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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-11
LITTLE BENNY
BIZ LEE PAPE.

Me and Pubs Simkins was wawking
along just wawking along, and sed,
G, wish was rich.
So do I, Pubs sed.. I wish I had
about a half doller, anyways, he sed.
Giving me a ideer, and I sed, Well,
hay, tell you a good one to lets do.
Lets pertend we got a 10 dollar bill
and ask people II they can change it,
I Sed.
WITCH we started to take terms doing.
me going ferst and asking some man
selling bananas in a baskit, saying, Hay
mister, do you happen to have change
for 10 dollers?
Do you happen to be the United
States mint in disguise? the man sed.
Meaning he dident have anywares
neer that much. Being man with
short mustash and a long red swetter.
and Pubs tern was next and he asked
some Kid going pass, saying, How about
chalnge for 10 dollers, fello, have you
got it?
I got change for 10 punches in the
kid Sed.
Being tuff looking kid with red hair
ana tern up nose, being the things
that proberly made him look the tuff-
est, and me and Pubs kepp on going,
Pubs sed, G WIZ this is q dangerous
game.
Being my tern enxt, and asked some
man sweeping the street with a long
black mustach, ony he couldent speak
lnglish and dident even try, and then
Pubs asked some lady with 4 pack
ldges. Would you mind changing 10
doIlers If Its not too much trubble, lady?
Well, that's rather a large amount of
money for such small boys to be
carrying about, but inasmuch as you
were so polite, why yes, think I can.
And she put down her packages on
somebody's steps and started to open her
pockit book with obliging Impression.
me and PudS looking at each other
nerviss and I pushed Pubs amung the
ribs with my elbow on account of it
being his tern and he still had to do
the tawking, and the 1adys started to
count out her money and all of a sud-
den Pubs sed, Whose dog is that. hay.
hay. And he started to run down the
street like the mischief with me after
him, and we don't know wat the lady
did on account Of us not even looking
around.
Being a lady with pointy nose and
at leest one gold tooth.
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DELI 1NlL O1Oll1EO ". BURGESS

were slipping. slipping, and in a second
| or two they would let 60 altogether.
Blacky the Grow braced himself and
gave an extra pull. This was too much
| for Danny. Out he came! And then
a funny thing happened Blacky was
pulling so hard, and Danny let go so
suddenly, that Blacky half lost his bal
ance and he let go of Danny's tail. He
had jerked Danny out so suddenly that
when he let go Danny went flying over
behind him.
Now, despite his fright, Danny didn't
lose his wits. This was all as unex-
pected to him as it was to Blacky tho
Crow, but Danny didn't waste any time.
The instant he touched the snow he was
on his feet and scurrying for another
little hole. With hoarse Cav! Caw!"
Blacky was after him. But Blacky
wasn't the only one who was after him.
Roughleg the Hawk had discovered that
something was going on and he had
come over to see what it was all about.
He had arrived just as Danny was
pulled out by Blacky, but he wasn't set
to swoop instantly.
Blacky the Crow hadn't noticed
Roughleg. He had but one thought.
and that was to catch Danny Meadow
Mouse. So he started after Danny,
half flying, half-running, just as Rough
leg made a swoop to try to pick up
Danny. The result was that Blacky got
in the way. Blacky was knocked fiat,
and Roughleg, of course. failed to catch
Danny. My. my. such angry birds!
Roughleg blamed Blacky the Grow and
Blacky the Grow blamed Roughleg.
Blacky declared that that was his
Meadow Mouse, anyway. and he called
Roughleg robber and lot of I'M
pleasant names. But he took pains to
do 1t from a safe distance. You see,
Blacky had no desire for a fight with
Roughleg. He knew he was no match
for him. Roughleg looked at Blacky
as If he were thinking of attacking him.
Then he changed his mind and looked
around for Danny Meadow Mouse.
Meanwhile Danny had made good
his escape. BY the time Blacky and
Roughleg were through quarreling
Danny had joined Nanny in their snug
little home down under the snow, and
was telling her all about his terrible
experience. Nanny didn't say a word
until Danny was all through. Then
she said:
ut served you right" and not an
other word more.
Danny had looked for sympathy, but
when he thought it all over he had to
admit to himself that he didn't deserve
any.
Copyright, 1920
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that easy familiarity of physicians.
We learned with several things that
Q certain doctor has removed from
$4,000 to 10000 appendices. Imagine
that, If you WILL This Immediately
caused the nearer to wonder how many
nice folks are going around without
the benefit, If any, of this mischief
making organ.
Fifteen thousand is a lot of appen-
dixes to remove. Twenty thousand is a
stupendous number. Assuming that the
good doctor has been practicing or
rather operating on appendices for 20
years ne would have extracted an aver
age OF 1000 OF these thingamajigs an
nually, or, reduced to the irreducible
minimum, 10 and 1882 appendices a
week, although we understood that ap-
pendiXes do not come in fractions. To
while.
I can see where we are going to
have one elegant evening"" complained
our companion as we drove to the home
OF friend who was entertaining an
out-of-town visitor.
The guest was an engineer and dealt
IN fgures-as they pertain to stress and
strain on cables. What to talk about,
that was the question. Well. we would
start in asking him how the bridge
business was. That would be an opener,
at any rate, and establish the idea that
We were interested in bridges. We might
even ask his opinion about the struc-
tural strength and symmetry of the
hiladelphia- Camden span.
Here was a man who lived in a diff
1erent world, who moved in a different
mental sphere. We could easily imagine
that every time he crossed stream ne
thought Of bridge. Commonplace
had no habitat in his scheme of life.
Then We met him. His first words
were, Say, what do you think of this
fellow Stribling? It looks to me as If
he has only been licking string of set
ups"
This mighty observation at once dis
slpated all miSgivings. During the re-
mainder OF the evening he evinced in
terest In the possibilities of the Ma
tionals, described a certain moving pic
ture he had recently seen, told of an ex-
perience he had with hotel porter and
OF finding a book in a taxi in which a
girls name and address was inscribed
and Of sending it to her.
Not once did he mention bridges or
the Einstein theory. Most men of intel
lectual attainment display a vigorous
interest in many trivialities.
X X
just above us as we write hangs a
photograph of man whose name is
unknown to the public. The story of
his rise has never been printed in in
spirational magazines nor do we know
that it ever will He is in his middle
forties and looks to be 80. He visits
Washington occasionally and engages a
modest room in one of our hotels.
When he was boy he was simply
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known as one Of the Allen children.
Attaining the age of 81 he sought and
obtained a position as clerk in a small
store. It was to be an eventful day in
his life though he wasn't aware Of its
promise. That store became one of a
great chain that extends from the At
lantic to the Pacific Coast.
Twenty-Five years ago he was behind
the counter. Today he is secretary and
one OF the vice presidents of the great
corporation. He has never performed
a spectacular feat. He is decisive and
knows how to stick to his decisions. He
has Numbered at times but the majority
OF his shots have hit the target.
Mrs. Aliens little boy had made good.
The world is full Of such fellows, even
though they do not break into print.
X X X X
The most entertaining person in the
world can become bore If he talks
too long. Oysters become tiresome as
a constant diet. A business man told
the writer that a salesman had him
sold few days ago until he talked
five minutes longer. The sale topped.
The business man had an appointment
to meet friend at Union Station and
became peeved because his visitor didn't
put on his hat and leave after the sale.
Overenthusiasm sometimes is worse
than none at all.
X
A friend who is a modest man, pre-
ferring to serve in the ranks to wear
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dlItfCQ. i llC ObIlC1
was a Washington
resident. The lat
ter pointed out the
interesting places
as the bus sped on
its way to the SUBJ
urbs.
T he foreigner
was a younger man
than his friend,
and is on a tour of
! n spe C tion of
American hospi-
tails. How do we
know? We couldn't
help but h e ar.
X-ray devices were
d isc uss ed and
medical terms were
kA-.a -LA -sk4~
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ing epauletS, was
appointed recent
ly to an Office
in a certain To-
cal fraternal or
ganization by the
head man. The
ponp of office had
no attraction for
him. On the con-
trary, it distressed
him. He protest.
ed against being
appointed to office,
but in his zeal the
head man insisted
that he accept it.
Now the. modest
member who would
ha va HAyxya<5 %.sAf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-11
London's Peculiar Growth.

The population of what is referred to
as the City of London Is decreasing
rapidly, while that of the metropolitan
district is growing constantly. The diff
ference is that the "city' of London
comprises the old town, which is given
up almost entirely to business and few
or no residences. The metropolitan dis
trict takes in the surrounding parts, In.
climbing siihasEi,s
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Price Of Heedlessness.

When you've been needless once or twice
You've learned you always pay a price.
-nannv Meadnu Mouse
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When you've been needless once or twice
You've learned you always pay a price.
Danny Meadow Mouse.
Danny Meadow Mouse has had many
narrow escapes and many great frightS,
but never was he more frightened than
now. Blacky the Grow had him by the
tail. It was only the tip of the tail,
but that hurt. However, Danny wasn't
thinking of the pain. He wasn't sur
fering from the hurt. but from fright.
Blacky the Grow was trying to pull him
out of the snow. You see, Danny had
dived headfirst into one of his little
tunnels leading down from the surface
of the snow on the Green Meadows.
Now he dug his claws into the walls of
that little tunnel and held on.
Danny knew perfectly well that he
was paying the price of heedlessness.
Had he needed the advice of Nanny
Meadow Mouse he wouldn't be in any
such difficulty now. No. sir. he wouldn't
be in any such difficulty now. But he
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hadn't needed Nanny'S advice and he
had been careless and needless and now
Blacky the Crow had him by the tip
of the tail.
The tail of Danny Meadow Mouse is,
you know, very short. That meant that
If Blacky could just pull him out of
that hole, let go for just a second and
strike again, 1t would be the end of
Danny. Danny felt his claws slipping.
1t was dreadful feeling. He dug them
In frantically. It was no use. They
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fully and ably in the ranks is reluctant
to attend the meetings. If a person
desnt like tomatoes, 1t is not well to
insist that he eat them.
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The Sidewalks of Washington
BIZ THORNTON FISHER.

There could be no mistake about it.
Both men who sat in the smoking COM
partment of the bus were doctors. One
was obviously European. He had just
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-02
LEAVES TO Get
PETT|S SUSPECT
Inspector Expects to Bring
Alleged Bandit Here.

w. C. Ella, postal inspector, today
went to Toledo with a federal in
dictment, charging conspiracy tc
commit felony, with which he ex-
poets to obtain federal order re-
turning De Witt Parker, alleged safe
bandit, to Indianapolis.
Posing as Woodward Anderson,
Clinton, Ill, Parker was arrested
with three companions last week in
Toledo. Photographs and Bertillon
measurements received by Indian
apolis police resulted in his ident1-
fication as the leader of a gang
charged with plotting to blow open
Pettis Dry Goods Company safe last
December.
A renegade from ParkerS gang
recruited aid in Chicago and beat
the original band to the robbery.
They obtained $500. Five mem
bers of the two gangs now are serv-
ing prison terms for burglary and
conspiracy. A sixth was returned to
life sentence in California prison
from which he had escaped. A
seventh is at large.
With Parker when captured In
Toledo were Cecil Johnson, a former
accomplice, said to be wanted by
Louisville police for an alleged bank
robbery last summer; Conrad Sam
son, an ex-convict, and Paul Sam
son, his brother.
A Marion county grand jury in
dictment on the same charges also
is held here against Parker.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-02
Philosophy

By United Press
EVANSTON, Ill, Dec. a.
Turkey chop suey and black
mushroom soup, four bowls of
each, proved Henry Chun's
downfall.
The japanese was balancing
the Chinese delicacies on q
platter, as he shuffled along
Waukegan road, en- route to the
home Of some hungry patron.
Behind him sounded an auto
horn.
Please will the kindly hon.
orable automobile refrain
shortly?" requested Chun.
Much pleasurable eating is en-
route thusly."
Something went amiss. The
automobile and Chun collided
and chop suey and black mush-
room coup were en- route every
where very tasty.
Chun awoke later in the
Eyenston hospital.
When arguing with honor
able automobile, when he is en-
route, say nothing with much
silence" he philosophical.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-02
Births


william and Edith Lyons, sos North
Beville.
william and Mamie Hadley, 42Sh 1ndi-
Charles and Pearl Pollard. 3174 School.
Wayne and Nina Hackleman. st. Vim
Alexander and Margaret Alfred. St. Vim
cents hospital,
James and Essie Wilson. 1912 South
-7- Jesse and Anna Tucker. 12Os1a West New
William, and May Humphreys. 2o2s West
Everett and Nellie Gregg, 1888 Silver.
pital. ,..,
Joe and Stella Ellery, city hospital.
Lyle and Leone Roberts, city hospital,
XT and MsFtha aaFsis :f city Sd h0SEpita
Joseph and ode jackson, city hospital,
Ralph and Margaret Klise. city hospital.
Virgil and Berry, Parsley, s4s West
william and Anna Heine, 1884 South
Stephen and Viola spottonwood, ss4s
Simpson and Doris Brown, st. vincent's
Raymond and Magdalen Oapper, St.
Leo and Mary Miller, st. vincent's
Ira and Era Jeffries, 1897 Valley.
Alonzo and Marjorie Loughmtller, LOOT
Draper.
ward place.
Harry and Blanche Holding. $40 West
Raymond and Margaret Hedricks, 1917
Baltimore.
Mamie and zerelalia Ferguson. IT'S
West Market.
wallace and Margaret jenkins, 7os
North California.
Ray and Cora Archaleta, city hospital.
Harris and Clara Hendrickson, city
Jack and Ruth Raney, city hospital.
Clarence and Lucille Pryor, city hospital.
Harry and Edith Germaine, city hos
franklin and Elsie Lyons, city hospital.
Twins
Rollie and Hazel Fox, a4S6 Madison, boy
and girl
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-02
WEALTHY INDIAN
OWNER OF OIL
LANDS IS DEAD
Charging Hawk Goes to
Hunting Grounds as
U. S. Ward.

BIZ Tinted Press
CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-THE end of
the trail for Charging Hawk, r.
year-old Sioux Indian chief, whose
square mile of Oklahoma oil land
is valued at 100000, was on a bed
in the tuberculosis ward of the Cook
county hospital, far from the tents
of his fathers.
Today, Silver Bear, another of the
tribe, was holding the body, until
arrangements could be made for
sending him to the happy hunting
ground with the weapons he would
need. Others were seeking his widow,
known as Ethel Cumbo, the white
girl Charging Hawk married. She
was said to be somewhere in Chi
cago.
To her and to his daughter, Inez
Charging Hawk, an inmate Of the
House of the Good Shepherd here
because Of delinquency, the dying
chieftain willed his fortune.
Father and daughter have been
wards of the government. The In
dams wealth was held in trust for
him.
Charging Hawk inherited his
property from his parents. In his
younger days he served in the
United States army.
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Raub ST., will be host to the council,
and Mayor L. Ert Slack, who invited
the investigation, at a dinner cele-
brat:ng the close of the councils
term Jan, 6.
The probe committee, composed of
Herman P. Lieber. chairman; Ed
ward w. Harris and Earl Buchanan,
met at noon to go over the report
drafted by Attorney James w. Noel
and City Clerk William A. Boyce Jr.
If the report is agreeable with tie
council it will be presented at tila
regular council session at p. m.
Several councilman are known to
feel that criticism of the Slack ad-
ministration was based on irregular
methods rather than dishonesty"
making it advisable for the council
to "let the public judge" as to
whether there were errors in judg-
ment.
No evidence Of criminal or serious
illegel procedures was presented to
the committee.
The investigation was started to
sift charges made by Charles W.,
Jewett, G. o. P. campaign orator.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-02
STARK PLEDGES
DEATH BLOW AT
slot MACHINES
Prosecutor Names Aids. to
Rid City of Gambling
Devices by Jan. /.

By Jan. l, slot machines will be as
rare in Indianapolis as were rats in
Hamelin town after the Pied Piper
mouthed his reed, Prosecutor Judson
L. Stark declared today.
He designated two ''pipers," one a
criminal court investigator, and the
other a deputy prosecutor, to locate
and conflscate, or otherwise abolish
within the next month, 500 slot ma
chimes he sayC now are in operation
In the city.
Although Stark stated this num-
Der indicates a so per cent reduc-
ton within the last three months,
the figure still shows huge total
profit to operators, he believes.
Money spent on these machines
Is a tremendous drain on the peo-
pie who play them" said the prose
Cutor, announcing his drive. ut
should be diverted to legitimate
channels of circulation, especially
at Christmas time"
OF the other 500 machines-those
put out Of business since Aug. i
eight await the ak, under orders
from criminal court. A minor drive
against slot machines recently
brought four criminal court convic-
lions.
John Willis, investigator for the
court, and George Egglestcn, deputy
prosecutor, will constitute squad
TO sound the funeral kne,l for slot
machines. They are to vii all
poolrooms in the city, said Stark.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-02
CITY COPS PRAISED
Local Police Efficiency Is
Held Check on Crime.

An efficient police department
prevents Indianapolis from becom-
ing a "big crime center" Mayor L.
Ert Slack declared today before
Kansas City officials taking testi-
mony to substantiate a $1,8oO,0o0
mandamus suit against the state Of
Missouri for police departments
funds.
Slack pointed out that proximity
of indianapolis to other large cities
would make it seat for criminals
If the city was not protected by an
effective police force.
The Missouri city officials are
gathering information on the cost of
police departments in cities the size
of Kansas City, in which $780,
900 appropriation was refused, re-
sulting in a mandamus suit, &C
cording to r. j. Ingraham, assistant
city counselor of Kansas City. In
dianapolis spent $1,240,000 last year
for police purposes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-02
DISCUSS DEFICIT
APPROP RATION
Dunn Raps Manager OF
Home; Questions Pay.

The Marion county council met
today preparatory to considering the
appropriation of about $4,000 to
finance several county offices and
institutions until 1880.
With James Edwards sitting as
temporary chairman, members dis
cussed items listed in the ordinance
they are to approve or disapprove
Tuesday.
Councilman Paul Dunn critisized
the expense list of the Colored Or
phans' home and recommended that
the council "go on record as favor
ing a change in management" He
also attacked allowance Of $500 to
pay Homer Elliot, former district
attorney, for "a final investigation Of
the j. F. Wild & Co. State bank.
Delay of county commissioners in
purchasing a site for the proposed
county detention home and juvenile
court was discussed. The council
previously had allowed a 100000
bond issue for purchasing the
ground, but commissioners have not
acted definitely.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-02
U. S. Agents Claim Home
Was Combination Cabaret
and Barroom.

BIZ United Press
STICKNEY, Ill. Dec. 2.-Scarface
Al Capone may have pulled the po-
litical strings that made this Chi
cago suburb jolly oasis for the big
city's thirsty and the home of the
village president may have been a
combination cabaret and barroom,
as authorities and several indignant
women charge, but it was decorous
place today.
Federal prohibition agents who
broke up dance at the La Ruth
bungalow, spelling the evening for
some forty couples Sunday, were the
storm before the calm.
When ten agents entered the
bungalow, which they claim was the
home of Anton Rench, the village
president, they reported finding cou-
pies dancing to an electric piano,
drinking at tables, or at long
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-02
FNFORCES SILENCE
AFTER GUN CHASE
Bandit Runs After Victim
With Drawn Pistol in
Daylight.

Pursuing a woman down the
street with a drawn revolver at
1920 this morning, a burglar forced
her to return home without giving
the alarm that he was in her home.
Mrs. Harriet Baker, 2502 South
Pennsylvania street, returned home
from an errand at 1890 to find the
door unlocked. She entered the
house and fled when she saw the
burglar. He pursued her for block,
with a drawn gun, and forced her
to return to the house. He made
his escape with $40, which he had
gathered before being interrupted.
A bandit who asked for cream
puffs held up William Coburn, 800
East Morris street, driver for the
Freebooter bakery, at 10 this morn
ing and escaped with $25.
The man approached Coburn and
asked for cream puffs.
"I'll ride with you," he said and
got in with Coburn. Almost imme-
diately he menaced the driver with
a revolver and said:
Change the cream puffs for
money"
Forcing Coburn to drive across the
railway tracks in the 1900 block on
South Talbot street, the bandit
pulled rope from his pocket and
threatened to gag and bind Coburn
if he made any noise.
He took $50 from Coburn, then
asked if any of it was Coburn's per-
sonal funds. Told that $13 belonged
to Coburn, the bandit gave the
driver SIS of the money,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-02
COUNCIL WILL
HEAR REPORT
Probe Committee Findings
Are Submitted.

The report of the investigation of
purchase of land for flood proven E
ton purposes and methods en-
puoyed by the city purchasing de-
partment will be considered by the
city council, sitting as a committee
of the whole, tonight at a closed
meeting at the Indianapolis Atll-
letic Club.
Council President Edward B.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-02
Deaths

Katie Norris. II. 1884 Brookside, coronary
thrombosis.
Sophia S. Parker. ~. 1926 West Twenty
eighth acute cardiac dilatation.
Gale Burton Jones. Is, city hospital,
Henry r. Caifins. IT. sOs North Bevilie,
Charles P. Ward. rs. s15 Leslie. in
Anna E. Rogers. So. Central Indiana hos
pital. ileocolitis.
Marie Magdelen Adam. 20. 1854 spann,
Robert ivan Boyd, mo-. s11s Phipps,
patent foramen ovale.
Alice Perkins Moore. 20. 1909 Euclid
' Amos mos N. Josiin. IS. Methodist hospital.
obstruction of bowels.
John $. Vernon, a.: Southeastern and
Washington, acute cardiac dilatation.
Eta Alice Mann. 30. Methodist hospital
Iobar pneumonia.