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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-21
Registration Decreases

The number of registered motor
vehicles dropped from a peak total
of 26,545. 2S1 TO 23,5OO.000 from 1881
to 1888 inclusive, nearly u per cent.
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Keen Hood Down in Fire

If a fire starts around the engine,
never lift the hood except as a last
resort. The extInguisher fluid should
be shot through the hood vents and
the radiator.
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Depend ON Motor Transport

More than $4,000 communities i'll
the United States are dependent
wholly upon the motor bus and
truck for transportation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-21
Trucks Move Livestock

More than 100000 head of cat
tie. calves, hogs and sheep were
hauled to market terminals by
truck in 1888, a gain of 80 per cent
over 1882.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-21
De Palma Won Only One

Ralph De Palma, though he
raced 5000 miles in thirteen years
at indianapolis, won only one Me
mortal day claSsic-that of 1915.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-21
Physicians Favored

Doctors who use motor cars in
Belgrade now are supplied with a
special sign eXempting them from
traffic regulations.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-21
Gas Tax Low in 1919

In 1919. when the gas tax was
first imposed, the revenue amounted
to only 1922 .514.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-21
MANY Commodities Used
Full Battery Won't Freeze

More than 100 commodities are
used in building an automobile.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-21
America Motors Most

Seventy-two per cent of the
worlds automobiles are owned in
| the United States.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-21
Race Takes Wear Toll

The 5O0-mile race at Indianapolis
at top speed is estimated to be equal
to the wear and tear OF $4,000 ordi-
nary miles.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-21
Beer Handling Flayed

He cited figures to prove that the
beer importers collect more profit in
handling imported key beer than
the state receives in taxes. He
charged the present state admins
tration is a dictatorship marked by
mcompetency, extravaganza and
beer racketeering.
AS evidence Of dictatorial power"
said Mr.. Groninger, I cite the
wholesale dismissal and removal Of
faithful and heretofore nonpolitical
employees Of our various state in
situations to make berths for de
serving Democrats"
A glazing example of incompe-
tency, Mr.. Groninger charged was
the graduation exercises at the
state prison Sept g." when ten
convicts escaped.
President Lauded Highly
Mr. GrOninger praised the adj
ministration of President Roosevelt.
The speaker was an unsuccessful
candidate for appointment as
member of the public service COM
mission.
1--WE have at the head of our ma
ton" he said, "a man whose every
heartthrob finds sympathetic re-
spouse in the breast Of every patri-
otto American His every official
act is to the end that this govern
ment should function as originally
designed, ito promote the general
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-21

If a battery is fully charged there
is no danger of its freezing
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MINUTES RULE
UNDER ATTACK
BY CRONINCER
Incompetent Dictatorship,
He Says: Roosevelt
Is Praised.

Predicting that Indiana voters
Will join ina campaign to back the
President rather than the Cover
nor in the fall campaign, Taylor
E. Groninger, former corporation
counsel. yesterday flayed the state
administration
Speaking before members of the
Marion County Council Of Repub-
lican Women at the Claypool Mr..
Groninger cited President Roose-
velt's recent action in warning
politically-minded lawyers against
attempting to capitalize party serv-
ice by trying to influence govern
ment.
I wonder what President Roose-
welt would say about partisan beer
importers as they have been selected
in Indiana and the unjustifable
profits they are making?" Mr..
Groninger asked.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-21

Parents in Tibet select the BRIDE
groom and the wedding day for
their daughter without her knowl-
edge or consent, and the surprise
is sprung on her at the last moment.
Evening star., 1934-05-14
Appendicitis
BY JAMES W. BARTON, NJ. D.

LIVERY 26 minutes, some one in the
United States dies of appendicitis,
and this rate, in proportion to the
population, would be about true for
many other countries.
About 10 years ago young surgeon
was working in the wards of Temple
University Hospital, Philadelphia. He
saw patient after patient with appen-
dicitis brought in to die. despite any
thing surgeons or hospital staff could
do.
He investigated the statistics of ap-
pendicitis, and found that appendicitis
deaths were increasing throughout the
country. After three years, his in
vestigating show that this high death
rate was due largely to the misuse of
laxatives, and to delays between the
onset Of the symptoms and the opera
ton.
He stated his belief that if the pub
lie were told of these dangers, physi-
clans were warned about careless pre-
scribing Of laXatives and druggists ad-
vised against careless or indiscrim-
mate selling of them, many deaths
could be prevented
These figures are startling. In q
review of 14.904 cases of appendicitis,
of 4,756 operated on within "a hours,
only l in 96 died; of 5,35l operated
on within 48 hours, / in 81 died; OF
1904 within 72 hours, / in 16 died; OF
2,703, after 70 hours, 1 in II died.
The figures regarding the use or
misuse Of castor oil, salts or other
laxatives are equally startling OF
1888 not given laxatives, in II died;
of 1889 given one laxative, in 1o
died; of 565 given more than one lax
ative, l in died; of 824 cases where
no definite history Of the use of any
laxative could be obtained, in 81
died.
These figures so affected the med
ical profession in Philadelphia that a
definite fight against deaths from ap-
pendicitis was undertaken. The Phil
adelphia County Medical Society had
100000 stickers printed; the Retail
Druggists Association put out 1000
placards and radio talks were given.
These stickers, placards and radio
talks warned the public against taking
laXatives in cases of abdominal pain.
Has this been worth while? The
city of Philadelphia has assisted in
saving the lives of nearly 5000 citizens
by this effort. The medical profession
no longer guesses the reasons for the
high death rate in appendicitis; it
knows them. The information is from
an article by Miriam Zeller Gross in
Hygeia.
Evening star., 1934-05-14

game which clever opponent is try
ing to head off or to barricade out by
his redouble. If your partners double
was distributional, this is very likely
to be the case especially if you have
some slight values in your hand. If
your partners double was strategic,
it may be that the opponents have
both got strong hands with a fit be-
tween them, and in this event the last
thing you want is for them to be left
alone or for your partner to be de-
prived of the information about your
hand which he sought by his double,
whether or not it will affect his de-
tensive bidding. So you must on no
account pass the redouble unless you
have in your own hand the eXpecta-
ton of beating that contract of one.
In other words, when you pass the
redouble you are telling your partner
that you expect to defeat the contract
regardless of his hand, without count
ing on his double for any assistance
to that end. or, at most, for not more
than one trick. 1t is way of telling
your partner that from your hand it
looks as if the opponents bids-one
or both of them-may be psychic, and
that if they now start rescuing. he
can use his own judgment whether to
re-enter the bidding or to exact a
penalty. Remember that when the
opponents are vulnerable. to set them
two tricks doubled is better than max
ing a non-Vulnerable game yourself,
and almost as good as making a vul-
nerable game. When the opponents
are not vulnerable, the inducement to
play for a penalty is less and l would
be more inclined to bid no trump
over the redouble unless my hand
were apparently useless for any pur-
pose except defeating their suit. With
six small trumps or five to the K
8, would pass; with < kxxxx or K
Jxx, would bid the no trump, for
fear that the possible penalty might
be less than three tricks and that our
Evening star., 1934-05-14

got nicked for 1000 points on one
hand, or the opponents have "siked"
you out of a slam. Immediately the
iron enters your soul Your pride Is
hurt. and your heart cries out for
revenge. Forget it! BY overbidding
recklessly or the next few hands in
an attempt to wipe out your humilia-
ton, you will be more apt to add TO
the opponents score than to your
own. In the long run, you are beaten
first by yourself; second, by your oppo-
nents, and, lastly. by the cards. Your
opponents, if given half chance, will
cruelty themselves-led on by too
great appreciation of their own
prowess. Many a time I have had to
stop short in the middle of tourna-
ment and have frank talk with my
partner. One or two hands have
gone distinctly blah, and, as result,
he has lost confidence in himself and
in me. He is shooting for tops, trying
to retrieve disaster. The only thing
to do is to make fresh start. ignor-
ing previous, unfortunate results.
(Copyrisht, 1934)
Mr.. Sims will answer all inquiries on
contract that are addressed to this news
paper with sef-addressed. stamped en-
yelope.
Evening star., 1934-05-14
Conquering Contract
BY P. HAL SIMS.

side had game An important point
is that If you do pass you are not
making any final decision on the hand,
as the redouble has given your partner
another chance to bid, regardless Of
what you do. If you pass he is not
compelled to let the redouble stand,
though you have told him you expect
TO beat it. With extremely aggreS-
sive or one-suited hand, and in view
of the vulnerability or otherwise of
your adversaries, he may well prefer
to re-enter the bidding and try for his
game. You do not know for sure the
type Of his double, so let your decision
be 10 give him all the information you
possibly can about your hand, remem-
bering that a pass merely says that
you expect to defeat the contract.
With no such expectations, you must
positively make bid; you must re-
spond to the double in exactly the
same terms as you would if there had
been no redouble. Treat the redouble
for the time being as merely an in
reference bid, strategic countermove
by an alert opponent, and ignore it..
Only if you think that you can beat
the redouble contract, and that you
may be exposing a psychic, should you
pass. In that event your pass is more
informative than any other move you
could make after your partners double.
In fact, in that case the redouble will
have made it possible for you to make
this expectation known to your part
ner, because, as you will learn tomor-
row, if the redoubling opponent had
passed, you would be compelled to re-
spond even if you expected to defeat
the contract, except under the most
exceptional conditions.
Evening star., 1934-05-14
Shows Return Of the Dressy Wash Frock
Expresses Good Taste, Subtly
Hinting at Enjoyment of
New Leisure Time.
Fabric and Color Dominant in
Fashions Which Look
Toward Warm Days.
BY BARBARA BELL.

\1E lIllIy uleoSeo l4IdC are PlON-
ing interesting just now are
the rather simple ones that
Il come in cottonS, linens and
washable silks. Their ac-
ceptance, among women who are well
dressed, reflects the current revival
of interest in ornamental clothes that
express good taste and subtly hint at
an enjoyment of our new leisure.
The charming little frock in the
sketch is a forerunner of what the
new Summer fashions (other than
sports) will be like. Fabric, this sea-
son, is going to mean a great deal,
and so is color. Eyelet embroidered
batiste in street shades, and voiles.
printed linen, lawns and dimities add
interest to the return of the dressy
wash frock. The pastel and fruit
tones are in high favor among plain
fabrics; floral effects are more bril-
liant in hue and so are the checked,
plaid and striped designs
This is the sort of frock to put its
vearer at a flattering advantage on a
warm day Instead Of sleeves it has
attractively styled capelets that give
a comfortably covered feeling without
restriction. The little turnover collar
and bow are beautifully finished with
rufling and the tie-sash conforms to
the popular demand for bows and lots
OF them.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1928 is
designed in sizes IA to 20 and 81 to
AZ. Size 16 Cor 34. requires 37s
yards of 35-inch material, % yard
35-inch contrast. 2 1-6 yards Of mar
row plated ruffling, 81 yards OF
ribbon for belt.
Every Barbara Bell pattern has an
illustrated instruction guide that is
easy to follow.
Evening star., 1934-05-14

~ LILY MINK had lost his tenn
per. There was no doubt
about that. Hooty the Owl
- had stolen the biggest trout
Billy had caught this Spring.
'The big robber!" he snarled. And
then he said a lot of unpleasant
| things about Hooty. But when Jerry
Muskrat mildly suggested he ought to
be thankful that it was the fish and
not Billy himself that Hooty had
carried off for his dinner, Billy grew
thoughtful. He stopped snarling and
showing his bad temper. He knew
that what Jerry said was true. He
knew that had he been clutched by
those great claws of Hooty's he
wouldn't have had chance, not q
chance.
II guess there is something in what
you say" he admitted grudgingly.
He wasn't after that fish; he was
after you," said Jerry.
What makes you think so?" de-
manded Billy Mink.
II saw him coming and he was
reaching for you. You dived just in
time" replied Jerry. You didn't see
him. did you?"
No" confessed Billy. mo, didn't
see him. When popped up my head
for look he was just alighting on
the Big Rock
We'll. If you ask me. you had the
narrowest kind of a narrow escape,
replied Jerry. If you had been a
second later you would have been
too late What terrible claws that
fellow has! 1t makes me shiver just
to think Of them"
Quite suddenly Billy remembered
why he had dived when he did. In
his anger he hadn't thought of it be-
fore. He looked down at Jerry Musk
rat and he realized that but for Jerry
he would not now be sitting on the
| Big Rock; that in fact he wouldn't
be alive at all 1t was Jerry'S timely
warning that had saved him. And
what was lost fish to compare with
a lost life? There were plenty more
| fish in the Smiling Pool and the
Laughing Brook.
Jerry" said Billy. Il have been so
mad I have forgotten something"
What have you forgotten?" asked
Jerry wonderingly.
ITO thank you for saving my life" !"
replied Billy Mink. If you hadn't
given the alarm when you did that
big robber would have caught me.
That was no more than any one
would do" replied Jerry uncomfort-
ably. 'Hooty is a common enemy.
and you know it is the law to give
warning whenever a common enemy
appears. You would have done the
same"
Just the same I owe you for saw
ing my life" replied Billy. But for
you l wouldn't be here now. I won't
forget it. If had had so much as q
| glimpse of Hooty he wouldn't have
had a chance to get me. But !
didn't. so the credit is all yours
"Shucks!" replied Jerry, for he
could think of nothing else to say.
You are more or less afraid OF
me-" continued Billy. You needn't
be now. I'm not going to bother you
or your family. Let's be friends"
'Of course" replied Jerry. I'm
not looking for trouble. Goodness
knows. 1 have enough of it this
Spring"
You won't have any from me" re-
piled Billy promptly. Now will you
do something for me?"
"What?" asked Jerry.
Evening star., 1934-05-14
Who Are You?
Romance of Your Name
BY RUBY HAsKINs ELLIS.

The name has been spelled Mac
Kennsey, MacKensy and Mackenzie,
the last named being III more ccn-
mon use today.
The MacKenzies were noted war
riors and one Of the first Of their
number, Alexander of Kintail. was a
renowned Highland brave, who died
in 1888. His son, Hector, was also a
formidable foe and was known as
1.-The Red"
Among the first of this family to
come to America was Sir Kenneth
Mackenzie, first Baron Of Kintsil,
who emigrated to Maryland in 1745
and settled in Calvert County. He
married Rebecca, the sister of Gov.
Thomas johnson. His second mar
rage was to Anne Johns, the daugh-
ter of Richard Johns of England and
later of Calvert County, Md.
There are numerous descendants Of
this ancestor in New Jersey, Pennsyl-
vania, Maryland and many other
States.
The arms here illustrated were
borne by Rowland P. Mackenzie, son
Of William Mackenzie Of London.
(Copyright, 1934)
Evening star., 1934-05-14
Poor Penman.
BY ANGELO PATRI.

THERE Is a child in almost every
l. class in the elementary schools
who writes badly. The teacher always
shakes her head over his papers, gives
him c or D in penmanship, keeps
him in at recess to practice penman-
ship or copy his paper over, puts his
paper in the bottom of the pack and
puts a red D in the space reserved
for penmanShip on his report card.
STRONGLY enough, these children are
not, as a usual thing, among the de-
fcient pupils. They are usually in
telllgent and can make good oral
recitations. 1t is only when they have
to write the answers that they come
to grief. No amount Of penmanshlp
exercise or drill seems to help. The
letters continue to crawl all over the
sheet. without form or grace. Your
penmanship is a disgrace" the teacher
storms. and there the matter lies.
These children have very poor CO.
ordination. They think the form OF
the letters correctly. They do their
best to make them SO, but, because
something happens between the time
the brain cells send out the order and
the instant the muscles take it on, the
job goes wrong. There is poor team
play between muscles and nerves. So
long as that is so, the poor penman
must continue to be like that. He
can't help it.
How can We manage to get this
happy cooperation between body and
mind? We have found no one sue
cessful solution as yet. but we have
found a few things that We can be
reasonably sure Of. Sturdy health is
the first essential. That means diet.
re ,tined health habits regularity in
ah things, first of all. Then a strong
desire to do well. An understanding
teacher. Practice under right condi-
tions. Right here danger lies. If a
child does his best, and most of these
children do. and sets down an in
correct form. drill is dangerous. He
is likely to practice the wrong form
and set it in his muscles for years
to come. When a teacher sees this
situation drill ought to stop and pre-
ventive care begin.
Preventive care to my mind means
that We begin teaching a child to CO.
ordinate his muscles and nerves in
as many various and interesting ways
as We can diScover-marching to
music, working to music, dancing
doing anything to a marked rhythm.
This seems a far cry from penman-
ship. but 1t is the source of good
penmanship nevertheless. Rhythm
and fine coordination are what good
penmen express in the flowing. grace
ful scripts they toss off so carelessly
Left-handed children have a bad
time with writing. They must write
against the class room tide. They
feel, and they are, unrhythmic. Give
them special attention, allowing them
the use Of their left hands. and give
them the stimulant of rhythm. Count.
sing, play the radio-but give them
stimulating rhythm.
For the younger children, who have
coordination difficulties. a typewriter
is life saver. Young children learn
quickly and easily to type This is
one of the finest exercises for clumsy
fingers and awkward hands. 1t
always makes a correct form. 1t
makes spelling errors stand out
sharply. 1t centers attention and
helps concentration. Don't punish
the poor writer's. Give them a lift
and word of sympathy. They sorely
need them.
, (Copyright. 1934D
Evening star., 1934-05-14

HAVE TOLD YOU not to let
over-conddence prove your
downfall when you are the
L stronger team. Now, let us as
sumo that you are the weaker
team. How can you minimize your
losses-even completely avoid them?
The fact that the opponents may
bid with more precision than you do
is an unavoidable handicap. You
must reconcile yourself to the promise
that when they have 'em, they bid
EN-" and all you can do is simply
stand by and take it on the chin. But
adverse games alone won't defeat you
severely. It's the sets that count.
When you go down thousand points,
you are throwing the equivalent Of
one rubber in the waste-paper basket.
Take these lessons to heart. The
opponents have learned the value of
doubling below-game contracts; there
fore avoid making weak, defensive
overcalls or unsound raises. Before
you bid, ask yourselves these ques-
tions: Am I prepared to play the
hand, doubled, in my original over
call? Can 1 redouble for my partner
to rescue me? If am forced to re-
double, do I have sufficient support
for any suit he may bid? Wouldn't
it be better policy to play waiting
game and let the opponents get into
trouble?"
Second. Avoid overbidding like the
plague. Your opponents, since they
are stronger than you, necessarily
play fine defensive game. If there's
any possible way of setting the con-
tract, they'll ferret it out-never fear!
Suppose you gamble on three games
and make one. If you'd been content
with two part scores, you'd have had
two games by now Even if you play
all three hands for partial, you'll
have a game, and little something
on the second game. Besides that,
the opponents won't have the sets
they took from you.
Mind you! I'm distinctly not ad-
vocating underbidding. You must
search your own souls and determine
whether you habitually fail to bid
makable contracts If so, don't
withdraw any more into your shells.
But if you are accustomed to branch
Ing out a trifle against the Whoosises
in your friendly Sunday night rubber
game, don't do it against me, or I
shall probably hand you an awful
wallop.
Third. Still assuming that your
opponents are good card players. be
cautious about your doubling, espe-
cially on slam bids. The first thing
you hear is laundering, "Redouble!"
and you find later that you've given
away the equivalent of two slams
not one. Holding the ace-king of
trumps, or two blank aces, double
of a small slam is perfectly safe, but
otherwise it's a rather risky PROPOSE
ton. Don't double unless you feel
reasonably sure of setting the con-
tract two tricks. A probable set of
one is too close for comfort.
Finally, let's assume that In spite
Of all your good intentions, you've
Evening star., 1934-05-14
Shrimps In Peppers.

Drain and rinse one pint can Of
shrimps with cold water. Remove the
black line down the back Of each one.
Break the shrimps in good-siZed
pieces and marinate with French
dressing. Chill, then add II stuffed
olives and IL tiny sweet pickles sliced,
and 2 tablespoonfuls of picked
pearl onions. Hollow out green
peppers to form cups, and fill with
the mixture. Serve on lettuce. gar
nished with olives and mayonnaise.
Evening star., 1934-05-14
Delicious Dessert.
BY DICK MANSFIELD.
Registered U. S. Patent OMce.

Mix together four egg yolks, one
tablespoonful Of sugar, the juice Ct
one lemon. pinch Of salt and one
fourth cupful of cream. Cook in a
double boiler until thick. Remove
from the fire and cool. then add one
pint of cream whipped, one can Of
diced pineapple, one pound of diced
marshmallows and half a pound Of
chopped nut meats. Mix thoroughly,
then put in sherbet glasses ond set
away in cool place for "a hours.
Before serving. add dash of whipped
cream and a cherry. This will afford
about Is servings.
Evening star., 1934-05-14
The Old Gardener Says:

Broccoli has become a favorite
garden vegetable in a very few
years. Formerly only white
variety, like cauliflower, was
known. but now an Italian green
sprouting variety is much better.
1t can be grown from seed in the
same way as cabbage. and the
young plants set in rows. a foot
or l8 inches apart. The seed
can be sown either in a cold
frame or in the open ground. 1t
is not necessary to tie up the
heads, as is the case with cauli-
flower. Inasmuch as this veg
etable is much easier to grow
than caulif1ower. it is likely to
replace that vegetable in the gar
dens OF most amateurs.
tCopyrisht, 1934)