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CHAPTER v

Nov that I have sent for him,
said Menelaos, II want to tell you
one thing. I was wrong, and ali
that, but you had no right to thrash
out the question as you did, in the
presence of our child"
st regret it, too," said Helen, "but
it seemed better than to accept
without protest the insult you laid
on me before my daughter. You
seem to think it is good for your
child and your household to hear
such dnmanly discourtesy from your
lips"
Helen, haven't said a word be-
fore my own household; no self
respecting man would do that. When
Eteoneus wanted to open the SUBJ
ject, refused to let him go on"
what subject did Eeteoneus wish
to open?" said Helen.
II can't tell you, Helen. I don't
wish to, in the first place, and if ]
did repeat his remarks, you'd accuse
me of insulting you. and before ]
go out of the mess, I'd have to in
vite some other guest to the house
We haven't enough food in the
storeroom to entertain any more; il
was disappointing harvest, you re-
member"
81 won't be put off this way said
Helen, eff YOU decide not to tel
me, I'll ask Eteonous what he said
"Helen, see I've made too much
of a small matter. I'll tell you tine
little there is to tell. On my return
Eteoneus asked me just what the
attitude of the servants should be
to you.
"They were surprised, he said
that you came back at all, and still
more that you were here again as
though-well, as though you hao
never been away. They were pre-
pared, on my return, to cheer my
lonely life, he said, but they didn't
know how to meet a situation in
which there seemed to be no loneli-
ness, and no need for cheering up
They felt, he said"
when was it you stopped him
prevented him from going on?" said
Helen. That's quite a speech, al
ready"
"He made it against my will, anc
rather piece-meal," said Menelaos
"I refused to listen to him, but be.
fore got him out he had made
his point of view clear enough
What I told you was a summary
more concise than his remarks.
Y''He feels that the world is de.
parting from the traditions he. grew
up in; what he really came for was
to be comforted against the con
seriousness and the consequences o.
growing old"
"He's probably right about TIT
world changing. I'm sorry 1t is
Conservative ways. conventional
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POLICY BOARD
! FOR MANAGER
GROUP PICKED
Membership Chairman Es-
/ terIine Says Drive Will
e Be Systematic.

A committee to decide policies of
the Andia1.apolis City Manager
League was announced today by city
manager movement leaders.
The members are: Sol Schloss,
Henry L. Dithmer, Frank E. Gates,
william H. Insley, John w. Ester
line and Fred Hoke. Charles F. Cot
fin, executive chairman, is ex-ohdcio
member.
The committee is expected to meet
soon to determine policies to be
followed by the group sponsoring
the better government drive.
Membership Chairman John w.
Esterline outlined plans for the
100000 membership drive before the
membership committee Monday
night at manager headquarters, $40
Illinois Bldg.
Proceed Carefully
1--WE plan to make a careful
visitation of each home in the city.
Our drive for members will be no
whirlwind affair. We will make a
conscientious and systematic cam
paign for citizens to come into the
league Fundamentally with their
membership and money" Esterline
declared.
"Our biggest task is to unite the
citizenship OF Indianapolis i'll this
nonpartisan group which desires to
secure and perpetuate nom
political and business-like municipal
government.
"It is a huge undertaking but it
spells victory in the coming election
of commissioners, Esterline as
serted.
Rally Is Start
The campaign will start following
distribution of membership blanks
to the $500 workers Wednesday
night at rally at the Hoosier Ath-
letic Club.
This rally of workers is the most
outstanding and consequential
meeting in our campaign" Coffin
said. Coffin will explain the pur-
poses of the league and announce
the principles on which the group
is united.
Claude H. Anderson, executive
secretary who has been volunteer
ing his services since the June 81
election, has been retained again to
direct the movement part time.
Leroy Lewis, mems organizer,
and Mrs. Lehman Dunning, wom-
ems organizer, have volunteered to
donate month of their time to
further the membership drive.
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ENGINE NOW TRACKLESS

SCOTT CITY, Kan, July 12.-Out
in the Kansas prairie, miles from a
town or a railroad track, stands an
old locomotive.
Many years ago a creditor of a
short line railroad secured an at
tachment on the engine but the
company that bought the right-of-
way tore up the track and left the
the locomotive where it could not be
moved.
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Bankers Funeral Wednesday

BIZ Times Special
KNIGHTSTOWN, Ind, July 12-
Funeral services will be held here
Wednesday afternoon for Eric G.
Morgan, 81, president of the First
National Bank. He died at his
home here Sunday night.
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combat between factions in the con-
gregation and charges in police
court, will be described to DR.. @. M.
Dinsmore, state superintendent, at
special meeting tonight.
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The Characters

HELEN. an ancient lady with modern
ideas.
MENELAos. her husband while she stayed
at home.
HERMIONE. her daughter and severest
ORESTEs, her nephew-young enough TO
be, reformer: old enough to have am
billions. .@
ETEONEUs. gate-keeper by calling; phil
osopher by Instinct: moralist by observa-
ton.
ADRASTE, handmaiden and friend to
Helen: scandal to most everybody else.
CHE2ITAS. the lady lext door,.
DAMASTOR, a boy who Strayed from the
family doorstep.
There has been a family blow-up.
Helen, determined that Hermione shall
have the change to, see a real man be-
has proposed that Pyrrhus, Achilles
son, be invited to pay them a visit.
Menelaos has questioned Helens motives
in urging .Pyrrhus to call, The very
ideal Indignationi Threats to leave
Menelaos agrees in the interests of peace
in the home to invite Pyrrhus.
Now go on with the story.
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Church Strife Hearing

Bu NEA Service
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, July 12.-
Trouble in the Eighth Ave-, Baptist
church here, which led to physical
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OHAT IS SHE LJORTH
TO THIS NATION?

well as kind with the children.
She Is very honest and con-
sclentious and has a great pride
in her craftsmanship. You might
not think that there was rhuch
technique to janitressing, but she
would soon make you see your
mistake. When she returned
after her vacation and found that
her substitute had left the
linoleum sticky with oil she was
indignant. She has acquired a
certain proprietary feeling about
those floors. She told me Just
how much oil should be used on
linoleum and how 1t should be ap-
piled. There are also certain
tricks about busting and scrubbing
and arranging desks and she has
them all at her fingers tips.
Indeed, il you were to choose a
mother for seven children YOU
could hardly find a better one
than my janitress. Patient, brave,
Industrious, loving. honest, loyal,
dignffied. skilfnl. sensible there's q
a formidable list OF virtues for
one citizen. Think what service
she could render TO tne nation
II she could devote all her time
and strength to raising her chill
dren. Many regiments of men
could not equal her value to any
country. She and her kind should
be conserved. endowed with PEN
sions, rewarded and I1onored.
do We not do these things?
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HEREDITY ALIBI
By 7. E. POwe,
Copyright, 1927. New York
Evening Journal. Inc.
Aegastered o. 8. Patent oftieA.
BY DIR. Frank Crane

D0ROTHY DIX had good article recently on herediy
aibi She pointed out that this the
aibis in the world and of which the weakings
especially fond.
1t be limited weaklngs man who is honest
upright and has the other attributes of
But when is drunkard and loose sex life or
otherwise sefindugen often him will
attribute to the influence of his fathers such
N
II has hereditary leaning for instance towards LIQUOR
why doesn't he leave it alone?
know is prominent in politics himself the Gov
eno OF State and his father before him The father
mao Deen great drunkard. son
touched IT. He knew the blood and he avo3ad
IT. ms the thing for which heredty good It ought
TO teacn US what kind of temptations to avoid
ANY man who to the devil of his own down
@ we never place false stone in the edce of our career
unless do it ourselves. = 80 '
Likewise who success is entitled r. rad; 1r
her people and events contributed to his venture
would nothing
Ihe thing that cngs to Is his sense ~
he is the master of his he ought to be
the captain of his soul. - e " ~
Our heredity God and we all have - =. +bo o
to make something of ourselves. = = - 49,
The Orlentas defy their we use them for
70 put the blame of actions them If everything that
said about heredy this would steadily 90 to the
dogs AS 1t ls growing better improving because
nre Is continual of babies entering humanity
always starting again.
No matter what your mother or great uncles were
therefore. should not be downhearted.
Dr. johnson asked him and she reped
Sir cannot because condition life not equal to yours
Besides, have two uncles that have been hung"
he answered. AS far position in life
to be hung" ~ e
Copyright 1877 Mcclure syndicate,
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Give Public Library Adequate
Financial Support

The Public Library of the District is asking for increased
and adequate support It of most widely used
public institutions and should be put stronger financial
basis.
Almost q million and a half books borrowed from the
library last year. Thousands of mounted pictures used
in homes and schools Answers hundreds of questions
found By the reference Business and eng
secured much valuable information from special col
lection of books made for their
All this is commendabe but there another side to the
picture The library is able only fraction of
the Districts population By law must give book and
information service to all residents of the District For this
the library trustees ndeavong to su
cient funds the requirements Of the library law
There only three real branch libraries in Wash
gton dozen-more than that needed to reach the
entire District Thousands of people who library books
and service find difficult get hem because of the long
distance from branch library. All parts of the District
should have equal library privileges Many other cities
extensive systems of branch libraries Why the Capital
City also?
Good books indispensable for the right kind of living
from childhood to old age They needed for
creation enligt tenment and practical information The
Public Library of Washington should be enabled purchase
many books and make them equally accessible
everyone
The Gibson BILL which will be rentroduced
session of Congress- provides for fveyear program
rary building and extension Congress should pass this BILL
it will pave the way for bringing library books and
skilled library service to all parts of the District
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this. She knows that during
those evening hours her children
are exposed to all sorts of tempta-
tion and risks. And she longs
pitifuIly to rest and play with
them after her hard days work
she would like to hear the older
children talk about their studies
and play with the baby. But
every day, toward twilight, she
must go out to the office build
ing, crawling home again many
hours later like a weary brute.
have never heard her COM
plain about the injustice of her
lot. She does not seem to think
of herself at all as an Individual
with rights. She only wants a
chance to do more for her chill
dren--to bring them up better.
We could make 1t possible for her
to do this, and we ourselves would
profit greatly IL we did so. But
we won't bother. We make huge
appropriations for our forests and
streams and the protection of our
pigs and cows and crops. But
mothers. with their human crops
yes, we like to read poetry
about them, and wear carnations
on Mothers Day. But when it
comes to giving them pensions
we'll, that's different.
Do you call that a wise ma
tional economy?
l don't!
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SECRETS OF
HEALTH
BY DR.. c. A. L. Reed

VoU have read a lot about the
i "expectant mother" and she,
indeed, is and must be at all
times the natural object of great.
est interest in the growing family.
But have you ever read anything
about the ''expectant father"
There is much to be said of, for,
and to him. He has his part to
play second in Importance only
TO that of the woman who is to
bear his offspring.
OF course, a decent husband
feels instinctiveIy that his wife.
an expectant mother, needs es.
pecial care and affection during
pregnancy. but, unfortunately, he
does not always know the best
way to express his feelings in
action. To begin with, the ex.
pectant father can see that the
expectant mother has as healthy
an environment as possible to live
in, with fresh air, good food,
sufficient rest and proper exercise.
An important thing is a home
atmosphere of calm and cheer
fulness.
Women expecting their first
child are often nervous or anxious
which the husband can relieve
enormously by reassuring his wife
and helping her to have the right
outlook. He should give her CON-
panionship himself and try to Sc
cure 1t from others, by encourag-
ing the visits of those who give
sensible and wise counsel, and
discouraging those who have mar
row and superstitious views. There
Is nothing more disastrous to the
nervous, an xious, about-to-he
mother than contact with q
wretched old Calamity Jane with
a morbid tendency to every pos.
sible horror. real or ina ginary,
that ever could or could not
have occurred in the lying-:n
rooms. The husband who would
do his duty would protect his wife
by meeting all such intruders at
the front door, If necessary, with
a baseball bat
He must get proper medical
and nursing attention for his
wife. All expectant mothers
should be examined by a. doctor
from time to time-usually about
once every manufacturing preg-
nancy. If he cannot afford a
doctor, he should get his wife to
go to an ante-natal clinic or a
hospital to be examined. This is
! never unnecessary, and no doc
tor objects to seeing a pregnant
woman. even il she feels and
seems quite well. A woman may
feel we'll in herself and vet may
have some defect of formation or
other abnormality-s m e mes
quite a trivial one--that may
hinder birth. A very little care
early will save serious trouble
later. Examination Is especially
necessary for women expecting
their first babies.
The husband should see that
any advice the doctor gives the
mother is carefully carried out,
and then he must arrange for a
good nurse or midwife to attend
her when the child is born. He
should do this a good time be-
forehand, so as not to risk find
ing an untrustworthy. attendant
at the last moment. He should
insist that the attendant have a
proper certificate and must avoid
unframed women, however Eek
perienced." at all costs. He should
obtain any necessaries ordered by
the Doctor or nurse for the con-
tinement some weeks before 1t is
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POLICEMEN
IN LONDON

kSF the bar ever seriously took
i up the question of official
malfeasance in relation to crime,
it would be impressed by the
fact that the London police do
not carry revolvers and that the
killing of London policeman is
practically unheard of; that the
third degree is unknown in
England and would not be toler.
ated for an instant; that in the
United Kingdom, as law-abiding
a country as there is, with a
total annual murder toll less than
that OF some middle-sized Ameri.
can cities, no one respects the
law as much Az the officials
themselves. They are the guard.
ians not only of the peace, but
of the rights of all prisoners,
the sanctities of every legal pro-
ure'-Oswald Garrison Willard
in Official I.awlessness" in the
October Harpers Magazine.
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ONCE-OVERS
HAS YOUR EDUCATIoN HELPED your

HAS YOUR EDUCATION HELPED YOU?
Are allowing much that you learned in school slip
from you because will not brain tests which would
bring into the rules and principles that learned
Aside from mental training which high school and college
you' how much lasting benefit have derived?
Of the mind discipline you pactced
to surmount daily obstacles easily.
But are you satisfied with your years of study?
III have wish to retain what learned higher
why did spend academic college
II the time spent had been but intensive would
be just as well prepared the present time?
Sometimes confronted with matters that puzzle and
BATTLE but these things would have been easy
at the time student.
A little practice would these but
you are too lazy make the effort knowledge
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Wanted, Homes for Fishes
Did, Useless Ships Would Be Just the Thing

Fish plentiful young fish protected from violence
Of winds and fishermen made happy and food
supply increased wherever old wrecks of ships scattered
along the shore.
Fishermen that know the location of such wrecks visit them
and surprise other fishermen by the size of their
All fishermen especially fishing and eating citizens
New Jersey will be interested in suggestion that
pushed energehcay by Governor Moore of New Jersey.
It u.s. briefly that ships belonging to the Government
hukS rotting in the Hudson and the Kill Ku be
towed along the Jersey coast within the threeme limit
blown up and broadcast in places be designated by New
Jersey Fish and Game Commissioners.
Governor Moores idea is excellent the Government
might we'll cooperate with the New Jersey Governor
To make fish and fishermen happy increase food supply
and the time find useful old huls
would be a happy combination.
These facts for which you may thank H M Arm
strong, New Jerseys Fish and Game Commissioner:
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LISTEN, WORLD!
BY ELSIE ROBINSON

Yes, we do
not!
Instead OF be-
ing able to give
herself wholly
TO her children.
without anxiety,
m v .ianitress
m st perform
the h a rd e s t
drudgery at a
mea ger wage TO
avoid starvation
for herself and
her brood. She
nn st lie a V e
home each day
at a time when
her c h / d r e n
need her most,
when they are
coming h o m e
from school and
factories. / t
orrie $ her
greatly because
q h a must do
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HVHE janitress

NNHF janitress
Il who cleans
my office ma g
seven children.
she is exactly
the sort of
w o m q n W h o
= h o uld ha We
seven children.
She is not well
educated, b II t
s h Q h a 8 a
natural $ en- $ e
ana shreWdneSS
which is much
more valuable
than most acs.-
denic informa-
tion. She is
& Cd natured,
but it's not a
sloppy good ma
ture. There g a
backbone to it
and d e finit t e
standards. She's
probably firm as
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1t is q welI-knOwn fact that
a wreck is sought out by both
commercial fishermen and the
excursion fishing fleet so much
so that boats from New York
HarbOr leave at midnight so as
to he at certain old wrecks in the
morning as far south as Brigan-
tine Beach. which is nearly down
to Atlantic City.
Taking note of these facts.
the New Jersey State Fish and
Game Commission, after MAX
ing a study of the fauna of the
floor of the Atlantic shelf, as
well as similar research of the
conditions on the Pacific Coast,
decided that If it were possible
to procure from our Govern
ment the old ships required
they could increase the COM
mercial value of the catch in our
coastal waters a hundredfold.
FISH OFF JERSEY COAST
Only four years ago there
was only very few sportsmen
who knew of tuna fish on our
Jersey Coast, and many Eastern
anglers made annual trips to
Catalina Island to enjoy the
wonderful sport of catching tuna
on rod and reel.
Through the efforts of a few
who knew of tuna showing up
on our coast at certain seasons,
several captains who made their
headquarters at Key West, Fla,
taking out spOrtsmen from there
in the winter months, were in
duced to come to Beach Haven,
n. J., to ply their trade, which
gradually grew to quite a
clientele.
The commission has gone into
the matter very thoroughly and
feel absolutely assured that,
given the required ships. our
coast can be converted from q
sandy shelf into a veritabIe
aquarium for the smaller sea life,
which in turn becomes the feed
ing ground for all kinds Of mi
gratOry fish.
GOOD FOR LORSTERS
There is also another great
source of prospective revenue
in the lobster industry. Lob
sters are plentiful along our
coast, but the young lobster
It would be a good idea
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The knowledge Test For
Readers of The Times

Match correcly
/. Cesar Franck humorist
z Iasker Howard Bliss sculptor
John henry Newman
a. Daniel Chester French
S. Josh Billings general
6. Joaquin Miller composer
Complete these quotations.
z. "Oh my luve's like red,
That's newly sprung n June"-Burns.
! 3D. For frantic foolish word
Thy mercy Thy people, Lord."-Kiplinp
Label each statement true false
g. Nadr is the highest point.
TO- Roger Williams founded Massachusetts
IL. Quebec is the ST. Lawrence River.
IL Khaki is green color.
b. George ~ King of England the
Revolution.
IA Coke is made from wood.
Is Maine the first prohibition State
See Magazine Page For Answers
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expected. Sometimes. especially
if the doctor has warned the wife
that she may have trouble of
any kind. it is better to arrange
for the birth TO take place in a
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needs a home for protection.
This work will also offer refuge
to the lobster, both old and
young, a female lobster is in
spawn for two years and needs
protection or a refuge during
this entire period, but a refuge
also means that it must offer
food for existence during this
time, and the wrecks win also
furnish this.
Our Maine coast is naturally
rocky, and hence the home of
the lobster family, where it lives
among kelp and other ocean
vegetation which ATTACHES itself
to any rough surface.
Sea bass abound in great
numbers wherever there is a
rough surface for barnacles or
ship worms to attach themselves.
The writer has fished along
the old heavy chain of Brigan-
tine whistling buoy and caught
many sea bass which were feed
ing on barnacles growing on the
chain, as the small niolIusks and
tunicates develop very rapidly
if only a rough or hard surface
is present.
The rapidity of growth of
this natural food for fish life is
shown in the following letter
from G. H. Townsend, director
of the New York aquarium:
In continual of my letter
of August 22, | would state that
we have just hauled out the
aquarium boat which has been in
the water for three months and
found a heavy growth of bar
nacles. algae and ascidians.
Il examined the bottom of
the boat recently hauled out at
one of the Mamaroneck boat
yards. This boat had been in
the water since early spring and
was covered with dense
blanket of young mussels, the
deposit being nearly an inch in
thickness everywhere below the
water line.
This will give you some idea
of the rate at which marine
invertebrates attach themselves
to clean surfaces when t. ey are
submerged. Our own boat. has
been cruising in New Jersey
waters in the vicinity of Sandy
Hook"
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hospital, and in any case the hos
pttal has the advantage ot being
quiet and restful, especially II
there are already children in the
home.
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WISE SAYINGS

Men learn while they teach.
Seneca.
He that is over cautious will
accomplish but very little.
Schiller.