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Evening star., 1928-12-31
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THOMAS, MATTE. officers and members
of Columbia Temple, No, 422, l. B- q
E. of w, are hereby notified of the death
Of DAUGHTER MATTE THOMAS. Session
II sorrow Monday. December 81. l923, ct
pm. at the Elks' Home, 30l Rhode
Island ave. NV. Funeral Tuesday, jan
uary ]. 1929. at 1870 pm. from the house
l24l 9th st. NV. Forest Temple. NO 9i
Harmony Temple, No. 349: Love Temple.
No. 252; Morning Star Lodgc. No. 40 ana
Columbia Lodge, No. SIS, are invited
L. j. HART, d. n.
S. r. SAUNDERS. d. Fin Sec.
WILLIAMS, REV. CHARLES II. On Sunday,
December 80, 1928, at pm. at ms resi-,
dence 1853 Kenyon st. NV. REV. CHARLES
H WILLIAMS, devoted husband OF Annie
Williams. father of Katie. Hall, Cora B;
Mason, Minnie Brown. Margaret Good
Scott, Samuel A. and Joseph II. Williams.
Stepfathe of Cerise White. He also leaves
host OF other relatives and friends mo-
tice of funeral hereafter. Remains resting
at the " Ernest Jarvis Co. funeral par
lOrs, 1922 Ga. ave. NV.
WOOD, EMMA. LOUISE. On Saturday. Dc
cember 30, 1928, at her residence, l4!4
T st. Sc. EMMA LOUISE, beloved WIG
from the above residence on Iuescay'
January l, at 2 D m. Relatives and friends
invited, Interment Cedar HUI Cemetery.
WOOD. EMMA l.. A special meeting Of
EleCta Chapter. No. 2. o. e. s., is called
for Tuesday. January l, 1929. at 1:lo pm.
at Masonic Hall. Anacostia. ID. C.; Tor the
purpose OF attending the funeral OF our
late sister. Mrs. EMMA J.. WOOD
FLORENCE b. WOMERSLEY, w. NJ
ELSIE S. ROBINSON, Sec.
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HERBERT E. JONES. Exalted Ruler
Attest: A. E. WILLIAMS. Secty.

JENhINS, CALYlNs MelHDtTS VI AOIIilGHbftii!
Lodge, No. 1857, G. U. O. of o. F., will
take notice of the death of our late
brother CALVIN JENKINS. who died
Wednesday. January 2. 1929. at 1880 PM.
from Vermont Avenue Baptist Church.
Special meeting of lodge Monday, Decem-
ber 81, at 8 pm.
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CHARDEo fLOWEI N. U.
HENRY p. SLAUGHTER, P. S.

JENKINS. MATTE D. Departed this lie
suddenly Friday, December 29. 1923. at
10 pm. at her residence. 348 ST. s.W..
MATTE D. JENKINS. She leaves to
mourn their loss a mother. and father.
two daughters. son. three brothers, two
sisters, seven grandchildren and host of
other relatives and friends. Funeral
Tuesday: January !. at l pm. from g1r,uL her
Baptist Church. 3rd and l. sts. sw.. Rev.
H. Randolph, pastor. Interment at Lin
coin Memorial Cemetery. 81
Evening star., 1928-12-31

HANDBAG, small, black. containing drivers
license, check book. ETC., Maple Ridge
rd. Return to 524 Maple Ridge rd., Battery
Park, Bethesda, Md Reward.
PIN, pearl circle. Reward. Cali Cleveland
Evening star., 1928-12-31

JENKINS, MATTE. Members of st. Paul
Tab, No. Z. o. G.. of F., will attend call
meeting Monday evening. December 81,
1928 at oclock&. & t2 arrange % ,5 5grial dI OF our
Moriah Baptist Church, 3rd and L sts s.w.
DOROTHY j. LOGAN r. w. r:
NJ MONTGOMERY, Scribe. 81"
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ENGLISH SETTER. white and black, wood
side Parks answers to name Jean" Re-
ward. 824 Dale Drive, Woodside Park, Md.
Phone FIR. 1888 or Silver Spring 464. 81.
GLASSES in brown case on st, between
22nd and 23rd or Bancroft pl. Call Pot. so.
Reward
Evening star., 1928-12-31

POODLE PUPPY, male; brown and white;
no collar. Please return and receive reward
1880 oregon ave. Phone N. 1905.
PUPPY-Sealyham puppy. white with dark
face, on Saturday, Dec. 49, Reward II re-
turnned to 1420 18th st. NV. 81
PURSE, containing sum Of money. Decatur
2843-W.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-19
Moving Mountains

To widen your horizon it is best to go up on a
mountain
If you can't do that however it will serve just as
we'll if you can level the hills and mountain peaks
that surround your valley. The mountain peak is
better but the alternative is very good.
1t is this second plan that we may say American
civilization is now attempting.
The ordinary man of century ago had very
limited horizon. He was, in way sunk in valley
of Ignorance and unhappness. The fears, the super
stitions the physical limitations and the economic
boundaries that hemmed him in were much the same
as those that had cramped the spirit of his remote
cave man ancestor There had been some progress,
but it had heen minute and painful
Then began that amazing series of inventions,
discoveries and adaptations that brought about the
industrial revolution and the age of science.
The old combining hills cut away. Things
that obscured the vision of century ago are
now sunk below the horizon. A long list of new
forces were placed at the service of the common
Science killed old superstitions, found ways of
healing the SICK arranged in thousand ways to
make mans life easier and more pleasant The old
guild worker vanished before the modern factory,
with the result that things which formerly would
have been the exclusive privilege of the wealthy be-
the matter necessity Of the average man.
Because of all of this, even the poorest man to-
day has, in many ways, better life than the rich
man of hundred years ago.
All of this we may say constituted leveling of
the hills the horizon of each one of us was vastly
increased.
Today there are certain evidences that need
to take another step; we need to ascend the
mountain peaks
We have our great scientific and industrial
achievements and they have given us broader out
look than was possible to grandfathers Yet,
seemingly we have not yet learned how to them.
Materially we have gone far, indeed but still we
lack the complete vision that will tell how to use
these new servants of ours to the best advantage.
In other words, must advance spiritually and
mentally as much as we have advanced physically.
We must adjust minds and spirits to the new
day. We must broaden our horizon now not by
removing any extraneous limitations, but by raising
ourselves to point where look beyond those
things that be moved-those great facts
like death and love and loneliness and spiritual
hunger-and clearly the way we are to 60
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-19
Support the Ball Club

For the sake of those who still get kick out of
baseball for the sake of those who thrilled at the
heavy hitting of Bunny" Brief for the sake of Eose
who hold their breath while Wild Matthews judges a
long fly and makes to hold 1t in his glove, this
newspaper hopes way may yet be found to retain
a baseball club in Indianapolis.
For the sake of those who spend winter moments
hoped that site may yet be suggested that will
meet with less opposition than the two far con-
Sidered
And for the sake of industrial and commercial In
dianapolS it is hoped that some means may be
found whereby those public spirited men who believe
in this town can spend their money and give us a
real ball park.
This newspaper hopes that James A. Perry, owner
of the club, will change the sentiment he expressed
at the recent joint meeting of the city plan commits
sion and park board which rejected the Thirty
Eighth ST. site that he and his associates would do
nothing more to give this town real park in which
a real club play.
In Milwaukee residences of high class surround
the ball lot in Toledo the thing holds good The
Cubs park in Chicago is the north side in strictly
residential neignborhood, while Pittsburgh makes it's
ball park part of the civic center and many churches
found almost within stones throw of the park.
indianapolis needs to show appreciation of civic
enterprise. indianapolis needs to forget personal COM
plants and private grudgeS and really strive to make
this mo MEAN City"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-19
NJ. r.
TRACY
SAYS:
"HooUer'S Strength Rests
Largely on the Belief in
HIS Ability to Deal With
Foreign Affairs #. ...
Preserve Foreign Trade
and Prosperity"
SAYS:

BD United Press
FRENCH LICK, Ind, Jan. 49,
The Scripps- Howard conference
here turned to a discussion of poll
tics Wednesday afternoon. 1t con-
sisted mainly of reports by the edi-
tors as to sentiment in their locali-
ties and reflected what had been
learned by consulting local leaders.
To summarize the result, it was
about as follows:
Hoover on the Republican side
and Smith on the Democratic are
the most popular candidates.
There is widespread opposition to
Smith, especially in the South, but
it lacks leadership.
Opposition to Hoover, on the other
hand, is largely made up of leader
ship without a following.
Though the southern Democratic
vote will fall off if Smith is nomi-
mated, he will carry that section.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-19
Creating a New Dry Force

1t is difficult to sympathize with the plea of Pro-
hbton Commissioner Doran that the 1900 dry agents
who funked the recent civil service examination
should be given another test Congress directed that
the prohibition unit should be placed under civil
ice and the questions put to 1000 agents
piled by men who have been conducting the examina-
lions for the rest of the Federal establishment in
reasonably satisfactory manner. perusal of the
questions asked indicates they could have been cor
rectly answered by persons with enough education
and intelligence to be intrusted with the badge of
authority by the United States
Doran offers the unique argument that the exami-
nations have created a corps Of malcontents and
grafters, who, informed that they must leave the
service, selling out" Leaving out of account the
notorious corruption of the dry forces, it would seem
reasonable to that who would sell OUT
as Doran indicated is not to be trusted under any cir
cumstances.
Meantime, corps of examiners will inquire into
the character personality experience and training
those who survived the examination. Others may fall
by the wayside. The tests will be applied to the
1000 new applicants who passed mental examinations
for positions as agents, 10000 having been
amned. This means that prohibition agents, in ad-
dition to passing comparatively simple mental test
must give some indication that they honest citi-
zens.
It may be that the disruption of their organiza-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-19
SCofferS in Europe

If President Coolidge's address
left a favorable impression on the
Pan-American conference, it GER
tainly struck notes Of discord in Eu-
rope.
Spanish and italian newspapers
particularly are severe in their
criticism. In their opinion, the
President not only suggested a.
league of nations for the western
hemisphere, but one that would be
dominated by the United States.
"The problem is clearly posed
for Latin America" says Lavore
DTtslia, ION how to resist the
United States invasion"
The Fascist journal, II Tevere,
publishes a cartoon in which Uncle
Sam is portrayed as Grating to
Latin Americans around a council
table while he is sitting on and en-
deavoring to conceal the squalling
presence Of Nicaragua.
The Spanish paper Ell Impartial
scolds the people Of Havana for APP
plauding President Coolidge and
declares his words will not ring
sincere while American sharpShoot-
ers in Nicaragua continue hunting
the troops Of SANDING"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-19

McCabe. The charges against the
three men is an alleged effort to
bride Warren T. McCray, while
Governor, to appoint James E. Nc
Donald to fill the vacancy in the
Office of the prosecuting attorney
in Marion County.
This charge is sufficiently grave
to warrant trial without delay or
long pickering over legal techni-
calities. The people of Indiana
want to know whether the Cover
nor, while in the Office of secretary
of State, offered Governor Nc
Cray money to influence his de-
cision in the appointment. That
charge can be disposed of only in
O. Criminal Court where both sides
will have an opportunity to be
heard in conformity with the pro-
cedure which has been established
by law.
There is no disposition on the
part of the people to prosecute a
Governor, but their confidence in
his administration has been so
badly shaken that they want a
jury to hear the evidence and de-
eide the issue. With the date of
the trial set for Feb. Z, the whole
incident should be disposed of
with finality in a few weeks.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-19
Our Drinking Water

Cincinnati has just launched health campaign
which should interest every community in the United
States relying upon rivers for its drinking water
supply
Cincinnati since the has been the victim of
the great increase of bproduct coke factories which
discharge phenol and othre industrial wastes into
the Ohio River, rendering its drinking water not
only unpallatable but unhealthful
Although able to control somewhat any factories
in Ohio which cause the pollution, Cincinnati has
found herself poweress to proceed against industries
located in adjoining States because of the lack Of
Federal statutes enabling the Government to prose-
cute offending concerns.
In an attempt to remedy this situation, Repre-
sentative Charles Tatgenhorst of Ohio has just in
troduced bill in Congress to give the Government
power to prosecute any concerns dumping pheno
other wastes into any navigable stream tribu-
tary thereof
While there is some doubtethat such law would
be constitutional Representative Tatgenhorst believes
the power given Congress to protect the public well
fare and its power to regulate interstate commerce
navgabe rivers is adequate to justify its legality
Safeguarding the health of citizens is of such
vital Importance that Congress should lose no time
in passing some measure to relieve Cincinnats prob
lem so that its legality can be tested in court.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-19
New York to HOoVer2

The conference was surprised
when told that the opinion pre-
vailed among political observers in
New York that Smith could not
carry that State is Hoover were his
opponent.
Like other people, Scripps- How
ard editors living in other parts OF
the country had taken it for granted
that Smith was practically sure o.
his own State.
Such belief has certainly played
no small part in his popularity.
Democratic leaders who ordinarily
would oppose him have Endorsed his
candidacy on the ground that it
virtually guaranteed the Empire
State for their party and, there
fore, represented the best, if not the
only, hope of Democratic success in
November.
If the idea that this Is not so
becomes widespread there may be
pronounced change in the Senti-
ment of some sections between now
and the Democratic convention.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-19
Uncle SANS Pledge

Many Americans see little in the
Presidents address, except a good
booster talk, such as might have
been made at a Rotary Club or
Chamber of Commerce dinner.
Either they do not understand
what he said or they do not believe
he meant it. Whether great or con-
structive, as some editorials de-
scribe it, the Presidents address Of
ters the groundwork not only for a
new international arrangement in
the western hemisphere but for
such a cleavage of interests and
alignments as will affect the whole
world.
Latin American LEI ders are de-
lighted, because they accepted it as
pledge by the United States to
cooperate with their governments on
equal terms.
European leaders, especially those
representing the Latin bloc" being
fostered by Mussolini, are alarmed
at what one writer describes as "the
intensive penetration and domina~
ton of Latin South America by
power protest-and North America"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-19

Amid all this chaos and danger
Caesar gave himself up to the task
of social and administrative recon-
Struction. He broke up the collegia,
or proletarian clubs through which
the political machines had corrupted
Roman politics; he put an end to
bribery and intimidation; he re-
established the reliability and honor
of the courts; he gradually cut down
the grant of corn to the people, and
undertook to restore the idle citizens
of Rome to lands in Italy or in COL
onies; he resurrected Carthage and
Corinth, and distributed their soil
among the people.
At the same time he undertook
great works of engineering and sci
ence. He ordered the Pontine
marshes to be drained so that the
air of Rome might be purified he
laid plans for a new channel up the
Tiber, and for a canal across the
ISthmus of Corinth.
He appointed a commission to re-
organize Roman law, and engaged
astronomers to revise the calendar.
The old calenCar had diverged as
much as four months from harmony
with the movements of the sun and
the planets, so that summer came
in winter time.
The defect was remedied by adj
ding an extra day in every fourth
year Many centuries later the
Gregorian calendar made this Julian
calendar still more accurate by
emitting the last year of each GEN.
tury as a Leap Year" unless it was
Invisible by 400.
TAESAR'S critics Knocked at him,
~ saying that not content with
the mastery of the earth he wished
to be dictator of the heavens, too,
and would hereafter make the sun
set by his decree. The new calendar
renamed a month in Caesars honor
as July, as later his successor was
to give his name to August.
Caesars rapid legislation resulted
in a steady development in the ma
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-19
Dreams and Wisdom

FS and S %nds sn the mouSns
That little bit of verse is called to mind by read
ing the story of Fanny Read
Fanny Read has lived voluntary recIse in an
old tavern in Hancock, N. Y, since the Civil War
When the started she kissed her sweetheart good
by and promised to wait for him. He never re-
turned; but she is still waiting. Through all the
years she has refused to leave the building lest he
come back and find her gone
1t is nearly sixty-seven years now since Fanny
Reads sweetheart went away. Long, long since it
must have become painfully obvious that she never
would see him again Yet still she is waiting for
him, voluntary prisoner.
Most people, doubtless will feel pity for this sol-
tary old lady Her life, on the surface seems
tragedy And yet
One who can nourish a single delusion throughout
long life is fortunate We are born to follow will
o'the-wisp fires as fast as one fades in the swamp
we seek another; and the revolving cycle of years
brings us only new Establishments. Our dreams
die and eternally reborn in different shapes and
each death and rebirth is paid for by the loss of
portion of joy in life.
So is that to be possessed throughout life by one
unvarying sreamto be buoyed up always by one hope
is enviable fate. And it does not matter par
ticulary what this dream hope may be, where
it leads the dreamer Fanny Read has been led to
futlity and loneliness to abnegation of the com
joys of life; yet, for all that she has had her
great Illusion has dreamed her great dream, and
has kept it throughout life.
1t is beside the point to say that this may
have been at the cost of mental balance. For all
dreams unbalance Columbus doubt it not,
half mad when he sailed to the unattainable rim of
the western world. The great dream that made
Daniel Boone consider himself an instrument or
daned of God to make the wilderness habitable sure
ly left him partly unbalanced. But that does not call
for our pity.
For sanity and disillusion questionable boons,
at best. The truly lucky those who be seized
by Dreams transported to high mountain tops and
shown the power and the glory Of the world, carried
away by vision beyond the reach of commonplace
facts.
Poets know the truth of such things better than
most And poet has written:
He whom a dream hath possessed impapable
dust the days ng leaps laughing
views eternal arches
And rides Gods battlefield in flashing golden
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-19
Forced to Line Up

While considerable Lowden
strength YVES reported in west Ten
nessee, Missippi and Arkansas,
where he is popular with the
farmers, Hoover was said to be
practically sure Of the Tennessee
delegation.
He was also said to be practically
sure of delegations from California,
Colorado and Maryland. Those IA
miliar with the Ohio situation de-
clared that Hoover had good fight
ing chance against Frank Willis If
he entered the primary.
Reports from Pennsylvania were
to the effect that though Republic
an leaders preferred some other
candidate, they were being forced
to line up for Hoover by the rank
and file.
With the exception of small
area around Terre Haute, Indiana
was said to be absolutely Indifferent
to Hoover on account of Jim Wat
sons influence.
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Questions and AmSz0erS

of debt from 1913 to 1921, at which
time it went in debt for the re-
formatory. Since June, 1926, the
State has been free of debt.
Will you please tell me just how
large the new cow barn is at the
State Playground?
It is 731x234 feet.
At the death of a father should
the son who is named for him drop
the "junior" and would his son hav-
ing the same name then be Gum
ior?"
The son becomes senior and the
grandson is junior.
Who played the part of Lloyd in
"The WhirIwind of YOuth?"
Larry Kent.
How old is Lazzeri, who plays on
the New York American baseball
team?
He was born Dec. 6, 1904.
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Heflin's Speech

1t remained for Senator Heflin of Alabama, in a
characteristic speech, to upset the harmony" the
Democrats have been assidously seeking since
their unfortunate experience in 1924.
Had the Alabama Senator deliberately set about to
smear salt in old wounds, he could not have accom-
pliShed his purpose more thoroughly than he did
from the floor of the Senate yesterday
Starting out to discuss the Hearst documents
Heflin progressed into a bitter attack the Roman
Catholic Church and on the candidacy of Al Smith be-
cause he is a Catholic He made the same fantastic
charges that have accompanied other speeches of
similar nature This provoked Senator Robinson
Of Arkansas, the Democratic floor leader, that he
openly rebuEed Hefn from the floor accusing him
of bgotry intolerance and of attempting to raise the
issue of religion in the Forthcoming election.
1t is most unusual for party leader openly to
denounce colleague from the floor and the fact that
Robinson did so is indication of the intensity of
his feeling For that the incident is interest
ing, and it is interesting we'll because of the
torical fireworks.
1t may or may not be important. 1t is important
If reveals fundamental differences within the ranks
of the Democratic party which will keep it from max
ing a united effort in the coming election. If the
party is engaged in settling it's internal quar-
rels it will not stand forth the advocate of impor
tant principles, and the country will be the loser. The
party be of service if its energy is exhausted
in futile pickering among cliqueS and factions.
Meantime, fair- minded citizens will applaud Sena-
tor Robinson for his declaration that candidates
religion has nothing to do with his fitness to serve
President and for this statement: HE does the
country service who lights the torch or sounds the
cry Of religious intolerance and persecution The glory
of our republic the luster of flag and the promise
of future is locked up with the deeds of American
citizens and distinction has been or can be made
as to what religion they hold"