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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-21
A Woman's Viewpoint
By MRS. WALTER FERGUSON

OF all the fool reasons for
~ getting a divorce, that of
Kay Francis takes the prize. In
spite of the fact that she has
been acclaimed one of the ten
best dressed women in the United
States, she can't please the
grouchy Mr. Kenna, she explains.
He goes right on assuming a nasty
air of superiority towards her.
Sufficient grounds for a divorce,
Miss Francis considers that. And
perhaps it is for Miss Francis.
She might take it for granted,
however, that no one minds her
having her divorce. The only in
terested party besides herself and
Mrs. Kenna is the judge who Will
give the decree, and it may be
assumed he will not place too
much Importance upon a hus-
bands trivial eccentricities.
It's nobody's business why Miss
Francis wants a divorce, if she
does, and certainly these small
matrimonial differences do not
constitute questions about which
the general public should be agi-
tated.
DUT quite the silliest aspect Of
- our entire social system is the
freedom we permit In the choice
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-21
FIGHTING WOMEN

A ND always We said that We didn't like
military heels We thought that We could
cover more ground not travel faster, you
understand i. il we had slim stills. We ar
gued against khaki, too. We've said that it
was a nondescript color for women that made
them look as much alike as string of dolls
cut from dark brown wrapping paper.
Now a man, we have agreed. can put on
khaki suit and become magnificent, handsome.
heartbreakingl
Yet We are headed straight for the front
line trenches. Our mothers reared US to 7s
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-21
DEMANDS DILLINGER CASE
REWARDS BE PAID

By z. A. c.
With reference to the Dillinger
gang which was captured by Tue
son (Ariz) police officers, I respect
fully suggest that you follow through
to see that the rewards are paid. If
they are not paid the people of In
diana would like to know the names
of those who failed to live up to
their promises.
I believe the people of Indiana
are appreciative enough of these
Tucson heroes to make up a collec-
ton for them if the rewards offered
are not paid.
Incidentally, the government
should prohibit the newspapers
from clarifying crime Neither
should any theatrical producers be
permitted to exhibit notorious char
acters.
The newspapers often speak Of
how clever or how attractive the
convict is and how enjoyable the
conversation. If we are to cope at
all with the crime situation, the pa
pers viii have to help by painting
only the black side Of the criminals
characters.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-21
PRESIDENT AND NEWSPAPERS

IT is the custom of newspapers to be criti-
cal of Presidents
Now, in transmitting the newspaper CODE
a President becomes critical of newspapers
Whereupon certain newspapers grow highly
insulted" The New York Herald-Trbune, for
example, calls for apologies from the Presi-
dent.
To us the affair seems to classify as one
of those rare news events, immortaIized by
Dana in which the man bites the dog.
The Constitution guarantees freedom of
both speech and the press.
The newspapers snjoy free press
The President enjoys free speech.
So. as the saying goes-that is that.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-21
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES
Stun FIRES

TN the heart Of New Yorks slurns on Satur-
day night five children and three adults
were trapped in a tenement fire and burned
to death.
Here was quick and terrifying tragedy such
as strikes down so many victims each year
in Americas slum fires The slow deaths from
disease that take tens of thousands each year
in the wretched warrens to which we con-
denim the poor is another story,
Prevention is possible. According to New
York tenement house commissioner, Lang
don Post there has not been fatal fire in
any of Manhattans new-law tenements.
What is needed to bring home to American
cities their failure in meeting the housing
needs of working mems families? Cities and
states alone can undertake the task of razing
slums and rehousing the 100000 or more
families in need of decent homes. But the
federal government stands ready to help with
loans and grants.
So far only five states have passed proper
laws authorizing cooperation in housing prof.
ects with the public works administration
at Washington. Only Milwaukee and Los
Angeles among the large cities have charters
permitting them TO go ahead without special
state legislation. The states are holding up
the governments rehousing program.
Since the war England has rehoused one
eighth of her population in 100000 houses
many of the cottage type with garden space
Germany France and Belgium have rehoused
one-sixth of their people.
The United States, richest nation in the
world and most in. need of a great rehousing
movement, has hardly begun.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-21
DiSilluSiOned
BY CHRISTIE RUDOLPH


At some moments brief intrigue
Throbbing as the dripping rain,
OF anguished flowers crushed with
in IL,
Weeps within my soul again.
Stars are sorrows jetted sapphires
Mocking at the change Of time,
Beauty's blest by thrilling Tyres
Knows no music. neither rhyme.
But an interlude of chaotic measure
Seeps from out the stricken sky,
Beauty is transient, a lovers
pleasure,
So madden romance. and shrek
to die.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-21

not interfere with their more i'm
portant functions, it is also their
duty
In closing, Mr.. ThiXton, allow me
to say that 1 admire your courage
in attacking an organization of
about million men, but I be-
lieve that your judgment is at fault.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-21
ELIMINATE FRICTION BETWEEN
VETERANS GROUPS, is PLEA

BY Legionnaire.
wish to deliver little mes
sage to H. E Thixton and others
who may have the same ideas about
the American Legion.
believe it is up to me to an
swer Mr.. Thixton, since only a
short time ago I was guilty Of pull
ing the wool over the eyes of a
Times employe and getting him to
join the legion and take the risk
of being contaminated by it. I
suppose that Mr.. ThiXton is a men,
Der of the V. F. w. He has the
advantage of me because I abSo-
lutely have nothing "on" the Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars, even though
I have been a member and attended
their meetings, as I probably will
again some day when prosperity
gets back to the south side.
There is a lot of unnecessary fric-
ton between the ones who went
across and the so-called home
guards" and it is not doing either
organization any good. Some Of
the stay-at-homes are envious and
again there are thousands of them
in the legion who are doing every
thing in reason to help the unfor-
tunates crippled in the war. On
the other hand, I have seen some Of
the flre-eating foreign service men
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-21

An Illinois university student was dis
missed for giving false entrance information.
He might at least have waited until examna-
ton time to do his cheating
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-21

That 14-year-old boy hero who threw a
lighted bomb out of Chicago store, but who
says he's afraid of girls, knows where heroism
stops and discretion begins.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-21
THERE SEEMS TO BE
SOME MIXUP HERE

BY Reuben Barnes.
A second government establish
ment has taken direct issues with
the bureau of labor statistics with
respect to increases in the cost of
living.
Testifying before the house ap-
preparations committee, Admiral
Peoples stated, in behalf of the navy
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-21

The secretary of state of Kansas made a
speech in the wrong church, which may not
be so bad as delivering the wrong speech in
the right church
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-21

Vienna rebels conducted their guerilla war;
fare from sewers, thus proving that man can
be way down but not out.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-21

A man in Maine has eyes that are supposed
to magnify objects 100 times. Isn't it his
tongue that magnifies what the eyes see?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-21

Americans, it is predicted will drink
44o 900 900 gallons of beer this year. That's
encouraging for the pretzel business.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-21

The average woman is a better bridge
player than the average man. says P. Hal
Sims. Men could be better if they talked
about clothes anc maids, too.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-21
The Message Center

(TimeS readers are inUited to empress
their vtetos in these columns. Make your
letters short, so all can hare q chance.
Limit them to ESQ 40ords or less.J
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-21

Editors Note-The function of
a newspaper is not that of
painter, but rather that of a
mirror.)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-21
MIR. THIXTON'S LETTER
BRINGS ANOTHER REPLY
BY a Veteran

BY Veteran.
My message Of Feb. 8 appealing
for veterans to join the American
Legion was attacked severely by H
E. ThiXton. He called most of us
horse riders" or "feather-bed
soldiers" who received injury after
the war and were VeXed because
our pensions were cut.
My message plainly stated the
kind of veteran I had in mind, those
who came back crippled, gassed or
with their former good position gone
and we're left with absolutely moth
ing to look to but a pension which
now has been cut or entirely
eliminated Qibel deleted) in Wash
ington. In washington they are
spending millions and millions for
worthless projects but still claim
that, in order to economic, the
veterans must suffer financially.
They even are pushing the veterans
out Of the hospitals in order to &C
cOmmodate so-called CWA workers.
All Of this kind of thing has been
brought about by such cold-blooded
unthankful beings as H E. ThiX-
ton, and even if, as he says, there
is a certain amount of politics in
the American Legion, I know of no
other way we veterans can organize
for the oncoming revolution, and I
am hoping that hundreds of vet
Grams will read the ThiXton article
in The Times Feb. Is, so that the
membership of the American Legion
will increase greatly.
Perhaps Mr.. ThiXton will be
mice" enough to read my message
of Feb. again, then read this and
hang his head in shame. After it
rises again I hope he reads care
fully the article printed adjacent
his, explaining the present money
Wastage in washington.
He says he doesn't believe that the
membership of the legion increased
IS 900 in 1888, The Times verified
this fact in a recent edition, prob
ably a week ago (not in the Mes
sage Center.
A few more articles like his will
bring it up to maximum instead of
it as was intended by
him.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-21
The Indianapolis Times

re- PEs 9o~ AAe
Gtre Lfght and the
People Wu Find
Their OtCn Way
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-21
Liberal Viewpoint
by DIR. HARRY ELMER BARNES

This is the last of two articles by Henry Elmer
Baines the NRA crisis.
Evening star., 1934-07-01
Turn to Pasture

FARMERS in the corn oelt are taking leaf
! from the book of experience of the British
farmers after the Napoleanic wars The latter
found themselves unable to compete with cheap
foreign grain, which came in after hostilities
ended, they turned their fields back into pas
ture land. Pasture land offers many sd-
vantages because it provides a rotation which
is beneficial to the soil. 1t requires plowing
each year, which is also good for the soil, and
because many of the grasses used are ANIMALS
which do not reseed themselves. diseases are
not carried over from one year 10 the next.
Evening star., 1934-07-01
Crime F0W01us
Continued From EleUenM Page.

dmnutiye handmade radio receiving set
which Dr. Dexter had designed and built dur
ing his idle hours. A ship model stood ready
for the finishing touches on a neighboring
table Several dozen rifles were stacked in
another corner. All of them had been repaired
by this amateur craftsman, who loves to tinker,
and were ready for field service.
The den and hobby shop of this Washing
tonian is veritable fount of invaluable infor-
nation and story tips for those who write
for a living. A of facts, figures and
photographs however which is very difficult
to tap as DR.. Dexter is extremely gun shy of
personal publicity. 1t was only by hook and
crook and sly ferreting that your writer gained
data for this article. This particular Wash
ington scientist believes that mans hobbies
are his private preserves and is opposed to
anything which relates even remotely to their
public parade or publication. Under such cir
cumStances, it was as tough as solving crime
mystery to procure the information for this
feature. Furthermore, we're going to shun DR..
Dexter's neighborhood after this is published.
If he is as expert at shooting as in tinkering
and what with that miniature arsenal OF his
to draw from-it might be Just another story
if this scribe should then chance to meet HIM
Evening star., 1934-07-01
BY. ". BOYCE MORGAN.

Bill Cartwright and his cousin. Keith Hare. agree
that their the Cartwright cottage on
Lake Toqua has been highly unsuccessful. On their
first day they into fight with Fred Linke, the
only other boy near their in the Summer
colony. and each soundly trounced. Then It
started rain and has ralned every day since
But Just their patience is almost at an end. the
skies clear. Then Mrs. Cartwright announces that
Hagen family has taken a nearby cottage, but the
boys are not interested because the only Hagen
children are a boy of s a girl OF their
That afternoon they in canoe. and get
into a race with a lone girl who is an expert ca
noeist She is Just passing them when the Two
boats together and Bill and Keith md theni-
selves in the cold water OF the lake
Evening star., 1934-07-01

Then Keith saw that the girls canoe had
also capsized, and he caught glimpse OIL ner
head bobbing just beyond the craft. For a
moment only he saw her-then she disappeared
beneath the waters of the lake.
BILL" gaSped Keith, striking out for the
spot where the girl had disappeared. The girl
is drowning
few strong strokes brought him over the
SPOT where she had disappeared. The water
was clear, and he could see her just snort
distance below the surface. her body doubled
up in grotesque fashion. Without moments
hesitation, he dived.
Somewhere Keith had read that the proper
way to save a drowning person was to grab
him by the hair and tow him to shore. With
this thought in mind. he opened his eyes
under water and wound his hand into the
girls thick brown tresses. Then he gave tre-
mendous kick to send them to the surface.
DUT the girl was not to be rescued SO easily.
- She began to fight like a wildcat, and in
a moment she had Slipped from his grasp.
For a moment her head was above water,
then she gave great gasp and disappeared
once more.
By this time Bill saw that his cousin was in
difficulties, and he was swimming closer. But
without waiting for help, Keith dived again.
Once more he clutched the girls hair. and
once more she struggled frantically. Keith
fought as long as he could hold his breath, buC
finally he was forced to let go and come to the
surface.
81 can't get her up Bill he gasped when
he had his breath. shes fighting like crazy
person.
"Hit her in the jaw cried Bill, treading
water. That's the only thing to do
But at that moment the girl came to the
surface. To the utter amazement of the boys.
she shot them look of whitening anger, and
then swan with expert strokes toward her ca
noe bobbing on the water a short distance
away. She swan with only one hand and
Keith saw that in the other was clutched
water-soaked white garment.
THE girl reached the canoe and threw this
] garment into it. Then, clinging to the
gunwale, she turned and faced them.
What were you trying to do drown me?"
she demanded Its bad enough for you to
run your clumsy mud scow into me and tip
me over, without jumping on me and pulling
my hair"
Keith gulped swallowed a mouthful of wa
ter, and coughed spasmodicaliy
"I thought you were drowning" he finally
managed to sputter.
"Me drowningl" she repeated scornfully. II
was taking off those sailor pants, you idiot
You can't swim with pair of water soaked
pants around your legs"
at the girl and was relieved to find that she
was clad In bathing suit fnen he began
Evening star., 1934-07-01

This word triangle isn't easy but you can do
it. The second word means rectangular, the
third means to line up the fourth Is
Roman garment the fifth is hotel and the
sixth is an abbreviaton for No Good.
o A T G.
O----
r.
N
G
}
Since we are on the subject of boating let's
have some boating word chains.
Change TACK to WIND in four moves.
Change HELM to MAST in five moves.
A vowel has been left out of the sentence
below, and the words have been run together.
Can you read it?
THELUDHTFTHEWIS WISUNDEDTHRUGHTHE
ACRSSTHEBRADLAGN.
Evening star., 1934-07-01
Poorly Fed.

'what makes the Tower of Pisa lean?"
1T was built during a famine
Evening star., 1934-07-01
PUZZLES

Here is a brand-new kind of puzze-a Pic
ture Anagram You must guess the word rep
resented by the first picture-in this case. Cat
Then you add the letter indicated. r, and find
that the second picture stands for Cart. In
the same way you guess the third and fourth
pictures Go to it! It's fun!
Evening star., 1934-07-01

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Evening star., 1934-07-01
Beneft Checks Mailed

THE first of more than .0no. 900 checks which
! the Government IS sending out its part
of the bargain in the corn-hog curtsilment
program have been mailed. Lyon County.
New, being first on the list, Altogether lol
checks were sent. representing total payment
of 50 800.
Evening star., 1934-07-01
ANSWERS.

1. The picture anagram is cat. cart. track
and racket
2. Boating, oblong align. togs, inn. N. G. O.
g. TACK-tick-wick-w
-meld-melt-
T. The loud hoot of the owl sounded through
the gloom from across the broad lagoon.
S. Crossword puzzle solution.
Evening star., 1934-07-01

The definitions are:
HORIZONTAL.
l. Enemies.
f. Pithy. sarcastic remark.
7. Belonging to.
8. Not in.
10. Railroad (Abbr).
II. Toward the stern of ship
13. Snow shoe.
IA. You and I.
16. Exist.
IT. Part Of fish.
18. Climbing plant
20. Western State (Abbr).
2l. Point of the compass (Abbr).
%. Small bed
26. Measure of length.
%. Indefinite article.
29. Girls name.
81. Perform.
81 Nearest.
33 Fortune teller.
VERTICAL.
l. Froth.
g Not on.
g. Therefore.
4. Quart (Abbr).
D. annoy, bore.
6. Precise.
g. Toward the top.
II. To wind, entwine.
13. Cut.
Is. Finish
l6 Box, crib
l9. Examine, scrutinize.
% Smell
"a number
25. Advertisement.
n. Poem.
%. Pronoun.
30. Therefore. . -.
Evening star., 1934-07-01
INSTALLNIENT II.

ETH was gasping when he came to the
surface He shook the water from his
eyes and glanced around. There was
Bill, clinging to the canoe and trying
to recover one of the paddles floating
nearby.
Evening star., 1934-07-01
Healthy Idea.

Teacher-Who invented the hole in the
doughnut?
Bobbie-Some fresh air f1end, I guess.
The Washington times., 1934-08-01
TRANSIT EARNS
S133,433.04

"A net operating income of $133,-
1873 .O4 for the month was revealed
in the report of the Capital Tran
sit Company filed with the Public
Utilities Commission yesterday.
Operating revenue amounted to
&719,463.95 while operating ex-
penses, taxes and depreciation was
given as 1886, ,03O.91.
Incorporating income totaled
$14.49O.71, making the gross item
stand at $147.923.75. Deductions
from gross left a net income for
June of SOL ,281.04, one of the best
months the company has enjoyed
since the consolidation went into
effect last December. During June
the company's lines carried
10.76s,741.
For the first six months of 1884
operating revenues totaled $4,185,-
1914, while operating expenses,
taxes and depreciation called for
$3,371 ,955.77, leaving a six months
operating income of $813,183.37.
Incorporating income totaled
$82,128.95, bringing gross up to
$685., ,312.32. Deductions from gross
called for $339,90617, leaving a
total net income for the half year
Of the substantial sum of $751;
4O6.15. Revenue passengers car
ried during the period numbered
SO, 3,446,261.
The Washington times., 1934-08-01

new crisis feared in Germany
with President Won Hindenburg
reported dying.
Mining shares were the pace.
makers in the rally, benefiting
from some speculative buying
accompanied the new initiation
talk. The squirt in U. S. Smelling
brought gains of a point and
more in the rest of the group,
with both gold and silver shares
active.
A few industrial shares were
able to score moderate gains, but
advances generally were only
fractional, and volume of trading
failed to show any important in
crease on the rise. Turnover in
the first hour was 100000 shares
but declined as the session wore
on.
A feature was California Pack.
ing, which spurted two points to
a new 1884 high. Other strong
spots with gains of a point and
more included U. S. Steel pre-
ferred, Case Threshing, Dupont
and Allied Chemical.
The Washington times., 1934-08-01
D. c, CLEAR|NGS
RISE IN JULY

Bank clearings in Washington
IN July registered a distinct gain,
according to figures made avail
able yesterday by Charles E.
Bright, manager of the Washing
ton Clearing House Association.
Check clearings for the month
amounted to over $4,000, 900
more than for the corresponding
month last year and reached a
total of $63,O82,328.03 against
$51,32S,16 in July, 1888.
AS bank clearings are generally
accepted as an index of business
conditions, it appears that WASH
1ngton experienced far better
July business this year than last
year.
Clearings for the first seven
months of the current year as
compared with the same period
last year are also encouraging,
showing a total of $419,75O,829.O1
against $3.50, ,454,032.14 a year ago.
This is a gain of $66,296. 1861,
o highly favorable increase in
Cancelled checks.
July figures were under the pre-
vious month of this year, when
cleared checks totaled $66, 6,669,-
o95.66, but better than June,
1898, when clearings amounted to
$56. .487, ,657.33.
The Washington times., 1934-08-01
Burlington Orders
Two Speed Trains

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
r. r. has authorized the purchase
of two additional streamlined
passenger trains similar to the
Zephyr unit already purchased
The two trains will have 10O-pas-
senger capacity each through
elimination of the mail compart-
ment. The present unit accom-
modates so passengers.
The new speed trains will be
placed in service about the first
Of next year between Chicago
and Minneapolis-St. Paul, with
proposed daylight schedule Of
about five hours. Present steam
train schedules call for 10 hours
and IS minutes running time over
the 431 miles between Chicago and
the Twin Cities,
The Washington times., 1934-08-01
COTTON HIGHER
|NDULL TRADE

NEW YORK, Aug. / Q.N.sJ.
Cotton futures moved about higher
I'm comparatively quiet trading to-
day after hesitating momentarily
at the opening.
Early dealings were limited to
scattered purchases by trade in
terests, Liverpool and the conti-
nent, with the south and profes-
sionals furnishing contracts. AS
the day progressed, initial values,
which were / point higher to 3
points lower, were gradually i'm
proved. Wall Street and wire
firms came into the ring for small
amounts of cotton late in the
second hour.
Noon quotations were 2 to 6
points higher, with October up 6
3t 1910, December up at 1921,
January up at 1928, March up 6
3t 1896, May up 4 at 13.45, and
July up 4 at 1851.