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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-02
Time
BY AUSTIN JAMES

BY AUSTIN JAMES
o, he sits on the porch in an old
wicker chair,
With wrinkled up face meath his
tumbled down hair,
But with calmness of nerve and
with keenness of eye,
He reviews all the world as it passes
him by.
For from childhood to age It's pic
ture to him,
OF the gladness of life and the
tragedies grim,
So he thinks and he writes that
record be made,
OF the things that he knows as he
sees the parade.
All, in childhood he sees the begin
ming Of life,
Unperturbed by the burdens Of trou-
blesome strife,
But he knows and he mods as he sits
in his chair,
OF the years yet to come heavy
laden with care.
And when youth calls to youth in
garrulous way,
With the freedom of life spon-
taneity gay,
He would warn them to watch for
the breakers ahead,
But he can't so he writes as he
lowers his head.
And for want Of the council this
elder could give,
The parade travels on and theN
tragedies live.
And the innocent child and the gar
rulous youth.
Grow to LIES middle age - to the
portals Of truth.
And from Hfe's middle years to the
chapter called age,
The parade travels forward in spite
Of the sage
Who reclines on the porch In the
old wicker chair,
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witnesses there.
o, he sits on the porch in an old
wicker chair,
With a wrinkled up face meath his
tumbled down hair,
With a countenance drawn he's
compelled there to look,
Just weary old man with faded
old book.
And he smiles-and he writes-thenI
his eyes fill with tears,
For the gladness and tragedies seen
through the years,
He is TIAfE-endless TIME that be-
gan with the dawn,
And he sits and he stares-the pa
rade passes on.
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their UietoS in these columns. Make your
letters short, so all can hare a chance.
Limit them to $50 qoords or less. J
By G. S. Garrison
hear considerable talk among
the rank and file of voters in In
dianapolis of the candidacy of Mark
Gray, editor and publisher of the
indianapolis Commercial for mayor,
to succeed Reginald Sullivan. The
Democratic party could go a long
way and do a lot worse than nomi-
mating and electing Mark Gray as
mayor. He is trade unionist (mem-
Der of the Mailers' Union), besides
being an editor and publisher, and
former member of the Indiana
legislature.
He is a solid, substantial citizen
and always has been a Democrat.
One thing is certain, if the Demo-
cratic party dominates some chronic
politician, long on promises and
short on fulf1llment, it's going to
be just too bad, for the workers of
Indianapolis are going to have
plenty to say in the next municipal
campaign. And if you don't believe
this, go out in the byways and talk
with them. Mark Gray would make
first-class mayoralty candidate,
and if elected, high grade official.
And the people are for him.
By Earle S. Bailey
Well, We have the DRINKS back on
the street again. The fruits of
knocking the eighteenth amendment
out of the Constitution are showing
up plainly and the end is not yet.
Shortly after the Indiana bone
dry law was repealed, I entered a
crowded street car in this city. One
seat was vacant. wondered why.
When 1 reached it, I found that
drunk had been i'll. I walked on, of
course. Soon a man under the in
fuence entered. He didn't examine
the seat the least bit, but occupied
it gladly.
Just one like case ought to cause
one to think twice before voting. I
have certain literature that gives a
view opposite to what the voters re-
ceived six months ago. 1t states that
wet leaders estimated the beer rev.
enue would be from $500,000 900 to
S2,500,000 900 year.
To produce that sum at the rate
Of tax proposed, every family in the
United States would have to con-
sumo $500 pints of beer, and the
cost would average $3.50 year-a
larger sum than the average total
earnings for each family. Compare
this highest guess on beer revenue
with the total liquor revenue re-
ceived during the sixty years before
prohibition, which was S2,700, 900 900.
And, as to helping farmers, sta
tistics say that during the wettest
years, less than three-fourthS of l
per cent Of all grain produced was
used for alcoholic drinks. With such
facts before us, we are led to believe
that we only have hitched another
load on TO our long list Of burdens,
already grievous to be borne.
During the dry" days, there was
little effort made to curtail rum
runners and kindred enemies of
mankind, as the dry country was in
wet hands, but kidnapers began
to operate on the ver-wealthy, all
efforts were made to quell them.
We are predicting that four years
will see as great an uprising against
the nefarious business as during the
war and just after.
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BY J. E. B.
jim Watson is in print again.
This time to oppose the recognition
of Russia, with these words: 1T is
universally regarded that the word
Of these people is worthless; that
they consider it the height of states
manship to misrepresent situations. :"
The people of Indiana have about
the same opinion of Watson that he
has Of the Russians. When it comes
to question Of evasion, deception.
duplicity and double-crossing. jim
can out-Russia Russia and all of its
statesmen.
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Negro in Colombia was Iynched for
wounding a politician. Colombia being in
South America, politicians there are held
more sacred than here.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-02

Greta Carlo is said to be planning a new
film company in Sweden. BY doing so she'll
prove no producers feet are too big for her.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-02

Surely President Roosevelt didn't have to
restore citizenship to 1900 wartime dissenters
just to get their votes!
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A psychiatrist warns us to destroy the
IDIOTS born among us before they overpower
us. Why destroy them, when all we need do
is not elect them?
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By a Motorist.

By Motorist.
The recent statment made by Mr..
Mueller, judge-advocate of the
drivers license department, to the
effect that any one failing to have
their 1884 plates by Jan. would
become subject to the liability pro-
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In behalf of some unfortunate
friends who have seen decidedly
better days"-and also many 9TH
erS in the same predicament-I am
writing to ask if you will not kindly
publish some menus for two people
which can be prepared on the pitt
full allowance of SLIGO a week from
the poor relief fund-as outlined in
your paper of a few nights ago.
1 have helped these particular
people as best I could but winters
extra needs take all my surplus, and
it is nothing short of heartbreak-
ing to see a family who once had
everything, and now-through no
fault of their own-gradually sink
ing, and their proud heads droop-
ing day by day. After their saw
ings of something over $1,000 had
been exhausted, diamonds, furs and
best pieces of furniture gradually
were crifced-insurance al
lowed to lapse-everything available
was done before hunger drove them
to apply for poor relief.
Their rent is unpaid for several
months, fortunately they have a
little coal left from last winter.
But will you explain how two can
live on S160 a week? Many would
like to know; it would be a blessing
to have some one explain Perhaps
there is a way-some who always
have been poor" might know.
Won't you try to find out and pub
lish list of how and what to buy
for $160 to last one week? If one
might buy at a chain store that
S160 would be equivalent to at least
50 when compelled to buy at an in
dependent store.
The family I write of must get
their groceries at an independent
grocer at the corner of West Wash
ington street and High School road
who charges at least 2 or 3 cents
more on every article purchased
than the chain stores ask. Since
the allowance is so pitiful, why
can't they get their order on a
chain store, and thus receive at
least Is cents more in value a
week?
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will fend Voltaire

have killed every chance of victory.
You have lost every loyal worker.
Your own employees hate and de-
spise you and the great Pleas.
For three months I had a window
display with a full sized mules head
before your election. Sorry, Paul,
but didn't need your picture with
that head.
I am one of the loyal Democrats
who refused to be fooled by the twins,
cheap precinct committeeman, petty
ward chairmen and am now a wise
woman who has changed her mind
about the whole Democratic party.
You know fools never change their
minds.
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TREAT possessions and great
" want Of them are both strong
temptations.-Goethe.
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DAILY THOUGHT

Watch We and pray, lest We enter
into temptation. The spirit truly
is ready, but the flesh is weak.-St.
Mark, 1913.
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:: The Message Center ::

(Ttmes readers are inUtted to cypress
their Oiet0s in these columns. Make your
letters short, so all can hare a chance.
Limit them to $50 aoords or Iess.J
Evening star., 1934-06-27
Who Are You?
Romance of Your Name
BY RUBY HAsKINS ELLIS.

This family in America and the
Lamberts in England claim for their
common ancestor one Rodolph de
Lambert, an armor-bearer to william
the Conqueror. The name Is found
prior to the great conquest of Eng
land, even in far Norway. A clen
of this name existed In that country.
After having divided into three parts
the one headed by Rodolph de Lam
bert Originally of Norman parent
age) came to England and from Eng
land the family spread into the New
World
The Lamberts have been highly
connected in England since the ear
liest days. One of the first of this
name to make an appearance in
America was Francis Lambert. who
left Hull, England. on the ship John
of London in 1888. He was in the
party of the Rev. Ezekiel Rogers,
rector of the Episcopal Church in
Rowley. England.
Francis Lambert was admitted a
freeman OF Rowley, Mass, in 1910,
and became a prominent citizen.
Another eminent first settler OF
this name in America was Robert
Lambert, who came from Devon
shire, England. and was one of the
founders of the Baptist Church in
Boston, 1865.
CCopyright, 1891
Evening star., 1934-06-27
Mature S Children
BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY.

ing for a tramp in the woods in very
cold weather remember to inspect the
rhododendron leaves. They droop and
roll their edges, as if shrinking from
the cold winds
There are many varieties Of this
shrub under cultivation today. There
are none more beautiful than We find
in the woods. 1t seems impossible
ever to have one any lovelier.
Because of the habit of being ever
green and growing more stately each
year. this plant has been used to
greater extent in the last few years
for landscaping than any other plant
of its type.
OF course. the more room and sun
shine. as well as loving care, any
plant receives, the greater the reward.
With little attention you will have
glorious shrub in your garden. Every
day it seems to present a new aspect.
The new leaves are an enchanting
sage green. The buds reveal pink
tips. the stems a new, soft, emerald
green.
For background it is unsurpassed
il used on a hillside. Barren hills
have been made into beautiful places.
The roots have held the soil into
place The cattle and birds have
found shelter under the wide canopy.
and the flowers have never failed in
their appeal.
Strangely enough. these leaves are
poisonous. Cattle never are tempted
to sample them. Once in a while a
ruffed grouse. seeking shelter and
weak from hunger. has eaten bit of
the leaf-and died.
The flowers are a deeper pink the
farther south you find them. They
vary from a deep pink to white. with
ereenish tints in their throats Some
of the flowers are spotted with yei-
low or orange. The clusters OF flow-
ers are set like a huge bouquet among
the deep green. Satiny leaves.
In the Spring you will find the buds
among the leaves-scaly. conelike
buds. with hairy, sticky stalks. The
flowers themselves are rather broad
and bell shaped, with five-parted
calyx. tiny corolla, one piStil and 10
stamens.
This lovely shrub is not common
from Ohio and New England to Nova
Scotia. 1t is very abundant through
the Alleghanies to Georgia
Bee keepers have little love for the
rohododendron. The bees visiting
this hostess mix her pollen with other
pollen the plant wishes. This is just
what the plant offers her abundant
supply of nectar for The bee keeper
however, knows that the nectar from
this flower ruins his honey.
The ants are great visitors to this
bountiful hostess. If she did not have
very sticky front entrance to her
flowing bowl, the ants would not
leave one drop for other guests. AS
it is, if you will peep into the flowers
cup you will see one or more ants
who have ventured too far in their
greed. and not only fallen in, but
have died in their cups
tCopyright. 1934D
Evening star., 1934-06-27
tCopyrieht. l934D
Everyday Psychology
BY DR.. JESSE W. SPROWLS.
Mathematical Prodigies.

TYCHO BRAHE Q546-l60D, the
= famous Danish astronomer, was
constantly annoyed by having TO refer
so often to his table of square roots. So
he took half day off, memorized the
$4,000 figures in his reference book
and cast it aside for good
Zeral Colburn. as a mere child,
could mentally calculate the number
of minutes in any period OF time. ON
one occasion he was asked to say now
many minutes there are IN 48 years.
Almost instantly he replied that there
are 25.228,000 minutes. Just to give
his ouestioners something to figure on.
he added that there are 1913 $50 900
seconds in these same 48 years. In
s seconds he mentally calculated the
cube root of Ak, ,993 .348677.
A mere lad named Manglamele
once appeared before the French
Academy of Science to demonstrate
his mathematical prOwess. In 80 sec
onds he mentally extracted the cube
root of 3.796.416. In 3 minutes he
found in like manner the tenth root
of 282.475 .289.
There is a not so we'll authenticated
story that certain bank cashier in
Chicago accurately recalled all the
bank accounts that had been de-
stroved by the fire of 1871. His rec
objections were found to agree with
the hundreds of accounts which the
customers presented as their claims.
Now what is a mathematical
prodigy? One for whom numbers
mean something For the average
man. numbers that run into four fig
ures mean very little.
(Copyright. 1934O
Evening star., 1934-06-27

"ARMER BROWNS BOY. riding
l. on the moving machine cutting
the grass on the Green Mead
L oWs. was not forgetful OF his
little friends and neighbors in
feathers and fur. He knew how often
nests on the ground are destroyed in
haying time and as he guided the
horses drawing the mower he kept
watch ahead for the sudden rising
of a bird that might be frightened
from a nest hidden in the grass. He
wanted to avoid destroying any such
nest if possible.
So. because of this watchfulness. he
discovered Mrs Peter Rabbit just out
side the dear Old Briar-patch. The
first time he noticed her she was
sitting up watching him and suddenly
turned and darted back into the Briar-
patch. He chuckled.
The little lady doesn't know what
to make of this noisy thing" said he.
Probably it is monster to her. She
probably will keep out of sight now. ."
But the next time he came around
that way she was once more outside
and this time she didn't run. She was
there the next time around and the
next. Each time she was sitting up
perfectly still. watching him. But the
fifth time around she dashed out Of
the grass just ahead of the horses and
Evening star., 1934-06-27

shape that's all stummick and nothing
elts, so when they want to wawk they
can start anywheres along their whole
figure. and it's a cintch for them, l
said, and Artie said, Sure, and they
can crawl rite under the ground and
come out again just as eileen as when
they went in, can you imagine any
body elts doing that? Holey smokes
We get derty Just by staying on top
of the ground and being careful, he
said
Sure. and look at babies, I said, and
pop put his book part ways down and
looked over it, saying, Look at boys
while you're about it. Nature pro-
vides them with an unappeasable ap-
petite for ice cream cones, thus fer
niShing parents a reddy and fairly
inexpensive pretext to get rid OF them
temporarily so the aforementioned
parents can concentrate in peace and
quiet. Such as in the present in
stants, for example, he said.
And he handed US each cents.
saying. Anticipation is the greater
part of injoyment. so take a long
while in choosing your havors.
Meening he didn't want to see lis
again in a hurry. so we stayed out
as special reward.
Evening star., 1934-06-27
Little Benny.
BY LEE PAPE.

CATTIDY afternoon pop was reeding
- book called Investment Princi-
pals and I was asking him diffrent
questions to see if he could reed his
book and still anSer them. wich he
couldn't. and my cuZzen Artie came
around and pop said. For this relief
much thanks, tawk to Artie while.
Wlch l did, tawking to him about
diffrent subjecks such as how wonder
ful nature Is, ME saying, g WlzZickers
look at fish, they haft to live in the
ocean all a time so nature flxes up
their appetite for them so they don't
object to the taist of lot of salt.
That's rite, and look at herds. Artie
said. Holey smokes they can fly side
ways and bacwerds and upside down
or any old way and they never get
dizzy. Good mite can you imagine us
doing that without getting dizzy? he
said
l should say not, and look at werms.
1 said. They haff 10 wawk on their
stummicks. so what does Nature go
and do? She goes and gives them a
Evening star., 1934-06-27

from his seat and ran back He lifted
off the fallen grass and there lay a
little fiat mass of dry grass. His first
thought was that this was all it was,
some dead grass that had somehow
become lodged there Then he noticed
some brown fur in with the grass. He
stopped over and lifted it and when he
saw what was underneath he emitted
long, low whistle of astonishment.
There, fiattened down close together
with their little ears laid back, were
six little bunnies, six little brown
babies with soft frightened eyes and
so still that but for those eyes he
might have thought them all dead.
Anxiously he picked them up one by
one. Some squealed. and all of them
kicked. Farmer Browns Boy let out
a long breath of relief There was
nothing the matter with any Of them
They were unhurt. He looked over at
the cutter-bar with its shining knives.
It had passed right over those Dummies
vet hadn't touched one of them. He
shook his head.
Il don't see now how all Of you
escaped" said he
And then those six funny little bum
nies proceeded to show him Just how
they had escaped. AS fast as he put
them down on the ground they crept
back into that snug nest and flattened
themselves down with their funny
little ears laid back. Crowded together
they Just filled that nest, but not so
much as the tip of an ear came above
the level of the ground. With that
blanket of dry grass and fur put back
there was still nothing for those sharp
knives to touch You remember that
Mrs. Peter had first scratched out a
hollow in the ground. They just filled
that hollow, but no more. Had one OF
them lifted his head he would have
had it cut off, but none had. Despite
the fright they had had from the
dreadful noise of that moving machine
and the sound of the feet of the
horses passing so close, they had
needed what mother had taught them
and had remained still
.nz.,,;.ht 10aAN
Evening star., 1934-06-27
Dorothy Dix Says

MOTHER Il have baby girl What can teach
u win high
forehead And don't it. for the outside of wom-
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the reading habit is ever dull. lonesome.
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making the foundation which
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and college graduate would trade off her M degree for
little expert knowledge on how to be good MA
WHEN an all man. gave
than heart and that oeeed him over into the hands Of the
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called make their vngs and
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the disasters of n Many s sn mas msk TO eq se m hu e
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Evening star., 1934-06-27


brown. gray, blue. white, black. Some
we're known as Demons" and they
we're black from tip 10 toe-black
eyes. black beaks, black feet and black
combs. as we'll as black feathers. They
won many fights
One form OF cockhghtlng was
known as the battle royal SIX
or eight gamecockS were placed in
a Dit at the same time, and IN a
moment they would start fighting.
1t made little difference which fought
which-the nearest foe was the one
to battle against. Feathers flew and
blood was shed. One after another,
the birds fell. dead or dying, until at
last only one was on its feet. Many
time the winner gave a flnal crow
and then fell dead on the heap.
Large sums OF money were bet on
the cockfghts. Even some church
wards and school yards had pits. until
at last. in lS49. a law was passed to
bring an end to cockfghting in Great
Britain.
The cruel sport. I am sorry to say.
was carried across the Atlantic, 10
both North and South America. Men
paid money to see the fights. In
dianapolis won doubtful fame for
gold plated cockspurs which were
made there. Since that day. laws
have been passed to stop cockfghtlng
in Canada and in most parts OF the
United States. 1t is still lawful in
some mot alb Latin American coun-
tries. in Asia and in the East Indies.
For general interest section of your
scrapbook)
The Surprise Leafiet" will be
mailed without charge TO readers who
send me a 3-cent stamped. return en-
velope. This leaflet contains riddles
and tells how to perform magic tricks.
UNCLE RAY.
(Copyright. l934D
Evening star., 1934-06-27
Uncle Ray
Cockfghting.

A NCIENT Romans were fond of
bloodthirsty sports" aid 1t is
little wonder that cockfighting was
popular with them. They fitted
"gamecocks" with sharp metal spurs,
and set them together. Pictures of
cockights have been found amid the
ruins of Pompeii and other old Ro-
man cities.
Gamecocks were taken to Great
Britain by Roman soldiers, and the
breed was kept there through the
centuries. During the reign of King
Edward III law was made against
cockfighting; but at a later time
Henry VIII ordered a cockpit to be
built at his Whitehall Palace Charles
II took such interest in the sport
that he caused horse races % be post
poned until he could see the end of
series of fights.
AS late as the year 1848. cockfght-
ing was allowed in Great Britain. The
feathered warriors we're given special
names. such as: Tip. the Daisy:
"Slashing Harry" Blue Bonnet" {"
Lord HILL" Paul Jones'" Peep o.
Day" Fair Play" and xiii Him, So
l Will"
Yes, there were killings. In fact.
that was the usual end of a fight.
One bird or the other would die
sometimes both. This was helped
along by spurs or sharp prongs, made
of silver and steel. These spurs were
from 2 to inches long
The feathers If gamecocks were of
almost every color and shade-red,