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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-06-02
Which state has the largest area?
Texas, has 265,896 square miles.

Is AL Jolson cOlored?
He is white. ~
What is coke?
Coal from which the volatile con-
stituents have been removed by
heating in ovens or retorts.
Can you suggest some Chinese
names for a Chow dog?
May Jong; Ting Ling; Flu Chow;
Fling Ling; Chow Mein.
What do the names william and
Eleanor mean?
William CTeutonic) defending
many" Eleanor Greek fruitful"
Who was the father of William
II. Taft? Did he hold any political
office?
Alphonso o. Taft was the father
of Taft and he was attorney-gen-
eral in President Grants cabinet
(1876-1877); minister to Austria,
1882-D, and minister to Russia,
(1884-5).
How did Lord Carnarvon die?
He died in 1928, from the effects
of a mosquito bite, received while
working at the tomb of Tut-Ankh-
Amen.
Where was Theda Bara born and
did she ever play on the legitimate
stage?
She was born in Egypt, near
Cairo, July 20, 1890, and studied
painting under her father, wrote
stories under the tltelage of rela-
tive, and eventually adopted her
mothers profession as an actress
and disappeared in classic drama in
England when she was IA years old.
At 16 she joined her mother in sup
port OF Jane Hading, a French
tragedienne.
Can person who wears glasses
become a forest ranger in the
United States service?
Yes, provided his medical certi-
ficate shows a vision Of at least
1880 in one eye and 20-100 in the
other, according to the Sneelen
test.
At what speed was Frank Lock-
hart travelling in his Stutz Black
hawk Special, when he was killed
at Daytona Beach, in February,
1926?
The speed was never definitely
determined, but various estimates
placed it at 200 to $40 miles an
hour.
What are the two fastest trains
in the United States?
The Twentieth Century Limited
Of the New York Central, which
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liOl6IIldIl lot museum WOIK al Sz0U
week for ten weeks. Thereafter
he made several leaps, which
brought him large sums Of money.
Others had tried the Brooklyn
bridge leap and had been killed.
What is the derivation Of the
family name Oathout?
1t is a German family name
meaning rich inheritance.
What is the estimated wealth Of
Mexico?
$6,757, 900 900.
When did the Sharkey- stribling
fight at Miami, Fla, occur?
Feb. q, 1929.
What is the import duty on field
glasses, optical instruments and
Photographic cameras in the United
States?
On field glasses and other optical
instruments the duty is IS per cent
I'D valorem, and on Photographic
cameras it is 20 per cent ad valorem.
When did Marie CorelIi die?
April 81, 1924.
Did Mickey Cochrane, the catcher
of the Philadelphia Athletics, go to
college?
He attended Boston university
four years.
Is there a federal pension to
former southern slaves?
No.
How tall is Victor McLagIen?
Six feet three inches.
In what book in the Bible, is the
verse beginning 81 raise thee under
the apple tree?"
Songs of Solomon 8:5. The COM
plete verse is: st raise thee up under
the apple tree; there thy mother
brought thee forth; there she
brought thee forth that bare thee"
Where do the stars go in the day
time?
They do not go anywhere in the
day time; they are still in the heav-
ems, just as at night, but the bright
light of the sun makes it impossible
for us to Sc them.
Was slavery permitted in the Dis
trict Of Columbia before the Civil
war?
Slaves were owned in the District
Of Columbia before the war.
Does the ostrich bury his head in
the sand for protection?
It buries its head for the purpose
of obtaining water which is near
the surface.
What percentage of the popuIa-
ton Of Massachusetts, Is Roman
Catholic?
The 1928 estimated population Of
Massachusetts, Is 100000. There
were l,4lo,208 Roman Catholics in
Massachusetts, in the 1916 Census
Of Religious Bodies.
What is the life span of mos
quito?
It varies from one to six or seven
months, depending entirely upon
conditions.
Does the President of the United
States have to pay for the servants
and caretakers Of the White House?
The White House, with its retinue
Of about sixty servants. guards and
caretakers, is provided at govern
ment expense. The President pays
his personal servants. for the food
consumed, and other personal liv-
ing expenses.
What is the population Of PhiIa-
deIphia?
The 1928 estimated population
was s2.O64,2O0.
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WALL ST. HUMAN,
AYERS CHIC SALE

Things gin along mighty mighty pretty in Wall Street.
and heres why Those big captains of finance pan checkers
the floor Of the Stock It's they git
tired Of takn OF ten twelve hgge and swtchn the
decimal point in Item from place to place accord to fancy they
git out checker boards fer relaxation.
There sits Teller named Morgan opposite named Rookie
Teller Jest Morgan gifts Rockefers last kings hemmed
IN double corner clerk to him: Mr. Morgan whaT
do about such Morgan happy says
Go ahead and do anything to help the widows and orphans
And there's Rockefeller lost he starts
putin his again thinkn gon
time. money don't look important
He turns his secretary TELL the boys at the film
hose back IN sfG the p ann and let R or oQ
1t al run IN the car lcOpgrEht
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runs from New York to Chicago, a
distance of $50 miles at $50 miles
per hour and the Pennsylvania rail-
road train from Camden to Atlantic
City, a distance of 59.7 miles in So
minutes or 61.7 miles per hour.
Can sound travel in a vacuum?
Sound can not travel in a vacuum
because in the absence of air there
is no conductor of sound.
Will an object weigh more at the
north or south pole than at the
equator?
Yes.
How much of the worlds area is
fertile and how much is desert?
The latest estimates of the earth's
area place the fertile regions at
100000 square miles; steppes
(forestless plains) at 100000
square miles, and deserts at $780,
900 square miles.
Who was the heroine in the mo-
ton picture, Twelve Miles Out?"
Joan Crawford.
What is the greatest distance
across the United States east to
west?
1907 miles.
What color eyes and hair has
Nils Asther? Was he motion pic
ture actor in Germany?
Nils Asther was born in Malmo,
Sweden, Jan. II, 1902. He is 6
feet tall, weighs ITO pounds and
has dark brown hair and hazel
eyes. He worked in German pic
lures before coming to this country.
How many Negro enlisted men
were killed in the United States
Service during the World war?
Deaths in battle numbered TAT.
When did the first husband of
Nellie Grant, daughter of President
Grant, die? Who was her second
husband?
She married Algerron Sartoris of
London, England, in 1874, and he
died in 1912. The widow married
Frank M. Jones, who was first as
sistant postmaster-general lnder
President Cleveland.
How old is Alice White, and how
long has she been in the movies?
She is % years old, and has been
a film actress since 1926.
Why did Steve Brodie jump from
the Brooklyn bridge?
He was very much in need Of funds
at the time, and notified some news
paper men in New York that he
was going to take the leap. which
he did on July %, 1885. He had first
insured his life for $4,000. No harm
resulted, and Immediately after the
event he signed up with Morris &
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-06-02
Slaves Of Tribal Law

EVEN the best of us are slaves to
IL tribal law. Here is a great Pa
risian journal scolding the French
ambassador because he comes home,
not only with two American cars
in his possession, but sounding the
praises of American cars in general.
TT is not the business of an am
basSador to go about saying nasty
things about the nation which he
is accredited" says the Great Pari-
sian journal, but is it entirely
necessary for him to bring along
American merchandise, and, as it
were, make himself publicly sales
man for it? And that, too, at a
moment when the Americans are
not particularly kind toward us?"
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We Feel Superior

MUCH of our so-called patriot
1VA ism and many of our so-called
economic theories have no better
foundation in fact than tribal law.
Much of the Dragging we do about
homemade goods and most CT the
pains we take to keep out foreign
made goods, though justified as eS-
sential to prosperity, improved liv-
ing conditions, and so on, really
originate in the traditional fancy
that we are better than other people.
We rebel at the idea of being
on other people and much
less will admit that they can pro-
duce superior articles.
That, however, is where civiliZa-
ton has brought us. The last war
proved that no great disturbance
could occur without involving civil
lization. The present slump in trade
is proving the same thing with re-
gard to peace.
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How NeXDONu,
|NnOwNW.RhR?
FIVE QUESTIONS A pKN
ON FAMILIAR PASSAGES

1. What two political foes became
friends during the trial Of Jesus?
2. Where did Paul speak in
Athens?
8. What woman cut off Samson's
long hair and thus destroyed his
strength?
4. Thy love to me was wonder
full, passing the love of women. 4"
Who said it, and of whom?
5. For what price did Judas betray
Jesus?
Answers to Saturdays Queries
l. Eve; Jonathan; Marcia; Ma
omi; Priscilla.
2. In connection with Elijah's
contest on Mt. Carmel, when the
rain for which he had prayed finally
came; I Kings 1874.
8. Hered ,Antipas) Luke 13:31-32.
4. Absolom; II Samuel 15:l-14.
5. The parable Of Lazarus the rich
man; Luke 16: 1881.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-06-02
DAILY THOUGHT

Blessed are they that do his
Observation-Disclosures 22:14.
DLESSEDNESS is a whole eter-
ID nifty older than damnation.-
Richter.
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Events Reach Far


XXTHEN business became bad
wv after the crash on Wall
Street last fall, we assumed that
it was only America that suffered.
When Europe began to make such
financial readjustments as were
necessary to Inauguration of the
Young plan. we assumed that out
siders would not be affected.
Now we learn that both events
had repercussions the world over,
that there has been a general slump
in trade, and a general disposition
to wait until the Young plan went
into effect.
To cite only two instances, Ar
gentinian exports fell of nearly
one-third during the first four
months of the year, while traffic
through the Panama canal in April
showed a decrease of 10000 tons
from that of the same month in
1929.
The Case of Nitrate
GONE of the slump in traffic
~ through the Panama canal can
be traced to a decreased market for
Chilean nitrate, which gradually has
been brought about by flxation Of
nitrogen through just such gigantic
plants as were planned by the gov
eminent at Muscle Shoals.
The public has not heard much
about those plants or what they
are doing, but one Of them-an
American concern formed by the
combination of four chemical COM
panies-has accomplished enough to
be out of debt, own $92,0OO,O00 worth
of United States government bonds
and other securities, have de-
probation fund of $110000,000, and
current assets of $157 ,000,0 900.
If a private enterprise can do as
well as that through the fixation
of nitrogen in a few years, why
aren't the American people war
ranted in spending $500 1000, 900 or so
to complete the plant they have
started at Muscle Shoals?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-08

Il know her trouble" said Sarcastic Sonia o. the
middle-aged woman who inst couldn't help irving TO
be coy and kittenish. shes SUFFERING from fallen
archness."
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-08
BEGIN HERE ID

Dan Rorimer, former New York
newspaper man, who Is now writ
ing scenarios for Continental Pic
lures in Hollywood, gets a letter
from an old friend in New FORK,
telling TO look up a girl named
Anne Winter. who has come from
Tulsa. Okla, TO crash the pic
lures
Dan complies reluctantly, but
Anne proves to be charming. She
has had stage experience-in stock
companies. Anne gathers that he
Is a little dissatisfied with things
az Continental. For one thing. he
thinks they have miscast the star
whom they select to play in the
picture that Is to be made from a
story ne had written before COM
ing to Hollywood.
The following Monday rehears-
ais begin on his picture. That
evening he learns that Anne is to
work the following morning. max
ing the second time she had found
extra employment. After her first
day at Grand United studios. Dan
takes Anne for a ride to the beach.
There she tells him she has met a
likable girl. also an extra, and she
IS thinking OF living with this girl
and her present apartment mate,
whom Anne has not yet met. The
girls name Is Mona Morrison; her
friends Eva Harley.
NCG GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER VII
Anne let his arm stay where It
was; appeared not to notice II, even.
But a moment or two later, when
Rorimer tried TO draw her toward
him. he encountered firm resist
ance. and Anne said. Hadn't we
better start back? What time is
it?"
"Oh. / keep my promises: III
get you back by ten he replied.
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was medium-sized and compact
looking. and lie had laughing gray
eyes. and hair that kept falling
down over his forehead into one
eye.
When the waitress departed with
Rorimer's order Johnny Riddle
leaned across the table to say that
he had heard Sloan's wife was
d%iv0rcing him.
Cant say that I blame her"
Dan remarked. IF some OF the tales
about Sloan are true. What's he
going 70 do-marry Sylvia Patter-
son?'
Johnny Riddle shrugged.
rs Sloan In love with her?"
Dan asked.
Riddle said, "Sloan's in love with
himself. and that's why he expects
every woman he meets 20 be crazy
about him. But he's one swell
~director!f
rs Sylvia crazy about him?" Dan
pursued: and Riddle said he didn't
think so. "Sylvia's a swell girl,
Dan; but Sylvia Is ambitious-and
she can be Diplomatic"
Ito Be Continually
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It's no more than nine now"
i didn't see you look at your
watch"
Dan brought up his wrist. squirt
ed in the semi-darknesS. Well.
then. e:l5." he admitted. grinning.
What's IS minutes?" And he
added. "On a night like this?"
Anne Winter smiled at him.
Romantic Uncle DAM" she jeered
softly.
Yeah? Forget that, young lady;
I'm not your uncle"
You were a few minutes ago"
But / don't feel $3.50 avuncu-
lar now; or platonic, either. for
that matter"
Anne dropped the subject: and
Rorimer. feeling her imperscnal
dismissal Of 1t, fell silent. He Of
fered her a cigaret, and this time
she took one.
Leaning back In his seat. he re-
garded her through half-closed eyes
and wondered If she had ever given
a man her love. Certainly. he
thought in admiring approval or
her. there must have been many
who had tried to win it. I'crhaps
there was a young man bacz IN
Tulsa: and II there was, Dan was
thinking. he was plenty lucky.
He began presently TO whistle
softly. but thinking OF something
else. checked himself and urged
Sing for me, Anne
Sing for you?" she repeated. re-
garding him curiously. "Why?"
Because 7 like to hear you sing.
Sing that thing I was trying
10 whistle"
WIN Was I Borne. But
that's so plaintiye and so fcrlorn."
That's Just the way I feel. some
how. Does the ocean at night affect
you that way?"
II did. she agreed. Il feel a lit Ia
homesick.'
Dan said he had been away from
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"A darned good sport. he
thought, climbing into his car.
why "a / born? Why am I
living?
He drove 10 Henry's. and there
he found Johnny Riddle, sitting
alone over coffee and a sandwich
Johnny said. Hello, stranger. VINO
was the lady I saw You with the
other night? That wasn't no lady:
that was my Who was she,
Dan? And what did you do with
the little O'Nell girl-llttle Nil
dred?r
Dan said, studying his menu
'Aildred's a blond
Not a real one; Milly bleached
her hair because It photographs
better
Are there any real blonds?~
Dan asked, his eyes still on the
card.
What a cynical young mar you
turned out To BEL Why. ~ ccursei
See the lady over there. for in
stance? Over there to your left
in the corner. There's a blond
and how! That's Sylvia Patter-
SON"
Dan swung around in his chair
and stared ~brazenly.
so that's Sylvia" he said. lis
that hair real?"
Absolutely. or course. she prob
ably sees to II that Ii doesn't get
any darker"
IT'S almost pure white" said
Dan.
She's a beauty. my boy-one OF
my very best clients. I'd take you
over and introduce you, only she
has company"
That man with her" Dan said
with sudden interest; rs that
Garry Sloan?"
That's Garry"
Rorimer found occasion from
time TO time to look at Sloan. He
was big and bronzed and powerful
looking. and he had a vast mop Of
wiry yellow-brown hair-hair. Dan
thought, that suggested an intense
vitality.
Johnny Riddle was one OF Holly
woods better cleaners Of gossip.
Paul Collier. when he had brought
the two together, had informed
Dan that Hollywood hides M
secrets from little Johnny" Riddle
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The Once Over


Copyright, 1880. by The Associated Newspaperso

Tom Thumb or Demi-Tasse golf has become such a
rage in this country that the big amusement inter-
ests are going after a slice Of the profits. The Fox
Theaters company announces O plan to convert q
number of its houses into de luxe tabloid golf links.
II the idea goes over in a big way the theaters OF
America may re-echo with the groans of customers
who have just dubbed a shot from the orchestra pit TO
the mezzanine floor. and the cheers Of those who have
made the entire trip from the b~ox-office to the stage
in par.
Some OF the Fox theaters are to be made into
eighteen hole indoor golf coures. with players teeing
off in the lobby. pursuing the ball through all parts
of the house and stopping at the boxes for supplies
and refreshments.
If the public takes to indoor Tom Thumb golf the
way it has taken to the outdoor game, the theater
magnates OF 1891 viii be competition with one another
to see which can trap his theater in the s~portiest
manner.
The outdoor tabloid links are producing an army of
new golfers every twenty-four hours. When the cold
weather comes. these addicts will turn TO the indoor
courses. the showmen expect. Already golf course
architects are going over scores Of theaters and plan
ming to replace orchestra seats with mental hazards.
September viii find a sand trap where the box
office once stood. a bunker on the site Of the ladies'
lounge and a water carry where the counter used 20
stand.
People have gone so golf crazy that they will prob
ably leap at the chance to play a ball out OF a bad
lie behind a bass drum, hunt for a lost ball under the
house managers desk and try a mashie-niblickNsh shot
from between the head ushers feet to the prcscenium
arch.
Everything will be all right unless the management
allows those boys in the top gallery to use their driv-
ing irons for shots down into the parquet circle.
Golf began in this country as a novelty, Ii devel-
oped into a body-builder. grew into a popular pastime
and has now become a national menace.
Mother carries a nibick when she goes shopping,
father never goes for his evening stroll without a
couple of irons. and the kiddies won't go to bed until
they have tested out their skill with a putter.
There oughta be a law!
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The bathing beaches r the
Valleys greatest assets" says Mr..
Notes Thursday.
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Primary Election Figures Tell
The Story

Figures never lie, facts speak in thunder tones and
the official record tells the story. It goes without
saying that the Texas election bureau has another
magnificent achievement to its credit. Its daily bull
letins until the official returns were given in complete
form in its tabulation Of votes in the July primaries
recorded a new high mark for the bureau workers.
Regardless OF the predictions Of political forecasters
the total reached s33.O4l. exceeding by 1874 the
previous record Of S21 ,767 votes cast in July 1926.
An unreported vote Of 1000 j. due from five counties.
This Is the vote cast for governor:
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AAAs - TIT FOAt IAHL governor.
Miriam A. Ferguson ll39
Ross 5. Sterling
Clint c. Small 1877. 422
1hcmas 3 Love -.-..-.............. S7l46
James Young 1854
Earle E. Maylield ................. 57463
Barry Miller 55273
q 9. Moody 45O4
Paul LOven 2545
FRANK putnam 1888
Y. +. walker 2036
Governor totals for the first primary July "a. 1925,
are interesting. They serve to keep the records
straight. They follow:
Ian MOODY .4O9,f32
Miriam a. Ferguson ................. 2s3l 4S2
Lynch Davidson .................... l22. 400
O. T. zimmerman ................-.. 1852
Edith r. Wllmans ..........-....- 1880
A runoff primary was held Aug. %. 1926. although
the friends Of Moody held after the result Of the
first primary was announced that he had a majority
over all. This was the result Of the second primary:
Dan MOODY .4s9'723
Miriam A. Ferguson ................. 270.595
Moody was a candidate for denomination in the
July primary Of 1923. In that memorable campaign
former Gov. James f. Ferguson backed to a finish
Col. Lewis j. Wardlaw. There were four entrants.
Moody had a handsome majority over all. The pri-
mary vote:
Ian MOODY 442.O80
Lewis j. Wardlaw ................. PAS sos
Within L. fa"AHls ...'.............. SzUib
Euith <. WllfnanS ...............-.. 1927
1t is well to keep the record straight. II is well
20 submit to the reader the totals in three import
ant primary elections since the campaigning Of 1924.
Now there is a showdown all along the line. Can
didate Sterling win carry his message to the people
OF Texas-indeed he has already carried it and the
Dallas conference Is a reminder that the friends Of
honesty In government" are alive TO the importance
of making the rllnoff total as large as the July show
ing when the largest democratic vote in Texas his
tory was rolled UP for the big field Of gubernatorial
entrants. Moody has kept his word.
His red plume will not be missing in his short cam
paign TO come. James Z. Ferguson opened the cam
paign Of two governors for the price Of one Thursday
in East Texas. Read the figures ubmitted to the
voting public. They tell their own story.
Make the August vote $4,000. establish a new high
record, push the cause along and vote for Texas first,
last and all the time.
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Lines After Participating In A Yacht Race
"A yacht race is q thrilling sport
That makes the spirits glow;
I know 1t for when ii was DER
The skipper told me so.
It puts a tingle in the veins
And makes the blood run red:
A sporting feast IL Is. at least
That's what the skipper said
All afternoon we sailed and sailed
And how my senses stirred
The race was grand. for understand.
I have the shippers word.
I never had so great a time,
1t moved my soul to song;
1t was a treat 7 neer can beat
Unless the shippers wrongi