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The Coolidge examiner., 1933-03-17
Anna McNeill Whistler

THE little old lady who sits so
l. serenely in James McNeill Whis-
tiers famous portrait popularity
known as Mother" is familiar to
most of US. But few of US perhaps
know that lady to have been the
artists own mother. or understand
how well she merited the immortal
ity her son thus won for her.
Jennie was Anna Whlstler's eld-
est son. AS boy he was slender
and sickly. Always, 1t seemed to
Mrs. Whistler, he was In need of
| his mother. AT first James thought
he would be a soldier, as his father
| had been before him. and his grand
father. the Capt. John Whistler
who had founded Fort Dearborn at
! Chicago. At the end of two unhap-
py years at West Point, however.
he decided to be a painter instead
and set off for Paris to study.
During all these years Mrs. Whis-
tier stayed close to her son, to be
on hand If needed. In 1860, how
ever. Jennie returned to Paris for
more study and Mrs. Whistler
crossed to this country for a last
visit with her family in South Caro-
| lima before settling permanently
where her son wished to live. in
London. The year 1860 saw Amer
lea plunged into civil war. Commu
nication between mother and son
became more and more difficult
| Finally came word that the artist
had returned TO London. Mrs. Whis-
tler became restless. Her Jennie
needed her. She must join him.
AT this time, 1864, a Union block
ade made il unsafe for any ship to
leave a Confederate port. Friends
pointed out to Mrs. Whistler that
TO attempt a trip to Europe was al
most suicidal. But she was deter
mined. She sailed from Whining
ton on the Advance. blockade run.
ner bound for England with 1000
bales of cotton aboard. The ship
steamed cautiously out of port
trusting the darkness to hide ii
from the $50 Union ships marshaled
outside. A sudden fash of light as
the heavy guns from Fort Fisher
fred on a Union gunboat revealed
its position. however. Immediately
the entire Union fleet opened fire
on the Advance. And throughout
that frightfuI bombardment Mrs
Whistler. according to one of the
crew. stood by portfolio, and even
as shell burst in the rigging. she
smiled confident they were "Goin
to get through all right"
Somehow the Advance did gel
through, the mother joined her now
famous son, and lived to be the
charming old lady of the portrait.
G. 1892 Western Newspaper Union
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-03-17
American
HerOines
Belle BOYD
BY
LOUISE Nj. COMSTOCK

4 SUNBONNET, crinoline and
white apron were the uniform
in which Belle Boyd fought the
Civil war. Her wits and her way
with dashing young Union officers
were her weapons. Yet she fought
to such purpose that "Stonewall'
Jackson himself wrote her in May,
1862: Il thank you, for myself and
for the army, for the immense serv,
ice that you have rendered your
country today"
In the spring of 1862 Belle was
an eighteen-year-ol beauty who
except for one visit to Washington.
had seldom been outside her native
town, Martinsburgh. w. Va. Sud
denly the Union troops set about
driving General Jackson out of the
Shenandoah valley and the Civil
war descended upon her. Her own
uncle's house in neighboring Front
Royal became Union headquarters
and Belle. visiting there. won full
run of the house by her charming
ways and came into bits of valu-
able information. She herself told
of listening in on a council of war
through hole bored in the floor of
closet just above the council
chamber, and of carrying the news
to the Confederate lines.
DYt np 40
one which is corroborated by other
sources, occurred on May %, when
she learned that the Yankees, ex-
| pecting a Confederate attack on
Front Royal, were planning to re-
treat, burning bridges behind them,
so that the southern troops would
be trapped in the town. Tying on
/ her sunbonnet, Belle slipped past
the marching troops, out of town
/ and into the open country toward
the approaching Confederates. Yam
/ kee pickets opened fire on her. At
/ the same time the bullets of the
attacking troops sped past her. Her
/ white apron shone out like tar
get. But her courage kept her on
/ till she had delivered her message
/ AS result the Confederates
reached Front Royal before the
/ bridges were burned and won at
( least this skirmsh and gained Win
chester. just beyond.
Belle subsequently was impris-
oned by the North at Washington
But when the war was over she
married-a Yankee lieutenant. Her
second husband was a Yankee colo
nel In 1855 she married a third
Yankee and went to live in Kill
bourn. Wis, where she wrote her
memoirs and died In 1900. Her
grave the Grand Army of the Re
public annually decorated in tribute
TO a gallant enemy" In 1929, how
ever, the Daughters of the Confed-
eracy claimed their own, removed
her remains to Martinsburg, and
erected a monument there.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-03-17
WHAT PUZZLED HER

\ young wife wishing to announce
the birth of her first child to friend
in distant city, telegraphed Isaiah
90" Which passage begins, For
unto us a child is born, unto US a
son is given Her friend, not IA
miliar with the Scriptures, said to
her husband: Margaret evidently
has a boy who weighs nine pound
and six ounces, but why on earth did
they name him Isiaiah?'-The Con.
gregationalist.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-03-17
Bed Time

Helen was visiting in a town
where great focks of birds make
their nightly pilgrimages.
"Why do they make such a funny
noiseT' she asked
"The 6..-ds are just getting ready
for bed" her mother replied.
"Yes," the small boy of the
house spoke up. Il guess they are
putting on their nighties now"
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-03-17

and dissolved in a halt glass of
warm water, repeating every 2 or
hours as necessary. Sore throat
eases this way in a few minutes,
incredible as this may seem.
Ask your doctor about this. And
when you buy, see that you get the
real BAYER Aspirin Tablets. They
dissolve almost instantly. And
thus work almost instantly when
you take them. And for a gargle,
Genuine Bayer Aspirin Tablets
dissolve with speed and complete
ness, leaving no irritating particles
or grittiness. Get box of IL or bot
tie of "a or 100 at any drug store
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-03-17
VACATIONS BLESSING

It isn't necessarily bodily or even
mental rest that one gets on vaca-
ton, but the blessing of something
else to think about.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-03-17

worse to them. They had so much
of the Needful that they were dis
gustingly Rich and the Going was
so easy that Benny had practically
no Business Hours, so they sudden
ly realized, to their Horror. that
they belonged to that disreputable
Section of Society known as the
Idle Rich. SO they began using a
lot of perfumery and subscribed for
Magazines telling about the Didoes
Of the night-blooming Spenders.
They knew that they would have
to follow Precedents and get in
with the Gang. They had two
Youngsters and Tessie had the nat
ural Inclinations of a Mother and
shuddered at the Idea of turning
them over to Hired Help, but what
could she do? Likewise, Benny
was a kind of an old-fashioned Rube
Husband and he was saddened by
the Thought that he would have
to avoid being too friendly with the
Wife or else it would cause Talk.
They saw a Hard Life ahead of
them. But they could not resist the
inevitable Urge to move up TO Head
quarters and pull the Loud Noise.
SO the two Prairie Chickens got
ready to be a couple of Golden Pleas
ants.
Acting Like the Best People.
Next we discover Elizabeth (nee
Tessie) trying to Coue herself into
the belief that she enjoyed blowing
Smoke through the Nose and letting
the World know what Nature had
done for her below the Knees. She
no longer attempted to keep tab on
Benjamin. They occupied separate
Apartments, with a Long Walk be-
tween.
Benjamin Flicker, soon to be
known In the Public Prints as B..
Sturtevant Flicker, had joined a
Bridge Club where he was Meal
Ticket for a LOT of Boys who wore
Tortoise Shell Glasses and Spats
and had seen Better Days. One
Reason for his punk Playing was
that he had to smoke Cigars which
made him dizzy. He had been
brought up on Lottie Lees and he
had no Chance with a Super Co
roma. but he was a game-Bird and
took his Punishment
In the meantime the Offspring
were staked out at select Private
School which was laboriously train
ing them TO be ashamed of their I'M
couth parentage.
Those of you who study the Roto-
grayure Section and have seen the
Snap Shot of Mr.. and Mrs. b. Stur-
tevant Flicker and their impecunious
Guests on the Beach. Somewhere in
Florida, will be interested to know
that they now have 100 Pairs of
White Shoes, IA Wardrobe Trunks,
Gold Cocktail Shaker and Neuras-
thenia. The smart little Luncheons
staged by Tessie are highly spoken
Of by all those who are partial 10
Free Food and any Caddy on the
East Coast will tell you that Benny
can play any Club in his Bag ex-
cept the Woods and Irons.
MORAL: The Income Taxes are
too High.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-03-17

DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription makes
weak women strong. No alcohol. Sold
by druggists in tablets or iquid.-Adv.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-03-17

Not Always the Case
Hearts can be won with laughter,
but don't be too sure of it.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-03-17
Almost Instant Relief In This Way

If you have a cold-don't take
chances with cold killers" and
nostrums. A cold is too dangerous
to take chances on.
The simple method pictured
above is the way doctors through
out the world now treat colds.
1t is recognized as the QUICK
EST, safest, surest way. For it will
check an ordinary cold almost as
fast as you caught it.
That is because the real BAYER
Aspirin embodies certain medical
qualities that strike at the base of
cold almost INSTANTLY.
You can combat nearly any cold
you get simply by taking BAYER
Aspirin and drinking plenty of
water every to 4 hours the first
day and or times daily there
after. If throat is sore, gargle with
8 BAYER Aspirin Tablets crushed
Ask your druggist about the
The Washington times., 1933-05-05
Washington WOn,Gn's
Death Held Suicide

NEW YORK, May 5 U.SO.
The district attorneys office an
nounced today that the death Of
Virginia Lee Morris, who fell from
her eighth-story room in the Peter
Stuyvesant Hotel on Monday was
suicidal.
Miss Morris came here from
Washington on a visit. Her death
was investigated at the behest of
her sister, Mrs. Helen P. Hutchin-
son, Of Washington. Assistant
District Attorney James j. DAILY
said he learned that on other oc-
casions Miss Morris had threat
ened to take her life.
The Washington times., 1933-05-05
200 Colonial Danes
To See Mason Home

Two hundreds delegates who
are attending the biennial coun-
Gil of the Colonial Danes Of
America here will visit Gun
ston Hall, the home Of George
Mason, author of the Virginia
Bill of Rights, today.
Mrs. James P. Andrews, Of
Hartford, Conn.,, was reelected
president of the society yester-
day and Mrs. William Howard
Taft was elected honorary vice
president. The officers will be
installed at the final business
session today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-22
Hourly Temperatures
Boat, Carrying Is, Swept
Over Dam; None Injured

Ford, Ravenswood. and Roger and
Robert Vermeer, RavenSwood, we're
two very disguised youngsters-rot
because they were aboard, but be-
cause they had been passengers
and had jumped overheard shortly
after the trip started its trip.
The Perseverance is a hobby of
Fitch who is descendant of John
Fitch, lieutenant in the Revolution
airy war. John Fitch, according to
members of the Fitch Family AsSo-
citation, should be credited instead
Of Robert Fulton with the invention
of the steamboat.
Perseverance, it is claimed, car
ried passengers and freight on the
Delaware river in 17S5, while Full
tons Clermont did not make its
appearance until 1907.
Robert Fitch said today when the
river recedes to its normal depth
and current, he will have his stern
wheeler pulled back over the dam.
Fearing a wholesale disaster when
the Perseverance went over the dam,
police. f1remen and deputy sheriffs
answered the alarm call TO the river,
but found services unnecessary.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-22
Y QUALIFY FOR
SPEEDWAY RACE
Trials Will Be Resumed at
2 Today; Pole Position
to Cummings.

With twenty-five cars already
qualified for the 500-mile race at
the Speedway on Memorial day,
speed trials will continue all this
week, to determine the remaining
twenty starters in the annual event.
Qualifications tests today will be-
gin at 2 o'clock and end at $50,
shutdown. To qualify, a driver must
pilot his car around the Speedway
at a minimum speed of 100 miles
an hour for twenty-five miles. Only
forty-tWo cars will start the race.
Sixty-three cars were entered in
the event, and one was withdrawn
today. Of the forty-tWo not yet
qualified, at least five were expected
to attempt the tests this afternoon.
wild Bill Cummings, idol of In
dianapolis west side, will hold the
pole position when the speed Gre
ations line up for the race May 30.
He qualified his car at speed of
1882 miles an hour. Frank
Brisko will be the second driver in
the front row, and Fred Frame,
1882 winner, the No. 3 pilot.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-22
japan Troops at Peiping
Gates, Ready to Take City

layed decision on evacuating their
nationals to the legation quarters.
Chinese troops. unmindful Of this
situation. went to the top of the
city walls insisting they would fire,
if japanese troops advanced within
range.
The japanese troops closed in
from north and east. Northweard
they were but twenty miles away,
and on the other front they were
but five miles the other side Of
TungchoW. barely ten miles from
the capital.
Thousands of refugees brought
livestock into the city, and thronged
the streets in disorder. The Red
Swastika organization (Chinese Red
Cross established seven additional
refugee stations to care for them.
Two hundred United States ma
rines and a detachment of British
troops, now stationed at a rife
range five miles east of the city,
have not been ordered to return.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-22
AGREE ON TAX
BOOST PROGRAM
Income Levy Increase and
Additional Gasoline Excise
to Provide Funds.
BY WILLIAM F. KERRY
United Press staff Correspondent


WASHINGTON, May 22.-The
house ways and means committee
today agreed, IS to 9, to finance
President Roosevelts public works
program with an income tax in
crease, coupled with a dividend tax
and an additional gasoline excise
Chairman Doughton of the COM
mittee announced the decision.
The income tax increases provides
for a boost in the normal rates from
4 to per cent and from TO 10
per cent.
The gasoline tax increase will be
three-fourths of one cent additional.
In addition, dividend income, now
exempt, will be subject to the nor
NAL income tax rates.
The increase in income tax rates
approved by the committee would
apply the 6 per cent rate to the
first $4,000 of net income with the
same exemptions allowed as under
present law. The new 10 per cent
rate on all above $4,000 also would
not affect exemptions.
Prior to its adoption of the tax
program, the committee rejected a
fiat proposal for a general manu-
facturers sales tax by what mem
berS described as "a close vote"
Under estimates prepared by the
treasury department the income tax
increase is expected to result in
$45,000,000 additional; the gasoline
tax will yield $92,O0O,OOO, and the
dividend tax $83,000,00O.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-22
TOdav's Short Story

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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-22
WOMAN FALLS ON
STOVE, BADLY HURT
Hair Burned Off Head as
Result of Painting.

Mrs. Esther Caplin, 1925 South
Meridian street, wife of Morris Cap
lin, who operates a shoe store in
the front of that address. was
burned seriously on the head and
neck this morning when she fell
Jpn lighted gas burners of the
kitchen stove.
Mrs. Caplin, who suffers from
high blood pressure, is believed to
have tainted as she was preparing
to do some cooking.
All of the hair was burned off
her head, and much of the scalp
and skin of the neck was burned.
First aid was administered by pa
trolman James Senteney of the DO
lice rescue squad, and she was taken
to city hospital.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-22
/. s. ASKS ALL NATIONS
TO DISARM; OFFERS AID
IN Furnishing AGGRESSORS
y. S. Urges:

The American attitude to.
lcGrd the problem Of diSarmd.
ment and peace 1Oos laid d0aOn
By Ambassador Norman H
Davis today IN the following
seven points,:
l. The United States is pre-
pared to go as far as any other
nation in reducing ornaments,
and believes they should ulti-
mately be cut to the levels es-
tablished by the postwar trea-
ties.
2. AS a preliminary step, the
United States is prepared to join
other nations in abolishing ag-
gresSive weapons.
3. The United States whole
heartedly'' accepts the British dis
armament plan.
4. America is willing to consult
with other states in case of q
threat to peace with a view to
averting conflict"
5. If the United States agrees
with an international Judgment as
to the guilt of an aggressor state
it will refrain from any action"
tending to defeat efforts of other
nations to restore peace.
g. America believes that a Sys-
tenn of adequate supervision should
be formulated to insure the ef-
fective and faithful carrying out
of any measure of disarmament"
Z. America accepts the chapter
on war materials of the disarma-
ment draft treaty now being con-
side,'ed at Geneva.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-22

Captive of the swirling current OF
White river, thirty-five foot cabin
boat with eighteen persons aboard
was swept over the Broad Ripple
dam Sunday afternoon without in
jury to any of the occupants.
The boat. the Perseverance, prop
erty of Robert v. Fitch, was pulled
slowly toward the dam and then
went over with rush. However, 1t
landed upright and none of those
aboard received so much as a wet
ting. Seven of its twenty keel
drums were torn loose.
Passengers included Mr.. and Mrs.
Fitch, c. S. McHenry, Linden hotel;
Eugene Carlos and his three small
children; Robert Marsischke, ID;
Evalou MarSischke, 10; Miss Joan
Lay; Mrs. Maggie Freeman and her
two grandchildren Eddie and Carl
Simmons. all of Ravenswood; Billy
.Mooreland, y, New Ross: Mr.. and
Mrs. Mays, Acton. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Geisking, living on East
Maryland street.
Waiter Ford. 10. son Of Charles O,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-22
BY HERBERT r. EKINS
United Press staff Correspondent

PEIPING, May 22.-Peiping re-
sembled a beleaguered city today,
with the eastern and northern gates
barricaded and troops. many dis
organized, crowding into the resi-
Dental sections.
The political situation was grave,
with Chinese and japanese officials
in serious dispute, and the japanese
in threatening mood.
An alleged insult c two high Jap
anese officials led 70 an apology
and Shoichi Nakayama, japanese
charge d'affaires, announced he
would demand an explanation from
China for the presence of two di-
visions of Chinese troops in the
city.
japanese artillery began a spo-
radio Smelling of the suburb OF
Tungchow, preliminary to occupa-
ton. Japanese legation officials de-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-22

Benito Mussolini wrote the pact
months ago. He revived it this
weekend as an ideal, and perhaps
essential, basis for agreement by
the disarmament conference at
Geneva and the world economic
conference which meets at London
June II.
So swiftly did he obtain approval
by representatives of the powers
for his revived program that when
the news was flashed out Sunday
night it was greeted with skepti-
CiSm in other European capitals.
Drafts of the pact were due to
arrive today at London, Paris, Ber-
lin and Geneva. The plan was for
representatives of the contracting
nations to initial the treaty at
Geneva, in connection with the
disarmament conference.
Action Comes as Surprise
Mussolini prepared to announce
its approval in his chamber of
deputies today or Tuesday, and if
all went we'll to proclaim his sue
cess to the world over an interna-
tional radio hookup.
1t was easy to understand the sur
prise even in Well-informed quarters
at news of the pact, for heretofore
it has been viewed with misgivings
in many influential quarters.
1t has been modified somewhat, it
was understood, from its original
form, but it still envisioned eventual
revision of the Versailles peace
treaty, though within the frame
work of the League of Nations
covenant.
Credit TO Mussolini
Credit for the pact goes to Mus
solini, though President Roosevelt
and Ramsay Macdonald, British
antithesis of the virile,
ebullient Fascist head of the Italian
government-Were of material help.
Macdonald accepted the pact
when he and Sir John Simon, his
foreign minister, visited Rome in
March. France and Germany held
back. Then came President Roose-
velts appeal to the world for peace
and disarmament, and Adolph Hit
ler's temperate sequel to it in the
German reichstag.
Hermann Goering, special envoy
Of Hitler, arrived in Rome for
conference at the opportune time.
Mussolini obtained his approval of
the revised pact, then that of Henri
De Jouvenel, French ambassador.
Concessions to France
Details Of the conferences that
led to the approval are not known.
Europe'S smaller nations, the little
entente" Czechoslovakia, Rumania
and Yugoslavia-allies of France
and Poland, always fearful Of Ger
many had opposed the treaty, be-
leving their interests might be en-
dangered by a pact that included
only the stronger nations.
1t was assumed France obtained
concessions that would satisfy
them, especially concerning ma
tional boundaries fixed by the YER
sailles treaty.
For two weeks Mussolini had been
trying to find some way to satisfy
France and the smaller nations. 1t
was understood one concession made
was a promise by Germany not to
try to alter the status of Austria,
her principal World war ally, now
disnenbered
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-22
RADICAL SHOALS
CHANGE HALTED
Roosevelt Stops Construc.
ton That Would Destroy
Project Effectiveness.
BY RAY TUCKER
Copyright. 1888. for Scripps- Howard
NeWSDaDerSl

WASHINGTON, May GA rad
ical change in the construction pro-
gram at Muscle Shoals that tended
to destroy the effectiveness of the
$150,000,000 Alabama project as a
government power plant has been
discovered, and halted, by the
Roosevelt administration.
1t consisted of preliminary con-
struction of locks for dam twenty
feet lower than the structure-dam
No. (Which has been planned for
a decade as an auxiliary feeder of
water and power to Muscle Shoals
itself.
Had the substitute dam been COM
pleted, it is charged that it would
have diminished the power poten-
tialities of Muscle Shoals from 20
to 40 per cent.
The lower dam was started secret
ly under the Hoover administration.
according to preliminary studies.
and it would have furnished no adj
dltional power or storage facilities
to the main project at Muscle
Shoals.
1t also would have blocked COM
pletion of the 10-year-old system
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