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Evening star., 1927-05-23
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHLANDER JOHNSON.

Living in the Clouds.
We're living in the clouds today,
Where once the twilight fair
Depicted bright, but far away,
The castles in the air.
The hero Of the airship flight
Is greeted by the crowds,
With deep affection and delight
We're living in the clouds.
Evening star., 1927-05-23

The Evening star. with the Sunday morn.
Ing edition. is delivered by carriers within
the city at 80 cents per MONTH: daily only.
10 cents DER month: Sundays only, 20 cents
ner month";. ORDERS may be sent by mail or
Telephone Main 5000. Collection is made by
carrier st end Of each month.
Evening star., 1927-05-23

AS a sleep dodger young Lindbergh
has eclipsed even Thomas Edison.
Evening star., 1927-05-23

Jud Tunkins says he has only one
fault to find with most "short story
writer's. The stories aren't short
enough.
Evening star., 1927-05-23
Discrimination Needed. !.

o Paris, when an air prince lands,
No compliment should miss him,
But you should issue strict commands
Regarding who may kiss him!
Evening star., 1927-05-23
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Evening star., 1927-05-23

People who say little," said Hi Ho,
the sage Of Chinatown, reserve to
themselves the time for ~ thinking
much"
Evening star., 1927-05-23

"a man kin be good on Sunday"
said Uncle Eben, cause most folks is
stayin' home. De other six days is
de ones dat tests his regular right
eousness." !"
Evening star., 1927-05-23

O. Is Harvard or William and Mary
the older institution?-E. w.
A. Harvard is the older. 1t dates
from 1886, while William and Mary
actually began to function in 1893.
Evening star., 1927-05-23

Q. When did Queen Lii die?-E.
G. C..
A. The last Queen of Hawaii. Lili'
uokalani, died Novmber IL, 1918.
Evening star., 1927-05-23

when censors show little liberal
ism they ought at any rate to show a
little common sense" protests the
New York World, which accords the
two works a place among the great
products Of human imaginatiep. The
Evening star., 1927-05-23

@. Where was Ricardo Cortez born?
H. W..
A. He was born in Alsace-Lorraine,
September 10, 1899.
Evening star., 1927-05-23

Q. Is there such word as can
oodle? ?"-F. w.
A. 1t is colloquial. but has found a
place in dictionaries. 1t means TO
treat with fondness or indulgence;
embrace; also, to canoe"
Evening star., 1927-05-23

Q. What language did Adam and
Eve speak?-V. c.
A. Some suppose Hebrew to have
been spoken by Adam; others say that
the Hebrew, Chaldee and Arabic are
only dialects of the original tongue.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-27

age wage they get and just how long they remain
in employment.
The results of these figures will be furnished to
Congress next fall in the hope that some sort of
legislation will be passed that will put curb upon
immigration from the countries to the south.
The number of Mexicans now in the United States
is estimated at close to 100000. The number to
come in last year was e793s. This did not include
the many who got in without being officially checked
at the border immigration Offices.
Mexican labor has long been looked upon as cheap
labor 1t is employed by the larger industries the
Southwest, particularly railroads for manual work
at rate of pay that causes indignation among the
white workers, particularly those who are unionized
Migration of the outhern Negro to the North has
resulted in the bringing in of Mexicans to fill
in the gap left in the ranks of unskilled workers.
The complaint against Mexcans supplanting white
men in their jobs has been increasing each year in
the South and it is becoming heard in the middle
West where than 10000 Mexicans are employed
at wage averaging from 80 to 40 cents an hour.
The countries in this hemisphere are the only ones
'not yet put upon quota basis
The Labor Department hopes to start with Mexico
and thus Offset any great increase of immigration
from South American countries
In dealing with immigration its own continent,
Congress is going to find itself up against more
trying problem than when it fixed quotas for Euro
pean and Asiatic countries.
Considerable opposition be expected from
business interests particularly in the Southwest and
Pacific coast States, which find Mexican labor easy
to get at small pay and easy to control.
Just what ought to be done about this subject is
for Congress to decide But the decision ought
be reached until after all sides are heard from and
the facts have beenSkhoroughly digested
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-27
A Fine Selection

Let it be hoped that Charles F. Miller, who has
been rendered the position of superintendent of the
schools of this city, will accept, if acceptance
means some loss to the State at large
The schools have suffered much from the con-
tinual differences between the majority and minority
members of the board
1t is sign Of hope that when the election of a
superintendent finally held, both candidates were
of character and experience that commanded gen.
eral respect and confidence
difference was purely of personal opinion as to
fitness for neither could be suspected of being chosen
for the purpose of advancing the interests or preju-
dices of any group faction.
Not only in perquisites but in Importance, the su-
perintendency of the indianapolis schools is a dis
tnct advance from the position of State supernend-
ent of schools.
1t is a position of greater influence and greater
opportunity 1t gives the chance for personal
work and direct results
The schools of the city must be considered as the
ctys greatest and most important institution Upon
them depends very largely the character of the next
generation and its ability to meet the problems which
must always face every city.
That they will be maintained on high standard
and that they will be free from any influences which
might their usefulness is assured if Mr. Mil
Ter accepts, he should accept this tender by the
ma jorty members of the board.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-27
Some Thoughts Concerning Prohibition and
PoIicen1ens ClubS-Wiggan1 BroadcaSting

ject that he cares to discuss in THE
Next Age of Man"
And Wiggam allows that "a strong
case might be made out of the
effect that prohibition was put over
on the American people chiefly by
second class men,"
And the chorus girl is not over
looked in the argument CT WiggaI
on other pages.
He proves by figures and facts
that chorus girls even rank lin
ranges of genius"
He cites certain results of tests
taken from chorus girls in Count
ess Martha" Naughty Rlquette,'
THE Great Temptations" and 9TH
ers. And these girls make high
mental averages.
I have taken just a few thoughts
from the new thoughts OF Wiggam
as recorded in his 418 PACED The
Next Age of Man"
Applesauce, some may call it. l
do not.
honestly believe that Wiggan;
reafhes the thoughts that come out
of the science of thought which re.
suits from thinking and touching
elbows with men and women Of the
world.
Read 1.-The Next Age of Man"
Fret and stew if you will. Read 1t
and argue.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-27
LaN, and Justice
BY Dexter M. Keezer

man anxious to get home with sick baby
showed the gateman at railroad station his ticket
and asked him when the next train went to the town
he wanted to reach. The gateman said, "12:15; it's
out there now" The man, without being asked or
asking further questions boarded the train to which
thought the gateman had referred 1t carried him
to the wrong station and he was delayed many hours
in getting home with his sick child He sued the
railroad company for damages claiming that it was
negligent in not seeing that he properly directed
The railroad company contended that he should not
be allowed to collect damages because he had simply
taken the first train in sight without inquirng where
it went
HOW WOULD YOU DECIDE THIS CASE?
The actual decision: The Supreme Court of South
Carolina decided that the man was not entitled to
damages. 1t said that in boarding train "a passen-
ger should diligence to ascertain if it stops at
his station
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-27
Oil viii Win Wars

War, of course, would make the
situation even worse, for then we
might not be able to buy oil at all,
even if we had the price, and if oil
means what we expect it will in
war, we would be left in pretty bad
shape.
National defense, when you come
to think of it, goes back to basic
resources, especially in this ma
chine age.
Germany was beaten quite as dis
tinctly by cutting off her supply of
cotton, nitrate and copper, as on
the western front.
Unless everybody is mistaken, oil
will determine the next great con-
f1ict-oil as expressed in the bomb
ing plane and air raid.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-27
An International Issue

Automobiles and airplanes are
mainly responsible for the worlds
consumption of oil.
They have made oil an interna-
tional issue, which shows where an
appetite for thrills and entertain
ment can lead.
We believe that both the auto
mobile and airplane will become Of
more serious Importance than they
are today.
We expect the one to revolution
ize transportation and the other to
revolutionize war.
Both are children of the oil field.
and that is where the thoughts of
statesmen and financiers bring up
when they try to visualize the fu-
ture.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-27
Good Game Just Now

At present the. United States Is
producing about 10 per cent of the
worlds oil supply. and making lots
of money out of 1t.
We have much visible wealth to
show for all the drilling and refin-
ing We can point out cities and
towns that would never have ex-
listed but for the flow of liquid gold.
We can exhibit hospitals, libraries,
universities and parks.
1t seems a good old game to play
"a good old game to keep on con-
verting oil into comforts and con-
veniences. while the rest of the
world drives fewer automobiles and
gets along with fewer bathtubs.
But the rest of the world, or some
of it at least, is saving its oil. Who
knows but that we will some day
pay twice as much for gallon of
gasoline as we are getting it Tor
now? That would not be such a
good old game, would it?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-27
Brain TeaSe1:S

Here's a new game. First ten sem
fences below are untrue statements,
the names Of people being incor-
rect in each case. Put in the names
that will make each Of the sentences
true statement of fact. Correct
solutions areon page 10:
!. sir Arthur Conan Doyle was a
knight of King Arthurs Round
Table who went in search of the
Holy Grail.
2. Captain Lowell Smith was
leader of the U. S. Army filters
round South America.
3. Charles Evans Hughes is the
only American to have been both
chief justice Of the supreme court
and President of the U. S.
4. Admiral Farragut was the
hero of-the Battle of Manila Bay.
5. Queen Marie of Rumania Is
mother of the Prince OF Wales.
6. Sir Thomas Mallory wrote
"The Adventures of Sherlock
Holmes
z. William Howard Taft re-
signed from the position Of Chief
justice of the supreme court to run
for president.
8. The prophet Isaiah received
the ten commandments on Mt.
Sinai
8. Upton Sinclair was the author
of Main Street"
10. Guglielmo Marconi was the
discovered Of radium.
II. How many places of incarcera-
ton arc there in Indianapolis? 4
IL. How many streams rum
through indianapolis?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-27
Best Sellers

Following is the list of the
six best sellers in fiction and
non-fiction in Brentano's New
York stores:
FICTION
"Loset Ecstasy" Mary R. Rhine
hart, DorSn.
twilight Sleep" Edith Wharton.
Appleton.
Power" Lion Feuchtwanger,
Viking Press.
Mother Knows Best" Edna Fer
Der, Doubleday Page.
Giants in the Earth" L. E. Roll
vaag. Harper.
Small Bachelor" p. G. Wood
house, Doran.
NON-FICTION
Napoleon" Emil Ludwig, Boni
and Liveright.
Wilhelm Hohenzollern," Emil Lud-
wig. Putnam.
8Your Moneys WORTH" Chase g.
Schlink. Macmillan.
"Tristram. E. A. Robinson, Mac
Frantic Atlantic" Basil wOon.
Knopf
Harcourt Brace.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-27
NJ. E..
TRACY
SAYS:
National Defense, When
You Come to Think of
1t, Goes Back to Basic
Resources, Especially IN
= This Machine Age.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, July 81
Did you ever stop to think that the
simplest game may lead to great
industry? Who makes baSeballs,
tennis racquets and golf clubs?
BY itself pack of cards seems
rather commonplace and inexpens-
i've. You just cannot associate it
with boards of directors, capital
stock and thousands of employees.
When twenty million women play
bridge, however, and as many men
play poker and other games, the
number of packs of cards required
becomes stupendous.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-27
What Other Editors Think
fNfarion Leader-rribunel

marion Leader Tribune)
There is one outgrowth OF the Stephenson eX-
posure if no other The Republican party in Indiana
needs housekeeping. The Leader Tribune has
watched closely all Of the develop
Need for ments. 1t has discounted much of
what Stephenson has said. 1t knows
BROOM that he is in prison and would like to
E1,ideut be out. 1t knows that he is heart
broken because of his conviction that
those whom he aided have deserted him. He
has lost faith in the power of friendship He does not
trust the friends of his prosperous days He feels
that in his hour of tragedy he forsaken by those
for whom he~labored much and gave even more. He
can not understand why men should do this, if
he has sinned The Leader-Tribune has no sympa-
thy for Stephenson or his kind. This paper be-
lieves he is in the right place. But the Leader
Tribune is not that Steve should be alone
He says others belong by his side. There may or
may not be justification for that. He may be SLAM
dering unjustly some of his former intimates. But
whether this is is not so, the fact still remains
that the Stephenson mess stnks to the high heavens
There has been sufficient disclosures to warrant
complete reorganization of the Republican party in
Indiana. And if that does not come the people will
be negectfu of their duty citizens should they fail
to rebuke the dsgraceful record at the ballot box
The Republican party has its chance to clean house
the disgusting revelations have been made soon
enough for that to take place before there is
erciSe OF the ballot Whether the Republicans will be
equal to the occasion remains to be SEEN The aver
age citizen would prefer that the housekeeping come
from within He does not relish the task of doing 1t
himself But he is determined that it shall be done.
Indiana has suffered enough.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-27
Tangible Results

The United States Playing Card
Company, located in Cincinnati,
Ohio, is but one of several similar
institutions, albeit. the largest in
this country. 1t employees a force of
from $500 to 1000 people and its
buildings would not only house a
f1rst-class university, but look the
part. 1t maintains a broadcasting
station, provides free medical serv-
ice and group insurance and serves
lunch at cost. It's stock has a par
value of $40, but sells at S98 On the
whole, it can be regarded as the
most tangible. if not the most con-
structive result of bridge and poker
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-27
H/kAs +hn BY Charles
w NV lux Fitzhugh
Talman
HNo1+Lo1A Authority on
w E(LLHET Meteorology
FIRING CANNON AT WATER
SPOUTS

DO sailors still fire cannon at
waterspoutsP The practice is men,
toned in Camoen's "Lusiad' and
other works of the sixteenth CEN
fury and it was not uncommon
generation or so ago.
The modern idea about this prac-
tice is that the vortex Of the spout
can be broken up, either by the pas
sage of projectile through 1t or by
the atmospheric waves. set up by the
firing. In former times, however.
no such notion was entertained.
Cannonading was merely one Of
several methods employed for the
purpose Of frightening away what
was believed to be a living monster
of the deep. In ancient and medic
val days waterspouts were thought
to be dragons. Before the invention
of gunpowder, several other noise
making procedures we're in use
among sailors to keep these crea-
lures at q distance. The mariners
who sighted a spout would shout.
stamp on the deck, beat drums and
gongs, or clash their swords. These
practices were kept up long after
cannon began to be used for the
same purpose.
Thus firing cannon at waterspouts
is based on ignorance and supersti-
ton. No waterspout was ever dis
PEELED by this process, or by any
other artificial process. It is just as
futile as the process of bombarding.
the clouds to bring rain.
AL rights reserved by Science Service Inc.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-27
Shame on Standard Oil!

The Standard Oil Company of
New York is being roundly scolded
for buying oil from Soviet Russia.
No American company, critics say,
should buy oil from abroad while
we have over production at home.
Then as righteous afterthought
they declare that even if this were
not so, no American company ought
to trade with Soviet Russia.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-27
Linton Citixen)

Linton Citizen
Those mysterious BLACK Boxes supposed to be the
property OF D. G. Stephenson, which many newspaper
readers had thought were merely convenient refer
ence, have been found. They are now
Explaining m sne possession OF prosecutor Eemy.
N0W ing examined. Those people who hac
Necessary business with Stephenson, In all parts
of Indiana during the campaigns OF
1922 TO 1924 and the Legislature Of 1925 which fol-
lowed will now become restless in reality So long
as these BLACK Boxes" remained undiscovered there
was little worry on their part We will all wait ex-
pectanty what they will reveal 1t is possible thai
politicians in various parts Of Indiana might be in.
terested In this latest find.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-27
Games Change History

1t is hard to realize what an i'm
portant part games and amusements
play in human progress.
They develop habits just as they
develop industries.
More than one inventor has won
renown by creating some clever de-
vice of entertainment.
More than one king has neglected
his duty for the sake of pastime,
More than one people has lost its
sense of value through excitement
over some sport. There came & time
when Rome recruited her army
from the ranks of the gladiators,
and when an emperor was lifted to
the throne for no better reason than
that he could run fast.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-27
Mexican immigration

Definite annual quotas for Mexican immigration
into the United States being urged by officials of
the Department of Labor.
They assert that a serious situation has arisen
because of the number of Mexicans who come across
the border into the United States and have spread
through the country until they firmly established
everywhere except in New England.
surveys are being made to determine just how
many Mexicans are employed in industry. what aver
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-27
Mexican Case Different

At the same time, other oil in
terests claim that this Government
should assist them in getting all
the oil they can out of Mexico.
The average citizen finds it hard
to understand why the overproduc-
ton at home is any better argu-
ment against Russian oil than
against Mexican oil.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-27
princeton DemocraD

princeton DemocraD
Whatever comes Of the present political invests
CATION that has been going in indianapolis for the
past few months; and which it is promised will be
renewed this week. there has been
Uneasy created in the mind OF the average
Lies the oni sor,ot ta,"s tns' thGre Is not
Head" but that there is something rotten
good deal closer home Whatever that
rottenness is, we hope it will be exposed whether it
affects Republicans or Democrats. But as the issue
now stands it seems that the Republicans have the
most explaining to do.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-27
Adventure and Sport

If necessity is the mother of in
vention, pleasure is often its press
agent. Perhaps it was a profound
understanding of what humanity
needed that produced the automo-
bile, but the idea Of joyriding sold
it to the people, After thirty years.
rs per cent of our automobiles are
still used FOR pleasure. The airplane
still depends on the desire for adj
venture to make Roadway, but the
desire for adventure is close kin to
sport.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-27
by WALTER d. HICKMAN

hol and could not control their APP
petites for its excessive use we're
probably rapidly wedding themselves
out"
Do not prohibit yourself or any
one of following the argument Of
Wiggam on prohibitions or any SUBJ
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-27

Were the first autos manufac-
tured in America driven from the
right or left side?
From the right side following the
long established practice of driving
horses on that side of the vehicle. In
England and some other countries
of Europe the rule of the road is
pass to the left" and autos are still
made there with right hand drive,
but in the United States. the rule is
pass to the right" and the drive
was standardized on the left side to
place the driver where he can Judge
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-27
Questions and AnS7ge1S

You can get an answer to any ques-
ton of fact or information by writing
to The Indianapolis Times Washington
Bureau. 1922 New York Ave, Wash
ington. D. c., inclosing 2 cents in stamps
for reply. Medical. legal and marital adj
vice cannot be given nor can extended
research be undertaken. All other oues-
tions will receive a personal reply. Un-
signed requests cannot be answered. All
letters are Standardization.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-27
DO You KRO1O-

That volunteer workers OF
the Red Cross have made a
total Of five braille books,
averaging about six volumes
to a book, for the blind TO
read with their fingers, and
that all the materials were
supplied by the Red Cross.
which shares in the Com
munity Fund.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-27
OTHER THEATER OFFERINGS

indianapolis theaters today offer:
THE Gorilla" at Keith's, Love En-
and Leave En-" at English's: En-
pire Comedy Four at the Lyric:
Nile and Mansfield at the Palace:
Framed" at the Circle; ''Firemen.
Save My Child" at the Apollo: Ten
Modern Commandments" at the
Ohio and movies at the Isis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-27

How much milk and milk products
were used last year in the manufac-
ture of milk chocolate in the United
States?
The Bureau of Agricultural Eco
Monies finds that sc manufacturers
of milk chocolate used 1882, 708
pounds of whole milk; 2,912,639
pounds of evaporated milk and 26,-
689 pounds of skim milk in 1926. In
addition 6,652,12 pounds of whole
milk powder were used, $780, 95
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-27

In one New York town they barred hot dog
stand on the ground that small boys do not know
what is good for them" Reading about wars di-
vorces murder gang wars mortgages and gall stones
we're beginning to think some of the large boys
don't either