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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-28

Library shelves have been made
to groan with manufactiEEd
crime, some of which was arSs:ic
enough tn be called lit,l lturc.
The simplest and most consoii1ls
thing is to excuse what this TN
fortunate Hickman, confessed
child murderer, says he did, on the
ground of insanity.
If great authors could conceive
the same kind of revolving acts,
spend years studying them out and
then peddle them to an eager pub
lie, and if that public could sit up
nights drinking in every detail,
why call it insanity whenever
some crack Drained youth actually
performs them?
We cannot deal in secondhand
horrors, much less glorify them in
the name of art, without drawing
a real one now and then.
What interests and thrills large
numbers of people, someone is
bound to try.
The popularity of theft, murder
and other crimes on the printed
page has tempted more than one
youth to regard it as glorious.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-28
Artificial Breath

1t was kindness, of course, that
inspired friends and relatives to
pump air into Alma Overguard's
lungs for thirty-six days. So, too,
it was kindness that inspired
friends and relatives to do the
same thing for Alfred Prick and
Walter Booth.
These three were victims Of
paralysis. Except for artificial
respiration they would have died
quickly and painlessly.
Hope of saving them not only
drew friends to their assistance,
but prolonged the agony Of death.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-28

letters are CONGRATULATIONS.
How many Quakers are in Great
Britain and Ireland?
The Society of Friends (Quakers)
consists Of 1901 members and has
376 places of worship in Great
Britain and in Ireland it has
twenty-seven places of worship and
2,237 members.
Why does the ocean not freeze the
same as lakes?
There are two reasons. Salt water
freezes at lower temperature than
fresh water and oceans are deep
enough so that the temperature Of
the whole body of water does not
reach the freezing point. The cold
water on the surface sinks to the
bottom and is replaced by warm
water, which rises to the top.
What is the area of Holland and
what city there is the largest.
The land area is 1882 square
miles and including water, it is 49,
205 square miles. Amsterdam, hav-
ing a population of 1922, is the
largest city.
How old is the Queen Of the
Netherlands?
She was born Aug. 81, 1880.
What calendar do the Russians
use?
They now use the Gregorian CAL
endar, the same as the rest of the
Christian nations.
What do STATUS quO'' and status
quo ante" mean?
Status quo" is translated into
English "the state in which," mean
ing the present or previous condi-
ton. Status quo ante" is trans
lated Gin the state which was be-
fore"
Was there any exchange of prison
erS during the World War?
There was no exchange of prison.
ers to any great extent during the
World War on the part of any Of
the belligerents. Occasional pro-
vision was made for the repatria-
ton Of permanently disabled
men, some men over 48 years of age,
and the medical personnel cap
tured. A conference of French and
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-28
Dead Bandit Reward

That $4,000 reward for every
dead bandit recently offered by
the Texas Bankers Association has
borne bitter fruit.
Three harmless Mexicans we're
shot down last Friday while
standing in front Of the bank at
Stanton.
Two were killed outright, and
the survivor declared that they
were told to come and wait there
by G. G. Bayes and Lee Smith,
peace officers, who had promised
them employment.
Bayes and Smith have been in
dicted for murder, the former con-
Tossing that it was all a frame
up" to collect $4,000 for each dead
man.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-28

The Rules
1. The idea of letter golf is to
change one word to another and
do it in par, given number of
strokes. Thus, to change COW to
HEN, in three strokes, COW, HOW,
HEW, HEN.
9. You can change only one let
ter at a time.
3. You must have a complete
word, of common usage, for each
jump. Slang words and abbrevia-
tons don't count.
4. The order of letters cannot be
changed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-28
Questions and AnSzge1cS

German delegates opened at Berne,
Switzerland, on May IS, 1918, to
make arrangements for an ex-
tensive exchange of prisoners, but
the matter was still pending at the
time the armiStice was signed. There
was no exchange of prisoners on
the part of the United States.
What is the meaning of the Latin
phrase Eek post factO" and how is
it used?
A literal translation is from
what is done afterwards" 1t is a
legal term designating something as
done after or arising from or affect
ing another thing that was COM
n1itted before. In this broad sense
it is applied to the acceptance of
an estate by the grantee in a deed,
conveying it to him, which estate he
had the right to accept or reject. 1t
is also applied to every act of a
legislative body or of a court having
a retroactive effect.
Who was "Fair ROsamOnd?"
The name is commonly applied to
daughter Of Lord Clifford. She
was the acknowledged mistress of
Henry II, who maintained her in a
bower at Woodstock, accessible only
by a labyrinthine approach, which
the King followed by means of a
silken thread. According to the
popular account, she was discovered
and poisoned by Queen Eleanor
about 1173.
Where does the Red River rise?
In Elbow Lake, western Minnesota,
near the sources of the Mississippi.
Who was Edward William Nor
ley?
An American chemist who col
Elaborated with Michaelson in meas
uring the speed of light.
What part did Clara Bow play in
'The Keeper of the BOOs"?
The part Of Alice Louise Came
ron Golly)
Who played the part of Pierre in
the motion picture 1.-THE Prince of
HID Waiters?"
Lewis Stone.
What are the age limits for ad-
mission to the United States Military
Academy at West Point?
The regulations provide that can
didates for admission are eligible
from the day they are II Cor 10 if
from the regular army or national
guard until the day they are 81
years Of age when they are no long
er eligible.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-28
The Measure of Culture

minister recently completed CWo-year survey
of American cities and announced that Cleveland now
is the most cultured city in the United States. The
reason, he says is that Cleveland spends $1.S9
per capita for annual library maintenance against
smaller sums spent by other cities, New York buying
only 40 to SO cents worth of new books per year
per head. ~
The minister, in giving the results of his survey,
however gave one of the best reasons why it can
be disputed He told the story of the rich man who
found that home built for him had ffty-two feet
of book shelves. Thereupon he sent in order for
fifty feet of books"
We do not believe the ownership Of books deter
mines culture-at least hope it's something higher
than that.
Nobody can qualify for the 100 per cent American
club these days until he has asked Lindbergh not
to do something.
Love is that which girl has who goes with a
man who doesn't own motor car But maybe her
idea is compassionate marriage.
A new phenomenon in the skies has three tails.
Maybe we'd better ask Billy Sunday what it is.
What this country needs is more presidential
timber and few less congressional blocs.
Last Lines 1--WE were told two could live as
cheaply as one"
Nature adjusts things pretty evenly. The wife is
generally willing to make allowances in about the
proportion the husband is willing to give them.
sophistication is that process by which girl gets
her mcdesty equipped with shock absorbers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-28
Cruelty of Kindness

An English laborer drowned his
paralyzed daughter in order to
spare her further pain, and was
acquitted Of murde.,
A Colorado doctor put his inn
beetle child out Of the way for
fear no one would look after her
properly in case of his death, and
also was acquitted Of murder.
Here you have the same spirit
of devotion expressing itself in a
very different way. Some people
see it as a demand to prolong
life, no matter what the sacrifice
or suffering involved, while others
see it as a justification to take
life for the sake of relief.
There are times when kindness
is cruel, and there are times when
cruelty is kind. .
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-28

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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-28

Last Lines: I'VE were told two could live 6
cheapy as one
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-28

Nature adjusts things pretty evenly. The wife
generally willing to make allowances in about tn
same proportion the husband is willing to give then
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-28

Nobody qualify for the 100 per cent American
club these days until he has asked Lindbergh moi
to do something
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-28

Love is that which girl has who goes with 8
man who doesn't own motor car. But maybe hel
idea is compassionate marriage.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-28

What this country needs is more presidents
timber and few less congressional blocs.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-28

A new phenomenon in the skies has three tai
Maybe we'd better ask Billy Sunday what 1t is.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-28
There's Life; There's Hope

With all its progress, science
has not yet enabled us to deter
mine when a case is surely hope
less. In that lies the difficulty.
Much as we have learned about
the human organism and the dis
eases with which it is afflicted,
we still are forced TO fall back on
the adage that while there's life
there's hope"
Mans intelligence, is not Sufi-
Gent for him to say with aSsur.-
ance that any human being will
die because of appearances.
The greatest doctors are maxi
ing mistakes in that direction, as
we'll as in the other.
When the late Senator George
called DR.. Osler in to tell him the
truth about his condition, DR.. Os-
Ter told him he had about two
weeks to live, and collected $500
for the information.
AS a matter of fact, Senator
George lived six months.
Where were the battles scenes in
the motion picture, "The Rough
Riders" filmed?
In Texas, at San Antonioo, and
vicinity.
What is the best way TO break in
a new pipe for smoking?
Fill it with damp salt and let it
stand for four or five hours. Another
way is to dip the pipe in water and
smoke it slowly the first few times.
What State produced the highest
average yield Of corn an acre in
1925?
New Jersey had an average yield
of fifty-two bushels an acre.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-28

Sophistication is that process by which girl get
her mcdesty equipped with shock absorbers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-09
CROWS HATE
OWLS

S6GRoWS have good reason for
~ their hatred of the great
horned owl, writes Samuel
Scoville, in The Forum magazine.
ION bitter winter nights they
must sleep with heads under their
wings; otherwise the unprotected
flesh around their eyes freezes and
the bird so afflicted eventually
goes blind. Any crow, however,
who so passes the night with eyes
and ears muffled, takes dreadful
chance of being caught by
horned or barred owl. 1t is no
wonder that, when they find one
of those vampires abroad by day,
they seem to go into a perfect
fury of rage.
Sometimes crows find it dan.
gerous sport to bait an owl, even
In broad daylight. Another friend
of mine followed flock which
had attacked a great horned owl,
who finally took refuge in the
deep woods where the light was
so dim that the owls sight came
back to him. When my friend
arrived at the great birds hiding
place he found him with eyes
blazing like fire and eartufts
standing UP like horns. fitting
back and forth through the
shadows with q dead crow in
either foot, while the flock
shrieked their horror at a safe
distance"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-09

timid way. And he smiled and
said he would be delighted.
I'm here to serve you in any
way can" he told her. Perfectly
acquiescent. he was. and yet there
was about him so much dignity
thar every one felt building a fire
in the furnace might be made a
very special and important opera
ton.
Every task he performed was
done Just that way. And. OF course.
the housewife was so impressed
that she wished him to take the
job as a permanent thing.
But he blushed and stammered
a little when he explained that he
worked only a day now and then
to help out his friends.
She discovered later that the
boy who had built her furnace
fire was the son of a wealthy man
and reasonably might be expected
tn scorn all mental toll.
But no toll is mental: it is the
workers attitude toward it that
makes it seem so.
Nevada has the largest per
capita wealth of any State in the
nation, with Iowa, Wyoming.
South Dakota, Montana, Mass
achusetts, New York. New Jersey
Nebraska and California following.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-09
BUTTERFLY
NET
mo capture tiny creatures which

NlO capture tiny creatures which
i live on the bottom of the sea
and which are likely to escape
dredge or bucket. d.. o. T. J.
Mortensen. a Danish naturalist,
has invented a device that is a
veritable undersea butterfly net"
Popular Science Monthly describes
it as a metal sled with runners,
with fine silk net stretched on
top. The sled is let down at the
end of a. cable, then hauled along
the bottom of the sea. AS the run.
ners slide over the mud, myriads
of small creatures living there,
like insects in field, are trapped
in the silk net, to be hauled to the
surface for study.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-09
By Lucy Lowell

A NY kind of a job can be made
"A the most dignified thing in
the world. It's all in the attitude
Of the worker.
There's a college in suburban
town. and some of the students
work their way by doing odd
jobs for the towns folks.
They trim hedges and NOW
lawns and mend screen doors
and keep gardens going for the
commuters.
And one young fellow had a
regular job doing these for a
family He has done his work
well enough, but with no partic.
ular interest. 1t has been as il
he wished everybody to know ne
was much above such mental
tasks and feels rather ridiculous
at them.
Another student substituted for
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-09
QUESTIONS OF
ETIQUETTE
by Cornelius Beeckmanl
An Informal Dinner
EAR MRS BEECKMAN:

II
II i. When serving dinner, IN
a home where there Is no maid.
does the hostess serve the vege-
tables2 And when?
2. We are invited to the home
of a newly married couple. We
were not present at the wedding.
What do we say to each one?
3. When serving baked potato
is it proper to break the potato
open and put butter between the
pieces? Or does the guest do this
himself:
I. When eating celery, does one
put the salt on the bread and
butter plates?
S, When are the candles lighted
on the dinner table? And when
blown out? G. c.
Either the host or the hostess,
il dinner is served on the table,
serves the vegetables. This il
determined by the convenience Of
the household. Sometimes the
host carves and serves only the
meat and passes the dinner plate,
with the meat on it. to the
hostess, who adds the vegetables.
II it is more convenient the
dishes with the vegetables, az
well as the platter with the meat,
are placed in front of the host,
and after he has put the piece of
meat on the plate he adds the
vegetables.
2. You will probably want, to
give your best wishes" to the
bride and congratulations" TO
the groom.
8. If convenient. break the
potato just before it is served and
put the butter inside the break,
II you serve your baked potato
as a stuffed baked potato. YOU
will find the serving more con.
venient and vastly more artistic
looking.
4. Yes.
5. Candles are lighted on the
dinner table just before dinner is
announced. They are extin-
glished after the guests have
left the dining-room.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-09
HOW TO GET
TANNED

THE best friend to a good COM
= plexion is sunlight and the
right kind of coat of tan is good
for the skin. declares Hildegarde
Fillmore in the August issue of
McCall's. She says:
Besides painting you with a
nice, golden tan, the sun works
wonders with skin blemishes. 1t
dries them up naturally and leaves
a fresh, firm surface. If your skin
peels little, use plenty of nourish-
ing cream at night to keep it from
getting too dry. You'll probably
find that your ordinary shade of
powder looks too white on
tanned skin. so get darker shade.
'Ochre' and 'sunburn' usually tone
in well. but if you have difficulty
matching it, blend one of these
shades with your own powder till
the desired tint is reached"
Ultraviolet light is now en-.
ployed with marked benefit to
keep monkeys. reptiles and other
zoo animals in god health.
American copper mines will last
only forty years at the present
rate of consumption unless other
deposits are discovered.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-09
There Should Be
No Hurry About
Marriage
BY Beatrice Fairfax
An Authority on the Problems Of
Love and Marriage


DoMANCE inheres in the
~ thought of an elopment. in
the heart of many girl. The
unconventional. secret, runaway
match. with its impulsiveness and
element Of surprise. may seem to
spell romance as compared with
conventional, formal wedding.
The lure of the elopment Is
dinnly connected in our minds
with stories the world loves to
tell in ballads, poems and opera,
Of the young Lochinyar, Othello,
Romeo and Juliet, and countless
other tales of pathetic, undaunted
love.
In the days when every mar
riage was a marriage of con-
venience and arranged by parents,
regardless of the wishes of the
young people concerned, secret
Opponents were an extremely
hazardous and pathetic, but in.
evitable. protest against parental
tyranny. But in this free, modern
age, when young people choose
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There are. seldom parental OBJ
jections nowadays to a marriage
Of love and suitability. When
there is opposition to a marriage
today, the chances are there is
i good reason for obiecting. So is 1t
not wise to pause long and con-
slider well whether these objec-
tions are well founded? Does it
pay to elope?
Suitability is fully as essential
to married happiness as love.
The husband who doesn't care for
the same sort of things that In.
terest you. whom you cannot
proudly introduce to all your
friends, knowing they will find
him a comfortable and congenial
companion, the husband who
cannot support you, is not going
the make you happy long, no mat
ter how fascinating he may
seem at the moment. 1t takes
time and careful thought to de.
termine this question of suitable
fly. That Is why SO few elope-
ments lead to happy marriage,
They are almost always an I'M.
pulsive, ill-considered yielding to
emotion by two persons deter.
mined to snatch self-indulgent
pleasure at all costs, regardless
Of the welfare of others.
The Opponents, frequently re-
corded by the newspapers, of men
and women already married, de-
sorting husbands and children, Is
an extreme example of the selfish
cruelty of many Opponents.
Love is all that matters" is
the excuse given. But such per.
sons do not guess even family
what love is, for love is un.
selfish. When the novelty Of the
new partnership wears off, the
new love, so called. proves even
more faulty and unsatisfying
than the old.
Every elopement is, in its very
nature, a running away, hence
carries the elements of cowardice
that dare not remain and face
the music, and of disorder and
haste.
There should be no hurry about
marriage. It is the one event
that needs careful thought be-
cause of its far-reaching, all-pow-
erful effects on the present and
future. Take time to think
things over. Study the man who
interests you. Study yourself.
Do not let yourself be rushed
or coaxed into a runaway mar.
riage. For repenting at leisure
is likely to be an embittering If
not tragic ordeal.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-09
TRY THESE
RECIPES
A steamed Pudding

A steamed Pudding
One cup bread crumbs, 3 tea
" spoons baking powder, / cup
mincemeat, eggs, y teaspoon
salt, / cup milk.
Separate eggs. Add milk,
mincnieat. crumbs. baking pow
der and salt Of yulkes. Beat
whites until stiff and fold into
mixture. Steam for one hour in
individual molds. Serve hot with
hard sauce. If a .sweeter pud-
ding is desired, add about X cup
sugar to the mixture.
A common Italian salutation in
the morning is. God give you a
good day."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-09
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Large and Extra Large. A Me-
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-09

the furnace improves the spirits
of everybody.
And the housewife glanced at
the boy on the lawn and wondered
If she dared ask him to build a
fire. 1t was a thing she never
would have suggested to the regu-
lar man.
She did ask him, finally. In a
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-09
FASHIO MS
F ANCIES
! canoe any fine
EDGING IT'S WAY into fashion

EDGING ITS WAY into fashion
~ able society. suede betting as.
sumes a metal edge, fastened in
tiny points, blocks or curves. In
all of the seasons smartest color
ings. this betting is used for suit
belts and accompanying hat hands.
Checking Your Sunshade when
1t is not needed is all very well,
but it is also checked when rem
dering active service. The sea-
sons smartest shades are of
checked or striped silk - checks
being the favorite pattern, whether
in small shepherd plaid effect
or in sportier and more dashing
designs of larger blocks in two
tones of the same color. or two
contrasting coiors that blend well.
Leather covered handles and fer
rules of the predominating tone
import a strictly Partisan air.
Judging the Jauntiness of flow
ing cretonne or sateen coolie
coats seems to be a matter of
color. The gayer the colorings.
the smarter these little garments,
that are quite the fad for loung-
ing robes or for beach wear.
Other models of boldly checked
Bingham are making .. strong bid
for popularity.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-09
In the Home

A village of 152 inhabitants
hitherto unknown has been dis
covered in the mountains Of
northern Japan, by census-takers.
The inhabitants do not speak
modern Japanese.
"A WATERFOWL, Mass, black
smiths shop used by George
Washington is being equipped and
opened as a garage.
The art of glass making was
practised in $500 b. c. by the
Inhabitants of the Euphrates Val.
ley. who sold glass beads to the
Egyptians.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-09
Your Attitude Gives job Its Diqnitu

him one day. And from the way
he went at it he plainly did not
consider himself ridiculous at all
in overalls welding a sickle and
a rake.
1t happened to be a dismal
day, one of those raw days of
late spring when a bit of fire in