The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-12-07
Squaring
The Circle
With
With
McCREADY HUSTON
VoU know the old saying about

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Il newspapers, that if man bites
dog that's news. Good old Indiana
has gone that bromide one better.
An Evansville Works Progress Ad-
ministration worker has been kicked
by zebra.
I would have said offhand that
no zebras were present in Indiana
outside of the corrals at the circus
winter quarters in Peru and Roches-
ter. But one lives to learn. There
is at least one zebra in the ZOO at
Mesker Park, Evansville, and appar-
emily he was being waited upon by
WPA employee.
Employees under WPA have to
make report of all accidents. They
must give the cause and all the de-
tails. When the blank came in to
the indianapolis Office it was found
that the victim of the zebra had re-
ported as the cause: Man was
strange to ZEBRA"
1t seems one must make up to
zebra if one expects to keep out of
trouble.
All the more reason for prosper
ity. If we Hoosiers have to consort
with and be kicked by zebras it is
about time for the revolution.
CPEAKING of zebras, I am
~ chronic circus addict, said by
known experts such as Dexter Fell
lows and Roland Butler to be in
durable. When the circus comes to
town usually go to both perform
ances, in addition to meeting the
trains and helping the elephants
raise the poles.
Once upon time Ringling's was
in town and as usual Dexter had
given some of his newspaper friends
seats right down in front. One of
these lads took his best girl, who
was of a gentle, tinid and jealous
nature. Presently there appeared on
white charger glistening crea-
ture of the sawdust ring who caused
her horse to bow before my friend.
The journalist responded with
smile and wave of the hand,
whereupon the best girl gave an
exhibition of what is known as high
dudgeon.
The young lady on the horse who
unwittingly had caused this rift be-
tween two young lives turned out
later to be the zebra trainer.
T AM told on good authority that
4 the house dress business is pick
ing up in Indiana. A man who
sells what are prettily called frocks
says that all over the state the
husband is much more likely to be
working and the wife is back in the
kitchen, which is construed by most
philosophers to be the normal state
OF affairs. But what my informant
said which impressed me was that
his cotton house dresses are being
sold more and more in the upstairs
than in the downstairs of the stores,
Which may mean that the whole
country is coming back to it's
senses.
HELPING get the country back
49, to its senses is Merle Sidener,
president of the Sidener, Van Ripper
& Healing advertising agency of this
city. Mr.. Sidener has been teaching
the Christian Men Builders, class of
the Third Christian Church for more
than % years. This class began
with five members and now has an
average attendance of more than
300. Its broadcast audience is es-
timated at more than $4,000.
Within the class is the Century
Club of 100 men, each of whom
pays annual dues of 49, The funds
OF the club are used to pay for eye
examinations and spectacles for I'M
derprivileged children of Indian
apolis.
In the era of Federal help such
- things as the Men Builders good
works should not be lost to sight. 7
count as major credits to organized
men this spectacle charity, the work
the Kiwanians do among crippled
children in supplying braces, aud
the good the Rotarians do among
boys and girls who need help.
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Until l read the list of awards at
the livestock show in. Chicago 7
thought a barrow was a continuance
with one wheel and two handles U.s.
ually associated with hard labor.