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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-28
THE STILL ALARM"
DUE AT THE ISIS

1.-The Still Alarm" a romantic
drama of the life Of a fire fighter,
will be shown at the Isis the first
half Of next week. Adapted from
Joseph Arthur's famous stage
melodrama, THE Still Alarm" is
packed with thrills, exciting
moments, and tense situations, the
picture containing all the big scenes
of the original play supplemented
by hundreds Of others made possible
with larger scope of the motion
picture camera. The cast is one Of
stellar calibre. Jerry the Giant,
will be the comedy feature.
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There is one man in this city who
doesn't do much talking. He does
things. His name is Charles M. Oh
son, president and managing direc-
tor of the Central Amusement Com
pany. He has just spent thousands
in improvements at the Lyric. Photo
is by Dexheimer.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-28

off both wings, and then passes
through a specially constructed
bungalow.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-28

The Bel Canto Club is getting
ready to present an opera in full as
we'll as various programs containing
scenes from other operas. Ernst
Heberlein is manager of the club
and Miss Gertrude Conte of the
Irvington School of Music Is direc-
tn1,
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written ~ yalertus aiaxinus n the
iirst century a. b. vaierius the.
Greatsst wrote historical anecdctes
70 the extent Cf nine books. under
the titIe aDe Factis pictisQue Mem
orAbiiibus.'
In the story Of the boy and the
sinking boat II Is said. Vernon
Tenold today knows how the Dutch
bog felt while holding his arm In al
hole Iii the dixie 10 save the lives
OF his countrymsn. In the Latin
version II taa not Dutch boy. but
d Cinnbrian boy who was the hero.
for the story begins, 'cimbri terrain
l1abitant Tiirani." and ends. '"rantann
cofistantiurn saepe commencement
Cinibrf. I. s.s
II 10 not easy 70 identity the Gin.
brians. One authority says they in
liabited sIutland, or the Chersonesus
Cfmbrica Of the Romans. They were
hard fighters and for one thing they,
beat the Romans 81 Aetius and killed
5000 of them They won victories
over the itgicns 81 the Consuls Cas-
aitis. scaursis. Afanlius and Caepio.
and until Marius beat them they
were what might Be called d thorn
IN the side Of Roman irnperlalists
OF course Il Ii possible that the
dixie and boy story does not 60 back
10 the time OF valerius Maxinaus. but
IL I north Europe folk story trans
lated into Latin BY late teachers for
the instruction and often the per-
olexity of boys?
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Billions II Cones.

II anybody wants 10 know what Id
the most popular and most distinctive
American food IT IL necessary merely
to look At the Department Ok Asricul.
lures bulletin which states that tl1ir.
teen billion ice cream cones were con-
sumed last year In the United States.
In the same period the consumption
Of Ice cream was 3.75s 900 gallons.
Ten years before. in the veal. 1915
the ice cream consumption In this
country reached total Of 1884. 900
gallons. n ali the Ice cream had been
put into cones the thirteen billions
Of those containers would not have
been sufhcient. The Ice cream cone
Il the product Of the last twenty
years. They came into use slowly Of
first. They were chiefly used by chill.
dren - novelty. Now they are q
universal use. People Of all ages may
n seen with these pastry holders Of
blobs Of frozen dainties. The SOUND
OF crurching IL q national noise.
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sNot Much al Fishing. Z

The President and the governor
were sailing over the lake near the
Summer camp where the Chief Execu-
tive IL now established. They had just
left the luncheon table. 81 which were
served several fisIl that the President
had caught. There" said the Presi.
dent, pointing. lis the place where I
rot my fish," The governor was In.
terested, but not enthusiastic. You'd
better put out a line and try your
luck urged the President. mo. !"
said the governor, I'm not much at
fishing" So great opportunity
passed.
Here Is a revelation Of the effect Of
environment upon public men. A few
weeks ago the President was himself
mot much at fshing.' He even In
public statement belittled the sport.
But he goes to the woods ana lakes
and at once becomes convert to the
rod and line. He catches first a single
pike-or pickerel-and then progresses
to trout. He will soon be casting flies
instead Of using spinners or worms.
He has become fisherman.
The governor, New York born and
bred, has lived al his life within the
scent Of the sea. Yet he has never had
time to respond to the lure Of the line.
Very few real Manhattanites are fish-
ermen. They go to Coney Island and
dip in the sea, but do not FISH. They
10 out on ''chowder parties" and have
rollickins good times. but rarely drop
lines overheard. Though fardrs Of the
coast, they are iandsrnen. They might
have fishing every week; some OF
them, with leisure, might have It
every day. But they prefer the pis-
catoriai pursuits Of the pavement.
The President, born in the interior
and kept hard at work throughout his
life, finds himself as q fisherman when
he goes to the edge OF a lake with
leisure to try his luck. with the zeal
of the convert, he seeks to get the
governor into the game. Nothing
doing!
Here are two remarkably popular
men, one the head Of the Nation ana
the other the head Of its most populous
state. They are altogether different
In temperament and in their appeal to
the pubic imagination and affection.
one has just become q fisherman, and
without question has thereby
strengthened his hold upon the public
favor. Has the other lost trick in
the political game BY confessine that
he is mot much at fishing? Time
may tell.
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proved IN lf72 and 177s that ! cOnti-
nent extended al ieaat 1 large part
Of the way around ana within tie
Antarctic Circle. Charles Wilkes.
American naval oiIlcer and explorer.
also found the continent of Antafctica.
but his ciaim was long questioned.
Shackleton's exploration In recent
years confirmed Wilkes claims. The
southeast rim Of Afitarctica now
bears the name wilkes Land. The
names Of many explorers ana their
sovereigns or patrons have been at
tached TO parts Of the South Polar
continent and among these are the
lands Of Knox. Baiieny, Totten.
carrie. Adele. Charcot, Coats, En-
derby and KeEnn. Seas and bays also
bear explorers names.
A sector of the continent from the
10th to the s0th degree is named
South Victoria Land, and the land &c
the Pole was named King lIaalton
Land by Arifnndsen In honor Cf MIS-
King. Around the Pole Is King Ed
ward VII Land. The boundaries Of
those lands are not defined. but there
Is not now q disposition 10 enter into
dispute. ss Il
The land at the South Pole II d
plateau 10000 feet above sea level.
Amundsen reached the Pole Deem
Der 1f-17. 1911. and Scott g0t there
January IL. 1912. The continent
from the seq to the Pole, varying
from about 1900 to 1.7oO miles. u
marked By high mountain ranges. A
number of volcanic mountains have
been seen and some OF them have
been climbed. Among the high
mountains set down on the map are
Mount Nansen. 10000 feet; Mount
Markham, $4,000 feet. and Mount
Terror. $4,000 feet.
The continent of Antarctica Is big
field for bold and scientific explcra-
ton.
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Byrd Aims at South Pole.

comdr. Byrd. having gone to the
North Pole, plans to reach the South
Pole. His purpose is to lead an
expedition which will include scien-
fists to make studies Of antarctic
geology, meteorology and sea cur
rents. There is no question that land
forms the South Pole of the. earth.
Land is known to occupy ali the
area within the circle Of 20 degrees
south latitude and in many parts Of
Che antarctic land extends from the
Pole to IS degrees. Ice fields and
ice barriers extend up to the 60th
degree and through those ice fields
and across the barriers q number or
explorers have found their way.
Within the 10th degree of south
latitude and between the l40th ana
570th rneridians of longitude a part
Df Antarctica has been roughly ex.
plored by Mawson, SlaclSleton, wild,
scott and An1unds1n. capt. JAmss
ccet, - eTeak laglllt naSigstn,
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The Bow and the Dixie.

vernon Tenold, South Dakota
boy, fourteen years old. saved his
boat from sinking In Lake Norden by
plugging the leak with one finger and
keeping the hole closed till the boat
fioated ashore. This calls 70 mind
the story OF the boy who stopped q
leak in D dixie with his right hand,
held 1t tin the next day and saved his
countrymen from death By flood.
Among schoolboys 1t IL very fainil-
lar story and how old It II may be
determined by anne earnest person
with fair for research.
the story Of the broken dixie Il .
reading exercise in various elementary
Latin books and is one Of the pop
uiar stories in the Collar and Daniel
books. which have been coming from
the press, surely since 1856 ana per.
haps since an earlier time. The story
Is associated with that Of Gelertus.
the faithful hound Of Cambricus, the
story Of the infant Hercules, who
choked to death the serpent sent ~
Juno to destroy Hercules and his
brother, 1phicles. because JtnC dis
liked Alcmena. mother Of the boys
The alike and boy story 4 a farniliar
to boys as the story Of how Hercuiea
conferred with the oracle Pythia.
slew the hydra that lived in the
swamp Of Lernaea, cleaned the sta
bies Of Aueeas, got the golden apples
from the garden Of the Hesperides.
took the place Of Atlas and held up
the sky. had the encounter with
Nessus ana was killed by the poi.
soned robe which DeIanifA bis VIE.
gave him.
In those old books the dixie and boy
story Is introduced under the head,
in6 .Anscdot1s which might lead
,s.,,c ~ ne9lrgf TIT q |,
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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
Or FREDERIC il HAsKln.

Of African origin, and the Asiakic
pygn1ies OF the southern portion OF
the Malay Peninsula, OF Celebes, and
Of some Of the tunsies Of India.
q. What il the size Of the original
painting. Mona Lisa I'm. III. y
A. This canvas III feet inches
By ! foot sinches,
Q. Can frozen dynamite be ex-
ploded? -H. G.. l..
A. II solidly frozen, dynamite can
not be detonated except with great
dfiileulty and uncertainty, but II
loose and pulverulent II may he
detonated. though the efficiency Is
much diminished.
q. What Is . forage ration2-
A. For horses the forage ration
consists of ~ pounds Of oats and "a
pounds Of hay; the mule, being light
err, is fed only pounds OF oats, but
the same quantity Of hay as the
horse.
@. What IL a tiger in poker?--G. L.
A. This IL q poker hand which is
seven high and deuce low, without
q pair. sequence or flush. Such a
hand beats straight. but loses to
a flush. II counted at all.
q. Will watermeIons, muskmeIons.
squashes and cucumbers internix II
grown toeether?-W. c. 3.
A. Although planted together. thev
will not irtermix. M
O. Were the police in "The Last
Warning real District Of Columbia
poIice?--F. 9.
A. They were not regular District
Of Columbia policemen Their uni
forms. however. were genuine.
q. what does the Crit.eHden oak
In Washington, d. c., commemorate?
-E. J.. r.
A. In the Botanic Garden Is the
Crittef1den oak planted in 1859 by
J. g. Cfittenden. The tree marks the
spot OF q debate between several
statesmen, In which John Crittcnden
made a splendid. though unavailing,
effort for peace between the North
ana South. A short distance south Of
this tree stands the Beck washington
Elm, "a scion Of the elm planted by
Washington at the west front Of the
Capitol"
@. Why is diploma often called
q sl1eepskin ?--x. @. C..
A. The word "sheepskin" Is used TO
describe diploma from the fact OF
its being engraved on parchment.
Originally parchment, was made OF
the skins Of sheep.
q. How long should q formal call
be?-M. L. B.
A. A caller should remain approx
mately 20 minutes. The call should
be returned within two weeks.
/ O. Where is peppermint raised
commercially PC. 9. T.
A. The most important pepper
mint producing countries are the
United States, England and japan.
Peppermint IL grown on a smaller,
scale in Germany, France, ITALY,
Russia, China and Southern India.
Find out tchdteVer yon tcGnt to
knotc. There Is no room for t0Ho-
rnace IN this busy tcorld. The person
Dho loses out Is the one tCho 0Hesses.
The person tCho gets on u dltcdUs the
one ttho acts upon reliable tnforntd-
, ti0n. This Paper employs Frederic
J. HGstctn to conduct an Information
bafe6w In Washington for the free
use of the public. There 70 no charge
except Q cents In stamps for return
postage. Write to him today for any
facts y0u desire. Address The EUe-
ming Star TnforHtGtI0H Bureau, Fred
eric J. HdstsH. Director, Washington,
n O. 49,
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a. Where are the so-called Baths
Of the Damned"2- 20. y. O.
A. They are situated about 80
miles from C0nstantin0pie. Boiling
water gushes from rock formation
and turns to stone on striking the air.
Various superstitions surround this
phenomenon.
@. What was the pay Of the Revo.
lutionary soldiers?--J. III. H.
a. BY resolve. July 20. 1775.
Congress allowed privates S6.66M q
month. Iii september Of the following
year, yielding to force of circum.
stances, Congress voted to give all
men enlisting for the war a bounty.
They were TO receive land in proper.
ton to the rank. Non-commissione
officers and privates were allotted 100
acres. After further debate, Congress
added to the latter q suit OF clothes
every year, or $40 in money, IL the
soldier furnished 1t himself.
@. In q cribbage game, the cards
were played in the following order.
3, Il, 2, 4, s. Runs Of 4 and 5 were
counted. Another ace was then played.
Does this count run?--M. b.
A. The sequence would be blocked
by the first ace, as the 8 needed IL
beyond It. Therefore, the run could
not be counted. Had the cards been
played in this order 1, 8, ., 4, 5. the
playing Of another ace would have
counted run Of s.
n Iv,u az ,,,a,, yvno attend the
g.. Gam.rns. =, s,v,t za,.,s IA in SEN
$3.50, has,A -, ~ nnncrtunity to yisiy
az + .asus - Nafiona ssessions?--
'o ~
a: They have been lnvileo 70 e.,
tend meetings OF the iea8ue au1 VII
be seated In the press corresponoents
gallery, very mucn az Wasnlns ~,
correspondents are seaseu IN Wy 80
leries OF the Eouse OF nepreseh'atlses
and Senate.
~ u ,,,,.c,, 1900, Has hAen
&c., -, .nsscn,s ~. y,,,sicai urna.
..assa 8 II
M. E,..'a. az. a., ~. tass
80. s,ao nnn nen ~ Ran rive,,
apout yLvV'v9v,vov nIS go ,..t snnic
s q, 1870
pu1 49, 49,
q. what was the total number Of
f1yers belonging to the Lafayette Es-
cadrille during the World War, and
how many were killed?-~-H. Il. L.
A. THE total number was 2i0. OF
these IS died and 10 were wounded.
o WIN furnishes the money for
tbe peare monument. "Christ Of the
anAes"a--f3. ii
4 rYnon tIe Initiative az sonora
~ r,oste nrnsident ~ the Chf1sfiafl
Is..I.~,.ss a s.|.-iot in,, ~ Ta,,Anoa Aires
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-17
THE AMAZING BRITISH PEOPLE
BY SIR PHILIP GIBBS.

II I were an American journalist
In search Of sensational subjects Of
world interest. should take the next
boat to England. Then after . few
weeks OF, intensive study / should
write series OF articles entitled, ''The
Most Amazing Country in the, World. Z
Being an Engiishman myself, am
unable to look at my own people with
the impartial eyes or the sharp fresh
vision Of foreign observers. and can
only describe feebly certain astonish-
ing facts and Impressions (which leave
me bafied.
Today, for instance, as write these
words, England has reached the
eleventh week OF the coal strike,
which has stopped the wheels Of in
dustry In many factories 50 that there
are now three million workers unemi
ployed, including one million miners.
II England worrying? Certainly not.
IN the heat wave, with brilliant sum
shine beating down on cities and the
countryside, England--the great mass
Of the English peoples enjoying
life without any visible shadow Of
anxiety or care. Railway stations
are crowded with holiday makers on
their way to the seaside. Sport OF
every kind cricket. tennis, golf,
boating and racing--has lured i'm
inense crowds of the laughing youth
and smiling old age.
4s&
This morning certain trade statis-
tics were published In the news
papers. They reveal that in the first
six months of this year Great Britain
has b. visible adverse trade balance OF
one hundred and forty million pounds
and THAT her coal exports last month
dropped down four million pounds
compared with that month Of last
year. Is England worrying about
that?, Not in the very least. Amer
lean visitors In this country ind gay
people everywhere with plenty OF
money to spend and spending IT
freely. There's no outward sign Of
poverty or misery. On the contrary.
wealth and prosperity. In green lit
tie gardens, In the lovely parks. Eng
lish families are playing traditional
games placidly and joyOusly, and life
goes on without any ottbnrst Of pas
sion or pessimism.
II Il i
Today there was another BIT of news
announced supremely important 70
England and It's future AZ waa the
settlement Of the French debt on
terms which mean that England re-
1Oifices $50 per cent " her war debt
while paying America iii fun ct q time
Of all this trade depression and punish
ing taxation. Was there any private
groaning Or public cry of rage against
Eeasy-going politicians who are SO
vastly generous with taxpayers
money? Not d murnnur. On the con.
trary, the average Engiishman ate
the usual eggs and bacon. prOpped hi.
newspaper against the toast rack. read
the headlines Of this Anglo French
agreement and expressed approval
That happened at least ID my house.
hold with one typical Tory English
man staying az my guest, Well,
that's all rigllt. he said We've got
rid of Cno cause of friction Tor seven
year that cursed debt Of France.
England Is not WORRYING because she
pays without being paid You can't
/ ilnd III al the world any more sslf.
ecll.nl1No1E 81 61N5 0sEH
~ - 1fF
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mine. though / lost their optimism
somewhere In France.
~ y
There are things happening in
England today which would lead to
q bloody revolution I'm any other ma.
ton, but do not raise ripple on the
surface Of English social life It's
certain that Mr. Cook. the miners
leader, ID Q bolshevik in close con.
tact with Moscow and In profound
sympathy with Russian ideals Of
world revolution. Week by week he
says 50. It's certain that English
miners are receiving large sums OF
money from Soviet Russia, not sent
IN any spirit Of charity, but with the
avowed intAntion Of creating civil
strife ana oyefthrowing British capt.
talisrn. Has Mr.. Cook been arrested
for seditiOrl? Not at all. Mr.. Cook
calls Mr.. Baldwin a liar and q muir.
derer because he passed an act en-.
abling miners to work eight hours OF,
present wages rather than seven hours
on lower wages. Everybody ID very
civil to Mr.. Cook. Everybody is very
synFa thettc to the out-Of.wOrlx winners.
althOugh their stoppage has closed
down industry in many great cities
ruin.
In Westham. Poplar and many other
London boroughs poor relief is grant
60 on such q generous scale to I'M
employed men that it's more profitable
not to work than to take q Job. But
then am q melancholy, sorry Eel
low without the CHEEKY optimism Of
my fellow countrymef. / look in
s4e..s s,&A - -
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France is grieved because of her
debt to America. Monetary relation
ships among nations as among indi-
sVidualities represent formaiities upon
which future faith and respect must
depend. A debt CONTEMPORARY for
given is an affront to honor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-17

IN the popular imagination. Muscle
Shoals still stands as q magnificent
force Of nature being allowed 20 go to
waste for the lack Of Henry Ford.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-17

Actress secures divorce, but jilts
the man she had promised to marry.
As art now stands. your lawyer is
your only true press agent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-17

The country - prosperous in an
extraordinary degree. The prosperity.
as usual, does not apply to the people
who margined the wrong stocks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-17

Horse racing Is described as the
sport of kings but fishing and hunt.
ing have for some time been regarded
as the sports of American Presidents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-17

Discussions of disarmament continue
on broad lines which do not undertake
TO limit the sale of deadly weapons in
. manner which makes murder an
everyday occurrence.
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z Z
The farmer says ne wants relief.
Upon the Board Of Trade
He vows he'd like to 60
And prosper in transactions brief,
While brokers manfully exchange y
The ticker for the hoe
Jud Tunkins says the willing
worker always suffers. The man who
knows how to az the radio il kept 20
busy around the neighborhood that he
never gets . chance 70 hear the
music. .a
No Baconian.
do you think Bacon wrote Shake.
speare?'' 81
Certainly not. answered Mr..
6tormington Barnes. You could
hardly expect me ID change ali my
posters and advertising copy out of
Difference to 9 mere matter Of au.
stiorship." n
Fashions.
NA1NtOH1 LTOm Ng1SA8
Here are handed down.
Eve wore q figleaf.
Adam wore 4 fruWn.
Modern Methods.
crimson Gulch used To- BE- the
toughest town on the map
ct Is yet,. answered Cactus Joe
'But it seems Quiet and prosper.
Gus. H III
6 tits an D. them. The difference Is
that when we hold up an innocent
stranger wi employ !. realtor instead
OF road aren't. Z
II Is jes, beeinnin' to .preeiate de
fact al Whist dsy calls de Charlestcn
~ 6nnct tclse.6 f,,ss1,,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-17

Caillaux travels By airplane. The
currency conditions in France are
dire, but the minister Of finance stili
has car fare.
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international debts threaten to pile
up until some unit Of financial obliga.
ton may have to be invented CORE
spending 10 the Tight year. In as
tronorny.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-17

New York proposes to tax Nycry
visitor dime. Any head waiter win
laugh at the thought OF so small q tip.
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sHooTING STARS.
By pHrLASDER soHSsos.

The Great Offense.
IT'S hard to catch a killer.
IT'S hard to cafi the blur
OF each bold bottle filler
With the Illicit stuff.
A little chance they'll hand you !.
For almost any crime
save one. They'll surely land you
For parking overtime.
You may involve the nations
In complication strange,
with reckless innovations
That cause a cruel change
And jar the Constitution.
With safety all sublime
But youll sure meet retribution
For parking overtime.
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LImited "a Art ana acience.

Limited to Art and science.
.'were matters Of politics discussed
on the occasion of your visits TO that
eminent ofiicial7"
NO" answered Senator Sorghum.
1T makes life kind d dull. When
men who know all about politics meet
that's the one subject they're not sup
posed to talk about"
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Z The Associated Press IL exclusively entitled
20 The use for rAHuAlirsttan - ali nsWs tts-
patches credited 20 IL or not othefwfse cred
tied In this naDer and also the local news
published herein. All rigihts Of pubheAuop
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