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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-15
JAMES OGDEN TO SPEAK
Attorney to Address De Pauw Uni
versify Meeting Feb. %.

James M. Ogden, former city
corporation counsel, will be the
speaker at founders and benefactors
day services at De Pauw University,
Grcencastle. Ind, Feb 22. Dwight
$. Ritter. De Pauw Alumni Associa-
tion president, announced today.
Ogden is president of indianapolis
Bar Association ard graduated from
De Pauw in 1896.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-15
HOURLY TEMPERATURE
-1NDIANAPOL1S booze sd-
diets have stopped low
j enough to buy liquor from

an 11-year-old boy. The boy says
they've been that low a year.
He doesn't know their names.
He sold it to whoever would buy
it. And officers say his customers
took advantage Of his meagcr
knowledge of currentInarket prices
prices and cheated him.
Tine juvenile bootlegger. IL, and
his brother, IA. went to school to-
day. rigidly adhering to rules of
good behavior laid down by Prose
cutor William II. Remy.
Both admitted TO Remy they had
been selling liquor since they
found bootlegger's cache in an
alley near their home about year
ago. The little boys estimate OF
the length Of time was not definite,
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Bv United Press

MUNCIE, Ind, Jan. Charles
B. and Selpheria Gray are being held
by police this morning. who are in
vestigating the death OF their 15-
months old son, Charles B. Jr., who
died this morning in convulsions. al
legged to have been caused by brutal
treatment.
After admitting that she whipped
the child with razor strap when
1t began crying, Mrs. Gray changed
her story and placed all the blame
on her husband. The wife charged
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-15
u. S. WILL SEND
LEAGUE PACTS
Treaties to Be Filed for
Publication.

Bg United Press
GENEVA, Jan. 15.--The United
States today notified the secretariat
Of the League Of Nations that it is
disposed to communicate to the
League all treaties signed by Amer
lea. These would be for inclusion
IN the leagues series of treaties for
publication. but not for registration,
as the United States is not league
member.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-15
MLlNCZE BABY DIES;
PARENTS ARE HELD
Police Say Mother Accuses Father of Throwing Child
Into Air and Letting Him Drop.

her husband became angry when the
child began crying and that he
picked the baby up, tossed him into
the air and permitted him to fall
on the floor.
He then, she charges, jumped on
the child and beat him, then used
a shoe in inflicting further injuries.
The baby died in convulsions shortly
after doctors arrived. The physi.
clans Immediately demanded a police
probe when they discovered the
many bruises and decorations on the
child's body.
Body Is Bruised
The child's body indicated that he
was severely beaten. The face was
practically covered with bruises
while the body is lacerated and
marked.
The father and mother showed lit
tie signs Of remorse, the mother
breaking into tears only once during
the morning, that being when she
was returned to a detention cell at
the police station, The father re-
fused to admit his guilt and contends
that he did not hear the infant cry
ing until he was called by his wife.
From Indianapolis
The family formerly lived in In.
dianapolis and came to Muncie only
few months ago. The mother is
the daughter of well-known Mum
Gle man.
The coroner's inquiry was near
ing completion at noon and Kilgore
said that charges probably would
be filed during the afternoon.
Police believe the last story told
by the mother is the truth and that
her first story was related as a
means Of shielding her husband. In
her last confession she said her
husband threatened to kill her IL she
told of his treatment to the child.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-15
FAVOR FARM RELIEF

Early Consideration of Measure Ex-
pected In House.
BV United Press
f WASHINGTON. Jan. is. - The
Administration farm relief bill estab-
fishing bureau in the agriculture
department to assist cooperative
marketing associations was reported
favorably to the House today by the
agricultural committee.
Chairman Haugen, Iowa, will at.
tempt to obtain consideration Of the
bill in the House early next week.
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CARDINAL is WORSE
Bu United Press

Sinking Spell Suffered, Word from
Brussels.
By United Press
BRUSSELS, Jan. 15.--The condi.
ton of Cardinal Mercier was report
ed worse today after having had a
slight Improvement last evening.
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Home Edition

rTS HE TIMES will broadcast
y the De Pauw-Butler game
from the State Playground to-
night over WFBM.
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Forecast

TAIR, slightly colder to-
Il night; temperature some
what below freezing Saturday
increasing cIoudiness; warmer
by night
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The Washington times., 1926-05-13
She Vas Just Too Fat For Anything

her heart-ache and she was soon
absorbed in writing what her
aunt dictated.
Now underneath that say:
Never think mean thoughts
or say unkind things about any
body.
Find something pleasant or
funny to say to your companions.
BE quiet. Never do anything
to attract attention.
Keep very clean. Dress as
simply and as becomingly as you
can.
Select some game or some
form Of amusement and practice
that until you can excel in that
one thing"
Mary Sue waited for the next
sentence, but her aunt smiled and
said, If you do just that, be-
Iieve YOU will soon be one Of the
most loved girls in school. 1
have been noticing that the girls
who are sweet and lovable al
ways seem to have more friends
than those who are merely smart
or pretty"
So Mary Sue started out with
the idea Of building up a circle
Of friends: and in the course Of
time she found she was building
up something ever more valuable
"a beautiful character.
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Test Your knowledge With
Times Daily Dozen
BY A. L. Wilbert, M. A

/. LITERATURE. Which is the
best known Of Leigh Hunts
poems?
2. HISTORY. who was the
first to circumnavigate the globe?
3. GEOGRAPHY. Which State
is famous for its maple sugar?
4. BUSINESS. What was our
favorable balance Of trade in
1925?
S. MANKIND. Which is the
most important cause Of child
labor in this country?
6. HUMAN NATURE. Why
are we usually reluctant in ac-
cepting new ideas?
Z. GENERAL SCIENCE. Who
invented the figures we use in
our calculations?
8. LAW. Is an infant lin law
person not Of age) liable for a
contract to marry?
8. CIVICS. To what amount
are the silver coins below the dol
lar, legal tender?
10. ART. Which monument is
generally considered the most
magnificent. equestrian statue of
all times?
ii. MUSIC. What Is a bar.
carole?
IL. HEALTH. What is
nostrum?
Answers to Yesterdays Questions
!. LITERATURE. John Keats
exclaims In "Endymion"-I did
wed myself to things OF light
from infancy"
2. HISTORY. Johannes Guten-
berg is generally credited with
the Introduction Of printing from
movable type, about 1850.
8. GEOGRAPHY. Picking is the
capital OF China.
4. BUSINESS. About SOS ,00O,-
100000 is the value OF the stocks
and bonds sold annually on the
New York Stock Exchange.
5. MANKIND. Germany has the
lowest percentage of illiterates.
6. HUMAN n A TU r E. Tact
= means to say or do the right
The Washington times., 1926-05-13

res UT 10 q
blotched complexion. with stretched
pores, weakened through the effort
Z 60 eliminate an abnormal amount
Of impurities.
Bleckheads are nothing more or
less than bits of SCOT, dirt or dust
mingled with perspiration and oil.
A woman who bathes her entire
body e. refully every day and
6 cleanses her face thoroughly twice
each day is seldom troubled with
blackheads or conspicuous pores.
If you wish your skin to be en-
tirely free from roughness and
blackheads so that you win look
your best in your bathing suit a
few weeks from now, begin today
to take q thorough warm bath
daily. following 1t with cool rinse.
A cool shower is fine tonic but
ID not enough to insure cleanliness.
In fact. no hasty bath, warm or
cold, really cleanses the pores.
Thorough scrubbing, rinsing and
drying are essential for that. II
you neglect a daily cleansing you
may wonder why the skin of your
body has gOosepiinples and is rough,
and scaly. disfigured with black
heads.
A very hot bath Il not needed
may overstfImuIate the perspira-
tion glands and nerves and en-
courage excessive perspiration.
The best beauty bath, provided
you can take only one bath a
day. is a tub hath OF about
twenty minutes with water just
warm enough for comfort and
plenty OF pure soap. IL you take
this bath in the morning let your
rinsing water be cold to close
your pores. You need not In
clude your face In this bath,
though the steaming win Of
course help the pores to dis
charge their impurities. But
afterward go over your face with
cold cream, hot olive oil, a mild
skin tonic or softened cold water,
according to the needs OF your
particular type of complexion.
At night just before retiring is
the logical time for your warm
bath. then you can relax after
ward. Slip inta dressing gown
as soon as you dry your body to
avoid chill. In the morning an
additional quick cool sponge or
tub win tone your skin and close
I the pores.
Some persons can't stand a
warm bath at night because 1t
seems to awaken instead Of quiet
! ing them. In this case, good re-
suits will be attained II the bath
Is taken just before dinner or in
the morning and followed with a
= cool rinse.
To make your bath as delight
fully soothing and restful as 1t is
cleansing. try the following mix.
ture TO soften and perfume your
hath water:
Powdered orris root, baking
Soda equal parts.
Keep this powder in a glass
lar on your toilet shelf and scat.
ter a handful of it in your tub
just before you step into your
2 bath. The soda will remove
every trace of Precipitation from
your pores, leaving them clean
: and sweet. while the mixture will
Give your skin q delightfully."-
soft, satiny surface.
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thing at the right time in the
right way.
I. GENERAL SCIENCE. There
are 113 short tons OF water per
acre in an inch of rainfall.
8. LAW. A hotelkeeper Is re-
sponsible for tho safety Of q
guests property, unless he can
show that it's loss or injury is
due to an act Of God or Of the
public enemy, or the neglect or
fraud Of the guest.
9. CIVICS. The u. s. Constitu-
ton art, /, Sec. 1O) prohibits the
States from coming money.
10. ART. The Abbey Theater
Of Dublin is the only English
speaking theater in the world
that is aided by the government.
II. MUSIC. Overture 1912" by
Tschaikowsky, commentaries the
retreat of Napoleon from Moscow.
IL. HEALTH. Fats furnish the
body with heat and energy. If
eaten in large quantities they
accumulate as fatty tissue.
The Washington times., 1926-05-13
By L. Lamar Matthews
MARY SUE was just too fat

MARY SUE was just too fat
M for anything.
She had stopped eating candy;
she had left off chocolate milks;
she ate lettuce and tomatoes and
fruit when she wanted pastry
and cream and sweets-but she
kept right on being too fat.
1t may be a joke to some peoi
pIe-this thing Of Icing too fat
but to a 12-year-old girl who
IL too ro1y.poly TO enjoy pleas
ures Of other girls it is gen.
uine sorrow. So occasionally,
when no one was looking, Mary
Sue had a little soft cry all by
herself.
One day when she was indulg-
ing in one of these secret weep
ments, her Aunt Jane heard her
stifled sobs and looked in to see
what was the matter. Now Aunt
Jane is not one of those persons
who pooh-pooh children's troubles.
She knows that little troubles
hurt little folks just as much as
big troubles hurt big folks. It's
all in what you've got to meet
troubles with. So she always be-
gan looking for a way out, when
ehe found her small nieces and
nephews in need Of a friend.
OF course Mary Sue knew that
The Washington times., 1926-05-13
Born For Stage

s. AT one time, believed that I
"A didn't want my daughter
Dorothy. to be an actress" writes
Fred stone, in the June issue OF
McCall's Magazine. But theirs
was no prouder father than the
famous comedian when he found
how talented his daughter really
was. He tells of it in the follow
ing words:
mo one ever taught Dorothy
to act: of course, she had watched
her mother and she had watched
me, and from the time she was
big enough to think her one am
bition was to so on the STAGE"
The Washington times., 1926-05-13

to, called the
yellow stegomyia. that carries the
yellow fever germ from persons
who have the disease to healthy
persons who thereby become I'm
oculated with the fatal fnaladN
may be recognized by its physs
cal characteristics. It lives Il
the warmer ATTITUDES. Is relatively
small and has alternate black and
white bands on its legs. It pre-
ferD to live and breed in dwell
ings. 1t attacks silently and
bites the ankles or the under.
sides Of the hands. Tt has no
hum, and is most active at dawn
and in the late afternoon. This
same species spreads what In the
tropics il called dengue fever.
Malaria and The varikies called
intermittent fever are spread by
the anOpheles mosquito. which
has spotted wings and stands
with its body at an angle with
the surface. tail up. The malaria
parasite breeds in its escopbagus,
and enters the blood stream Of
the victim when the mosquito
bites him. This parasite growH
In the RED cells Of the blood ana
then multiplies.
Moths that nutter around b
light are nearly always drawn In
from outside. These are not the
kind that destroy clothing. Clothes
moths stay In the dark and con-
ceal themselves in creases q
clothing and in cracks. They
may be seen running rapidly
when an object Is suddenly moved
The two common species are the
case-making clothes moth and thu
webbing clothes moth. The adultf
have q Widespread of about ar
inch. The larvae of the former
make q portable case out OF thu
fabrics which they eat. They
crawl about here and there. This
small clothes here and there. This
webbing moth does the greater
damage and spins silky trans
parent tunnels through the wool
fur, hair or feathers that 1t eats
The Washington times., 1926-05-13
DO YOU KNOW
THAT

For increasing the circulation
OF heat from a warm air furnace
there has been invented a motor
driven fan, taking current when
in operation from a light socket,
to be inserted in the air intake.
BY the carbonization OF coal at
a low temperature, English scien-
lists have produced q gas fuel
for home or industrial use, a
gasoline substitute for motors and
a solid smokeless fuel.
The Washington times., 1926-05-13

good, sweet maid and let who
viii be clever We will change
that and say BE sweet, good
maid, and let who will be
skinny"
Then Mary Sue laughed and
the clouds began to move away.
Suppose you take your pencil
and write down a few sugges-
tons" said Aunt Jane. "At the
top of the page write
BE Sweet"
The action Of finding her PEN
Gil and tablet for this new under
taking made Mary Sue forget
The Washington times., 1926-05-13

NOVA SCOTIA is eagerly await
~ ing her season Of apple Bios
SONS. Already the railways of
"Evangeline's Country are pre-
pairing for Apple Blossom Sun
day." which this year will be
June g..
apple Blossom Sunday" an
annual event in which thousands
Of visitors participate, is cele+
brated in the apple country OF
the Annapolis Valley, served by
the Dominion Atlantic Railway.
The apple blossom area is APP
proximately 80 miles long, and
the first week of June usually
finds 1t a vast, fluttering sea OF
pink and white.
The Washington times., 1926-05-13

her, so she poured forth her child.
ish grief.
Nobody likes me, because I'm
too fat" was the keynote Of her
recital OF woe.
1T seems to me the only thing
you can do In TO continue your
efforts to reduce and. in the mean
time, think up some way that
you can win friends" the aunt
said.
Mary Sue looked interested and
her aunt continued:
'Once a great writer said BE
The Washington times., 1926-05-13
INSECT PESTS "A
MENACE TO
THE HOME
BY Charles Al. L. Reed,
M. ID.
Former President Of the American
Medical Association

As You know, as every inteili-
n gent person has come to
know, the mosquito Is not only
one Of the most annoying but one
Of the most dangerous enenies o.
The Washington times., 1926-05-13
Salient Facts

Miss Sarah Beall, a mathemar
tician. and the only woman now
connected with the Tinted States
Coast and Geodetic Survss. has
recently completed q hook which
il a simple history Of the ts.roro-
micaI work OF the survey since
1916.
The Washington times., 1926-05-13
6s75. Misses Dress.

Cut in sizes: Is, Is and 30
years. A 16 year size requires
Az yards of 40 inch material il
blouse Is made with long sleeves.
II made with short sleeves 3h
yards will be required. For the
blouse alone and with short
sleeves tx yard viii be required.
The width of the skirt at the
lower edge is III yard. Price 1Oc.
send 400 In sHIver or etampe for each
Of these patterns 70 THE WASHING
neme and address plainly 70 Insure
pROmpt delivery.
state number and size Of pattern
desired.
send 10 cents In coin or stamps for
eur up-tO-date spring and summer 1885
Book Of EashiOns.
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Who Said 1t

1.-THE saddest thing that can be-
fall q soul
Is when IL loses faith i'm God and
woman"
Loss Of faith makes a man a
pitiable cynic, Alexander Smith
writes in "a Life. Drama"
The Washington times., 1926-05-13
Woe Unto Man

WoE unto the men OF Athens.
w who must enforce a Grecian
law fixing the minimum length Of
skirts at ia inches below the
knee, for all women II years of
age or more. Husbands must
Htapervise the apparel of their
wives and fathers their daughters.
The Washington times., 1926-05-13
It Is a Necessary
Aid to Your
Beauty
7 By Maria Jeritza
Rrfma DOnna Of the Metropolitan
Opera Company and one Of the
Most Beautiful Women Of
the Day

A BsoLUTE cleanliness Of the
"A entire body is essential to a
clear, lovely complexion.
Precipitation. dust. dirt soon clog
mp the pores of the skin so that
they cannot perform their normal
The Washington times., 1926-05-13
WHEN DID 1T
HAPPEN

1. When were the New Eng
land people forbidden by parlia-
ment to fish off Newfoundland?
2. When was the famous city
of Chalcedon founded?
8. When was an attempt made
to assassinate Henry w of
France?
ANSWERS
To Yesterdays Questions
1. The Stuarts reigned in Eng
land from 1903 to liza.
2. The deserted Arctic expIor.
ing ship, Resolute, was found
near Cape Mercy. September II,
1855.
8. Turenne, the celebrated
French marshal, was killed at
Sasbach, July 81, 1875.
The Washington times., 1926-05-13

IunCu0uS un'
less this dirt
is daily re-
moved by thor
ough bathing.
When the face
but not the
body Is cleansed
every day
waste, s u c h
as oil and per-
spiration, finds
q n gu t l g t
through h .
pores of the
face because
the pores OF
the body are
more or less
clogged. The
The Washington times., 1926-05-13
LET'S HAVE
THOSE HINTS

HOUSEWIVES who read The
IL Washington Times are send
ing their pet schemes tor tighten
ing their work. Read the ones
printed today and send yours to
the Magazine Editor. The Times
win pay 81 for each hint published.
The Washington times., 1926-05-13

The naosduI.
TO breeds Al
the seaside and
near llndrained
regions. The
smallest pud.
die may pro-
cluce hundreds.
There are
several species
OF MOSQUITOES.
Besides maxi
ing life mis-
erable two Of
these species
AIRY very
dangerous few
ers.
The mosque
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Futuristic Coffee Pct

When empty enamel your cot
fee cans black. After drying APP
ply ''futuristic" designs with
splotches Of yellow enamel. Re-
suit, the niftiest little oanisters
for your kitchen. cabinet you ever
saw. ~
MRS. EVA NEALLE,
1411 Ninth st. N. w.
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Renewed Dish Cloths

When your tea towels have
worn SO thin that they are no
longer practical for wiping dishes,
fold them once lengthwise, then
once crosswise, and quilt on the
sewing machine. This requires
only two or three minutes and
the result will be dish cloth
that you will like better than any
you can buy.
CLEO s. MCCARTHY,
500 Jefferson st.
The Washington times., 1926-05-13

and expect to, care for mothers
and fathers growing old, when girls
dream OF mother having the silk
dress and petticoat that are her
beau ideal. and goout to earn them;
when girls lift their eyes to some
coveted ease for the Dad that has
trudged, machine-like. back and
The Washington times., 1926-05-13
Tn clean Brass

To Clean Brass
To clean embossed brass make
a good lather with soap and a
quart Of very hot water. Add
two teaspoonfuls of strong house
hold ammonia Wash the article
in this, using q soft brush for the
chased work. Wipe dry with a
soft cloth.
RUTH CLARK,
La Plata, Nd.
The Washington times., 1926-05-13
The First city in the NelD World

E European city the New World named Isabella vas
Christopher Columbus December, 1885, Sn
northern shore HAITI about rs miles Of the present town q
Puerto Plata.
The Washington times., 1926-05-13
The HuIIeIujah Victory

THE Haeuja Victory gained by the Brons over the
at Mold, In Fhntshre England
March 3d. AGO. It named from the wary aoopped Dy the
Brons.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-09-18
TOURIST GUIDES
 GETTING NERVOUS
AGENCY HEADS AR GIN c TRIPS ALASKA, SOUTH
 AMERICA FOR 1927

PARIS, Sept. IS. (P-Anti-Ameri- can demonstrations in Paris and hos tility shown Americans on the Riviera and in Central France are worrying tourist conductors, who are afraid that it will cause a drop in the num- Der of Americans coming to France next year.
 The head of one important agency has stated that he is returning to the United States to arrange tours in South America, the Orient and Alaska for the coming year, but that he would leave Europe, and especially France, out of his calculations.
 Many tourist Americans declare they will never return.