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small gay disks Of lemon, rose
and lavender flung like con-
fetti amongst their fresh green
leaves. The scarlet petals from
a Towering ounce floated upon
the lily pond, and near them a
young robin splashed and shook
his tail.
Somewhere there was the
rush and tinkle Of a brook. A
thrush call bubbled like a
string Of amber bells, and
everywhere the perfume rose
like smoke, smelling Of stirring
earth, green sap and flower
chalices afloat with dew.
EaSter-that bright, awaken
ing day that has comforted so
many sad hearts. But my heart
was not comforted. for the boy
I loved still slept his long, long
sleep, and sent no message on
that Easter morn.
And then one I loved came.
She carried in her arms a
little tree with crisp, bright
leaves and sturdy, upright
stem.
Here is your Easter gift"
she said. "This is the laurel
tree from which they made the
wreaths for victors in the days
of Rome. The Victory Laurel.
I brought it for our boy, who
was so brave"
The Victory Tree!
How strong and proud 1t
was, that baby tree! How gal
.lantly it held it's bright young
head before the fast, fierce
world Of growing things! Sud-
denly the little tree seemed to
speak, and I saw the tremen.
dous purpose that lay behind
its life.
The drama of the seed; the
feeble thrusting sprout impris-
oned in the hard, dark shell Of
earth; the sharp, instructive
yearning toward the light; the
steady, ceaseless struggle for
the right Yay-&nd then. ct
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Once Overs

But before you blame the
teachers, make a test case for
yourself.
Take a little time off and
try to teach your children
something that requires atten.
tion and an exercise Of mem
ory.
You may find it is not so easy
as you imagined.
Then have q friendly talk
with the teachers and show
some sympathy and understand
ing and tell them you are anx.
ious to have your children keep
up with the others.
Perhaps together you can
solve the trouble, but don't
blame the teacher till you have
investigated.
Copyright. 1888. King Features
Syndicate. IAs.)
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last, the proud, green leaping
from the soil!
That was the story Of my
little tree. That was the story
of all life, all love, all birth
and death, and victory over
death. There it was, written
plain for me to read-in those
few leaves, in the small pot Of
soil.
What tales Of conquest that
brown earth could tell! The
salty ebb and flow of the first
sea, with the thin line of life
left by receding waves. The
dead and crumbled crust Of
that spent life was in that
sail-but not the force that
made it live. That force went
on.
Huge lizards fighting for
their food in Mesozoic swamps
their blood soaked in the soil,
but not their force. That force
went on.
The first small mammal hud.
died in its hairy coat, while
the great Ice Cap blotted out
all other life on earth-its
saving coat had gone back to
the soil. but not its force.
That force went on.
And then those first bent
men, with long arms fumbling
like hairy apes and small eyes
peering from their low-btoWed
skull-long, long ago their
bones had turned to dust, but
not their force or dreams.
They still went on.
THEIR FORCE WENT ON!
That inner fire-that urge
and trust and prayers which
we named Soul, or God, or fail
to name at all-that fire did
not die. It could not pass
away.S It shed and shed again
its transient house. The scales
and fangs and claws, the little
appetites and brief, bright Gays
Of fame were dust upon the
highway of the years. But
that bright flame which warmed
them did not die!
They might be drowned In
water, burned in fire, wasted
by sickness, hanged upon q
cross-but still their Force
stayed victor over Life and
Death.
Force never could be held
within a tomb.
Each tiny seeding burst from
out the grave.
Each bird at Matching broke
some white cell.
Each babe at borning won
the fight once more.
There, all about me, stood
the shining proof. Not just on
Easter morning, but on every
day. I need not wait till Easter
for miracle.
Each second saw Life con-
quer over Death.
Each dawning saw Love rising
from a tomb.
And all my garden glowed
with victoryI
Copyright. 1898, King Features
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She Tried an Experiment
Here is a story and warning for married
It Worked-Badly

Here is story and warning for married
women Missouri young, slender, bue-eyed wife, with
two small children, thought her husband clergyman,
paying good deal Of attention to young unmarried
young wife decided to try experiment. and brought
the rival to live in After husband the
rival walked off together and did back the wife
said: II hoped she would me- and the children and
home and give him up
Her failure should others lady would have
acted differently The disappointed young wife hopes to
support her children by teaching.
Legitimate brewers of beer are playing
than fair with the and regulations The
Government chemists report that the strongest beer they found
in Chicago 31S whereas the laws limit was 320 The
average alcoholic strength fourenhs of per
below the legal limit The Government should inspect
cries. by the way packing houses inspected put end
to racketeer breweries making vile beer and generally pro-
tecting the beer-drnkng public
By referendum in Western Australia the
people decide to separate from the rest of the country That
dsappoints many Australians but it is better than civil
And Western Australia may find that separation
a mistake
venerable Western lawmaker suggested that thrtyodd
States of the Union should secede from the Eastern States
because Eastern States grow fat and rich at the
the West There referendum there and it wasn't
serious The Western gentleman would probably have found
himself separated from the national pocket
book which resides in the East not far from the
Wall and Broad Streets in New York.
Ut IS difficult to credit the statement that
the drgible Akron sent up with parachute one
life raft AND NO LIFE PREsERvERs." considerable
number Of those board thrown into the water jumping
out from great height MIGHT have been saved had life
preservers been provided
This emphasizes the suggestion that the arship might well
have been inspected by the Bureau of Standards its npec
on NOT confined to that particular part of the Government
that ordered the ship built Sailors soldiers whose bust
ness is to die when necessary forget about safety
times.
Builders of the dirigib course have no responsibility
Tor lack Of life preservers other safety devices
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Th e e arly
s u n Ii g h t
C ! u n g in
d a m fila
ments to the
S t e a m i n g
earth. T h e
lilac branches
spread their
twigs against
t h e dappled
sky.
Along tn e
tagged walks
OF my gar
den primroseS
W e r e ! n
h100m their
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"Feed the Hungry"
Zoo Workers

Employees the Zoo are showing the proper spirit of the
"brotherhood of man" these days
The Zoo workers noticed that the who were sent into the
park by the Emergency Relief Bureau going without the
MONDAY meal
Promptly the regular workers organized themselves levied
small tax their already small salaries and provided
luncheon fund for those engaged in the made work
That Is the spirit that helps in these times and the Zoo
poyes deserve full measure Of credit pr their action
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Your ChiIdren's Teacher

YOur Ch1IdFen'S TeaCner
Aren't you too prone to blame
teachers for the fact that your
children show deficiency in their
examinations?
You know yourself that 1t
takes strict application on the
part Of youngsters actually to
learn anything. You may never
have tried to teach them some
thing that required mental ef-
fort.
If you had. you might have
found that they will not con-
centrate.
Perhaps they have adenoids
or are undernourished-are
troubled with aching teeth, eye
or catarrhal trouble.
Any one Of these physical de-
fects might cause sort of in.
difference TO instruction.
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LISTEN, WORLD!
BY Elsie Robinson

This Is the story Of a little
tree.
It is also the story of all
casters.
The little tree came to me
on a morning when I was very
sad. It was Easter morning.
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According to Jimmy Durante,

a husband is nothing but a
sweetheart with the nerve killed.
Conditions are getting better.
A couple Of our breadlines are
now showing a profit.
Copyright, 1888, King Features
syndicate, Incl
The Washington times., 1933-04-15
MAYBE I'M WRONG!
By John P. Medbury

shoppe has gone very ultra. In
stead of bread, they now serve
the sandwiches between book
ends.
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A musical comedy opened in
a nearby town recently and was
a flop from the start. The
backer Of the play was COM
planning about all the money
he was losing.
'I'm not kidding" he said to
a friend of his; business is so
bad that even some of the mu.
sical numbers have been tenn
porarily disconnected"
The Washington times., 1933-04-15
American Tragedies
A famous trio had to let one
Of their men go the other day

on account of throat trouble.
One bad Adams Apple can
spoil the whole lot.
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Social Errors
A well-known actress went on
an eight-day diet a couple of
months ago and hasn't been
able to find her way back.
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Take 1t Or Leave 1t
The reason that Jimmy Fin
layson never has any secret 70.
mances is that he's trying to
cut down expenses by writing
all his love letters on post
cards.
The Siamese twins have got
the law profession puzzled since
one Of the sisters has asked for
separate maintenance.
First prize for the towns most
economical swain goes to the
fellow who married an under
takers daughter, so that 1t
wouldn't cost him anything to
bury her in case she died.
The Washington times., 1933-04-15

Financial Crisis
In some homes the depression
is so bad that the husbands
are going through their own
pockets.
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Among the IlIiterati
A certain Park Avenue tea
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FAIL TO LINK
PAIR TO KILLING
Police Murder Suspects Are
Viewed by Witnesses:
Heads Shaken.

Efforts of detectives to link two
alleged gangsters with murder of
Sergeant Lester Jones Feb. 7. in an
attempted robbery of the Peoples
Motor Coach Company failed today
when witnesses CT the shooting
could not identify one of the SUI
spects or photo Of the second.
The suspects were Thomas How
ard, %, of BAL North Holmes ave-
nue., and Harold Keil, 10, of 1901
Park avenue.
Detectives said, however, that
Howard, and Keil will be questioned
in connection with attempted rob-
berry Jan. 7 of a bank at Kempton
in whi~A one of the bandits was
shot and wounded by George j.
Richman. cashier.
Howard, charged with vagrancy
and reckless driving, obtained re-
lease Monday night under bond of
$4,000 and Keil is held in default of
$4,000 bond. They were arrested
Monday morning.
Howard and KeiI are at liberty
under bond of $4,000 each in con-
nection with a previous arrest Dec.
Is, when they we're found in an
alleged stolen auto. Habeas corpus
proceedings are pending in superior
court three in behalf of Keil.
An indianapolis physician is said
to have reported that he treated
Howard for a gunshot wound in the
aarm following the Kempton rob-
berry.
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BY DAN BOWERMAN
United Press staff Correspondent


SAN FRANCISCO, March 7. -
Dorothy Ellingson's year of effort
to rebuild ruined life to a normal
plane has collapsed.
Monday, the woman, who killed
her mother during Americas Jazz
age" eight years ago, sat silent and
red-eycd from weeping in munich
pal court. She was accused Of grand
theft.
The girlhood crime of 16-year-old
Dorothy EllingSon shocked a cal
loused nation. A headstrong prod
uct of a mad age, she shot her
mother to death-and then went
dancing.
The present charge is one Mu-
niclpal Judge Sylvan Lazarus has
come to consider commonplace.
Dorothy was accused by Miss Mary
Ellis Of taking her clothing and
jewels. Police said the property was
found beneath the mattress of Miss
EllingSon's bed.
It was the circumstances that
made the case unusual.
For seven years, Dorothy Ellingson
eXpatiated her crime behind the
rock walls of San Quentin peniten-
tiary.
Uncomplaining, she served her
sentence to the last full day, with
out parole or Communication.
A year ago she walked to free
dom, to begin another life.
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complete control over general fund
and tax leVies,
Organized a state purchasing de-
partment for all supplies.
Increased tax on chain stores in
groups of more than twenty, from
S25 OF $3.50
Provided for an interstate port
authority between Indiana and ILL
nois along the Calumet district
shore Of Lake Michigan.
Permitted instalIment payment of
taxes by checks on funds in closed
banks.
The record, in both volume and
Importance, exceeds that Of nearly
all previous legislatures held in In
diana since the present constitution
was adopted in 1851.
McNutt and the Democratic party
are stalking their future on the re-
suits.
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routine, spoiled only for a second by
certain alleged cleverness on the
part Of one of the men which was
just plain bad taste
The orchestral background Is
furnished when necessary by RUDE
Thomson and his cowboy band
The feature movie is Jack Oakie,
Vivienne Osborne and George Stone
in Sailor Be Good" I am going to
recommend the news weekly this
time for its excellent and human
shots of the inauguration of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, The farewell TO the
HoOverS and the parade itself. These
scenes, especially those showing and
giving the Presidents voice as he
delivered his message, are history
making.
Now at the Lyric.
Other tneaterS today offer: Men
Must Fight at the Palace: "42nd.
Street at the Circle; Boswell Sist-
ers and King of the Jungle" at the
Indiana; "Topaze." at the Apollo.
and, two separate stage shows at the
Rialto.
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BY HARRY ELMER BARNES
Since the days Of savagery, man
has exchanged goods and services
with his felloW-men. In this way
only has he been able to take adj
vantage of the division of labor, CO.
operative endeavor, and other
manifestations of civilization and
social progress. Man, left to his own
productive ingenuity, must live a
crude and handicapped existence.
The first mode of exchange was
through direct barter-the trading
of flint weapons for skins of wild
animals or Of raWhide thongs for
bone avis. But barter greatly re-
Stricts trading facilities. Many COM
modities are too bulky or perishable
to serve well in direct exchange.
Therefore. it was necessary to find
some acceptable medium of eX-
change which would be welcomed by
all and would obtain in return stone
hatchets, skins, or implements OF
any kind. This general medium OF
exchange we call money.
Takes Many Forms
Money has taken the form of
beads, shells, crude copper castings,
chunks of iron ore and, last OF all,
silver and gold. In the sixth CEN
tury before Christ, the LydianS OF
Asia Minor began to cast gold and
silver in definite form with a uni
form stamp. The government estab-
lished a monopoly on coming money
and public minting arose.
Even before coined money be-
came usual, advanced commercial
peoples understood that exchange
was bound to be cramped and in
adequate if money was the sole
medium of exchange.
The ancient BabylonianS, there
fore, invented promisSory notes,
crude bills of exchange, and the like
our modern commercial paper
Rudimentary banks arose which
handled those notes and bills.
Among the Greeks and Romans
banking never reached any very
high development. The Greeks adj
vanced little beyond napkin econ
omy" and regarded every consider
able sum of money which came into
their hands as a windfall to be spent
quickly.
Goes Back to Middle Ages
Theirs was a consumers rather
than a productive capitalists eccn-
omy. The Romans always regarded
real estate investment as the re-
spectacle use of reserves and there
was no great monetary turnover in
rural economy. The Roman
banking went little further than
stronghold methods. though there
was considerable activity in f1nanc-
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POLICE SHOTS
BRING END TO
AUTO CHASES
Theft Suspect Rescued
From Flaming Wreck;
Bullets Halt Second Car.

Police BULLETS brought to a sudden
close two automobile chases Mon
day night, resulting in injury of a
theft suspect, and arrest of an al
legged liquor law violator.
AT the finish Of one of the chaSes.
Wyatt JeffrieS. 81, of Newcastle was
dragged by police from wreckage of
flaming auto after it crashed into
a crossing signal at Southeastern
avenue and the Pennsylvania rail-
road and overturned.
The chase began at Southeastern
and Emerson avenues as patrolmen
Otto Murphy and Thomas Kegrris
sighted a stolen car being driven
toward the city Their car reached
a speed of seventy miles an hour
before it finally drew near It's
quarry.
JeffrieS, riding alone. refused to
obey command TO halt and a vol
ley of shots pcppered the rear of
his car.
AT the railroad crossing. Jefries
lost control as the auto struck the
signal causing it to skid sideways
IN the street, overturning and strik-
ing another car being driven by
Edward S. Kahle, 80, New Bethel.
The stolen car burst into flames.
JefrieS, unconscious from a pos
slble skull fracture. was pulled to
safety by his captors.
He is held IN city hospital on
charges of vagrancy and being a
fugitive. Police said they found
several pieces of jewelry in the car.
The second chase, occurring on
South Meridian street, terminated
after bullets from revolvers of
patrolmen Theodore Mcneil and
John Keeley. pierced tires of an
auto driven by Frank Long. 40. of
IT'S Russell avenue, who was arrested
on charges of drunkenness, driving
while drunk, speeding and resisting
arrest.
Called to investigate reports o.
trouble" at 243 West Merrill street.
the officers said they saw Long leap
into his car and speed away.
Mrs. Bessie Kellams, It's Russell
avenue, sister of the suspect,
shouted, there he goes; he threat
ened to kill me.
The chase continued south to the
26OO block, South Meridian street,
where Long was forced to halt after
bullets pierced three tires on the
car. Long was subdued after bat
tie with both officers
Mrs. Kellams later said she called
for help when threatened by her
brother following a quarrel
A government scientist has dis
covered that grapes may be made
shatter- proof-so that they do not
drop from the stem in shipping-by
applying carbon dioxide gas.
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ing public contracts of one sort or
another.
Our modern banking goes back to
the middle ages. At first, the deal
ings were chiefly in cash. Bankers
were mainly money-changing adj
junctS of goldsmiths. Then loans
were made on the basis of a secured
pledge, the rough beginnings of our
checking system.
Commercial paper came into be-
ing, especially due to the greater
needs following the expansion of
Europe overseas after 1892 Even
though enormous increase of prec-
iouS metals after 1900 did not keep
pace with the expansion of COM
merce.
There grew up slowly the practice
of payment in checks, based upon
definite deposits of cash in a given
bank. These checks had value, be-
cause they could be turned into
cash upon demand at the bank up
on which they were drawn.
AS the banking machinery devel-
oped, checks on one bank were
accepted by other banks for collec-
ton, thus making them acceptable
to far wider group of individuals
and communities.
To facilitate matters still further,
clearing houses were developed in
large metropolitan centers. At the
end of day, bank could balance
the checks drawn upon it against
the checks it had received drawn
upon other banks.
No cash had to be transferred,
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save enough to balance the account
of each bank against all others III
the clearing house association.
In this way the exchange media
have been expanded enormously
compared to what would be required
if cash payments were everywhere
required. A bank can do tens of
thousands of dollars worth of bust
ness in day without involving the
transfer of more than a few thou
sander, in some cases, a few hun
dred-dollarS in actual cash.
Our actual day-by- day system of
exchange is based rather more on
checks than on currency. But checks
normally are good only when banks
are open and cash can be collected.
if there is a demand for it.
ITO Be Continued
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1. w. HASKETT DEAD

Long Time RefOrmatOry Officer
Taken After Ten Month Illness.
Following an lines sof ten months,
Harry W. Haskell, an officer at the
Indiana State reformatory twenty
one years, died Monday in his home,
424 East Nineteenth street.
Funeral services will be held in
the home at 2 Wednesday. Burial
will be n Noblesville.
Mr.. Haskell was a member of the
knights of Pythias lodge in Cicero
and the First English Lutheran
church.
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Her father, since remarked,
offered her a home in Washington.
She believed her presence was a
constant reminder to him of
tragedy and sought employment
elsewhere.
There were lean and discouraging
days, but few months ago she was
employed as a stenographer by AL
eXander Mooslin, who had defended
her.
Monday she was taken before
Judge Lazarus-the same magistrate
who had arraigned her for killing
her mother
Attorney Joseph Brown defended
her today.
I'll walk out of the case if she
says one word" he said.
Dorothy remained silent. The
case was continued until Saturday
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puts one into a
happy mood. The
audience recog-
nized the Ar
kansas Woodchop-
per and he be-
came neighborly
and pleased, al
though his COM
edy foil was rath-
err pointless at
times. TIL Three
Little Harmony
Maids harmonic
in a pleasing
manner and to
to me from an
ability standpoint
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RAILROAD CLERK DEAD
John w. Dugan Taken After Illness
of Five Months.

Following an illness of five
months, John w. Dugan, 40, a clerk
with the New York Central rail
road for several years, died Monday
in the ST. Vlncent's hospital.
Funeral services will be held in
st. Patrick S Catholic church
Thursday morning. Burial will be
in Holy Cross cemetery.
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Rural Air Theater Lands
on Stage of the Lyric
Arkansas WoodChopper and Other Radio Favortes Fiddle
and Dance for Friends Here.
BY WALTER d. HICKMAN

IN considering
such for have not for this
dance Judging
must that they very barney"
They the of the
impressed yesterday afternoon when
gathering 10 drop
used, and that fits into the atmosphere.
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IMPOSING LIST OF MAJOR
MEASURES ARE PASSED BY
I DEMOCRATIC LEGISLATORS
State History Made By Unprecedented Speed
With Which Program Goes Through;
Closing Night Liquor Is Scarce.

scrunzed imposing list accomplish
o adjourned Monday night
from the first the
representatives
Those general assembly
McNutt
he o dLflerentlNn
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they stand out from the others.
I am no judge of the oldfaSh-
Toned square dances, but I learned
much from the audience. The
Rangers, a quartet, have good
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, IIIdht I'D VIC
Elk on the stage.
work of what 1
the Happy-Go-
Indiana had q
or tempo which