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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-05
Burial of Floyd Collins,

rare equally attractive to ants and
should be carefully protected. Floors
should be swept frequently to collect
stray crumbs that may have fallen.
Tartar emetic and powdered sug;sr
in equal parts, moistened with bit
of water and placed near their
haunts will drive ants away. Where
house is badly infested, the legs
of tables, ice box or cupboards may
be set in cans of water and the
water In turn treated with a few
drops Of kerosene or crude oil to
prevent mosquito breeding.
How many Atlantic and Pacific
Tea stores are there in the United
States?
About 10000.
Are rats and mice the same?
No, but they belong to the same
rodent family, the genus, Mus.
They vary in size and habits.
Have you any information about
the SMALLEST three-tube radio set?
The smallest one, Of which we
have knowledge, measures 81 inches
long and So inches high. 1t oper-
ates head phones and a loud speaker.
Is Mark Twafn's daughter Nv
ing?
His daughter, Jean, died num-
Der Of years ago and was buried at
Ellrnira. New York
what is the meaning of
~wfnonzF2
1t is a Sioux Indian name mean
ing ~first-horn da1ghterv
who Is the author ami pubrsher
Of the novel Under the Crescents'2
Mrs, HeDen b ShfUman rs tho
author and the publisher lis crwssst
and Dunlap r140 Broadway. New
York CITY
why are green and red used SO
eonspscuuusly IN Christmas Gaccra-
tfons7
To carry out the holly cu1nr scfnenzs
and give a cheerful tone to ths
decoration.
Where are the United States
Navy prisons located7
Portsmouth. N. H: Mare Island,
Cal; Paris rsIand. s. C.; Czvtte. p. L.
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| PROFITS OF
| PROHIBITION

I% lR. Z. S. SHU MAKER, Indi-
ana Anti-Saloon League SUI
IL perintendent, in a recent
statement. cites an impressive ar
ray of figures showing the i'm
provement Of economic, Industrial
and social conditions in Indiana in
the past ten years-attributal, he
believes, to prohibition.
In Indianapolis since 1913 the
number of employees IN industry
has doubled. The number of manu-
featuring enterprises increased so
per cent. Bank clearing and pos
tai receipts have doubled. AS
sessed valuation of property in the
city has risen from $500, 900, 900 to
more than $500. 100000 And so on.
It is an impressive record. Per-
haps 1t is all the result of the pro
hibition llalws. but to a bystander
there would seem to be other con-
tributing factors; for instance. the
war and industrial boom following
IN the preceding decade wet In
dianapolis and wet America also
increased in wealth and expanded
industrially and economically. How
do prohibition propagandists ev-
plain that?
The spokesman for dry organi-
cations claim too much when they
attribute every gain in population,
wealth and economic progress to
the effect Of prohibition. The dry
law doesn't make the sun shine
brighter or the winters milder.
They take in too much territory.
No one disputes that we are bet
ter off without the saloon, and pro
hibition. If tried. might have sur
prisingly salutary effect on our ma
tional life. society," and industry.
But even actual prohibition won't
bring in the perfect millennium.
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inal Rose Marie"
with not the orig
inal principals,
that Il have seen.
In the first place,
Rose herself is
magnificent. glori-
GUS in voice and
extremely dra-
matte. She lifts
the vocal climaxes
To extreme heights
and when il comes
70 drama she has
that ti,uch which
blends with the
emoting of the
singing. This
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-05
RIGHT HERE
IN INDIANA
BY GAYLORD NELSON.

some Photographic process, that
made photography possible on a
commercial scale. How will they
be taking pictures century
hence?
Perhaps then they will actually
be photographing human thoughts
and the workings of the human
brain. 1t isn't safe any more to
pronounce anything impossible.
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MELODY WINS ON
NEW BILL AT PALACE

Melody, as put forth by Jack Big
as the feature attraction OF the blu
at the Palace today and tomorrow.
The usual number Of popular stuff is
played along with some unusual
things which are tho real features
OF the act. Three trunDets played
by Biglow and two of his girls
furnish some pleasant melodies and
as things seem to run In threes the
same number of girls attack the
xylophone In another good trio. Must
not forget a violin solo by ono of
the girls In which she played some
fayorites such as bits from Victor
Herberts Fortune Teller" and
Coming Through the Rye"
The Novelle Brothers have an
amusing act In which the two are
dressed as clowns and play the violin
with much foollshness. Another hit
they make is their imitation Of
couple of love birds with the talking
done I'm whistles,
Wilbur Mack and Gertrude Purdy
have q continuous line OF wise
cracks that are fun Of humor. As
finale to their act they dance.
Billy "Swede" Hall az "A swedish
maid In a hotel presents his Idea OF
what the aforesaid maid would DO
and look like we're she to drink too
much hard liquor, Most of the fun
is derived from the dense quality of
the maids mind when II comes to-
things such as getting married and
telephone conversations.
John and Winnie Hennings have
a very sophisticated little Offering
about a fellow who has lost all his
money on the girls and his troubles
with the latest one.
At the Palace today and tomorrow
By the Discovery
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FOllleS, tnat IS,
she made herself
famous. comes
right into our
quiet and beau
tiful city and
gets the wives
all aroused. Ethel
has a most ter
rible idea. She
plans a national
strike for wives.
No more "woik-
ing" in a small
kite h e n She
wants larger kit
chens forN all
wives. And she
wants some other
things, such as
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marital sdvice cannot be given. nor
2f other fssne GauSss :psrS Win Teceiye per-
sonal reply. Unsigned requests cannot
be answered. All letters are confiden-
Where was the body of Floyd
Collins finally buried? Can you
tell me something about the
funeral?
Floyd Collins was buried on Va
small hill overlooking Crystal Cave.
KY, April rs, 1925. About 500
people attended fhe funeral. The
automobile containing the body left
Cave City, KY. followed by about
fifty automobiles. Funeral services
were conducted by the Rev. ]. S.
Smith, of Central City and Rev. r.
B. Neel, Bowling Green anad lasted
about one hour.
What states comprise the Union
of South Africa?
Cape Of Good Hope, Natal, Trans
vaal and the Orange Free State.
II child is legally adopted and
receives the name Oh his duOkQeu
parents, is a marriage contracted
under that name legal?
Yes, so far as the nane is con-
cerned.
s What is the base pay of an en-
listed man in the Army upon his
first enlistment
Twenty-one dollars a month.
Who said. Let the Alps sink;
the gods raised them to shelter
Italy; they are now no longer
needed?"
Cicero said 1t after the conquest
of Gaul by Caesar.
Can you tell me rome way to
rid a house of ants?
The surest way to keep house
free from. ants is to leave no food
lying about on shelves or in open
places where they can reach 1t. Ants
20, where they can find food. and
ifithe food is kept in metal contain
ers or tightly covered jars or Ice box.
they car not reach It and win not
stay. Cakes, bread. sugar and meat
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way A final
crash and the
door opens. The
captain OF the
ship looks in,
and to the ques-
ton as to what
the trouble is.
ca ~ an
nounces that the
ship has net left
port as yet, It's
even flu n n Ter
than 1t sounds in
the act of Nc
Lain Gates and
Genevieve Lee la
"Stateroon 49,
at tho Lyric this
week.
GILL; a. a.
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Sibylla BOWMAN time, Maria Sham
shon is singing
the Rose aries" role. She is by
far the most satisfactory Of all the
Rose Maries. I have seen. There is
no controversy regarding Sibylla
Bowman, who is Wanda, the dancer
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Ethel Plans National Wife Strike;
'Rose-Marie' Returns in Finest Shape
BY Walter ID. Hickman

TT EN-, there am trouble in the
I'M air If Ethel Davis carries out
M a terrible threat,
Ethel has gone wild over an idea
which the Russian Act Theater, the
musical end of bighbrow art, has
brought to This country
This Ethel Davis, a person made
famous in the Greenwich Village
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What qualifications must a man
have to join the United States Ma
fine Corps?
He must be at least II years Of
age and not over So. He must be at
least sixty-four inches tall and not
over seventy.four. rs weight must
be IN right proportion 20 his height.
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LOOKING OVER NEW
EVENTS AT THE LYRIC

"A pair of newlyweds on an ocean
liner. 1t is night and a storm is in
progress. Thunder and nerve rack
ing sounds are heard. The young
wife is historical in her fright and
almost has her husband the same
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You can get an answer to any ques-
ton Of fact or inforniR ton by writing
10 The Indianapolis Times Washington
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All other questions will receive a per-
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-05

Where are the United States
Navy prisons located7
Portsmouth. N. H: Mare Island.
Cal Paris rsland. 8. C.; Cxvfte. p. L.
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what Is the meaning Of
"wfnonz''g
1t is a Sioux Indian nan1e mean
ing "first-ncrn daughter.v
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-05

why are green and red used SO
eonsphcunus1y IN Christmas Gaccra-
thons7
To carry out tine holly cwfcr srfnar1e
and give a cheerful tome to thn
decoration.
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who Is tine author ami pszhrsher
Of the novel Under the Crescent''7
Mrs, Helen b Shfpman Is tho
author and the publisher lis csrcsset
and Dunlap r140 Broadway. New
York CITY
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-05

Are rats and mice the same?
No. but they belong to the same
rodent family, the genus. Mus.
They vary in size and habits.
Evening star., 1926-12-26

green eyes turned on us; then, hear
ing Mr.. Jackson murmur. 'Puss,
puss.' it ran for it's life. sinking sl-
most into the ground, and vanished
among some shrubs.
Mr.. Jackson sighed. "Perversity Of
the brutesr' he said. He led me hack
to the house through a conservatory
full of choice orchids. A gilt bird
cage was hanging there. one of the
largest L had ever seen, replete with
every luxury the heart of bird could
want.
"Is that for the bullfinch?" asked
him.
oh" she said, didn't you know?
The little beggar wouldn't let himself
be caught, and the second morning,
when they went up. there he lay on
the old chaps body, dead. / thought
it was very touchin'. But 1 kept the
cage hung up for you to see that /
should have given him a good time
here. Oh. yes, Ultima Thule would
have done him well!'
The question l had long been wish
ing to ask him slipped out of me then:
do you mind telling me why you
called your house Ultima Thule?"
"Why?" he said. Found it on the
gate. Think it's rather distiugue,
don't you?" And he uttered his pro
found chuckle.
First rate. The whole place is the
last word in comfort
Very good OF you to say So" he
said. I've laid out a goodish bit on
it. A man must have a warm corner
to end his days in. Ultima Thule,
as you say--it isn't bad. There's sue
cess about it. somehow"
And with that word in my ears, and
in my eyes a. vision OF the little old
fellow in his Ultima Thule, with
the bullfinch lying dead on a heart
that had never known success, trav-
eled back to town.
(CopyriKht. 1921
Evening star., 1926-12-26
Historic Crossing of the Delaware
Linked With the Christmas Season

The financial returns from these made
it possible for him to return to Eu-
rope. where he became a pupil of
Lessing at Dusseldorf
From the beginning Leutze devoted
himself almost exclusively TO subjects
of historical nature. and especially to
those relating to the history and dis
covery of America. 1t did not take
him long to win recognition in the
art circles of Europe. His first note
worthy production in the Old World
was Columbus Before the Council at
Salamanca" which was purchased by
the Dusseldorf Art Union. A com
paniOn picture. columbus in Chains" 4"
was awarded the gold medal at the
Brussels art exhibition and later pro
cured by the Art Union of New York
in 1S45 LeutZe made a tour of the
art centers of Italy by way: of com
pleting his self-imposed course Of edu-
cation. Upon returning to Germany
he married and made his home in
Dusseldorf. While there ne put forth
his strongest bid for lasting fame by
placing on canvas his conception of
Evening star., 1926-12-26

Jersey shore. However, that one was
the largest of the three. was COM
manded by Washington himself and.
| as things turned out, proved to be all
that was necessary.
During the morning of Christmas
Day the river was clear of ice, but
before noon it began to fill with thin
cakes of floating ice which had drifted
down from some of the Delaware's s
upper branches that had been frozen
during an intense cold snap five days
before.
With the aid of motley collection
of boats that had been gathered dur
ing the previous week from the Della
ware and Lehigh Rivers, the Colonists
hoped to ferry all Of their infantry,
few companies of cavalry, and 18
pieces of artillery across by midnight,
allowing five hours of darkness in
which to march to Trenton. But in
spite of the fact that the crossing
was begun as planned just after
nightfall, 1t was not until four
O'Clock in the morning that the task
was completed. An hour before mid
night severe storm of mingled snow
and hail. and accompanied by high
wind, had set in. This, combined
with the swift current and jagged
ice cakes, I1laue the ndIuilHS Oh lHe
boats a slow and difficult job. The
same regiment of seafaring men from
Marblehead. Mass, which had saved
the day when the little American
Army retreated from Long Island
the previous August, is said to have
piloted most Of the boats through
the maze of miniature icebergs that
fateful Christmas night. They found
II especially hard to ferry over the
horses and artillery
But in spite Of all obstacles. the en-
tire detachment was finally safely
landed on the Jersey side. This gave
| them new encouragement for they
had successfully completed the most
hazardous part of their project, and
even though they were far behind
their scheduled time. Washington
and his men set out for Trenton In
the most enthusiastic frame of mind
that they had enjoyed for many
day. Marching with bleeding feet
over slippery, deserted roads, they at
last caua sg1thtnr sight Of thsarsade@4
Evening star., 1926-12-26

OXYGEN. like hot coffee or choco-
late. may now be carried in ther-
mos bottles.
Aviators preparing to fly at high
attitudes may now carry their oxygen
supply in liquid form in these contain
ers and thus do away with the trans
portation of heavy steel cylinders CON
tanning the compressed gas. This is
the invention of NJ. Garsaud of the
French Academy of Sciences. Not
only is it easier to carry oxygen in
this way. but larger quantities can he
transported in very small space.
The bottles are made of enameled
metal and have two openings at the
mouth. one leading the gasified oxy-
gen into the mask worn by the avia-
tor and the other for the passage Of
a wire carrying an electric current.
The electric current heats a tiny
quartz lamp inside of the bottle and
thus vaporizes the necessary amount
of oxygen.
The only inconvenience of the ap-
paratus, NJ. Garsaud says, is splash
ing of the liquid oxygen in the bot
tie. This could cause explosion unless
corrected by filing it loosely with as
bestos. Liquid air can be carried In
these bottles for as long as six days
at a time.
Evening star., 1926-12-26
A Hole in the Sky.

ONE astronomer, in discussing the
remarka BILE dark lanes in his
photographs OF the nebula surround
ing the star Rho Ophiuchi and the
apparent yelling of the more distant
stars by this and a neighboring
nebula. calls attention to "a small
black hole in the sky which has
appeared on a number of his photo
graphs for a number of years. On
account of it's smallness and sharp
ness. and it's isolation, ii is. he saws.
the most remarkable phenomenon Of
the kind with which he is acquainted.
It is in the constellation Sagittarius,
in right ascension Is hours 25 min
utes 81 seconds. declination south rs
degrees 3 minutes. 1t lies, II IL
added. in an ordinary part of the
Milky Way, and Is not due to the
presence or absence of stars, but
seems really to be a marking on the
sky itself.
Evening star., 1926-12-26

tination, the village of Trenton. AL.
though it had been daylight for sew
eral hours, the Hessians were com
pletely surprised. Their comma nder
was killed in the first onslaught, and
the Americans captured over a
thousand prisoners in less than a
quarter of an hours fighting. The
Colonial forces sustained but five
casualties, two of which were victims
of cold and exposure.
1t was now the Revolutionists turn
to celebrate Christmas, a day late
perhaps. but all the more heartily
for they had finally won their much
prayed-for victory.
SO it was unquestionably a decisive
event in American history which EN-
manuel LeutZe planned to portray.
That he gave some thought to ac-
curacy of detail is indicated by his
having Colonial uniforms and an
American flag shipped to him from
the United States. But the artist
seems to have been mainly concerned
with making his canvas forceful and
animated rather than absolutely his
tOrically correct. The result is one
Evening star., 1926-12-26

Washington standing up in an open
boat in the face of raging blizzard
an achievement which matter Of-fact
peop!e point out as manifestly i'm
possible. even for such an athlete as
the Father Of His Country. Then,
again. the flag Leutze drew contains
a cons:el.a ion of stars in It's blue
field. a detail ,lat was a little prema-
ture. for the Stars and Stripes were
not adopted unit. June "A. f777, six
months ls:er. ara the banner carried
on that bleak Christmas night bore
the combined crosses of st. George and
81. Andrew in its corner.
Not only is the painting inaccurate
in these details but, stranger stiil in
view of it's popularity, 1t was not
even made in America. 1t was pro-
duced in Germany on the banks OF
the Rhine. The latter river is pic
tured instead of the Delaware. and
German citizens were used for models
by the artist in drawing the soldiers.
The figure which is holding the flag
is said to bear striking resemblance
to Frederick the Great
But the spirit Of the days Of '76
Is there. 1t had been acquired by
the artist while spending the forma-
tive wears of his youth in this conn-
try. whittier he had been brought by
his parents shortly after his birth in
Wurtemberg. Germany. in 1916. At
first the Leutzes settled in Philadel-
phia. hut soon moved to Fredericks-
burg. Va. The future painters early
education was good, though not espe-
cialiy along artistic lines.
He gave his first evidence OF talent
with the brush and pencil while at
tending the sick bed of his father,
when he resorted to drawing and
painting to while away the long hours
Of waiting. The boy quickly acquired
fondness for such work and pro
iected a plan for publishing in Wash
ington a series of portraits of emf
nent American statesmen. The
scheme, however, met with little sue
cess.
Refusing 10 he discouraged. Young
Leutze persevered At his profession
until 1s40, when he produced some
paintings which struck the public
fancy and brought him many orders.
Evening star., 1926-12-26

of the most striking examples of the
difference between a photograph and
picture that can be found any
where.
Leutze waited for Spring to come
and then, while the Rhine was choked
with ice. sketched the floating wind
tossed cakes of ice, and the rivers
banks, hence our great American
painting has as it's background an ice
jam on the Rhine.
Critics say the entire atmosphere
of the picture is German, attributing
this partially to the fact that Ger
man artist naturally puts German
character into all he portrays-the
same being true of the artists of
every other nationality-and partially
to the fact that, though LeutZe took
pains to secure correct colonial uni
forms, he did not hesitate to dress
Germans in them. The uniforms, by
the way, were sent to the painter at
the direction of a congressional COM
mittee appointed to assist the artist in
every way possible.
LeutZe apparently took justifiable
pride in his work from the start. On
May IL, 1851, he held a reception in
his studio at Dusseldorf in honor of
its completion. The Prince and
Princess of Prussia were among the
distinguished guests present, and
paid homage to the artists latest
accomplishment in the most compli-
mentary terms. The original canvas.
from which thousands of copies have
been made. measures IL by 22 feet.
1t Is now In the possession of the
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New
York.
After Ia years residence in Dussel-
dorf, during which period he made
several other well-known Revolution
airy pictures, including Washington
at Princeton" Sergeant Jasper
and News From Lexington" Leutze
came back to the United States in
1859 and opened a studio In New
York.
The next year he was commissioned
by the Government to paint large
mural picture for the staircase In the
Capitol Building at Washington. The
subject chosen was Westward the
Trend of Empire Takes Its Way" and
kkNAae <xG1Asss sm@NPE
Evening star., 1926-12-26

Seeing that excitement was worse
for him than cats. | took the wire off
He fell hack. quiet at once; and pres
emily, first one and then another cat
came stealing in. till there were four
or five seated against the walls.
His eyes looked most supernaturally
bright. staring out Of his little, with
ered-up face. lie said. just audibly:
Did you ever see anything more Won
derful than that sunlight? It's really
marvellous" After that he fell into a
sort of doZe or stupor. ! continued
to- sit there. relieved. but rather hu-
inflated. that he had not askeh me TO
take care Of his cats and bullfinch.
Presently there came the sound of
motor in the street. And the landlady
appeared For such An abrupt woma n ,
she entered very softly.
Here he is, she whispered.
| WENT out and found gentleman.
perhaps 80 years OF age. in a black
coat. His face was plump and red
with a glossy mustache. indeed, he
seemed to shine everywhere save in
the eyes, which were of a dull and
somewhat liverish hue.
Mr.. Jackson"
The same. How is the little old
chap"
Opening the door OF the next room
| heCkoned Mr.. Jackson in.
Hes really very i'll: I'd better tell
YOU what he wants to see YOU about -
He looked at me with that air of
You can't get at me--whoeVer you
may be. (which belongs To the very
successful.
Right o." he said "WeH?"
! described the situation. "He seems
To think. | ended. that you'll be kind
enough TO charge yourself with his
strays. in case he should die"
rs he really going TO kick it?''
I'm afraid So
HIM. Stray cats. YOU say, and
bird. Well, there's no accounting. He
was always cracky little chap. So
that's 1t, We pay him his five quid