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IMPORTANT CITIZENS

Scientists are generally a peculiar lot. They
tend be so wrapped up in their particular invest
cations that they fail to keep abreast of the times
in other respects They outof-date Clothes fire.
quently become absentminded fail to keep informed
about important things like baseball standings and
prize fights and the current plays and songs. Some
times they almost seem out of place in this alert
upto-date civilization of ours.
But oddly enough they are the most important
men in the world. We have shiny radios and purring
autos brilliant electric lights and iceless refrig
orators and moving pictures because Of the work OF
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Fairy Princess of Today Gets Her Wrong Prince

ing life's game without love, Colin
returns. He had not been killed
but was a shell shocked prisoner in
Germany.
The mere sight Of Colin released
the tomb in her heart. Life blood
surged again over the barren fields
of her soul. She loved only Colin.
Always had loved him.
She was mother and a wife.
But she loved only Colin. There
must be a release for her to romp
again In the land OF dreams al.
though her practical surroundings
would be comparative poverty.
So zina stepped again into the
land Of her dreams with Colin, leav-
ing behind her the price OF her new
happiness--a son and a husband
whom she did not love.
And that in brief is the base story
Of THE Hounds of Spring"
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I have not attempted TO Introduce
you to the many other characters
who march along life's highway in
this story. Would like 70 tell YOU
Of John Renner, the son OF Edgar
Renner and Cynthia. Here ia n
blond lovable lad who went to war
and paid the price with his own
life.
John probably viii lingtr in my
memory longer than the other char.
acters in this really great story OF
England before. during and after
the war.
I firmly believe that THE Hounds
of Spring" Is a great story. broad In
It's human understanding. powerful
in its conception and masterful I'm
It's dream power.
One Of the books which should be
on the reading list OF every earnest
thinking adult.
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out-ofdate, back number" gentlemen who putter
about in laboratories. They, in fact are the ones
who have turned us into hustlng of go-getters
and given us the tools to go-get with.
Furthermore, according to David Dietz, science
writer, the whole world is going to go to pot in
century from overpopulation unless the scien-
lists devise ways of getting food fuel and
transportation II they succeed he says, everything
will be lovely; If they fail everything will be terrible.
So don't waste any sympathy the retiring,
modest gentlemen who immense themselves in lab
oratories and refuse to out and play with the
rest of U.S. All in all, they're about the most i'm
portant citizens we have.
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Let's Debate 1t

have said that prohibition as
ordered by the Volstead Act has
made liars and hypocrites OF some
Of the best Of us,
will go a little farther now and
say that rabid opposition to it is
not impressing the bulk Of the
people very favorably.
There is one thing that the vets
will have to give UP before they
can hope to make Roadway and that
is the idea of proposing any scheme
that makes possible the return OF
the old order,
There isn't the slightest chance
that the Eighteenth Amendment can
be repealed during the life Of this
generation.
There is hardly more chance that
the volstead Act can be repealed
leaving the Eighteenth Amendment
imperative.
The best that can be hoped for is
limited modification and that viii
have to be thought out carefully and
stated unequivocally to meet the
approval of necessary numbers.
A few large cities, but particularly
New York, are in a mood to go
much farther than the rest of the
country. and have permitted them
selves to be deluded by their own
emotions.
The rest of the country remains
not only to be reckonei with, but
to be sold on the idea Of rewriting
law which hasn't irritated it so
much, no matter how poorly that
law may have bee.1 enforced.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-23
Shall We Forget2

They paraded the streets Of At
lanta-the lame, the halt and the
blind.
They represented only an In
finitesinal fraction of the millions
that were mangled. and they were
seen by only an inf1nitesimal frac-
ton of the well and strong.
What helps more than anything
else to make war fascinating is that
we hide its horrors and forget its
tragedy. Except for formal as
sistance, we turn our backs on the
MANNED and the dead. losing all
sense Of value in the waving of flags
and the rehearsal of brave deeds.
No history has yet been written
to faithfully recount the cost Of war.
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LET us HOPE

Let 1t be hoped that the three Negroes who VIII
serve sentences for stealing $4,000 worth of whisky
from the Federal Building entered the jail on Mon
day chastened in spirit and conviced Of the enor-
nifty Of their crime
very high authority had announced that the
theft of this whisky from the custody OF the Govern
ment constituted Shameful incident.
But the manner in which the case Is closed does
credit to the great heart of this Nation which ever
holds mercy of highest Importance and of greatest
value.
s. These men who confessed to taking away the
whisky which the Government had taken from very
wicked distier and who confessed also to selling 1t
To wicked men who sold it to wicked citizens who
drank it. were sentenced to prison on Saturday.
One Of them must spend four months in the
county jail for his part in this conspiracy.
- Another must spend six months IN the SANS
Jail for his crimnality.
The third. who finally confessed to taking the
larger share must eventually go to Leavenworth
for year and day.
Sentenced on Saturday. the harshness Of the law
could not contemplate the spectacle Of these three
men spending Sunday behind bars.
So in that fine spirit of mercy, which should al
ways animate the hearts of men, they were permitted
to go without guard and without bond until they could
settle their private business, take farewell OF their
families, spend Sunday at home, before entering
the darkness Of the prison cell.
They are there now, behind bars, so it is re-
ported. -
They, and all others, should profit by this extern
sion Of kindly mercy.
1t proves that society is not the harsh and punt
tive force ruthless and heartess. Consideration
should beget consideration
] Those to whom it is extended should reflect, II
ever again tempted to steal $4,000 worth of whisky
that they to society to show consideration for
it's laws and its courts and its rules.
IS All other citizens should also learn from this the
great lesson of duty to the law and to society,"
tolerant and kindly order Observation-Disclosures
and kindness. Mercy has ever been the mother OF
goodness
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-23
Play Golf?

Can you play golf? Or do
you play. anyway? Or would
you like to play? In any case
even IL you have only tried
1t once-you know something
of its possibilities Of humor,
grim and gay. These aspects
and many more are revealed
anew in 1.-THE buffers Hand
book of Golf" written by Grant
land Rice. the golf expert, and
illustrated by Clare Briggs, the
cartoonist.
IF at first you don't sue
ceed." says Mr.. Rice, try look
ing at the ball"
"He who swings and lifts his
head will say things better left
unsaid."
Never mind about hitting It
a mile. If you do. you won't"
Mr.. Rice gives other helpful
tips from such famous players
as Jim Barnes. Walter Hagen
and Bobby Jones. and Mr..
Briggs cartoons mirthfully por.
tray th, buffers joys and sor.
sows. The book viii be pub
lished in June t$S.5O.)
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The Queen Approves

Queen Mary of England has APP
proved the modern girl. but that Is
in line not only with the rest OF US,
but with the ages.
The world has always approved
it's modern girl. and probably always
will.
No matter what form the eternal
feminine takes. or how 1t chooses to
express itself. motherhood and
young men must bow in approba:
ton.
There isn't much left when these
two forces combine, except bache-
lors, cynics and fathers whose noses
are too close to the grindstone for
them to see. or realize what is going
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Remember J, Johnson

The New York boxing commission
has decided that II Dempsey won't
fight Harry Wills, he can't fight
anybody in the Empire State.
Is this a victory for clean sport
or for the colored boxer.
Remembering what happened
when Jack johnson won, 1t is rather
surprising how anxious some au-
thorities are to force such another
possibility.
It is more surprising that they
should imagine it will do pugilism
any good.
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/ racy
oh What the Boys VIII Do
With That Treasury.
Surplus,
BY NJ. e. Tracy.

President Coolidge has nearly
four hundred million dollars on
hand.
Unless Congress interferes, he can
double the amount in another year
and have nearly eight hundred mil
lion dollars.
No wonder that he is wary about
urging tax cuts.
The longer he waits, the bigger
they can be, and the more political
they can be made.
The fact that the treasury surplus
bears out Democratic contentious Is
of small consequence, compared to
the way the boys are planning to
use it to bear out the Republican
program for 1928.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-23

How much land not under cult.
walton in the United States Is Gu
pable of being tiIled2
The following estimated has been
made: Humid land not requiring
drainage. mostly in pasture and for
est at present. 235 million acres;
sub.humid land, mostly In pasture
at present. flfty-two million acres;
semi-arid land. mostly in pasture
at present, 116 million acres; land
requiring drainage. seventy-fve mil
lion acres; irrigable land, thirty mil
lion acres; other improved land
mostly in pasture. 100 million acres.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-23
RAIL TUNNEL CAVES IN
One Man Killed; Another Probably
Fatally Hurt.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
HARRISBURG ILL.,, June 22.-One
man was killed and another probably
fatally injured as the result of a
cave-in at Tunnel No. l, near Ozark,
Johnson County. on little used cut
off of the Illinois Central Railway.
News of the cave in, which oc-
cured late yesterday. was made
known here today when Cecil Talton,
%, was brought to a local hospital
where little hope is held for him.
Raymond Tollison. "a. Sparata,
Tenn, was instantly killed.
Robert Wortucker IS, Grand Tow
err. Ills, received minor injuries.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-23
THE YOUNGER LA TOILETTE

If the spirit of Fighting Bob" La Toilette how
cred over the United States Senate chamber Sunday
during the services honored his memory something
than the euogies of his former colleagues gave
him cause for qualification.
Presiding over the memorial session sat his son,
invited to do by the Vice President His presence
there brought to every mind the special splendid
manner in which he has lived up to the oppor-
tunity bequeathed him by his father For the younger
La Toilette has been good Senator. AS the months
have passed and his capacity has revealed itself,
opinion has grown steadily that he will prove a
worthy successor to a great man.
The spirit of the immortal La Toilette might well
have been proud
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-23

What Is the area Of England and
of the British Empire? What per-
centage of the population Of the
British Empire lives in England?
The population of England is S5,-
SIS, $50: its area is 50.S74 square
miles. The population of the Brit
ish Empire is 441.5s5,s65 and its
area is 1906. 103 square miles. Thus
the British Empire has about twelve
times as many subjects outside as
there are In Il.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-23
HEADQUARTERS
SEEK.
Humane Societies Plan to Establish
State Office.

A proposal to establish per-
manent State headquarters with
direct handling of complaints in In.
dianapolis will be considered at the
convention % the Indiana Fedora.
ton Of Humane Societies at the Lin
coin. Aug. 5, 6. according to w. p.
Hargon, Indianapolis. State presi-
dent.
The body also will formulate plans
to obtain a part of dog taxes for
the various societies over indiana.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-23
ST. LOUIS FORCE BIG
Mayor Indicates He Favors More
q Police for City.

Mayor Duvall today pointed out
that st. Louis. where he recently
attended a convention. has three
times as many policemen as Indian
apolis, although it is only twice as
large.
His statement was of interest as
indicating approval of the proposed
addition of 100 men to the Indian
apolis police force. The board of
safety will ask for the additional
men in its 1927 budget,
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By Walter ID. Hickman.

Love may be the most, beautiful
state of life or of dreams.
A modern girl may be lifted to
the realms of fairyland through a
great and beautiful experience of
love with a man possessed of intel
ligence, dreams. faith and hope.
Such a girl was .Zina. Such a
man was Colin. You will meet these
two pathetic characters in Sylvia
Thompson's 1.-THE Hounds of
Spring" published by Little, Brown
and Company, Boston, and selling
for 81 copy.
I obtained my copy for review
from the Book Shop at L. S. Ayres
& Co. of this city.
Zina and Colin were in love-liv.
ing in that land Of beautiful and
impractical dreams which some day
might become the land of continual
reality.
Then war came. Colin went to war.
Zipa turned to the labor Of keeping
garden on her fathers estate
out of London. Somehow she had
faith that Colin would return, but
The British war office announced
that Colin was among the missing.
Despair dragged Zina out of her
haven OF dreams and hope. Fear
entered her very being. She was
alone without love.
She wasn't strong enough to
dream alone with p memory. So
she froze UP with fear. Her
memory box became tomb. Another
man entered her state Of living. A
divorced man of station. Zina did
not love him. But she married him.
She played the grand game of
creating a household of makebelieve.
She became a mother of the son of
the man she married. She played
the game. Zina suffered while the
nations Of the world started re.
building themselves after the war.
Zina should have been at peace with
the world, but love co6ld not enter
her state.
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Most of us steer clear Of cheerful people because
sooner or later they try to sell us something
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little grease top of pond kills mosquitoes
and yet, they seem to thrive on fat people
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Questions
and
Answers

You can get an answer 10 any cues
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bureau 1922 New York Ave-. Washing.
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Unsigned requests cannot be answered.
All letters are confidential. Editor.
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Education is appreciated most by those WHIT
haven't any education
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just One Love

Zina had but one love affair-that
with Colin. Her present husband.
matter Of fact man. could not climb
with her to that great hunting
ground of dreams.
In her heart was tomb, that Of
Colin. And then as she was play
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Swimming is such splendid exercise. We spent
day at the beach and home with our eyes tired
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Many gets cold feet because his bank ac
count has felt draft
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THE
VERY IDEA!
By Hal Cochran
THE HUM o. THE MOWER

The hum of the mower is filling
the air. There's grass to be cut
Ger the land. The wheels of the
mower are off on a tear. The man
of the house is on hand.
A whizzing along on the wide
spread of green till light of the day
time is dim. The sharpened up
blades quickly cheer up the scene.
and put all the landscape in trim.
First this way, and that way; then
back to the start, a-layin' the taller
growth bare. The click of the mower
cuts grass blades apart and whisks
them haphazard in air.
The great out-of-doors, when it's
all said and done, looks fine. when
it's carefully dressed, and each little
lawnmower that's properly run
helps nature to dress in her best.
80
The three personal pronouns are
he. she and it-hubby. wife and the
baby.
When a fellow retires he often
keeps on doing nothing but talking
about his work.
A year-old dog can walk twice as
well as a year,old baby, which isn't
unusual. The purp has twice as
many legs.
His Sweetie weighed three hundred
pounds.
LETS take a row." he said.
But, when she stepped into the boat,
They took a swim instead.
The Professor Of Logic knew he
laid his hat somewhere In the room.
'Twasn't to be seen anywhere, so he
l finally decided he must be sitting on
it. And he was.
Some mothers who want someone
to take care Of their children, make
the mistake of applying for a gov
erness, when what they need is a
lion tanner.
Sometimes. when a girl marries,
the fortunate man is her father.
| sas
FABLES IN FACT
THE ORATOR WAS MAKING
WHAT HE THOUGHT TO BE THE
BEST SPEECH OF HIS LIFE Pc
RIOD ONE OF THOSE SENTI-
MENTAL AFFAIRS COMMA AND
YET HE DIDN'T SEEM TO BE
GETTING ACROSS WITH 1T Pc
RIOD FINALLY COMMA BE-
TWEEN BREATHS COMMA HE
ASKED HIS WIFE HOW IN THE
WORLD HE COULD MOVE HIS
AUDIENCE COMMA AND HIS
KIND WIFE SUGGESTED THAT
HE PASS THE HAT PERIOD.
Downright. 1926 NEA Servica Inc l
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If you are lonely and want some neighbors to cal
just start to take bath
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whore Is the Muir GlacIerf


In Alaska, about 100 miles north
by west Of SitSa on Glacier Bay.
The surface area is about $50 square
miles. Nine branches contribute 20
the main trunk, which flows NJ an
average rate OF seven feet per day,
an ddTing the month OF August ex-
pels 100000 cubic feet OF ice into the
bay daily. II has receded twenty
Ave, miles in the last century.
Who was the sculptor Of the
bronze tigers nj Nassau Hail,
Princeton University?
They were modelled by A. p. Proc.
tor and were given to the college
by the class OF 1879.
How old Is Hoot Gibson, the
movie actor, and Is that his real
name. Is he married?
His real name is Edward Gibson.
He is 81 years old. and is married.
What is the record swim ON Lake
Erie?
1t is held by G. A. Walker. Peleo
Lighthouse. He swan from on
tario TO Lorain, Ohio. q distance OF
fifty.three miles. in 20 hours and IS
minutes, Aug. /, 1923.
Can you give me the address OF
the Boys Club Federation?
S0S7 Grand Central Terminal
Bldg, New York City.
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woman carries almost as much trash in her
handbag as does in his pockets.
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About time for the thermometer to bestow few
honorary degrees.
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Smoking pipe makes man think 1t makes
him think it's Lit when it's out.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-23

The boss may think fellow works late when
ne only stays at the Office because he needs some
stamps
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If we didn't like soup well we would grow
mustache.
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What is the origin Of the name
Merrill?
Several origins are assigned. One
derives Il Sfrom Muriel, a first name
meaning myrrh GIebrew). Another
makes Il French form meaning
swarthy. like Moo.
Where did the custom Of carrying
heavy burdens on the head Origi-
nate?
1t probably originated with aborig
ines. That method OF tranaporta-
ton was necessitated by the condh
tions under which they lived. Their
routes for the most part were mar.
row paths thrugh dense forests and
entangling undergrowths impeded
their steps. Moreover the porters
were often menaced by hidden enc
mics. II was necessary therefore
to carry burdens in such manner az
to occupy the smallest possible Ian.
eral space. 10 be least likely to In
iure them In case they fell and to
be most quickly rejected II they
were attacked. The method fitting
those necessities was on the head
The practice is still maintained by
numerous peoples who have learned
that II is the least tiresome mode for
transporting loads. 81.
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IHuldlldpOllS IHedterS To-Day OI1er.
Cheating Husbands" at English's;
outward Bound" at Keith's; Lot
tie Mayer. at the Lyric; 1.-The I'm.
known Soldier" at the Palace; Tom
Brown and his orchestra, at the
Circle; Lady Windermere's Fan"
at the Uptown; Say 1t Again." at
the Apollo; Monte Carlo" at the
Ohio; 1.-THE Johnstown Flood" at
the Colonial. and Hands Across the
Border" at the Isis.
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Who was the sculptor Of the
bronze tigers nj Nassau Hail,
Princeton University?
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How old Is Hoot Gibson, the
movie actor, and is that his real
name. Is he married?
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They were modelled by A. p. Proc.
tor and were given to the college
by the class OF 1879.
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Many man gets cold feet because his bank ac.
count has felt draft
If we didn't like soup, so well we would grow
mustache.
Swimming is such splendid exercise. We spent a
day at the beach and came home with our eyes tired
Most of us steer clear Of cheerful people because
sooner or later they try to sell something.
little grease top of pond kills mosquitoes
and yet they to thrive on fat people,
About time for the thermometer to bestow few
honorary degrees.
woman carries almost as much trash In her
handbag as a man does in his pockets
Smoking pipe makes q man think. It makes
him think it's lit when it's out.
The boss may think fellow works late when
he only stays at the office because he needs some
stamps.
Education is appreciated most by those who
haven't any education
If you are lonely and want neighbors to call
just start to take bath.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-09-13
At THE HOTELS
VAN GLIDER

G. H. Keil, B. P. R.; Mrs. P. K.
Walden, Chicago, ILL.,; James F. Den
mis- Jr; l.. B. Adsit, H. Horse, Anch.;
w. E. Moultray, Seattle; Martin Void
son, Wasilla; c. S. Hubbell, Wasilla;
Geo. White, Cordova, Ralph Nelson,
Dorothy Nelson, Mrs. A. Nelson, Ket-
chikan; Mrs. McKelvey, Seattle;
Francis Draper, S. F.; Mr.. and Mrs.
R. N. Scruby, Latouche; Mr.. and Mrs.
J. F. Dennis, Cordova; Helena Lentz,
Brawley, California; Cora B. Charles,
Livingston, Mont. R. Bradbury, Hol-
lywood; L. T. Jacobsen, Seattle; Otto
Geisert, Seattle; John w. Jones, Ket-
chikan; Frank Scully, Seattle; Nor
man M. Lack, Anch.; John G. Brady.