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because no intense trouble involves
just one individual.
1t always involves that individ-
uaTs family, friends and relatives.
1t does not solve the problem, but
merely shifts the burden to other
shoulders.
1t is the brave man who stands
by. who does everything in his
power to help those he has involved
through the muddle, who stays, in
the face of disaster and disgrace,
because he knows if he does not ne
will be putting the result OF his
wrong doing on the shoulders OF
another.
And it is the strong woman who
goes forth and does likewise.
Take the chap who claims he Is
tired of living. Baloney, say 1.
He is probably tired OF living the
sort of life he had been since he
was a babe in swaddling clothes.
The idea then, is to find a more
agreeable existence.
For whatever life is here, it is,
after all, life, and that is nothing
to be Sneezed in the face.
Read Hills Letter
Every once in a while I get a let
ter from some young girl or fellow
or some older man or woman who
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-21
Suicide Is
Foolish
0fCO7eard
BY MARTHA LEE

When human lives becomes en-
tangled in maze Of circumstances
that there seems to be no way out,
those involved think Immediately Of
ending things. If no one else will
cut the thread that will unravel
the tangle, clip life thread, and
there you are.
That is why so many suicides are
the result Of worry and brooding,
of too intense concentration upon
a problem, or combination Of prob
lens that look too big to buck.
A vast number of people are of
the opinion that a man who COM
mits suicide is very brave. They
contend that it takes superhuman
courage for a man to willfully cut
the thread of his own life. Maybe
that's true, but doubt it,
I contend that suicide is cowardly,
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TIE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

cannot see any way but suicide. A
young girl writes me this letter:
Dear Martha Lee:
am so respondent. I really should
wait a bit before write, because I sup
pose I am not seeing things quite clearly.
I vas married several years ago to a
man I loved with all my heart. He was
not an excellent provider. nor not ter
ribly steady fellow. but I loved him more
than I can tell We had a son. Soon
after the boy was born, my husband, for
no reason. apparently, left me. was
heart broken. and got so I did not care
what happened. I did lot OF very foolish
things that have involved my life even
more.
The mountain Of trouble IS more than
can bear now can see no other way
but to end 1t al. ,..--,--
Don't you see, my dear, that you
would be shifting the burden OF your
husbands disinterest and your
wrong doing upon your son?
That If you untangle things for
Yourself. as you think you will, by
ending it all, you are only leaving
YOUR own child enmeshed in the
net? That does not solve the prob
lem at all.
Don't Be a GUTTER
You must stand by. 1t is the only
decent thing you can do. Put the
past behind you, all of it, and devote
the rest of your life to seeing that
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European tour of the Dayton
Westminster choir eliminated in
romance, when Miss Mary
Louise Bates, daughter Of F. S.
Bates, Richmond, announced her
engagement to Ward Bedford, son
of the Rev. and Mrs. H. c. Bed
ford. Miss Bates was graduated
from Smith college and was a
member Of the choir for three
years. Mr.. Bedford was graduated
from Earlham college and was a
member Of the choir for tive
years. The wedding date has not
been announced.
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your child has at least half chance
for happiness. No sin can be wiped
cut unless there is repentance.
You have got to, for the good Of
your own soul, start building instead
Of tearing down.
Think Of the JOY you will get
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from seeing your own son, the prod
uct of your love and care and atten-
ton, grown into a good man. And
think how it would be for that boy
to grow up knowing his mother had
been a gutter.
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PAGE 10
Quaint Apron

A little apron to slip on whe.
serving a Sunday breakfast part
is made with a full Shirred ski
and tight bodice like a quaint ole
fashioned frock.
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Every once in a while I get let
ter from some young girl or fellow
or some older man or woman who
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-25

b. larder. The result was simple yet
appetiZing meal. The guests were
satisfied. --.e-.~-.
| 'You should place sign at the
end of the lane" they said.
| Next day Ellen placed a sign there.
! For the rest of the season she was busy.
| In late october MIR. Heath, the law
yer, came to see her
well, Ellen" he said. Your inter-
! est is due tomorrow. What you going
| to do? Let the old place go on the
mortgage?"
Ellen shook her head NO! I'm go
ing to pay off the mortgage. And I'm
going to build over the house"
whats the idea " Tom Heath
| leaned back in the old-fashioned
rocker and looked at the small, gray,
bright-eyed woman. He had known her
always. II declare you're getting young,
Ellen" he said and conscious of his
own increasing girth sighed. Guess
you've been taking rest"
Never worked harder in my life,
Ellen laughed. And I've worked like a
/ beaver always. But there's difference
in work Tom There's the work you do
in hope and the work you do in despair
There's the work you do with your
hands and the work you do with your
head and heart. There's the work you
hate and the work you love. I'm doing
| something want to do-at least"
She looked toward the gray wall OIL
| the place where the gray wall had been
Next year the young SpruceS would
make a good background for hollyhOcks
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haul out parcels, which she stacked
upon the ground.
II expect I've ruined myself now =
she said with chuckle. But 1 can't
help it. When you've got something
in your life that you can't get rid OF
nohow. hide it and then forget it.
All the rest of that day Ellen was
busy digging, planting. tramping down
earth, carrying bucketfuls of water from
the we'll. She sang at her task. And
the bluebirdS sang with her.
Three months passed. Ellen's labor
showed results. Along the gray wall
great clumps of fiery phlox burned
Across the cold stones crept morning
glory vines bright with blossoms. The
ugly thing had become warm, Sentisnt,
beautiful.
A car came through the lane, slowed
down, stopped. From it two faces
looked admiringly.
After that day other cars came, other
people fingered to gaze and wonder.
Somebody knocked at Ellens door
will you take party of tourists for
the night?" asked a pleasant-faced,
elderly man.
Ellen hesitated. She had never en-
tertained strangers in her life. For
years now she had scarcely had a
visitor. But her purse was empty and
taxes were due.
Sure! Come in," she said graciously
The white house was always SpotleSs
1t afforded rest, comfort and GOODNESS to
tired, dusty, overheated travellers
Plenty of water, snowy towels, soap
But supper was another thing. Ellen
ranSacked her garden and her meager
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and phlox. For the present clematis
and creeper clothed the stones with
mingled crimson and feathery white
ness.
You've fixed things up so the whole
place looks different. but I don't know
what you've done" said Tom.
Ellen did not tell him.
| She had Winter guests as we'll as
Summer guests There was charm
| that called folks back to the old place.
Besides, Ellen was acquiring winning
personality. When she met anybody at
| the door her welcome was genuine. 1t
scarcely needed to be augmented by the
comfort of her fireside or the delicious
! food which proved such treat to the
| tired, the ailing and the old.
Spring came She was working out of
doors one morning when car tore
through the lane. From 1t jumped a
young giant in overalls.
I'm a construction engineer" he
said. We're putting i'll piece of road
down here ways. They say you've got
an old stone wall you want to get rid
of. It'll make good Sub-baSe after it's
been through the cruSher. How much
do you want for it?"
A twinkle came into Ellen's dark
eyes.
Look around. Do you see any wall?''
she asked.
The engineer looked. He saw only
thick. rich, glowing hedgerow. He
shook his head puzzled
"Scme one must have been kiddin
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COLD BLASTS LASH
ROCKY MOUNTAINS
Middle Western and South
western States Also Swept
by Severe Weather.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, January 25.-Fierce
blasts from Arctic wastes dashed Rocky
Mountain, Middle Western and South
western States alike today with the
sub-zero readings of the mountains and
upper plains being reflected in freezing
temperature along the Gulf of Mexico.
The severe weather, the coolest of the
Winter In several sections, was accom-
panied by snow, sleet and heavy rains
which doubly handicapped transporta
ton and communications. Partial relief
was in prospect by Saturday.
The upper Rocky Mountain region
experienced the lowest temperatures, but
even New Mexico, Oklahoma and West
crn Texas Shivered in near-zero weather
San Luis Valley Below Zero.
The mercury was expected to reach
30 degrees below zero in the San Luis
Valley OF Colorado today, which was one
of the coolest spots in the mountain
region. Miles City, Mont, reported 80
degrees below last night
A passenger in stalled bus on a
banked highway near Evanston,
Wyo.,' was reported to have died today.
A new record for the Winter was
established here today when the mer-
curry dropped TO degrees below zero.
Generally cold weather, with only brief
respites, has held this section since New
Year day.
Flood conditions were expected in
Southern Missouri where four inches of
icy rain fell yesterday to be followed last
night with snow and Sleet. Some high
ways already have been flooded in
Southeastern Missouri, while traffic was
paralyzed in the OZarks of Western
Missouri by zero weather which followed
rain and snow.
Snow in Northern Texas.
Snow fell in Northern Texas today
while heavy rains in the region below
the Panhandle continued. Relief from
the cold wave that was expected to
bring freezing weather to the Gulf
Coast was expected Saturday.
The drama of three groups of Yellow
stone Park employees fighting the wealth.
er to save mans life was presented in
Montana as the employees yesterday
began efforts to buck deeply drifted
snow and Sub-zero weather to reach
Jack Worth, 81, Winter keeper at Old
Faithful Inn, where medical supplies.
have been exhausted. Doctors in
Livingston and Mammoth have been
telephoning treatment instructions to
the inn for Worth, stricken with heart
disease.
Anaconda, Mont. experienced a $780,
600 fire, in the loss of a garage and
theater. Firemen battled the flames
with the mercury registering IL degrees
below zero.
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THE EVENING STORY.

She tried to move stone, but though
her hands were strong they crumpled
helpleSsly against the brutal rock. She
couldn't lift a single stone, and if she
had been able to lift one, there were a
thousand others.
Ellen'S dark eyes narrowed and. her
lips set in a hard line. She pushed the
grazing hair back from her fine fore
head, which had become slightly damp
from effort.
April was in full swing-fresh, balmy,
warm. The fields were getting green.
She must be thinking about planting
her garden. But she could think of
nothing except the gray wall.
Suddenly the hard, baff1ed look\ left
her face. Her lips eaSed their straight
line, her eyes softened. Turning, she
ran swiftly toward the house.
Ten minutes later she drove her old
car down the lane She was on her
way to town. And she hadn't stopped
to change her dress; she had merely
covered it with raincoat. Her car. as
usual, failed to hit on all four cylinders,
but she urged it on. When she came
to the highway she fell into line among
higher-powered automobiles, imperturb-
able to their derisive honks.
Three hours later she returned home.
The light was still upon her face.
Spr ing from the car she began to
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Gray Wall.
T T was as high as a mans head.

Gray Wall.
T was as high as mans head. The
stones we're all two able bodied men
could lift. A massive wall, built to
4 last. And it had lasted for 70
years. Ellen Maces grandfather
had built 1t. He had been an old coun-
try stone mason.
To Ellen Mace the wall was an ugly
and unnecessary thing. It took up
ground that she needed for something.
With the passing years the fortunes of
the Maces had dwindled. More and
more land had been sold until now only
Scant acre surrounded the white
house The barns had tumbled down
The State highway sweeping away to
the south kept travellers at a distance
Seldom did anybody come up the lane
that was bounded by the gray wall
Ellen Mace was middle-aged. She
felt like an old woman. Life hadn't
been kind at best. Of late she had
had tremendous struggle to keep a
roof over her head. And always the
gray wall seemed to shut her in closer
and closer. Sometimes she wondered
if she could go on looking at it and
keep sane.
This morning she felt desperate
longing to rid herself of the rocky bar
rier. She went out and looked at it.
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Body Current Photographed

That they have photographed electric
current issuing from mans body is
the claim Of two scientists in Munich.
Germany. The current waves are said
to have been amplifled to permit them
to be visible to the camera. The pic
lures are claimed to show sparks rad
iating from the fingers of an out
stretched hand. and that oscillations
increase when the fist is opened and
closed quickly.
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RADIO WAVE STUDIED.
Technical Matters Puzzle North
American ALLEGATION Farley.

OTTAWA, Ontario, Januar. IS CP).-
Technical matters are understood to be
giving the greatest difficulty to the In
ternational Radio Conference meeting
here to settle the ALLEGATION of the in
termediate wave band on the North
American continent.
The conference, which is being at
tended by representatives of the United
States, New Foundland, Cuba and
Canada, is not open to the public and
delegates are reluctant to reveal the
extent of the progress made.
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me-" he said. And he drove away
thinking: "That woman acted as If she
had joke on me- She was kinda nice
lookin' for female Of her age"
With laugh Ellen had resumed her
work.
THE END.
Copyright. 1921
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Drew Elects President.

MADISON, N. j., January 25.-Rev.
Arlo Ayres Brown, D. D.. president Of
the University of Chattanooga, has
been elected president of Drew Uni
versity here. 1t was announced yester-
day. He will succeed Rev. Ezra Squire
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Tepple, resigned The selection was
made at meeting of the board Of
trustees in New York yesterday.
The Washington times., 1929-09-07
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9
THE VOICE OF THE HEAVENS

NKoNDAY the planetary influences until conflicting
Nv from over-optimism to deep
49, of the under
aspect Moon Uranus progressive
measures.
Your birthday Monday? If experience Of
strange interesting kind confront
only happy memories Your moods be variable during the
Try act consistently.
child born Monday will all love admire
sensitive, and poetic.
THE RULING PLANET OF THE u. S. A.
the Declaration Independence signed the sign
which ruled the Mercury rising thus
making Mercury ruling planet The ancients
America discovered described the qualities given people
born Mercury strong vigorous
active searching and exhausng both worlds and imagining
memory retenive tenacious nhertng natural thirst
owedge which wells science cannot
still does the intellectual aspiring
after of phosoph classic learning
generally the most eloquent orators the ~ philosophers
eminent mathemacans and the
mankind under the influence Of this appearance
the that Of tall upright anky spare body long
long vsage eyes, hair thin with long
rather hands, Could better symbolic figure
be depicted?
Copyright mel
The Washington times., 1929-09-07

By WILLIAM SHWADER
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
THE VOICE OF THE HEAVENS

VUICE HEAVENS
IEyOM0RR0W should quiet peaceful because there
strong, stimulating planetary influences. The day
should be used for and recreation
If is birthday, year viii be under the
influence of Venus and should happy should that
do not exceed income Jupiter
forms unfTiendly square aspect to the Sum-
child will have strong Of harmony
and beauty also be socabe and susceptible the attractions Of
the opposite sex.
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE RULING SIGN OF THE u s.
Yesterday stated that the morning of July 1776 when
the Declaration independence signed between and 230
the sign Gemn rising the eastern horizon and
therefore became the ruling sign of the U. s. A.
very old of astrological tablets anedating by
Columbus and his great discovery the ancies described
the qualities represented by the Gem follows: his
thu heavens produces 1.-THE lanky active and
energetic generally Of salow complexion quick piercing
with active look dark brown rather thin,
hghystrung people, restless and always motion
satisfied always building rebuilding constructing and reconstruct
Mentally this sign produces Of
teects endowed with invention and genius than other
sign of the Zodiac.
Who could better describe the people of the United States
whole?
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S NJ: COMMERCE COMMISSION
EII'L ~ Riff ON C. N. BUILDING PLAN

similar use, as far east as the Mus
selshell river, of the Great Nor
thern's proposed line.
The Great Northern contends
that its proposed construction does
not conflict with the territory serv-
ed by the Northern Pacific's branch
which the North Pacific is propos-
ing to build into Great Northern
territory served by the Richey line
which was built IL years before
the Northern Pacific's branch.
Great Northern officials point
out that there would remain a strip
of territory nearly rs miles wide
and more than 100 miles long
south of the Great Northern's pro-
posed line the Northern Pacific
could serve by an extension of its
branch.
The Montana railway commission
which two years ago supported the
Northern Pacific in its application
to occupy the Circle-Brockway ter
ritory has already gone on record
as favoring the Great Northern's
present application.
If this line is approved by the
interstate commerce commission
the original cross-state plan will
be complete, insofar as Montana is
concerned, except for the link be-
tween Jordan and Winnett, dis
lance of about IS miles.
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LIBRARY NOTES

One of the new books which we
received this month is "The Magic
Island" by w. B. Seabrook. Four
days off our Atlantic Coast lies
the Island of Black Magic, peoples
and civilized by the descendants of
negro slaves. This book recounts
the adventures and emotional ex-
periences of an American author
who went to Haiti because, though
he had travelled over half the
world, he sensed its mystery. He
found among the millions of blacks
who dwell in electric lighted towns,
jungles covered mountains, dark
valleys, an emotional wisdom that
we, and perhaps the whole civilized
world, have lost. He found a peo-
pie who know that life itself is a
beautiful and terrifying adventure.
He found a living religion, Voodoo,
wherein is the ritual eating of flesh
and drinking Of blood, witchcraft
sorcery and black magic; a religion
where the image of the Catholic
virgin and the cross stand with a
host of gods, the black counter
parts of Priapus, Aphrodite, and
Bacches. He found living things
that we have long thought dead in
the storehouses of anthropological
lore. He is the first articulate
white witness to its rituals, songs
its sacrifices. Read t!
A New Magazine
The library is taking "Children
The Parents Magazine" This il
magazine for parents containing
popularity written articles by lead
ing authorities on every phase o.
the care of and training of child
rem. It includes articles on educa
ton, hygiene, diet, play, as wei
as lists and reviews of books TO
children and parents, child stud
programs and fiction.
ELIZABETH w. BAKER,
Librarian
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since the date of the first expert.
ment, began to run low. l sent out
for a fresh supply, and mixed the
draught; the ebullition followed,
and the first change in color, moi
the second; / drank it and it was
without efficiency. You will learn
from Poole how / have had Lon
don ransacked; it was in vain; and
l am now persuaded that my first
supply was impure, and that it was
that unknown impurity which lent
efficacy to the draught.
About a week passed, and | am
now finishing this statement under
the influence of the last of the ola
powders. This, then, is the last
time, short of a miracle, that Hen
ry Jekyll can think his own thots
or see his own face (now how
sadly alteredD in the glass. Nor
must delay too long to bring my
writing to an end; for if my mar
rative has hitherto escaped de-
struction it has been by a combi-
nation of great prudence and great
good luck. Should the throes of
change take me in the act of writ
ing it, Hyde will tear it in pieces;
but if some time shall have elapsed
after | have laid it by, his wonder
full selfishness and circumspection
to the moment will probably save it
once again from the action of his
apelike spite. And indeed the doom
that is closing on US both has al
ready changed and rushed him.
Half and hour from now, when
shall again and forever reindue
that hated personality, know how
| shall sit shuddering and weeping
in my chair, or continue, with the
most strained and fear-struck &C.
stacy of listening, to pace up and
down this room (my last earthly
refugee and give ear to every
, sound of menace. vii Hyde die up
on the scaffold? or will he find
courage to release himself at the
last moment? God knows; I am
careless; this is my true hour of
death, and what is to follow con.
Germs another than myself. Here
then, as I lay down the pen and
proceed to seal up my confession
II bring the life of that unhappy
Henry Jekyll TO an end.
THE END.