwood. 1t is published by
the BobbsMerrill Company of this
city. Sells for $3.50.
In giving the world an accurate &C.
count of the old circus days, Sher-
wood writes in his introduction:
1.-THE reader is assured that what
follows is founded in truth, set down
without establishment or elabora-
ton. Excepting for the portions
based on authentic accounts of his
tory Oh the circus Wnlcn lfanSplreu
before my activities began, all the
matter has been taken from my diary
and date books, which / faithfully
kept, and of which have managed
by hook or crook 10 retain posses
sion during all of the vicissitudes Of
life"
And Bob Sherwood has not only
stayed within the facts, but he has
brought back the memory of many Of
the leaders of the old days when the
circus was the circus, parade and all.
Here is a most human account Of
the circus and circus people of the
other days. I found it corking good
reading. Really very, very fine.
You may be surprised that in a
book by a former circus clown that
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-17
For speedle / Justice s

1t is Banton's idea that the law
must be speeded up and put in line
with the modern world. He says
that we are trying to handle TWEEN
tieth century crime with an eight
zenith century system. He has hung
upa sign in the Jail requesting all
prisoners to communicate with him
Il their cases are not brought to
trial within fifteen days. 1t is his
ambition to put the district attor-
ney's Office on such a basis that
every accused person can be brought
to the bar of justice within a few
weeks.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-17
Tomorrow: "The Death Markets
of the Far East"
WELL DRILLING FIRM

Incorporation papers for the Starr
Development Company of Indianapo-
lis were filed today at the Statehouse
by H. N. Bertram, B. G.. Hewitt and
d. Edward Davis, incorporators.
Capital stock was placed at 100000.
The concern will engage in well drill
ing and similar activities. according
TO the raperz.
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tional integrity are in the end invincible There is
no power which master them hold them in
subjugation."
China may furnish the acid test he said "of
whether the world has been converted to justice
a basis of International dealings, whether it
poses to retain the barbarous creed of force"
What's the matter with China? Here you have It.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-17
Those Russian Gems

Russian crown jewels on the front
page again, with rumors, denials and
specUlations galore, while tradesmen
seek 20 turn an honest penny,
mulcted creditors look for a way to
collect, and Bolshevist leaders hunt
a. market in which to peddle their
ill-gotten treasurer.
It it a foregone conclusion that
there could not be so much smoke
without some fire. It is also fore
gone conclusion that whoever under
takes TO dispose of 100000, 900
worth of diamonds, rubies, emeralds
and other precious stones TO get
revenue for universally disliked
regime will face some difficulty.
The nuptial crown of Catherine,
with its 1900 diamonds and blazing
cross, is there, all right. So, too, is
the dlamond-studded sword Of mad
Paul, the golden rattle on which
poor Nicholas cut his teeth, the
sparkling box from which Elizabeth
took royal SNUFF, and many another
priceless geegaw brought to satisfy
Romanoff pride with the blood and
sweat of millions. For nine years
communism has sustained itself
largely on the treasures Of the order
which It overthrow, and there are
enough left to sustain It for several
years more, provided they can be
converted into that kind Of capital
which communism processes to hate.
1t is a grim joke that the treasures
Of cZardom should remain to feed
its destroyer, and it is a grimmer
joke, perhaps, that the worlds out
standing democracy should offer the
best market in which to peddle them.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-17

~ What is the population of Indi-
annapolis? (2) OF Lorain, o.?
~ Indianapolis. S5s,s1e. (2) Lorain,
o., 87,2s5. Both Of these are the lat.
estscenaua bureau estimates.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-17

They're using airplanes in the at Herrin, ILL.,,
now. Wouldn't that be a good place to establish a
school Of military tactics?
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MIR. FIXIT
Warman Ave, Residents
Offer to Pay for Repairs,

Let Mr. Fixit present your case
to city officials. He is The Times
representative at the City Hall.
Write him at The Times.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-17

On what day of the week did
Christmas come i'm 1910?
Sunday.
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=. You can get an answer TO. any ques.
ton Of tact or information by ,writins
Bureau. 1922 New York Ave. Washing.
ton. ID. C., Inclosing cents in stamps
for reply. Medical legal and marital
advice cannot be given nor can extended
research be undertaken All other
questions will receive personal reply
Unsigned REQUESTS cannot be answered.
All letters are conhdential.-Edi
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-17

WHAT is the premium on a Co.
lumbar half dollar?
There is no premium.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-17

How many fOreign-bOrn white per
sons are there i'm the United States?
13,712,745. representing practically
every country in the world.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-17

How many Brazil nuts are there
in one shell? Where Do they grow?
There are from eighteen to twenty
four nuts in a shell. They grow wild
in South America and the entire
production comes from that CONT
nent.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-17

What is the address Of Mary Rob.
erts Rinehart, the author?
2479 Massachusetts Ave, n. W.
Washington, d. c.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-17

On what part of the dirigibIe Los
Angeles is the name painted?
On both sides. just forward Of the
fin. The name is visible from the
ground when the ship flies low.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-17

Where and when was EsteIle Tay.
Tor, the wife Of Jack Dempsey, born
and what nationality are her par.
pntS9
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-17

Does the United States Govern.
ment pay pensions to widows Of Con.
federate veterans Of the Civil War?
Only when the Confederate soldier
served in the Mexican or Indian
wars. Tn such cases pensions are
sometimes granted. Most Of the for.
mer States in the confederacy pay
pensions to their Confederate veter.
ans and widows.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-17

How many horses and mules were
used by the American and French
artillery during the whole period of
the war? How many were killed or
died in the service?
There were 224,135 horses and
mules employed by the American
Expeditionary forces in France dur.
ing the war. and OF this number
6S,6S2 were killed or died.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-17

What is 'brOadtaiP"?
Skins from winter.killed Persian
lamb. It is nearly always black. It
is much smaller than Persian lamb
skin and has a very silky, moiro Of.
feet fur wool.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-17

What do the names Helen. Loret.
ia, Dorothy. Erwin and Kenneth
mean?
Helen, light; Loretta, pure; Doro.
thy gift Of God; Erwin, strong, and
Kenneth, a leader.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-17

She was born in 1900 at Whining
ton, Del, of Irish parents.
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Can n magnet he insulated?
A magnet can be partially insu.
lated by interposing a sheet OF glass
or hardened rubber. or bakelite. he
tween the magnet and object from
which it is desired TO insulate It.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1926-01-08
LADIES AID
ANNUAL MEETING

The Congregational Ladies Aid
last Thursday held its Annual meet
ing at the church. Reports showed
excellent work under the presidency
of Mrs. o. E. Norell. The treasur-
er's report showed one of the best
financial years in its history. Be
sides strong backing of current ex-
pense, it paid for painting church
and parsonage and repairs, also with
some help from Sunday school classes
presented the church with creditable
pulpit chairs and flower pedestals.
officers elected were: Mrs. w. E.
president, Mrs. H. L. Brad
en-, vice president, Mrs. C. M. Selix,
Mrs. ] w Caldwell, treas
urer Refreshments closed the profit
able session. Ladies Aid in sections
next week Thursday.