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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-20
SAYINGS OF
MRS.SOLOMON
BY Helen Rowland
Can You Bear ItS

NSN AVW DC@EH ASA
MY DAUGHTER, who il 30
IVl virtuous, who il so self.
righteous as an husband that hath
just gotten by" with a good
alibi. and received his wife's for
giveness?
Behold, he carryeth himself AZ
an injured saint, who hath been
wrongly suspected and unjugtly
accused. He Is puffed up with
magnanimity!
Yet, before the eleventh hour
hath passed. he shall peradven-
ture have skidded again from the
straight and narrow wayl
Verify, q man delighteth in con-
Tossing his sins; and to repent
them rejoiceth his soul.
For then can he return unto his
follieS with q clear conscience and
renewed enthusiasm.
And WHAT man doubteth that
q woman's broken faith may be
mended with flattering words and
promises, and her shattered van
ity glued together with kisses and
applesauce and soft-sOap?
Verify, In HIS philosophy, all
women are born blind upon their
heartside; and a wife's patience
is warranted to stretch over 4
multitude Of backslidings.
Behold, his sins would lack
much kick IL he had not the
pleasure Of ''regretting" them and
being forgiven and received with
hallelujahs and the ''fatted calf"
when he returneth to grace.
But I say unto thee, ''long sui.
fering" Is no moro q woman's
favorite pastime, nor sweet Girls
elda her ideal.
For a bride may torment her
soul with curiousity and jealousy
and yearnings for reconciliation.
She may weep, saying, Darling,
tell me ALLw
But q seasoned wife closeth her
ears, and blindeth her eyes. And,
after the fortieth Confession,
she saith, "Go thy ways and let
me SLEEPl For thy sins / might
easily forget and forgive thee.
But thine alibis have begun to
bore me! And thy kiss Of remorss
IL more painful unto me than all
thy little reflections!
Therefore, spare me thy con-
fessions--and BE THYSELF!
For verify, verify, all 4 mans
sins are easier to endure than his
stained-glass attitude, after the
absolution and a cold shower-bath!
SELlAH.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-20
Drudgery

Drudgery, toil--ir requires n
minimum of effort, Of intelligence,
and no imagination or initiative.
1t merely requires constant, daily,
monotonous attention. Instead OF
its being, as we sometimes say Of
uncongenial tasks, too much like
work." It's not enough like work.
There is no personal interest, no
chance to use the mind, no cLal-
lenge to the pride, the skill or
ingenuity OF the operator. no
chance to grown other words.
no real chance to work at ALL
Jesse Lynch Williams, in Hearst's
uopolltan.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-20
ONCE-OVERS
Learn TO BE a Good Listener
BY ]. NMundy-

Learn To Be Good Listener
It possible that the you get friendly terms
with those with whom you would like ming that you talk
much.
laxative person grows tresome.
You have the idea that in prove your
good nature sociaby must keep up steady stream
Of talk
Too Ovep to the point you don't give others
chance to say what they would like say
The person who monopolizes popular
Did you try being good listener?
Interested listeners well as those who have
something witty bright to Offer enghening thought
to give. u
It only those think and talk much who keen mn
perpetual stream Of conversation =
Worthwhile persons want to have time think
Perhaps they their
They like the who affords them opportunity think
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-20

Verify, q man delighteth in con-
Tossing his sins; and to repent"
them rejoiceth his soul.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-20

Behold, he carryeth himself AZ
an injured saint, who hath been
wrongly suspected and unjugtly
accused. He Is pulled up with
fnagnanimity!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-20

Also the &C.
tual competition
Is a much grim
mer affair for
her than for .
man. M . n
help each other
through lodge
associations, 20.
litical pull, fami.
ly ties. A WON.
an must make
the grade with
out these aids.
She may. IL she
Is young and
pretty, use her
feminine appeal,
but II she has
any pride or
common sense
she does not
employ t h Q . .
methods long.
Another pc
culiar menace
awoifw fhA WON.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-20
LISTEN, WORLD!

Hills won.
II ders h o "
IS u C C 9 ssfu l
women get that
way?"
There's q girl
working in our
office. selling
b o n d s." he
writes. ~ ad-
nit she's done
well. But TO
hear her talk
you d think she
h a d invented
business. But
she hasn't done
any more than
q thousand or
binary fellows
do every day
as q matter OF
course. Why do
women get so
conceited IL they
happen to make
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-20

Yet, before the eleventh hour
hath passed, he shall peradven.
ture have skidded again from the
straight and narrow way!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-20
More Dry Wisdom

How these prohibition gentlemen love to talk!
This time it'll Dr. j M Doran United States Prohibit
ton Commissioner Chrps the doctor:
In the future will be my policy to purchasers Of
Illicit liquor as step in bringing bootleggers to Justice
Of he very careful not explain how he going
. manage the matter in the absence Of any law that penalties
the purchase Of boozel
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-20

tain kinds of infestation by para.
sites, some Of them fatal. Cholera,
anthrax and foot.and-mouth dis.
ease may be spread by water. For
this reason sick animals should
be kept away from streams and
dead animals disposed Of quickly.
Carcases should be buried In
places where drainage from them
cannot pollute streams and water
supplies.
II you give attention to these
few hints you will give yourself
and family q large measure Of
protection.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-17
Lac and Justice

woman, seeking a divorce on the grounds of
extreme cruelty testified that her husband frequently
tried to choke her She said that she was about as
strong as he that his efforts to choke her were
not very successful and that she continued to live
with him in spite OF them. She claimed however
that his efforts to choke her constituted extreme
cruelty, which entitled her to divorce.
The husband contended hat since she continued
to live with him in spite of his occasional attempts to
choke her. and admitted that she was not frightened
greatly by these efforts his wife had not established
grounds for divorce on account of extreme cruelty
HOW WOULD YOU DECIDE THIS CASE?
The actual decision: The Cour. of Chancery of
New Jersey decided that his wife was not entitled to
divorce. The court said that the husbands conduct
did not constitute extreme cruelty because the wife
not in reasonable apprehension Of danger to fe
limb or health from continuance Of married life
with him. a.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-17
Constitution Is Concise and Clear

ten, the location of the national
capital had not been determined,
and the following provision indi-
Gates how clearly the authors fore
saw and provided for future con-
tingencies.
The Congress shall have power:
ITO exercise exclusive legislation
in all cases whatsoever, over such
district (not exceeding ten miles
square, as may, by cession of par
ticular States, and the acceptance
of Congress, become the seat of
government of the United States"
1t is remarkable that iii a few
lines such complete constitutional
provision could be made for the seat
of Government that no amendment
has been necessary regarding it.
The citizens of the District of Co
lumbia have no vote in local or ma
tional affairs, and the laws there
are administered by a commission
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-17
SAYS:

British editors are alarmed at
Henry Fords development of a gi-
gantic rubber plantation in Brazil,
while British rubber producers re-
fuse to be disturbed.
Both are right in their respective
attitudes, but the editors are wiser
and more far seeing.
No matter how many acres of
land Mr.. Ford has purchased, or
how hard he may be pushing devel-
opment, it will be several years be-
fore he can produce rubber, which
means that his move can have no
immediate effect on the market.
At the same time his move is
significant. He ana other American
consumers are bitter at England's
attempt to create a rubber monop-
oily. They are not only bitter, but
feel that it is within their power to
take effective action.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-17
H/I IL BY Charles
wv NV INK Fitzhugh
Talman IN
III , Authority -
WR/ZIHKT Meteorology
ASSYRIAN WEATHER PROPH-
TCIEC

Was there ever time when man
did not attempt to predict thW
weather. In the curieform library
of Ashurbanipal, now preserved IN
the British Museum, there are sew
eral tablets showing that weather
forecasting was practiced on an ex-
tensive scale-and as a Government
enterprise-as early as the seventh
century B. G.
The Assyrian astrologers and
nagicians, who we're public officials,
were charged with the task of pre-
dieting a great variety of mundane
events, including droughts and
floods. Their predictions were based
on "omens" of many kinds, among
which were certain atmospheric phe-
nomena, such as the luminous circles
around the sun and moon known to
modern science as halos and coro-
mas.
The observations of these phe-
nomena served, however, for pre-
dieting many things besides weather.
and a drought or flood was as
likely to be foretold from the APP
pearance of the liver Of sacrificial
animal as from the aspect OF the
sky.
A good many formal rules for
weather predictions have been found
on Assyrian and Babylonian tab
let's. Here are some of them:
"If lightning flashes from south to
east, there will be rain and floods"
eff there is lightning in the vest,
the weather god will inunda he
land of Amurru (Palestine)."
eff the voice of the weather god
(thunder) is heard in the month OF
Tammuz, the crops will prosper"
eff the sun is surrounded by a
ring, there will be rain and change
of weather"
"It if rains eight days in the
month of Nissan, this means riches
for the people"
(All rights reserved by Science service)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-17
Needs Only Investment

At present between three and
four million acres of land are re-
quired to produce the worlds rubber
supply.
Because she had about three
fourths of that amount in cultiva-
ton, England assumed that she
could control rubber prices.
The flaw in her scheme lies in the
availability of many millions of acres
of land.
Rubber can be grown In many re-
gions outside the British East Indies.
1t can be grown in the Amazon VAL
ley, il Central America, in the Phil
ippines and in Africa.
All that is needed, and all that
ever has Been needed to break the
British rubber monopoly is the in
vestment of several hundred mil
lion dollars and five or six years
time.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-17

vested in the departments, but these
are illustrative of the terseness of
statement, dignity of style, sweep of
comprehensiveness, and clarity of
expression used in vesthlg powers
under the Constitution.
When we contemplate the billions
of dollars that have been utilized
in the manifold activities, gigantic
enterprises, and marvellous achieve
mentS which have resulted there
from, it seems almost unbelievable
that such simple provisions would
meet all exigencies that have arisen
since they were written, and that
there seems now on reason for max
irg a single change.
1t is impossible to acquire an ade-
quate conception of the marvellous
manner in which the powers are
enumerated without going to the
document itself.
When the Constitution was writ
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-17

almost certainty. 1t seemed the Democratic party
would enter the campaign under the leadership of
strong, effective experienced progressive statesman
which is what McAdoo was.
single mistake was his undoing
AS lawyer he accepted Edward L. Doheny as a
client That. it proved, his end as the candidate
Of the progressive in his party True great numbers
OF them remained steadfast but, for the most their
hearts weren't in it. Those nnety-one ballots were
made possible not by the progressives of the party
but by the intolerants Instead of representing at
this crisis of his career, the progressive economic
principles for which he always had Stood McAdoo
found hirnsel-end unhappily SO, we believe-repre-
senng the ntolerant religious element and the fanat-
ical drys. He found himself in death duel with
another progressive, Governor Smith OF New York
over an issue that must certainly have meant less to
himself than the greatest issue on which he was
in agreement with his opponent
1t was one of the great tragedies of American
politics.
McAdoo has decided not to carry his battle further
at least not candidate He suggested that in
standing aside he does in order that the field NAV
be clear for the appearance of another leader He
course does not accept Smith in that role the
wounds of their battle have not healed
1t would complete the irono tragedy of McAdoos
political career if events should compel him-as a
progressve-to accept in 1928 the man he fought to
disastrous finish in 1924
Now that he has removed the picture Of the
White House from his mind, we hope that McAdoo
may ind the new joy in life that usually comes to
men who do so. Hiram Johnson, they say, has been
happier from the day he cast out the presidential
ambition. And Calvin Coolidge is declared to be a
new man since he decided he did not choose to run
again.
Certainly McAdoo has splendid career of brave
and useful public service to look back upon
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-17
Others in Ventures

Mr.. Fords venture in Brazil is
not the first of its kind to be made
by a large American consumer Of
rubber.
The Goodyear Company operates
a 10000 acre plantation in the
Dutch East Indies. Harvey Fire
stone has bought tract of 100000
acres. in Liberia which is gradually
being put in cultivation. The
United States Rubber Company
owns $4,000 acres in Sumatra and
the Malay Peninsula. $4,000 acres
of which is planted in rubber.
AS matter of record, the United
States Rubber Company is the
largest single producer of rubber
In the world.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-17
Schlee, Brock Give Up

Decision of Schlee and Brock not
to attempt to fly across the Pacific
brings their wonderful adventure to
most satisfactory climax.
They have performed an unpara-
ielled feat in the history of aviation,
the glory Of which could only have
been doomed BY tragedy.
Whether they bowed to public
opinion or the difficulties involved
makes little difference. In either
case they have shown degree of
sanity which should help to tone
down that spirit Of adventure that
has gained an unhealthy grip on the
youth Of this generation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-17
Events of Ten Years

Ten years can always be depend
ed on to bring about surprising
changes, but especially after a
great war. Very few things turn
out Sc re expect, while a whole lot
develop that we never looked for.
Ten years ago we thought the
kaiser would be hanged, that the
United States would play leading
part in the Leageu of Nations and
that German would never again be
taught in our public schools. We
certainly had no idea that China
would go to smash as she has, that
Russia would still be bolshewk, or
that France would have to be
guarding the American Legion
against communist outbursts.
But one does not need to give at
tention to larger affairs to realize
what contrast there is between
what we looked for and what has
actually occurred.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-17
AMcAdoo's Decision

William Gibbs McAdoo aged 64--but lot young
In energy and spirt-today voluntarily wthdraws
himself from consideration as candidate for the
Presidency
This action is remarkable less in the light of the
political situation of today than in the light Of the
situation three years ago. II has only been three
years since McAdoos name led all the rest in DEM
ocratc national convention fer ninety -one ballots
year earlier than that his nomination had seemed
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-17
Sergeant Alvin York

Sergt. Alvin York, whom might
have had anything he wanted after
his memorable exploit in the Ar
gonne, but who seems to have been
almost forgotten, is suing Tonnes
see bank, because, as he alleges, it
has interfered with his efforts to
found a school Tor mountaineer
children.
The founding of such a school is
quite as worthwhile as was the cap
ture of 1872 Germans, and Sergeant
York is to be congratulated for at
tempting it, instead of capitalizing
his popularity in more frivolous
ways, as he might easily have done.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-17
BY HARRY ATWOOD
President Constitution Anniversary
Association.

Association.
The delegates realized that in or
der to carry out the purpose and
plan of the Constitution it would be
necessary to make laws, enforce
laws. and interpret laws. so they
provided for setting up legislative,
executive and judicial departments
and vested them with general power
and with specific powers.
The legislative power is vested in
Congress, composed of a Senate
and House of Representatives.
The executive power is vested in a
President.
The judicial power is vested in
one Supreme Court and in such in
ferior courts as Congress may from
time to time ordain and establish.
It's Simplicity
The Constitution of the United
States was written in seven articles
of approximately twenty-six sec
tions.
The Constitution of the State of
Oklahoma, which is illustrative of
some of the constitutions of other
States, contains twenty-four articles
and there are sixty sections in one
article; more sections in one article
of the Oklahoma State Constitution
than in the entire Federal Consti-
tuition.
This comparison helps us to ap-
preciate the brevity and conciseness
of the language used in the pro-
visions Of our Constitution for vest
ing power in the several depart
mentS.
|. Some of the specific powers vest
ed in Congress are: To lay and COL
lect taxes; to borrow money; to
regulate commerce; to coin money;
to raise and support armies.
Power sOver Members
A special power which has, been
under heated discussion during re-
cent months in relation to the Sc
lections of Illinois and Pennsylvania
for United States Senator is the fol-
lowing:
Each House shall be the Judge
of the elections, returns, and
qualifications of its own members,
and majority of each shall con-
stitute a quorum to do business"
The meaning of this language is
very clear that each house has the
power to refuse for membership any
person whom it, for its own rea-
sons, does not consider properly
elected or qualified for membership.
Among the specific powers vested
in the president are: To be COM
mandef -in-chief of the Army and
Navy of the United States; to make
treaties by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate.
judicial Powers
Some of the specific powers vest
ed in the judiciary are: Jurisdiction
in all cases in law and equity aris-
ing under this Constitution, the laws
of the United States, and treaties
made; in controversies to which the
United States shall be party; in
controversies between two, or more
states, between a state and foreign
states
Naturally there are other powers
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-17
it Can Be Done

Though America has remained
rather Indifferent toward the rub
Der situation enough has been &C
complished to show what can be
done. That, more than anything
else, is what worries England.
We have the money and other
people have the land. All that is
necessary is a combination of the
two to smash the British monopoly.
There is almost enough land suit
able for the growing of rubber in
the Philippine Islands to do it.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-17
The Manchester Herald (Republican)
LAI. Ed Jackson has rarnliad 70 I'll

Manchester CRepublican)
Governor Ed Jackson has replied to the charges
of Boyd Gurley, editor of the Scrpps- Howard New
York owned Indianapolis Times and branded as false
the copyrighted article which stated in
Who Will bold fashion the offer of bride to
r. IT,: Governor McCray by Jackson when he
1""e"'" Secretary of State. Jackson now
Believe? says it is wholly and entirely false.
The Times had insisted to its readers
that Governor Jacksons silence indicated his guilt and
asked for his resignation
Now the Governor says he didn't and Mr.. Gurley
says he did.
Who are you going to believe, Mr.. Gurley the
scripps-H Howard employee, Mr.. Jackson, Indiana
Governor?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-17
Welcome German Ace

The German ace, Capt. Won Wei
sand, who shot down Quentin
Roosevelt, is now a resident of
Wellsville, N. Y.
1t is sign Of civilization that
he can come to this country and
find a hospitable welcome.
We have learned how to forget
war, if not how to avoid it.
OF course, Captain Won Weigand
and Quentin Roosevelt met as SOL
diers of the air, and the law of bat
tie decreed that one or the other
must perish.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-17

You can get an answer to any ques-
to The Indianapolis Times fines Washington
Bureau, 1922 New York Ave, Washing
ton. D. c.. inclosing ? cents in stamps
advice Cannot be given nor nor can extended '
research be undertaken. All other QueS-
tons will receive a personal reply: IN;
signed requests cannot be answered. AL
letters are NATURALIZATION.
Under what conditions may per-
son returning or coming to America
from abroad bring household goods
free of duty?
Provided they have been abroad
for more than a year. A reasonable
amount Of new supplies will be al
lowed free of duty, according to the
discretion of the examiner at the
customs Office.
; At what temperature will alcohol
solidify?
Pure alcohol solidifies at about
-130 degrees centigrade.
What is jasper? How is is used?
1t is a cryptoceystalline variety of
quartz distinguished by its capacity,
due to the presence of clay and
other substances, and takes high
polish. Jasper was called iapis by
ancientS and was used for orna-
ments. 1t is still used for rings and
seals and to a certain extent for
pillars, mantels and table tops. The
colors are brown, dark green, gray
ish blue and brownish black, accord
ing to the impurities present. When
the colors appear in layers, the min
eral is known as striped or ribbon
jasper; the brown and yellow va
rieties are known as Egyptian jas
per.
What do the letters /. N. r. /.
signify?
They are the first letters of the
Latin inscription placed on the cross
by PLATE at the crusihxion of
Christ; Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudoe-
Drum, Jesus of Nazareth, the King
of the Jews (John 1910.
Is there shrub or tree called
the 'inkberry?"
1t is an evergreen shrub, two to
four feet high, belonging to the hol-
ly family and is found in sandy
soils in the United States from
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-17

The trainers of the Constitution looked
far ahead OF their day as shown in this
article. the sixth of Mr.. Atwoods series
OF twelve on the Constitution. Tonor-
row, 1.-The Form Of Government the
Constitution Provided"