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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-18
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Minor VS., Major-Which
TO Bid After Informa-
tory Double,
By Milton G. Work
n noiufpr for todav a.

AuC VDiuAtI AOI NOudI AIs
When answering the inforuia-
tory double OF a dependable part.
ner. bid strong four-card maor
In preference to a weak six-card
minor; but, unless the major be
strong, give the six-card suit the
preference.
Yesterdays hand was:
SIP: S-x-x-x HIT: Dl: Xxx CT: A-o.i0-
Xxx South bid one No Trump. West
doubles, North passes; East (the
holder of the above hand should bid
two Clubs and not two Spades. I
am, however, presenting this as my
individual opinion; not as the expert
consensus of the country, because Il
is a point on which expert opinion
is divided. All agree that any four
card Major should be preferred TO
any Minor of not more than Ave
cards; but when the choice Is be-
tween strong six.card Minor suit
and a weak four-card Major suit, a
difference of opinion arises. There
are many who, for the reasons I'D.
NdINNu uuli Ills llib past NNQ 0a9 -
believe that the Major should be
named in spite OF the preponderance
of length in the Minor suit (some
even go so far as to prefer a four.
card Major to a seven.card MinoN AZ
but there is a limit to every goW
thing and ! am satisfied that a
strong six-card Minor should have
the preference over a weak four-card
Major. When the four-card Major
is strong, the situation is n different
one and in that case all will agree
that it should be selected in prefer
ence TO the two-card longer Minor.
Suppose. however. the choice be
between two Majors or between two
Minors; for example, after Vests
double of South's No Trump and
North's pass, that East holds either:
Sp: K.x.x.x lit: A-10-X.x Di: xxx
CT: Xxx Or
Sp: XXX Hit: xxx Di: Q.t0.x.x CT;
xxx.
What should East bid7 Answer
tomorrow.
Copyright, John r. Ollie Coz
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-18
NOV lOU
AJk QD
A QUIZ ON SCIENCE

Newspapers and magazines of late
have been full of stories about scien-
tific men and discoveries. If you've
followed such articles you shouldn't
have much trouble with Nov You
Ask One" today-it deals with things
scientific. You'll find the answers on
page 80:
l. Who was Charles Darwin?
2. With what great scientific dis.
covery is the fall of an apple con
nected?
8. What far,reaching theory is as.
ISOLATED with the name of Prof. Al.
bert Einstein?
4. Who demonstrated the circula-
ton of the blood?
5. For what is Sir Joseph Lister
famous?
8. In what way is the British ship
Beagle linked with science?
Z. What Austrian priest discovered
the existence of definite laws in con-
nection with heredity?
8, In what branch of science was
Laplace famous?
8. Who proved that lightning Is an
electrical phenomenon?
10, What is the speed of lighr?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-18

casualties IN the days news: Man fell ~ feat
"nu fractured both arms and both legs Some peo-
p'0 eee al the breaks. -. Cabaret soprano disan.
peaied "nie on her way here from Europe Maybe
sn7 was Killed while on the high Cs Illinois
so"nahlouist walked off second-story balcony for
lug secona Tune in month. Must have been a fall
Guy. -. hancner proved easy mark for confidence
men. NOW one crook is dead, the other wounded
Confidence men proved easy mark for rancber
woman practiced with a revolver for month in
the basement of her home, then shot her husband a
little learning is dangerous thing
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-18
| What Is Man2

Clarence barrow says that the ma
terials composing a mans body can
be bought for a5 cents at any drug
store. A distinguished physician
is even more conservative, declar-
ing that they would cost only GO
cents.
All of which may be true, but the
fact remains that there is not
enough wealth and knowledge in
the world to put those materials to-
gether and make a living human be-
ing. Further than that wealth and
knowledge have not reached a point
where it is logical to suspect that
they will ever be able to achieve
such a feat.
Man may be no More than a physi-
cal mechanism, but even so, he is
the only physical mechanism thus
far discovered that can think.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-18
Back in Court

The haunting, unsolved HallMills
murder mystery enters court once
more.
Mrs. Hall and her brother, Willie
Stevens, who were tried and &C.
quilted, and her cousin, Henry Car
pender, who was indicted, but never
tried. have brought suit against
William Randolph Hearst and The
Daily Mirror for $1,500,O00.
The issue is libel. of course, and
if the suit is ever tried, all the grew
some details will have to be dragged
forth and rehashed in order to prove
whether they were distorted in pub
lication, or whether they warranted
the stories and pictures that were
based on them.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-18
$4,000 Signature

Button Gwinett's ST gnatu r e
brought $51 900 at sale in New
York last Wednesday night. This
is the highest sum ever paid for
an individual signature.
Button Gwinett was a signer of
the Declaration of Independence, to
be sure, but cannot find his name
in the Encyclopedia Britannica"
Either an ambitious collector has
placed an exaggerated value on his
name or what claims to be the most
authoritative work of information
has grossly underestimate II.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-18

duck. Rather, 1t
seems that they
have taken strict
care and pride
that their product
be kept most
beautiful as to
production and ef-
ficient as to cast.
The famous stu
dent chorus is
splendid, IL not
better than the
organization they
sent here the first
time. Carl Formes
as DR.. Engle car
ries the prologue
and the first act
with his voice and
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-18
Law and Wealth

Sinclairs conviction proves that
the law can rise above wealth on
occasion.
If this man had not been a mil
lionaire, he probably would not have
trified so contemptuously with the
Senate. At that, he probably acted
on the advice of high priced lawyers
which his MILLIONS enabled him to
hire.
The case is not over by any means.
There are motions for retrial to
be heard, and appeals to be taken.
Every loophole which the law offers
will be tried, for that is the bread
and meat of attorneyism.
Sinclair may get out of it in the
end. or he. may not. Meanwhile let
it be remembered that Sinclair was
convicted only in the charge of re-
fusing to answer questions, while no
one has been convicted of looting the
Government oil reserves.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-18
The ShubertS Still Maintain Glory
and Beauty of The Student Prince

When a musical success has been
out as long as THE Student Prince"
it being seen here once before by
another company, interest now CEN
tiers upon the ability of the company
as we'll as the production.
The Messrs. Shubert have not per-
mitted this really beautiful and tune
full romantic show to become lame
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-18
What causes color variations in
human beings?

What causes color variations in
human beings?
Color variations, white. black and
yellow are not fundamental, but are
entirely the result Of geography. DIR.
Ales Hrdlicka. anthropologist Of the
United States Smithsonian In
stitution, says that climate is re-
sponsible for augmentation. The
reason why a white man is not black
is because his race has lived in a
climate where certain harmful rays
from the sun (the violet particularly
exist in such small quantities that
they are not dangerous, and where
temperature requires clothing to be
worn and a great deal Of life Is spent
indoors. The Eskimo, a yellow race
that has gone into the Far North
in comparatively recent times, from
the standpoint of anthropologists, is
beginning to turn white, as nature
has no use for the darker pigment
in that northern climate. Change
of color requires thousands OF years,
but is eventually inevitable under
changed conditions. This does not
mean that individuals are affected by
such environmental conditions as
climate, but rather that in the course
of many thousands of years, by
natural selection, these color changes
come about. through the survival
and breeding of those best adapted
to the particular climate and other
conditions.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-18
Topic for the Week
CHRIST is A SPIRIT
Friday
ut Means lie Is Present With Us"

ut Means lie Is Present With Us
SCRIPTURE: Read-John 1924.
"Ilo. am with you always even
unto the end OF the world" Ont
2s:20. 1T is expedient for you that
I go away; for IL 1 go not away, the
Comforter will not come unto you;
but if I go I will send Him unto
you" I'm. 16:D. I can do all things
in Him that strengtheneth me-
Phil. Alb.
see-Matthew 1920; John 14iS, H.
MEDITATION: Jesus Of Naza'
reth could be with only a few peo-
pie, and that of short time. But
Christ as the living Spirit can be
with every one everywhere, and al
ways. Is II not good, therefore, that
Jesus exchanged physical presence
for spiritual? Now. the Holy Spirit
who Shows us the things of Christ,
deals with us directly In our hearts
In these inner experiences Jesus
Christ is with US. May my contem'
plations open the door OF His pres
ence and make me self-sacri1cing
servant Of mankind.
1.-THE heaven OF heavens cannot
contain Thee, but the broken and
the contrite heart can; II Is there
Thou dellghtest most TO dwell"
HYMN:
o Master, let me walk with Thee
In lowly paths OF service free,
Tell me Thy secret. help me bear
The strain of toib the fret Of care.
Teach me Thy patience; still with
Thee
In closer, dearer company,
In work that keeps faith sweet and
strong,
In trust that triumphs over
wrong.
In hope that sends a shining ray
Far down the futures broaden
ing way
In peace that only Thou canst
give
With Thee. o Master. let me live.
Washington GLADDEN., 1879.
PRAYER: Thanks for the gospel
record.
Pray for presence of Holy Spirit;
travellers on land and sea.
Collect-O God who dwellest IN
the beauty of holiness. we praise
Thee for the beauty OF the earth,
for hovelIness. embodied in noble
men and for the revelation of Thy
self In Jesus Christ the incarnation
OF Thy conquering love. We are
covered with shame at the thought
OF Thy faithfulness for we have not
been ever true 10 Thee. Keep us
from infidelity to Thy friendship.
Save us from treachery OF soul.
From the choice Of evil and from
the enforcement OF the lesser
things deliver us. Awaken in us q
living sense of Thy Spirit. Give us
hunyer and thirst for righteousness
May our hearts burn with the pres
enee Of Christ in US, So would we
enthrone Thee; all by the grace
Of Christ. Amen.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-18

Elsie Williams brings the poor lit
tie family salt celler into a domestic
quarrel. Mother told her she would
have a fight II she spilled the salt
and she does this during her first
newlywed dinner.
The act is funny at times and is
a good explanation of how some of
these family riots start.
Neil Mack in company with a
young woman offer a comedy sketch
on a couple who have just procured
divorce. Their reconciliation
furnishes most of the comedy.
Ed and May Ernie open the bill
in a dance act featuring the mans
ability to dance several difficult num-
bers although he is minus one leg.
The two of them are good dancers
and have the right idea in the ham
ding of their act.
The photoplay feature the last
half is Priscilla Dean in Jewels of
Desire" also news reel and comedy.
At the Palace today and tomorrow.
(By the ODserYer.)
Other theaters today offer: Jack
Norworth, at Keith's; Seminary
Scandals" at the Lyric; False
Alarm" at the Uptown; LET 1t
Rain" at the Apollo; Casey at the
Bat" at the Ohio; movies at the
Isis and burlesque at the Mutual.
The teachers chorus will be heard
in concert tonight at Caleb Mills Hall.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-18
LOOKING OVER NEW
EVENTS AT THE PALACE

Color splashed about in harmoni-
Gus manner, music well selected and.
most important Of all, dances ar
ranged with care and effectiveness,
are the reasons for the excellent i'm
preston left upon one after seeing
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-18

These are the kind of days well be wishing for
when we have the kind Of days we're wishing for
now.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-18

Is the comma always employed to
set of such words as however, never
theiess, moreover, ETC., in the middle
of a sentence?
Yes
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-18

How many employees are there II
the Ford automobile factories ana
assembling plantsf
More than $4,000.
What IL the value Of a $50 Con-
federate note, issue OF 1852
20 to 40 cents.
Who Il the author of "cvuel
Fellowship"
Cyril Hame uepN.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-18

How many universities and col
leges are, there in the United States?
According to bureau of education
statistics for 1924 there We're s13.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-18
Questions and Answers

without a tympanum against which
the air waves set in motion by the
trees fall could strike. In physics,
however, sound is defined as "a form
of vibrational energy" which &C.
casions the sensation described
above. Taking this definition the
falling tree would create sound In
spite of the fact that no ear was
present to hear it because the vibra-
tional effects would be produced. The
matter resolves itself therefore into
a question OF definition. The usual
definition of sound is the one first
given. II that definition Is accepted,
there is no sound unless there is an
eardrum to be affected by the waves
of air.
Is there a difference in voting age
for men and women in the United
States?
The voting age for both males and
females is 21 years.
Can you give me recipe for fruit
cocktail?
Cut in small pieces one banana,
two large slices of pineapple and the
pulp of six large oranges. Mix with
the juice of one lemon and sweeten
to taste. Serve In sherbert cups,
very cold. Put a cherry in each cup.
Any combination of fruits, canned or
fresh may be used. AS a rule COM
binatiops of a sweet and a sour fruit
are most piquant in flavor.
How should club sandwiches be
eaten?
With knife and fork.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-18

pedestrians are getting their rights at least.
They used to get last rites.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-18

New York minister says the devil is busy in
Russia. Then somebody actually is working over
there.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-18

When "The Poor Nut" comes to
Englishs for three days. begin
ming Monday night, March. II,
Norma Lee will be IN the east
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-18

You can get an answer TO. any ques-
tion OF fact or information by writing
to The Indianapolis Times Washington
Bureau. 1892 New York Ave. Wash
stamps for reply. Medical. legal and
marital advice cannot be given nor can
extended research be undertaken. All
other questions will receive a personal
reply. Unsigned requests cannot be
answered. All letters are confidential.
Editor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-18

Is II possible to have sound with
out the presence Of living being to
hear it?
One definition of sound is "a seflsa-
ton produced by air waves set in mo-
ton and striking against the typm-
panum of the ear" The waves or
vibration may be conducted by any
other gas. a liquid las water) or an
elastic solid. Taking this definition
there would be no sound for instance
IL a tree fell in the forest with no
living thing within earshct,, because
no sensation could be produced
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-18

What is eIectro-biology?
1t is a phase OF mesmerism and
also concerns the science of electric
currents in living organisms, includ-
ing electrophysiology and electro
therapy or electrotherapeuties.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-18

How are "Poussez," "ResteE" and
"TireE" applied to violin music9
Peussez refers to the up-stroke of
the violin bow. Restez, keep the
same position. Tirez is the term for
down bow.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-18

How many persons were ac-
cidentaIIy drowned in the United
States in 1924?
6,490.
Smyrna times., 1927-09-07

W. o. HoFFECKER. Agent. Smyrna
Smyrna times., 1927-09-07
Odd LEGENDS About
Inhabitants of Moon

The weird marks seen on a full
moon, and today known to be noun
tains and valleys on the face of the
Queen of Night, have given rise ~
many quaint legends, peculiar to diff.
ferent countries. In certain races the
man in the moon is a being who, on
account of great wisdom, says a writer
in the Popular Pictorial, was trans
ferred to the moon. from which he was
able to see everything that occurred.
To the Chinese he is Yue-tao, who ar
ranges all marriages. Among the old
Red Indian tribes the medicine men
received their power by departing into
the middle of lake and holding con.
sultation with the man In the moon.
The German version deals with a
peasant who was reprimanded by an
angel for gathering fagots on a Sun.
day. He replied, SUNDAY on earth, or
Monday In heaven, it is all the same
to me-" For this he was sent to an
eternal MONDAY In heaven.
The earliest English version ap-
pears In the writings Of St Albans
monk. Here 1t was Moses who found
a man gathering sticks on the Sab
bath, and expelled him to the moon.
In France the man In the moon be-
comes Judas Iscariot, and the wood
Is load which he must always carry
as punishment.
Smyrna times., 1927-09-07
Hayes Had No Frock Coat

Upon his graduation from Kenyon
college at Gambler, Ohio, Rutherford
B. Hayes, later President of the Unit
ed States, appeared as the class vale
dictorian in a box coat with side
pockets while all the other members
of the class wore black cloth frock
coats.
Young Hayes did not show that he
felt the need of better clothes and
few of the audience noticed it either,
after he had launched into his ora
ton. High thinking instead of high
living, comments ]. d. Galbraith, Ohio
historian, was the rule In the New
England family transplanted to the
West from which he sprang.
Smyrna times., 1927-09-07
Tried to Be TuctfuI

She dabbled In water colors and
was rather proud of the results, also
her complexion was, at the same
time, both the envy of her friends
and the object of many spiteful re-
marks.
At a dinner party on one occasion
she sat next shy. awkward young
man who cudgeled his brains in vain
for something to say.
She took pity on him and tried to
open conversation by remarking:
Il dare say you've heard that /
paint?"
"Y-yes," he stammered looking at
her face intently, "but really don't
believe it,
Smyrna times., 1927-09-07

went to work on another farm at S25
month and paid for the home. The
farm, he says, has changed hands sew
eral times but does not raise the crops
he got from it sixty years ago. The
two rows of apple trees from the
house to the road ere still there. He
said he hardly knew anyone in that
section as the people he used to know
are dead or gone away. He is well
preserved for his age.
Smyrna times., 1927-09-07
..IL Without Cream

hat possessed q perrectly
a COW .narator" has been reported
|adiasted edsssppondent sspar to the Sydney Bul-
BY eorTssp SGss Saye a lot II milk and her
|lsin- -sas .s tbe latest and biggest in
|ealTes VIZ Int for household purposes
|ths hero r.. ga Gas useless" according to
|ssf NIX nlk,rondent, "The milk could
|tbs cOrIs,D IssDurh a separator without a
be run . .-san appearing either in the
|drOp OF 8 eiss ne interior Of the machine.
|tsh OF u.sod = Of milking could she De
H. ".red to give any cream. creaLl.-
Smyrna times., 1927-09-07
Metric Measures

The myriameter, or 10000 meters,
is equivalen. to 6.2137 miles. The
kilometer, 1000 meters, Is 062137
miles, or about $3.50 feet and 10
inches. Other units above the meter
are the hectometer. 100 meters, 82s
feet inch, and the dekameter, 10
meters, 1887 inches The meter is
equivalent to 39.37 inches. Below It
are the decimeter, 1887 inches; the
centimeter. O.3937 inches. and the mil
limeter, 0.394 inches.
Smyrna times., 1927-09-07

The first conference of the rural su-
pervisors in connection with the school
work for the year was held in Dover
last week, with Professor H. B. King,
presiding. Brief addresses were made
by State Superintendent Holloway and
Miss Eta ]. Wilson, executive secre-
tary of the State Parent-Teachers' As
sociation.
Smyrna times., 1927-09-07
STATE AND PENINSULA NEWS
TOLD IN BRIEF SPICY ITEMS
NEWSY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
OUR STATE EXCHANGES
Brief News Items of People We Know
In and Around the Larger PENN
sula Towns and Communities

The James D. Davis Jr., property on
Orchard Row, Newark, has been pur-
chased by Humes Grier, Milford, it
was announced last week by the New
ark Trust Company through which
the sale was made. Mr.. Davis, form
erly trust officer at the bank, is now
a resident of Galena, Nd.
Smyrna times., 1927-09-07
Del-Mar-va Mortgage Company

We write First and Second Mort
gage Loans on Real Estate up to 1870
of your property value, if desired.
Loans quickly made. Apply to Del
Mar-Va Mortgage Company, Wheal-
ton Building, Salisbury, Nd. (Phone
174). Our rates are cheaper, our
plan easier. Give details about prop
erty when you write US.
Smyrna times., 1927-09-07
FOR SALE

8-room dwelling, modern conveniences.
Commerce and Delaware Streets.
Groom dwelling, modern convenienceS
Mt. Vernon Street.
Groom dwelling, modern conveniences
Main Street.
7-room dwelling, large lot, Smyrna
Landing.
Groom dwelling, Delaware Street.
Groom dwelling, Chestnut Street, near
Boulevard.
Groom dwelling, modern conveniences
Clayton, Del
Smyrna times., 1927-09-07

Operations preliminary to dredging
a new entrance to the Chesapeake and
Delaware Canal at Delaware City and
redredging the old entrance at the
town have been started by the w. H.
French. Dredging and Wreckage Com
pany, of Norfolk, Va, it was an
nounced last week by Major H. P.
Powell, U. S. Engineer for the Will
mington District.