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ton. 1t seems that some Of the
glass has penetrated nearly to the
brain, and they are afraid" her
voice faltered, they are afraid he
may not live through the operation.
20, but he must" Joyce cried.
'You will give him courage,
DEAR" Mrs. Deacon said. But 1
must tell you that he may refuse
to see you. He feels that he has
nothing to offer you. He is blind
and poor. Frankly has told you how
things are at he plant, and Deke
knows that you are wealthy now in
your own right"
"How sillyw Frankly exclaimed.
Joyce needs Deke just as much as
he needs her."
Mrs. Deacon smiled at the girl
"Joyce will have to convince him
of that herself" she said kindly.
you can surely understand
Henry's point of view. 1t is the
only manly way for him to feel"
Joyce listened while Frankly and
Mrs. Deacon talked of Deke's con-
dition.
Presently a nurse came toward
them. "Mr. Deacon is awake" she
said, looking closely at Joyce whom
she guessed to be the subject Of
her patients delirium.
'I think I'd better not tell him you
are here" Mrs. Deacon said to
Joyce. III Just go in as usual and
you follow me in a few minutes.
Don't you think that's best, Miss
Fuller" to the nurse. This is Miss
Daring, my sons finance. who has
come on from New York this morn
ing"
81 hardly know" Miss Fuller be-
gan. II don't want him excited.
Perhaps it will be best for her to
come in after 1 have made him ready
for his lunch"
Joyce went softly after Mrs. Dea-
con and the nurse. While she
waited in the hall she clasped her
hands together, Dear God. tell me
what to say to him, tell me what
TO say to him." she prayed over and
over again.
Then the door opened and the
nurse beckoned.
Joyce entered and stood stunned
for a moment. That wasted figure
with the white bandage over its eyes
could that be Deke?
She went forward OH leaden feet.
Deke turned his head at the sound
of a strange step.
"Who is it?" he asked.
Joyce leaned over and took his
hands in hers. Its Joyce, Deke. o
Deke, love you So" and she bent
lower and kissed him.
Mrs. Deacon left the room, beck
oning the nurse to follow her.
Ito be continued)
Copyright. 1927
Famous Features Syndicate. Inc.
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|DaailyDozen
| AnsuerS

Here are the answers to questions
on page 8:
l. Moses breaks the tables of the
commandments exodus 32:19.)
2. Genesis 2;S.
3. He was $50 years old. Genesis
5:5.)
4. In the goth chapter of Exodus.
5. He brought her dead son back
to life. Il Kings 17:19-22)
6. King of Syria who helped King
Asa of Judah relep the advances of
the Israelites. Oh Chronicles 1870
7. Bildad, the Shuttle, Eliphaz the
Temanite and Zophar the Mama
thite. Job 211)
8. In Paphos. (Acts 1850
9. The 18th chapter of First CORN
thians.
10. Hebrews iii.
II. Malay States and sumatra.
IL. Formosa.
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LIQUOR PRINCE GUILTY
Convict Wallace Anstess-FOund to
Have Big Bank Account.

ITO the ordinary bootlegger, this
man looks like a crown prince, -
United States District Attorney
Albert Ward told a jury in Federal
Court and Wallace Anstess, 80,
living north Of Indianapolis on
Noblesville Road was convicted of
conspiracy In connection with run
ming liquor from Detroit to Indian
apolis.
Ward introduced evidence to show
that Anstess' had deposited more
than 100000 in the last two years
in his checking account. He was
arrested Feb. when a shipment
marked household goods" was
seized at a local freight yard and
found to contain more than 1900
quarts Of liquor.
Raymond Johnson, manager Of a
trucking company here, arrested
with Anstess, was freed by the
jury.
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MOTHERS DAY TRIBUTE
PAID TO NANCY LINCOLN
Governor Joins in Pledge for National Shrine at Grave in
Spencer County.

Of the State, together with many
members Of the Lincoln League from
Indiana and other States met at the
grave Of Abraham Lincoln's mother
this morning to pay fitting tribute
to the great mother of a great
son."
The ceremonies appropriately took
place on Mothers day and feature
of the program was the placing Of
a wreath on the grave in the name
of mothers of Indiana by Anne
Studebaker Carlisle, president Of the
Indiana Lincoln Union.
An inscription on the wreath read.
"This wreath is dedicated to the
deathless, because divine, force of
the mother whose ashes lie buried
here. 1t is a pledge that this ground
ever shall be sacred to the memory
of Nancy Hanks Lincoln, mother
of an immortal son."
DedicatOry Address
In a dedicatory address President
Carlisle said:
Here at your altar on this peace
full knoll, Mother of Lincoln, we
pause today to mediate upon the
thought that from this humble en-
vironment your influence, through
your immortal son, has radiated
around the world-a challenger to
motherhood.
I'm the name of Indiana mothers,
this wreath is placed upon your
grave as an acknowledgment OF our
debt Of gratitude to you and as a
pledge this hallowed ground shall
be dedicated as fitting shrine in
recognition of your contribution to
the world, where all may come to
pay homage to you and drink at the
fountain of your inspiration"
Confer With Architect
After the ceremonies the executive
committee. headed by Governor Ed
Jackson, Mrs. Carlisle of South Bend
and Richard Lieber, chairman, con-
ferred with Frederick Law Olmsted,
the notified landscape architect, on
plans for developing the grounds sur
rounding the grave and the cabin site
where Abraham Lincoln lived for
fourteen years into a significant ex-
preston of appreciation by the Ma
ton for the life and influence of
Lincoln and his mother.
The committee members were
guests of Marcus Sonntag of Ev.
ansville for breakfast this morning
before motoring to Lincoln City.
Albert j. Wedeking of Dale was
host at a picnic luncheon on the
memorial grounds at noon, and the
northern Indiana delegates will be
guests of Thomas Taggart at French
Lick following the all.day confer
ence with the architect.
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EIGHTEEN ARE
GIVEN SENTENCE
IN LIQUOR CASE
Father, Mother and Young
Son Among Those Who
Plead Guilty.

Stern Justice wept and smiled in
Federal Court Friday afternoon as
eighteen members of the Pope liquor
conspiracy were sentenced by Fed.
eral Judge Robert G. Baltzell. Four.
teen pleaded guilty and four were
convicted by jury.
s'You don't see many more pitiful
scenes than this-a 17-year-old boy
standing between his mother and
father for violating the Constitution
of the United States" Judge Baltzell
said, as John Stella and his wife,
Kate, of Chicago, alleged important
cogs in the Pope conspiracy, stood
and admitted their guilt to the court
with their son, John Jr., between
them, also pleading guilty. There
were eight other children at home,
the court was told.
Dad, Son Sentenced
The father was sentenced to fiji
teen months at Leavenworth and
fined $500: the mother was fined
5000 and the boy given Jail SEN
tence Of one day.
Horace Webster, Montmorency,
garage owner, charged with helping
the Observation-Disclosures rum
runners on their way by doing their
garage work was fined 5000 and
sentenced to ninety days. Harry
Leslie, Indiana House of Representa-.
tives speaker, appeared on Web
ster's behalf and testified to his good
character.
Harry N. Styner, chief inspector,
State fire marshaIs office, also was
a character witness for Webster.
Mrs. Carrie Costello, $3.50 Chaun-
cey Ave-, Chicago, listened while
William Green, now a prohibition
Investigator in the pay of the Gov
eminent, but formerly member of
the Pope ring by his own confess
sion, told how she sold him liquor
in Chicago which he brought to In
dianapolis.
Holds Up Sentence
The jury found her guilty, but
Judge BaltZell withheld sentence
until her husband, also indicted,
could be apprehended.
Martin Van Shapen, former driver
Of the Montmorency school hack,
changed his plea to guilty and got
thirty days. When arraigned he
said he had been promised immunity
by prohibition officers if he would
tell what he knew"
Others sentenced: Pierre Schleu-
ter, 1904 E. Maryland ST., sixty days;
Frank Hosner and Frank Shearers,
garage proprietors, $50 Virginia
Ave, seventy-f1ve days and one day,
respectively; Walter F. and Charles
H. Schneider of Brunswick, 5000
each, and S. r. Stafford, lila At
wood St., one day.
Tony Ferrari of Chicago and AL
bert Tyree. $40 Holmes ST., also
pleaded guilty and will be sentenced
Monday.
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JOIN BUSINESS BUREAU
Several More Real Estate Firms
Recognize Membership Value.

AS an expression Of approval Of
the work Of the Better Business Bu-
reau in assisting to maintain the
high standard of business ethics Of
the real estate profession of Indian
apolis, several local real estate men
have joined the bureau in a body,
according to T. M. Overley, man.
ager.
The following real estate firms
took this action:
E. l.. Cothrell, Fieber & Reilly.
Glenn B. Ralston, William Low
Rice. Schmid & Smith, Cooper
G Hadley, Cartmell.Burcaw.M Moore,
Emil c. Rassmann, Marion Stump
Realty Company. Edison T. Wood
and Everett ]. Holloway.
James S. Cruise, William L. Elder.
John r. WEIGH, A. J. Hueber~and
Gregory & Appel were already men,
bers of the bureau.
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SEEK NEW STREET PLAN
Broad Ripple Group Want Sixty
Third Widened Less.

A Broad Ripple delegation con.
ferred with Mayor Duvall and the
board of works relative to the pro-
posed widening and improving of Six
ty-Third ST., between College Ave.
and Bellefontaine st.
The Broad Ripple leaders were to
ask the plan commission this after.
non to modify their plan to widen the
street from SO to IS feet instead of
eighty.
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MOTHERS DAY FOR ELKS
Special Program Arranged for Tues
day by Lodge.

Mothers day services will be held
Tuesday by Indianapolis Elks in
their lodge room in the Elks Bldg.
Families of members and the pub
lie has been invited.
A talk by Archibald Hall on
"Tribute to Mothers" and songs by
George Kadel will Feature.
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ness than to try to limp along"
Joyce said nothing, but her heart
began to sing of hope that perhaps
now she could really help Deke. Per-
haps he would take some of her
money.
They were met in the hospital lob.
by by wan Mrs. Deacon.
Joyce" she said, taking the girl
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into her arms, ct am so glad you
are here. Henry is sleeping now,
but you shall see him as soon as he
wakes"
"What do the doctors say?" Joyce
asked.
"They say there is a chance, a
very slight chance for him to see If
he can stand a very delicate opera
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BIZ Times SEecfdI.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, May T.
With appropriate exercises the
executive committee Of the Indiana
Lincoln Union today pledged itself
to the obligation of establishing a
national shrine at the grave of
Nancy Hanks Lincoln in Spencer
County.
Committee members from all parts
Evening star., 1927-05-22

fancier stated that he would not con-
slider buying a racer for less than Sl00.
as no bird worth less than that was
worth adding to his loft.
Just at present, when airplane
fights across the Atlantic are the
cause of so much interest. II is very
likely that some new feathered hero
will receive everlasting fame. This
will take place when unfortunate flyers
are forced to descend in midocean and
are unable to rise. Too often such
disaster is accompanied by the dis
abling of radio apparatus. and the
craft that carries racing pigeons. to
be freed at once with message giving
the position of the plane. will be in
fortune. The bird, as soon as he be-
comes tired. is bound to seek the near
est vessel for rest. and from him the
rescue can be directed without the
long and dangerous delay which took
place in the case of the naval flyers
who almost reached Hawaii from the
Pacific Coast and then were lost for
days before being able to make land.
With practically every ocean vessel
equipped with wireless. the safety of
flyers stranded" in midocean would
be practically assured, except in cases
of such a severe storm as would de-
stroy the plane itself Death from
thirst and starvation in such instances
certainly would be averted.
Evening star., 1927-05-22
NAMING OF AMERICAN CITIES.

time the Louisiana Purchase was UNI
thought of and the central part Of the
United States belonged to France.
Many old French families still live in
st. Louis. Louisville, KY, received It's
name from King Louis ENl: Inc
French territory included LOUISIANA,
which was named in honor OF LOUIS
XIV, and the City of New Orleans
merely has the word New prefixed
10 the French town of that name. 1t
will be recalled that Orleans in France
became famous almost overnight be-
cause Of Joan OF Arc, who was dubbed
the Maid of Orleans" by the enthusi'
astic French people.
Nashville Tenn, was first called
Marlborough, in honor of Gen. Nash,
an officer of the Revolutionary War.
This was changed in 1874 TO Nash
vile. Los Angeles, meaning the An.
gels" was at one time an old Spa
mission and got its name from Cali
fornia's early settlers. Detroit was
given its name by the French settlers.
In French the word means the
Straits" which was given the new
settlement because of its location on
the broad Detroit River. connecting
Lake Erie and Lake Saint Clair.
Cleveland. Ohio, is named for Moses
Cleaveland. the founder Of the city
bur the extra ga has been elm
! mated Pittsburgh honors the name
Of William Pitt. Its first name was
Duquesne. given by the French, who
had located fort at the junction
of the Allegheny and Monongahela
| Rivers. After it's capture by the
| English, in 1853, George Washington
then an officer of the British Colonial
I troops. suggested that it be named
Pittsburgh.
Evening star., 1927-05-22

THERE is record Of a national COM
mission, Of which George Wash
ington was n member. which laid out
the District of Columbia to be used as
site for the Capital City and named for
Washington despite his protests. He
always referred TO it as the Federal
City" The city plan of Washington
is peculiar. Many diagonal avenues
cross the checker board formed by
the intersection north and south and
east and west streets, thus forming
circular parks.
The City OF Chicago has an In
dian name. Strange TO say. THIS sec
sond largest municipality in this hemi-
sphere got it's name from the Chicago
River. a small stream that flows into
Lake Michigan at that point. In 1904
the 'city" consisted Of French trad
er's log house and a wooden stockade
called Fort Dearborn The original
CITY of Chicago was laid out and re-
ceived it's name in 1880.
Two hundred and ninety-seven
wears ago colony of well TO do Puri.
1ans, under the personal direction OF
Gov. Winthrop. established settle
nent in Massa chusetts. They chris
tened their new home in honor OF
their old home town of Boston, or
81. Botolph's Town, as it had once
been called, on the coast of Lincoln
shire. England. Baltimore was named
for Cecil Calvert lord Baltimore),
whom King James l had granted a
colony that included the present State
pf Maryland.
The City Of st. Louis was originally
called Lacledes Village, in honor of
the founder, but was renamed in
honor Of the French King, for at that
Evening star., 1927-05-22

lery. but finally wounded messenger
in feathers got through. one eye and
one leg missing. but still plucky to
the end. He was given as careful at
tention as though wounded general.
and survived his wounds to be brought
back and become q resident of the
District of Columbia for many years
after.
Another bird. No. 1874 4. r, was
rewarded by France with silver
ring. emblematic of the Medaille Mill
taire. It's feat being recited In the fol
lowing citation:
"On three different occasions during
the Battle of Eerdun. this bird. under
heavy fire. insured the rapid trans
port of very important messages. In
particular it carried to headquarters
the communications of Maj. Raynal,
defender of Fort Vaux. on June 3.
1916, at a time when the majors
troops. completely surrounded. were
deprived of any other means of COM
munication. The flights were made
under most unfavorable atmospheric
conditions"
The bird In question had already
reached the age of 10 years. consid-
cred as being close to the limit of
active service. but lived for several
years after. as the honored hero of
the French feathered flying forces.
1t may be interesting to know that
while pigeons have lived to be 10 and
even 20 years of age. this correspond
ed with 90 years or more for a human,
and the limit generally placed upon
birds used for breeding is from six
to eight years. s a5s
Love. affairs sof pigeons have their
own interest and, while the male Is.
prone to wander occasionally. it is
rare, for the female is prompt to re-
sent intrusion of this kind. She gen
orally takes matters into her own
hands and settles such triangles by
the intiiction Of a thorough beating to
the offender of. her own sex. admin.
istered with beak. claws and wings.
In the mating of racing birds the
matter of inbreeding is Of interest.
being resorted to in very considerable
degree. According to one Of the best
District authorities. he often mates a
daughter with grandfather. or
great grandfather. and gets excellent
results. though not having as much
success when father and daughter
are mated. This is done in the case
of exceptionally fine stock. and then
followed by outbreeding with another
strong strain. as a rule. The mating
OF niece and uncle Is also found to
Evening star., 1927-05-22

result we'll on occasion. and that Of
first cousins.
Until recent years, racing pigeons,
with the exception of the shotguns
of alleged sportsmen, had only one
prominent enemy-hawks, of three
types, the goshawk. and Cooper's and
the shark skinned hawk. Their
preying season is generally in the
Winter. when snow is on the ground.
making it hard for the larger bird to
find his regular food and also easier
for him to pick out the pigeon against
the white surface below. Recently.
however. n new destroyer has entered,
in radio antennae, which are held re-
sponsible for the death of many fine
birds that collide with them in the
dusk. as they are coming to the end
of long race. The speed of the bird
is such that an accident of this kind
is often fatal.
DISTANCES covered by birds in
actual races and the velocity
attained are worthy of mention.
These are checked to the second in
some cases. but in all others they are
lower rather than above the actual
Evening star., 1927-05-22
BY LELAND $. CONNEss.

YF YOU happen to be reading this
Sunday afternoon and the day is
fair you may be interested to
i know that approximately 100 of
your fellow citizens of the District
Cs Columbia are standing in their
oackyards staring anxiously at the
skies and not looking for the ap-
proach of storm, or for the simmer
of airplane wings. Their thoughts are
> fixed upon a hobby to which they de-
vote practically all their time outside
of business hours. They await the
approach of their homing pigeons at
the end of weekly race.
The birds may have been turned
loose 100 miles away, but more likely
the spot at which they were liberated
was from 200 to 500 miles distant. for
the climax of the Spring season of
flying is at hand. TO culminate in the
great national contest starting from
Chattanooga, Tenn, on the morning
of June IS, weather permitting. and
ending at lofts in thirty or more
cities in such far.away States as
f'rexas. Indiana, Missouri. Illinois.
Florida. Georgia and Michigan.
To get the scope of this great ma
tional pigeon race. draw circle with
Chattanooga as the center and the
touching Washington, San Antonio,
and Kansas City. From all cities of
any great size in that circle, lovers
of the fastest of all tanned birds known
will send their hest to Chattanooga to
take part in this contest.
Pigeon racing in the District of Co
lumbia is from S5 10 40 years old, and
is foStered by three organiZations-the
Aero Washington and District of Co.
lumbia Racing Pigeon Clubs, each of
which has between 80 and 40 mem.
bers. There arc also other pigeon fan
Evening star., 1927-05-22

He does not realize that the right kind
of exercise is a physiological cocktail" +"
that the muscles do not grow rapidly
larger, or the body smaller, that the
reactions are hygieniC.
Most Of our daily tasks are mechani.
CAL automatic or reflex and quite mex
pensive physically. They do not
change the body contour. If a per-
son wishes to enlarge the contractile
tissues, or reduce the fat, then ex-
ercisees of q voluntary or willful kind
must be adopted--and persisted in.
But make haste slowly, and under all
conditions be sure the heart Is right
before adopting too strenuous or
Rooseveltian methods.
Il y !: 4
WHEN fat accumulates on the
outer body tthe waistline seems
to be the happy hunting ground) 1t
is not SO serious. But when fat makes
its home within the abdominal cavity
then there is mischief The man notes
with some misgivings THAT his heart
beats faster and the lungs work Oft
ener after what he formerly consid-
cred easy going.
Climbing stairs, hurrying for a car,
a quickened gait bring about rapidity
OF action that Is not normal. What
has taken place? The fat, pushed
against the heart and lungs, inter-
feres with their healthy action Not
only that. but this same fat, especially
when displaced by the garments of
modern woman, retar1s the work of
the pumps and bellows and compels
the organs which turn food into en-
ergy to do extra work because of its
interference.
The man or woman who is fat, re-
gardleSs Of age, must send more red
blood to the machinery called the
"vegetatIve tract" The stomach, the
intestines. the liver, the pancreas and
spleen, all must be regenerated and
the exercises given here will do it.
While the exterior body will not
change it's form materially, the inner
machinery Is made healthier, better,
more dependable and more efficient.
And IL nothing more than this results,
then the few minutes morning and
afternoon will be most profitably
spent.
The anatomist has found, in the
case OF fat persons, that the organs
mentioned above are surrounded by
adipose tissue which is called non.
vital In comparison with the muscles
which are vital. Hence 1t must be
obvious that the presence of fat is de-
terssHs and affects the normal ac-
Evening star., 1927-05-22

IT is held that the first cultivators
of trout were the Chinese, a people
whose fondness for fish Is proverbial
The Romans also knew something
about Matching fish artificially and as
early as 1850 a certain monk success.
fully Matched fish eggs by artificial
means. This was not the process now
in use. however. That we owe to a
Persian soldier. Who in 1868. found a
way to hatch fish. In which more fish
could live long enough to grow up
than would be possible If left to be
hatched in the natural way The ar
tiflcia1 way is cheap. too. as 1t is pos
sible to hatch and raise million Of
the t1sh for less than $500. if all goes
well.
In no country has fish-raising been
carried to so high degree as in
New Zealand. where trout may he
obtained weighing from Is TO 20
pounds each.
In order to cultivate trout success
fully healthy spawn is essential. also
running water, protection against nat
ural enemies, convenient food and.
after certain time. provision against
the contingency that some OF the
trout may eat the others.
Before the eggs are hatched, usually
IN hundreds or thousands, they are
collected In series OF incubator boxes
through which runs a stream of
water, pure and reasonably cold.
Great care Is taken that rats or other
animals that devour eggs are not al
lowed to enter.
The process Of development covers
q period Of from So to 20 days. The
first change to be observed is the
elongation Of the egg. and then two
dark spots appear. which are the fu.
ture eyes. Another red mark begins
to show where the heart will he This
changing form begins to move II at
this time TIE little egg is picked up
the heat o. the hand will Don loosen
the shell. But 1t is considered best
not TO precipitate events.
Scarcely have the fish left the eggs
when they begin to resemble some