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lufara UaltQ Mwm INDIANAPOLIS, IND. Dally Except Sunday, 25-29 South Meridian Street Telephones—Main 3500, New 28-351. MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS. JChicago, Detroit, St. Louis, O. Lojran Payne & Cos. Advertising Offices (New York, Boston, Payne, Burns & Smith, Inc. —“THIS IS THE YEAR”— THE TROUBLE with some laundries is that instead of cleaning collars they only sharpen them. v SUGAR is coming down, says Stanley 'tf’yckoff. Here's hoping he is as good at predicting a drop as predicting a climb. THE MESSAGE from the San Francisco convention to President Wilson was delayed only twenty-four hours. If it had not been addressed to the president of the United States it might have been delayed a week. • "BUT what does Harding stand for?" asks a reader of the senator s phonograph speech. Answer: Harding stands for the republican partj and the republican party stands for him. SOME TIME AGO, before the Chicago convention. Hoover said he would be for the party that was for the ratification of the treaty of Versailles. Now he declares he will support the republican ticket. Evidently Hoover has more imagination than most people have thoughL Getting the * Higher-U ps’ Some time ago Judge A. B. Anderson of the federal court remarked that the failure of state authorities to apprehend and prosecute law offenders was placing with his court the necessity of handling cases which should not come there. Yesterday it become necessary for him to demand that the ‘‘higherups'’ who have a part in the wholesale thefts of automobiles in Indiana be brought Jo account The Indianapolis police department has two “teams ' of detectives working continuously on automobile theft cases. They recover a number of cars and arrest a number of automobile thieves, mostly boys, but the thievery continues and the number of cars stolen continually increases. During the month of May 132 automobiles were stolen in Indianapolis,

508 since Jan. 1. Many of these thefts were committed by “joy riders" who “borrow” cars for short trips and then abandon them. This practice can be remedied eventually by more rigid enforcement of the law in such cases. Their activities, while serious, are not nearly such a menace to the community as commercialized thievery, practiced solely for the purpose of disposing of cars and parts of cars for money. This type of thievery certainly is being conducted on a large scale. It is in this that the “higher-ups” or the “fences” figure, and the only way of putting a stop to itls to “get the ‘higher-ups. Thieves must have a ready market for their stolen goods or they would not continue their activities. The task which confronts the authorities is to put an end to the traffic. Frequently we hear of automobile thieves befng arrested and the stolen property recovered from dealers in second-hand automobiles and ports. We seldom hear of any of these dealers being arrested for receiving stolen goods. Such dealers should be compelled when buying cars and parts of cars to ascertain the source from which they are obtained. Every possessor of an automobile who obtained it legitimately must have a biil of sale or must be able to give proof of purchase. • The fact that a few of the stolen automobiles are sold in other states does not constitute a sufficient alibi for the failure of the state authorities to end the thievery and traffic in stolen cars that Is going on under their noses. The statq authorities have sought to excuse their showing by asserting that much of the automobile thievery is interstate traffic, coming under federal law. Ben Franklin said something when ho observed that "a man who is good at making excuses is seldom good at anything else." The Elephant and the Donkey It was Thomas B. Nast, the celebrated cartoonist, who first adopted the elephant as the symbol of the republican party and the donkey, as the democratic emblem. As Harper'3 Weekly, the publication for which Nast worked, was a republican organ, his intention was to portray the strength of the republican party in the elephant and the stubbornness of the democratic party in the humble ass. Looking over the original cartoon, which was published in 1874, I was surprised to find that Nast had picked the Indian elephant for his republican symbol. No doubt this was due to Nast’s ignorance of natural history. The Indian elephant is a beast of burden, is tamed and used as a domestic animal and has little or hone of the ivory for which the African elephant is hunted. Only one real African elephant ever was exhibited in the United States and that was Jumbo. Barnum, the circus man, bought him when Jumbo was a baby and I’m not sure that Barnum did not think he was getting an Indian elephant Jumbo grew to an enormous size, almost twice as big as an Indian elephant, but his trainers never were able to tame him. He killed a number of men and was finally dispatched by a switch engine in the railroad yards where circus employes were trying to load him on a train. And that, as Rudyard Kipling would say, leads up to another story. Some years ago I was at Kampalia, on the west bank of Lake Victoria Nyanza, which is the source of the Nile and the heart of the elephant C'”3try of Africa. To my great surprise I ran across an Indian elephant quietly feeding on sugar cajae. I did not suppose there was an Indian elephant in all Africa, and said so. Then I was 'told the story of how this particular elephant happened to be there. Wild African elephants travel in herds of thirty to 300, and it is hard for the Ivory hunters to pick out and kill the ones with the big tusks, and the ivory is the only reason these elephants are hunted. An Englishman conceived the idea of bringing over to Africa an Indian elephant with his driver and riding him into a herd of African elephants and from his back, where they sat in comfort, the hunters’ could pick off the “big tuskers.” At an expense of £2,000 (about $10,000) the Englishman bought his Indian elephant and transported him from India across the Indian ocean to Mombasa, British East Africa, then by the Uganda railroad 600 miles to Lake Victoria Nyanza, and across the lake by boat. After the elephant had been fed up, had recovered from his travels and had grown accustomed to bis surroundings the experiment was made. A large herd of wild elephants was located about twenty-five miles west, and the Englishman and his friends started out on the back of the Indian elephant to their grand prospective kill of mammoth tuskers. Everything went according to program until they had arrived w'ithln a half-mile, or good smelling distance, of the wild elephants. The Indian elephant stopped, acted rather frightened, refused to go ahead, threw his trunk In the kir, let out a squeal, turned tail and ran all the way back to KampaJia! That ended the experiment and when I saw the elephant he was eating his head off, of absolutely no use and worth but SI,OOO if he were taken back to India, and it would have cost $9,000 to get him back there. He was really representative of what is known as a “white elephant” on the hands of bis owner. Having all this in mind I have often wondered why Nast used the Indian elephant as the emblem of the republican party. Some of the lady delegates to the San Francisco convention suggested that they would much rather have as an emblem of the democratic party the raging rooster. In fact, they proposed that the donkey be discarded in favor of the rooster. However, old-time democrats who had fought for nearly half a century with the stubborn, humble donkey as their emblem, going down often to defeat, informed the ladies that they were not in the least ashamed of their emblem, as it was the only raging steed Christ 1b reported to have ridden. They added that at the time the Savior rode the donkey up through the gates of the temple at Jerusalem his mission was similar to foe one upon which the democrats noitt are engaged. Christ’s profiteers who f y fta . : HtegL >■l a v > >■ ■ .: •

TARKINGTON TO WRITE FEATURE PHOTOPLAYS i After the Success of the Two-Reel ‘Edgar* Comedies

Booth Tarkington, Hoosier writer and Indianapolis citizen, will write loug feature photoplays, which will be released by the Goldwyii Picture Corporation, It became known here today. The rights to those photoplays, which will be the first of their kind written for the screen by Mr. Tarkington, were secured from Tarkington Baker, the author's cousin, through Ilenry Ilertzbrun. Many flattering offers for the rights were received by Mr. Baker, said Mr. Hertzbrun, before he recently went to India on a picture mission and left in doubt the fate of the projected photoplays. The decisive influence which caused Goldwyn finally to be selected to produce the pictures was the great financial and artistic success of the “Edgar” series of two-reel comedies which Mr. Tarkington wrote for production at the Culver City studios. The “Edgar” stories, known officially as “The Adventures and Emotions of Edgar Pomeroy,” have proven popular from the beginning, and officers of the Goldwyn company believe that they give everjj indication that Mr. Tarkington has mastered the art of writing original screen themes. In a manner, these successful short-reel comedies will now prove to have been missionary workers arousing the interest of the motion picture audiences so that when the first of the longer photoplays, written nbout and for adults, are produced, they will already have a decided appeal to motion picture fans. These “Edgar” comedies have provod highly successful at the Circle, where “Edgar's Jonah Day” is being presented tills week, in addition to Doug Fairbanks in “The Mollycoddle.” -|- -|. .]. i ROBERT WARWICK AGAIN IS A MOVIE MASQUERADER. Robert Warwick, the photoplay star. Is expert at masquerading. “The City of Masks,” In which the stalwart star is being presented today at the Alhambra and for the rest of the week. Is the second picture recently In which he has played the role of a nobleman concealing his identity while he works In a humble capacity. However, the two pictures are vastly different In theme. In "Jack Straw.” Mr Warwick Is an Iceman and waiter v.ho follows his lady love to California. “The City of Masks” casts him as a ehnuffeur in New York City. That Is, he Is a chauffeur to all outward appearances. But In a certain gathering he is known as Sir Eric Tatuple, which is his real nanie. -I- -|- -IThe feature act at Keith's this week is Johnny Muldoon, Pearl Franklyn and Lew Rose in a song and dance revue. At the Broadway this week ia Beatle and Blome, dancers, and a comedy •ketch, “Oh, Clerky.” The feature at the Rialto Is the Nalo duo, Italian serenaders. At the Murat this week is "The Show Shop,” with "The Gypsy Trail” underlined for next week. The principal act of merit at the Lyric this week Is the singlug act of Meryl Prince's Girls. -I- -I- -ITHE MOVIES. The movie lineup'today Is as follows:

PUSS IN BOOTS JR. By DAVID CORY.

Ton remember in the last story how Puss, Junior, went to sleep In the hut of the little gray man of the woods. Well, after he had dreamed of pink moons and red stars and green eyed witches and black cats, he was awakened by the Golden Goose saving: Wake up, little Pusiy, the sun’a in the sky. He’s winking at you with his bright, golden eye. So hurry and dress, as a little . cat should. And soon you’ll be off on your way through the wood. And In ft short time Puss was dressed and ready for his journey, “I have a favor to ask of you,” said

|l|laa So Pn* wa led to the royal cradle. the little gray man, and he handed our little traveler a small package. “What Is the favor?” asked Puss. “Before I promise I must know what I am to do, lest In complying too readily with your request I repent at leasnre.” “Never fear,” repllod the little gray man, “it is an easy ta*k. Nearby stands a stately castle, In which live a king and queen. For many year* they have wished for a child and now at last fortune has smiled upon them and the queen is the mother of a lovely baby girl. "To-day is the christening. All the fairies have been asked to -the feast and they will bring with them many gifts. "Now, my dear Puss, I am an old, old man and I am not able to attend this grand affair. But, nevertheless, I would send a present. May I ask you to be the bearer of my gift?” So Puss set out with tho little package and by and by he came to the stately castle, where the little baby was to be christened In sight of courtly lords and ladies and the fairies of the wood. And whan the King and Queen saw Puss they rose from the throne and said: “Ah, here comes the'son of tho famous Puss in Boots, for never have we seen a cat with red-topped boots since the timo his illustrious parent paid us a visit.” And after that Pus Junior was led up to tho throne by two pages. “Welcome, Pirns Junior,” cried the lovely Queen. “Welcome, Sir Cat,” cried the King, and he shook our little hero by the paw. "I have a gift from the little gray man of the woods,” said Puss, "and I

BRINGING UP FATHER.

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INDIANA DAILY TIMES, THURSDAY, JULY 1, 1920.

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KALLA PASHA and EDDIE GRIBBON

Probably Kalla Pasha and Eddie Gribbon. the movie comedians at Mack Sennett’s studio, wouldn't get very far on East Washington street tn this garb, but It certainly does look eooL

“Treasure Island,” at English’s; Chaplin, Normand and Dressier in “Ttllie’s Punctured Romance,” at the Regent; Bert Lytell In "Allas Jimmy Valentine." at

am Instructed by him to lay It at the fc-'t of the baby Princess.” Ho Puss was led up to the royal cradle where he carefully sat down the gift which the little gray man had Intrusted to his care. And when the package was opened, what do you think was found inside? Why, a beantiful patr of pearl earring* and on a card was written: She who wears these lings of pearl Ne'er shall fear an evil churl. Noble knight shall win her hand, Make her Queen of all the land. "Ah!" said the King, “this is a magic gift!” And he smiled at Puss, who fel’ very pjoud to have been the bearer of tho little gray man's present And after that he went upon hi* w> hoping for anew adventure which wot:! turn out *s well os this one.—Copyrlg' 1920. (To he continued.) The Right Thing at the Right Time By MART MARSHALL S. DUFFER. In perfect fairness any one has a perfect right to ring your front bell or knock at your door. An agent who comes to try to sell you flavoring extract may annoy you If he comes to coll you to tho door In the midst of a busy round of housework or when you are receiving callers, but ho has really committed no offense. You owo him at least a definite, but courteous, refusal to buy. There always is an effective way to dismiss an unwelcome caller without being , rude. There nre ways of refusing admittance os effective as slamming the door In an Intruder'* face. If an agent acmes and you feel that he Is taking an unduo length of time in stating tho object of his call you are entitled to interrupt him and ask courteously: “Will you please tell me briefly what I can do for you? I am very busy.” "I am sorry, but 1 do not wish any." Is a very definite, but courteous, way of dismissing the would-be soles person, or you may add: “To detain you would only be wasting your time as well as my own, as I can not make any purchases.” Sometimes housewives listen for half an hour to the glib speech of a persistent agent, and then, when at last the agent goes, without having made any sales, they blame, not themselves for having detained the agent and wasted their own time, but the agent. Now, no agent ever really remains to take your time unless ho feels that there is at least a chance of your purchasing j his goods. It Is never the part of kindness to yield to the request that you listen to j an agent's sales talk when you know that \ there is not a chance of your ultimate I purchases.—-Copyright, 1020.

The comedians are dressed in what they call Roman clothes and contend that the bare-leg effect Is very comfortable in the summer time. Have your own Idea about wearing 'cm in Indiana winters.

the Colonial; Cody In "The Butterfly Man." at the Ohio; "The Invtslblo Divorce." at the Isis, and Hope Hampton In "A Modern Salome,” at Mister Smith's.

Boys’ Comfort Suits ■ x v. of Palm Beach , Linen, Silk , Cool Cloth and Beach Cloth in a Special Sale at $y.95 |||. Just in time for Fourth of July C comfort comes this sale of Boys' suits —150 in the lot, and offering all sizes from 6 to 18. A *rj”i | third more would be about what f you expect to pay for like quali- mm ties, and they would be good Mm Ife PI. :j values even then. jgMT m Wmm There are light and dark colors, stripes, plain shades and mixtures—all well made and cor- ft '>Jfv rectly styled. Big values and SP lots of comfort for hot days. The colors and fabrics are tubbable. Pros so N Outfitters for Men and Boys STATE LIFE BUILDING Indiana's Finest Hair Cutting, 25c Boys’ Store—Second Floor Children's Barber Shot)

QUESTIONS Jm) ANSWERS

What la a Joshua tree? This department of The Times tells you. If you have a question to ask send It, with a 2-cent stamp, to The Indiana Dally Times Information Bureau, Frederic J. Hasktn, Director, Washington, p. C., and the answer will be mailed direct to you. This offer applies to information —to facts rather than to advice. Questions and answers of general Interest are published in The Times, with names of questioners omitted. JOSHUA TREE. Q. What is a Joshua tree? A. C. *B. A. This is an expression for a gallows, and comes from the fact that Joshua hanged five kings to five trees. MOSQUITO BITES. Q. Do both male and female mosqnitoes bite? C. M. A. The female bites, but It is not an established fact that the male does. IMMIGRANTS. Q. Are many immigrants arriving in the United States now? R. E. G. A. During the week ending July 19, Ellis Island admitted 10,527 aliens to this country. VICTOR BERGER’S FAY. Q. Did Victor Berger draw his pay and allowances? L. I. A. After his election in November, 1918, he drew pay from the 4th of March 1919, to November 10, 1919, the date on which congress declared him unseated. He was re-elected, but was declared Ineligible, was not seated, and drew no pay. FIRST AMERICAN NEGROES!" Q. When were negroes first brought to America? T. E. S. A. The first appearance of the negro in the English colonies in America was In 1619, when a cargo of negro slaves was landed at Jamestown. In 1790, when the first census was taken, there were 757,70S negroes in the United States. WOMEN WHO CAN VOTE. Q. Are any women entiled to vote for president unless the pending constitutional amendment is ratified? D. E. F. A- Women will vote in the November election in the states which have already granted them suffrage. COMPASS ROSE. Q. What Is a compass rose? L. U. R. A. This Is a circle graduated to degrees or quarter points and placed on a chart for reference regarding lines and courses and directions. Both magnetic and true directions are given. FRENCH SOLDIERS MISSING. Q. Are many of the French soldiers still "unaccounted for?’’ I. O. A. The French ministry of war In announcing the final official statistics says that there are 361,864 men whose fate is unknown. BUNKER HILL. Q. How did Bunker Hill get 1t name? V. O. R. A. This name was given it In memory of a Bunker hill near Belfast, Ireland. LILLIAN GISH. Q. Ia Lillian Gish still under the management of D. W. Griffith?—H. H. F.

A. Down Hast” Is her last picture nnderithe direction of D. W. Griffith. She has allied a contract with the Frohr3 Q Amusement Company and will comma ce a production utider their management in August. gtIXTON BEETLE. Q. Is theria bug which makes a practice of buryfc? dead animals? P. R. T. A. SextonWeetles get their name from the fact thatfbey bury small dead animals, such fimice or birds, in which they have del'sited their eggs. 1 JUNEDIN. Q. Where id Dunedin? J. L .B. A. The old 1 .me for Edinburgh, Scotland, was DunjEdin. meiting heat. Q. How ma|T degrees of heat are necessary to rr.i’t lead, tin, copper and antimony? Can \bey be melted together? E. K. T. A. The melting P olct of lead I s 621 degrees F.; tin, *SO degrees F.; copper, 1.951 degrees F.’, and antimony 1,1G6 degrees F. If all f<> ur metals were put m a pot together, the tin, lead and antimony would be tadly oxidized or burnt before the copper melted. Copjjer should be melted first, r{t DOved from the firP > and the other metals added as their melting point is peached. WEDDING DAY RHYME. Q. What is the rhyme concerning the different days for marrying? Must a bride carry flowefs when wearing a coat-suit for the <jeremony? CONSTANT HEADER. A. There are several rhymes in regard to marriage on the various days of the week. The following Is the best known: Monday for weiGt' 1 ' Tuesday for health. Wednesday best day of ail, Thursday for losses, Friday for crosses, Saturday worst day of all. When a bride is mar, r * e d 1° a coat-suit she should wear a Cora's®? dowers, or should. carry a white praP er ' t>oooil a shower of flowers. A bouquet is not carried when a coat-f a worn. GOLD IX'COIXAO 8 - Q. How much of the gob; 'produced is used in coinage? A. About one-fourth of the duction of gold is used for money, tm' remaining three-fourths being consumed in dei.*fstry, in the arts, such as jewelry, gliding and gold leaf work, and the making good of the annual loss from various causes. STAMMERING SEEN. Q. Are men afflicted with stammering as much as women? —I. L. M. A. Statistics show that the proportion of stammering males to females is nine to two. COMPOSER AT 5. Q. What famous musician composed music at the age of 5 years?—E. H. A. Wolfgang A. Mozart composed little minuets at this early age. “LITERARY BIBLES.” Q. What books are known as the world's greatest literary Bibles? I. T. A. There are a few books so preeminent for content and style that they haTe been called “The Literary Bibles.”

JIGGS GETS NEW VIEWP J

These are the “Iliad and OdjHomer, the "Divine Comedy of the greater dramas of Goethe’s “Faust.” Each of these ies the ideals of a race, or an a civilization. ' y' SOUTlf* AMERICA. Q. Is South America director* south North America ?—K. H. L. A. Almost all of South AmeAj ca east of North America ia longitude/ T] extreme western coast of South Amerii is directly south of Florida. __ - Judgeship Probably to Ewbank or 4VIO] That Judge Louis B. Ewbankj 0 f Marion count; circuit court or fudge 1 J. Moll of 41: superior coart.j room will be apprised to succeed the in Judge Lawsoi M. Harvey o/a the IndlJ state suprem. court benefj', was theJl vailing oplnlm here tosay. E. M. Wasi utli. republican stjJM bl a inference y• 'tfi gSA r jurist. ' Rpj / t ■ t.].-- Judge J.: t L can<^H r.o:i : i and 'mated with .-r top; sition. IndianaftalkScouts J on Yay to Londol Natfeanial rings and Charles ■ Moores, Jr fi Inolanapolis scouts ''.nted to -resent Indianapolis sc^V at the worifeout meeting at LondS England, injily and August, have fl for New Yo'Cltr, where they will JH -<0 other .- from cities of A Ve ry sjH of the un: Jvho will sail f or EneiH July 5. j Howard /Foltz of Indianapolis V. a after. t‘ meeting as a repreafl ! ■ vOf t:|>.lver Military v- • wii; aceompaa^HH I. R. r;Br,z. commandant O IHS !s or. the committ^^l •’ ff -ar. scout expe^HHl rfobc^ol? ideslyn Cfl Ambulance HittiiM Thre automobiles were a dry ambulance collided with tr.SH Dfur.vare and Michigan 1 :t it" person was ’I he ambulance, driven by | r-n. s'ruck tr. :.v.romobll# East Market an. skidded by Robert '. skidded 1 that .me bes re -is came H 9 learned. HBH s-, I.ouls Christy, 596 <- was .*! slightly an- • ,'.riven • - r:--y, collided HI ■■■-’ 2411 WeHH the street HHH repaired.