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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-07
ATLANTIC CITY
! WILL Wei COME
| SHRINE THRONG
Thousands of Delegates and
Visitors viii Be at Con-
cIave Next Week.

, BIZ United Press
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., June T.
Atlantic City is bubbling with an
enthusiasm never before expert
erced. For though 1t has the thrill
each year of being host to 400 ma
tional conventions, 1t never has the
happy task of entertaining a con-
vention of 10000 delegates and
visitors.
This work falls upon Atlantic City
during Shrine week, beginning next
Sunday, June IL. The city is In
holiday attire, by order from city
shall. Merchants have graced their
stores with bunting. Shrine ban
ners are stretched across apartment
houses. Hotels have been draped in
flags
Governor Moore, who will well
come the visitors, has called upon
Atlantic City to exert the hospital
ity New Jersey expects of it.
< More than fifty special trains
I'LL OVCI UllC WAL NA
rive next Sunday and Monday, in
addition to regularly scheduled
service. Chicago requires seven
trains for it's 1000 delegates. At
anita, Brooklyn, New York, Balti-
more, Pittsburgh, Newark and
Reading are among the citities
sending large delegations.
Fifty-five bands. of total of
1000 pieces are coming. Scores Of
uniformed patrols and chanters'
organizations will arrive.
Two special trains will come from
Hollywood with movie stars to
appear in elaborate floats in two
parades to be staged by the stars
as supplementary events to the
three magnificent Shrine parades.
The Boardwalk is being lined with
two huge prandStondS
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ton, but there were widespread re-
ports in diplomatic circles that he
would not return.
More than 100 Americans and
Britishers as well as many leaders
of the diplomatic colony assembled
to say farewell when he departed
for Vera Cruz last night.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-07
CAN'T HELP HEROISM
Modest Soldier Saves Woman;
Third Brave Deed.

WASHINGTON. June Being
hailed as hero is not to the lik-
ing of Private Roy A. Pierce.
Twice having refused Carnegie
medals for saving life, Pierce hap
pened on the highway bridge when
a woman jumped into the Potomac.
He lowered himself on a rope and
was pulled up with the woman in
his arms. Then he disappeared
without giving his name. A mess
mate disclosed his identity.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-07
SEEK ANCIENT BEASTS
Smithsonian Institution After Ele-
plant Remains.
BY BlOsser
BY Martin


BU JNWCd PfCSS
WASHINGTON, June Huns
dreds of thousands of years ago,
elephants roamed this continent.
savage beasts of twice the bulk OF
any living elephant.
But they became extinct after the
glacial period and now the Smith,
sonian Institution is sending search-
ers through Florida and Oklahoma
to try to find a complete fossil.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-07
RUBBER BAN HURTS
British Find Restriction Works
Wrong Way.

BU UHited PTeS3
LONDON, June british rub
Der production and export restric-
tions, designed to aid the indus
try, have harmed it instead, in the
opinion of rubber interests which
today were urging removal Of all
restrictions.
The British policy raised the price
of rubber, as was intended, but
drove Americans to set up re-
claimed rubber industry which is
producing 100000 tons yearly, the
rubber interests told a government
committee.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-07
TRIO HEADED WEST

dIore Police Aid Asked in Finding
City Youths.
Police in western cities today
we're asked to watch for three city
youths, travelling in an old Ford
touring car, supposedly en- route to
California.
Cleatus Chapman, II, Of ITO w.
Thirtieth ST., one of them, is
dressed in gray suit and is bare
headed. His father could not name
his companions. ~
Martin A. Evans, 36, Of 534 w.
Thirty First ST., has been missing
since Saturday, police were told.
When last seen he wore gray trou-
sers, blue coat, tan shoes and a
straw hat.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-07
SHEFFIELD RETURNS

Mexican Ambassador Comes Home
for "Rest."
BIZ United Press
MEXICO CITY, June Limited
States Ambassador James r. Shelf
field was en- route to the United
States today, ostensibly for a vaca-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-07

what does your voice tell the
world about your"
An interesting discussion under
this title appears in the current is
sue of McCall's Magazine, an inter-
view with Bertha Brainard, man.
ager of Station WIZ, New Yokk, by
Hildegarde Fillmore.
Miss Brainard, whom I told about
briefly a few days ago, is qualified TO
give such information. The article
points out than many stations con-
duct additions, testing out voices,
before they ever put them on the air.
For some rague reason the micro
phone does queer things with some
voices, and what in normal speech
Is a pleasing and satisfactory voice
is not when broadcast. Proper con-
troll can often be accomplished
when the auditor, either in speak
ing or singing, can hear his own
voice as it sounds in reception.
This, however, does not always
enable adjustment of vocalizations
to be suitable to radio, SO peculiar
are some of the things transmits
sion does. Some stations have gone
so far as to rule out certain classes
of voices.
Popular old-time music comes at
p. m. from WOW, Omaha.
The Times radiates late news bull
letins at 6:15 and the Ford Dealers
have a program at $3.50 p. m. from
WKBF, Indianapolis.
Even though most schools close
this week that have not done so
already, WRNY, New York, is in
shutting tonight a special feature
for school children. 1t is a music
appreciation contest, from 5 to 6
p. m. Those sending correct names
for rs per cent of the selections
heard will be rewarded with a pho
nograph record. The child may
make his own selection of records,
but must choose something clas-
steal. Information may be received
from or answers sent to the sta
ton or Music Appreciation Contest,
433 Fifth Ave-, New York.
'Mirth in music" is to be the
theme Of the Formica Orchestra
concert at 8 p. m, radiating from
WLW, Cincinnati.
DIX fans will enjoy the Dragon
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anywhere by the Travellers SYM
phonic Ensemble at p. m, trans
mitted by VITO, Hartford.
woo. Davenport, radiocasts a
musicale at $3.50 p. m. provided by
soprano and baritone soloist.
The Stevens Hotel Orchestra plays
before the mike" of WMAQ, Chi
cago, from 8 to II p. m.
The Lincoln Spark Plugs are on
the air at IL p. m. at KOHL, Coun-
Gil Bluffs Omaha.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-07
THIEF DUETS VICTIM
Polite Burglar Ransacks Home of
$1,000.

BIZ United Press
: BROOKLYN, N. Y. June IA
polite young burglar robbed the
home of Frank j. Stahl of 1880 in
jewelry early today. He talked
soothingly in whispers to Mrs.
Stahl while he rapsacked the bed
room, taking care not to awaken
her husband, who slept by her side
throughout the robbery.
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DIX fans will enjoy the Dragon
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-07

"Mirth in music" is to be the
theme Of the Formica Orchestra
concert at p. m, radiating from
WLW, Cincinnati.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-07

Hassan Hamey, Terrible Turk"
of carnival wrestling repute, is
bothered by a new antagonist, the
law. He has been brought from his
home town of Michigan City to
LaPorte, charged with passage Of a
bad check.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-07

Popular old-time music comes at
p. m. from WOW, Omaha.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-07

The Times radiates late news bull
letins at 6:15 and the Ford Dealers
have a program at $50 p. m. from
WKBF, Indianapolis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-07

Hawaiians if they fish for XII, Los
Angeles, at 7:30 p. m.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-07

G. r. Nelson, Hammond, has been
named captain of the purdue Uni
versity track team for 1928.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-07

Edward Groher, Jr, son of
Jeffersonvine merchant, has suffered
the loss of an eye while visiting in
California.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-07

Emmett Scott of Marion Town
ship, whose occupation, SO far as
the Lebanon City Court could learn,
was doing nothing, has been SEN
fenced to six months on the state
farm and fined $50 for wife and
child deSertion.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-07

A new composition, ITO a Child"
will be offered for the first time
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-07
HOOSier
7 Briefs

Mrs. Dona Gaiser, depositor Of
the Studebaker Bank, Bluffton, has
filed suit against all other depositors
of the bank, asking payment Of
1920.
The Washington times., 1927-08-11

parents and guardians Of response
bilities that they simply cannot
otherwise discharge.
(copyriKht, 1897. king Features
Syndicate. Inc.l
The Washington times., 1927-08-11
THE WATER or LIFE. ONE or THE SIXTY EIGHT. MO-
HAMMEDAN CONVERTS RECENTLY BAPTIZED
BUCHAREST @

The teachings 81 Mohammed that once ALMOST conquered
md ruled the whole world still making their converts.
Mohamed gave the people great many Of the things that
they think they need IN their religion
He described great wonders IN the heavens and he actually
went up there personally his white mare Aborak starting
wonders
he came back and described them In detail angels 80
gigantic that their eyes many miles across How could
you doubt any Of this since Hu1SELF SAW IT?
he not too strict morally he allowed gentlemen rea-
Bonabe number Of wives And apparently not caring much
what the thought he promised the husbands that the
wives would not be allowed follow them to Paradise the
Mohamnedan heaven which was fixed up IN way that would
please Mohammedans especially.
In that heaven charming young ladies called hours did
everything possible to make the good Mohammedans happy.
peumey than the average Christian would care for but the
Mohammedans seemed to have liked ii
Also in Paradise unlimited quantities Of wine were supplied
The Mohammedan not allowed to touch alcohol earth could
drink all the wine he wanted in heaven and best Of all
never made him drunk and he could 60 on drinking.
Mohan1ed performed great miracles Of the kind that
other religions never happened to perform.
For instance in battle when his side losing uttered
prayer to Alahthats the Of his godthrew hand
fu Of dust into the air. Instantly the dust changed
regiments Of angels fighting on horseback You can imagine
what happened to Mohammed enemies They never had any
chance They ddn have any prophet with them perhaps
perhaps that prophet didn't have god that at the moment
could do anything to offset Mohaneds handful Of dust
Anyway he won.
This picture shows that Mohanmed sti makes converts
Mohammedan faith. g = - -
roved big idea Of baptism from Christianity In this picture
you little Christian baby not old enough "a know vha4
4 really wants being baptized Mohammsdan BY order Of its
parents. ss
Meanwhile this poor lle baby seems unhappy enough
without wishing him any worse luck 81
May e be none the worse for his baptism Or for the words
81 the Koran that are said his innocent head
May he eventually find the Paradise suited for his needs
NOMINATIONS and capacity
The Washington times., 1927-08-11
NASTY MONEY
BY DR.. Frank Crane

OMETME ago Uncle collections the
Ohe two-blon-dolar time years
June Il the income collector announced the collections closing
June 80 at billion dollars.
Where does this from? We employ cOnsus abroad
to give advice conducting foreign
The aguursts clamoring for the Government to help
them We have tariff helping manufacturers
It is apparently policy endeavor assist and stimulate
American business.
But here plan by successful America
men who make Americas prosperity uted in the
two billion dollars and it is done Objectionable way
possible
Every firm keep regular set of accountants working all
the time that they submit figures the
perts income They keep five years
back all in perfect order and all their expenditures
receipts.
After they have this after they have hired experts to
make out their tax lists and after they have lists
the Government along years assumes
that they liars and purers tax Another
set Of experts hired to make this the
has pay it
What indictment to prosper and to get ahead in bust
when they constantly watched by Government
SPIES when they treated criminals and when this
lected in the most annoying way possible?
When the is fixed the announces that man has
to Immediately be fined fight decision he must
leave his business and Washington how valuable
his time be- and the outcome there probeaica
ally pays IN order to avoid the Of delay and
reassessment shows that the Government any,
thing the Government takes its sweet time repay
times three four years.
BY attending to his business he gives people employment and
creases the prosperity Of his nation $3.50
plan applauded by the neerdc-wels Of the country
An honest in business has objection paying legitimate
tax but when he in the Government should employ gu
Gent agents to examine and not wait years until
the memory Of facts has faded.
The who making this country
Outraged and not be penalzed.
Copyright ssndeateS
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Peculiar Bark

The characteristic Of the shay.
bark hickory from which it de-
rives Its name, ID the peculiar
manner in which the bark Is at.
tached to the trunk, says the
American Tree Association Of
Washington. This Is light gray
and from one.half to tllree-quar-
tiers Of an inch In thickness. 1t
separates from the trunk in thick
strips from few inches in
length to from two to three feet
and from one to SIX inches IN
width. These strips retain their
attachment to the tree at the
middle and usually curl up at
each end, giving . decidedly
rough and Shaggy appearance to
tho eEumh.
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NEGOTIATIONS
OF A WIFE
BY Helen Rowland
On Men ana Other Thlngs

& Z
IF . woman has golden voice,
! = silvery laugh and copper.
colored hair. 1t doesn't seem TO
matter to = man HOW much
brass she has In her makeup.
Apparently most Of the younger
set seem to think that they may
AZ well marry now and then, since
It won't last long, anyway.
a woman knows that the dan.
gerous age" means danger for
HER: but when 4 man reaches
the dangerous age" OF As, he
seems to think that ii mean that
he il dangerous to all the sweet,
young things to whom he is Just
81 nice. old, moth-eaten grand.
daddy"
The heart Ia the only muscle
which q man doesn't consider
worth exercising in his quest for
development. these days.
No matter how incensed q WON
an may be with the man she
loves nothing makes her so in.
dignant as to have another WON.
an agree with her that he is "a
rotter. "a brute" or "a poor
simp."
You can always tell q "gentle.
man" by the fact that he Is slow
to kiss. and quick TO follow 1t up
with 4 tender assurance, an apol-
ogy-and another kiss.
To woman, there are Just seven
keys to happiness: Love, work,
sympathy, admiration, kisses,
pretty clothes--afld at least one
husband. But, alas, Il takes all
seven to open the door to com.
plete ccntentment.
Sometimes It seems O. shame
that we no longer believe in
personal devilS It must have
been q comfort to feel that there
was SOMEBODY worse than
yourself to blame your fOllies on.
Alas, what a. penal servitude We
make Of marriage, when we could
so easily make it heavenly
refuge just by minding our own
business, letting each other alone,
and showing as much regard for
each others personal liberty as
we do for each others tooth
brushes!
Wonder what 4 taxi-driver
thinks about love!
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SECRETS OF
HEALTH
BY DR.. C. "A. +. Reed

Former President Of the American
Medical Association.
VOuR child may or may not BE-
4 = mental detective. II not,
your neighbours child may be in
that unfortunate class. In either
event you have q human interest
In the mental defective problem
which is now becoming a serious
one in all civilized countries.
Far more of these unhappy
people are born than the State
is prepared to take care of. They
are incapable OF learning by ordi.
nary education methods. They
cannot support themselves like
normal people. They are always
more liable than normal subjects
to fall into crime and misconduct.
They have not the ordinary
amount Of self-control and so
breed outside marriage much
more readily than fully intelli-
gent persons. Their descendants
are nearly always deficient them.
selves. Therefore any institution
that goes in for training mental
detectives to be useful, even un.
der supervision, Ii worth its
weight In gold. Unfortunately
there are not sufficient institu-
tions for more than q fraction
Of the mentally defective popula-
ton, and q great increase in &C.
COMMUNICATION of this kind is
vitality necessary.
The lowest, or idiot, class must
be kept under constant super.
vision all its life, as It cannot
ever learn even to protect itself
from ordinary dangers.
The middle, or imbecile, class
can be taught to make It's living
in the protected conditions of a
home, but is unfit to be allowed
liberty and hardly ever to be
looked after in its own family,
unless 1t belongs to the well-to-do
class.
The hlgh.grade feeble.minded
or moron class, however, - ca
palble Of being sufficiently edu-
Gated to look after itself outside
q home, IL 1t il put under proper
guardianship. The trouble IL to
prevent morons breeding and
propagating the deficiency in the
next generation.
Homes for the mentally defec-
tive. Of which Caswell, ~. G.. -
good example, are self-contained
institutions with their own hos
pitfalls, power.houses, laundries.
COW and mule barns. CIVILIZATIONS
and farm buildings. They 10 In
for every kind of training that it
Is possible to give detectives, and
do their best to fit every person
to the kind Of work for which he
Is best suited.
The moron class at Caswell
gets regular school work up to
and Including the fourth Grade.
The lower grades get kindergarten
and muscle training. All grades
get gymnastics. rtig-naking, art
and craft work, milking. car.
pentry, painting. housekeeping
and kitchen work. also farm
work and fruit growing.
The middle. or irnbeclIe. grade
are intelligent enough to do most
OF the work OF the institution.
Even the lowest Of all can be
taught simple commando They
learn, to dress themselves. feed
themselves. make their beds and
sweep. All these simple things
give them something useful to do
and keep them from destroying
their clothes and furniture and
making mischief among them.
selves. They are then much
pore easily naanaEsd and their
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Are You Satisfied !?
Aren't you too wen satisfied with ,yyolursalf9

Aren't you too well satisfied with yourself?
Ycu think you have done pretty well
Some other who started when you did NAV hava done
better but you we'll above the average IN your crowd
frequently 60 In your own mind the achievements
you have to your credit despite the handcaps with which
you started
But for some reason it the past you consider not
your future advancement And that i where you are wrong
For many you think you have worked hard enough
and you want to be able to let down. 81
You think you have enough 70 last you till the CALI
comes e##a
the eager allowance which you could ee out III necessarv
And you would prefer this to having to bestir yourself
Pretty poor line Of reasoning and IL ID this line Of thought
that puts many into his dotage before bis time Get
out Of It'll <zss
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ONCE-OVERS.
BY j ]. MUNDY

ARE YOU PROUD OF YoURSELF7
feel superior to the general ara
leading good e have yet learned great lesson
high principles and estabe qualities IS elevated
that you sympatize with not sniarv
inclined there As something with philosophy.
You have not touched the right spark yet
matter how far have pulled yourself MP have s
long way 90 before you reach perfection.
Do wish to be praised because your bills and sat
family right because clean your habits and heip
support church - ---f
You expected to do these things
Because have had exceptional advantages Il any e.Sor
why should feel are less
AS matter Of fact had been allowed to do 81 Won nased
OF perhaps had been unaded might never have
plished what you proud Of. -SSSfASs
You assisted hv now Il Il your tur "a hsIn
some other person. - - R
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behavior problems are much less
ened. Anything that interests
them makes them happy, and
when YOU make them happy YOU
solve most Of their problems.
Caswell caters for 400. and the
mentally defective population OF
North Carolina II about 1000.
Though the directors are expand
ing the home as fast as they can.
at the rate OF $50 inmates d year.
1t Will be q long time before the
accommodate Is sufficient for
all the requirements OF this State.
Although I am basing this article
on the report Of DR.. Dixon. the
supeTintendent Of Caswell. I
know that relatively the Same,
condition exists In other States.
II il your duty IL you have
control cf defective child to get
4 under the control OF one of
these institutions as soon as nos
sibla. # it IL not d personal
problem with you 1t Ii your duty
to bring your influences to bear
n having the Stats provide ade-
auats facilities thus to rolievs
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LISTEN, WORLD!

absorbed In
learning Eng.
Iisn that I have
for gotten a
great deal Of
my peoples
language.
Very often ]
have thoughts
that oiu n d
ag ain st my
brain and heart
to be expressed.
When my par
ents ask why I
am 80 moody /
do not know
how to express
myself In their
language and
when ! say It
In English they
cannot under.
stand and they
shrug tn cir
shoulders and
30 We drift
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By ELSIE ROBINSON

she speaks our language. But
her heart still beats In Russian.
You can feel that urgent Rus
sian warmth behind her careful
English. You can glimpse the
crash Of Slavic colors scarlet,
lemon, blue. green and black.
You can almost hear the thunder
Of dancing feet, the shout Of
peasant voices at the harvest
thne-then It is gone. It Is gone
because Anna has no words in
which to clothe this inner life
for you. She cannot speak the
language OF her fathers-the
language OF her blood.
Dear Elsie Robinson she
writes. "You cannot know what
your column means to me.
Sometimes I think It means more
to me than to anyone else who
reads &c, because It says things
for me which would say for n1y-
self II I could.
My people are foreign born.
They have had to work 30 very
hard 80 my brother and 7 could
get 4 good education. They
thought only OF US. They never
took the time to learn the English
language and because OF that, q.
great hurt has come to our
family life. We have lost some
thing.
II have learned to love books
and schools. 1t seems that I will
never quench my thirst for
.knowledge. But / have been 90
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WISE SAYINGS

10 rejoice In the prosperity Of
another is to partake Of it.
w. Austin.
The truest end OF life Ii to
know the life that never ends.
Penn.
He who Is master of al
opinions can never be the hlgot
Of any. w. n. Alger.
Mercy to him that shows it Il
the rule, Cowper.
We cannot always ohllge. but
We can always speak obllgingiy.
-Yeltair&