Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 82, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 August 1920 — Page 4

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Intaia Uaita Uivm . INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA. Daily Except Sunday, 25-29 South Meridian Street ' Telephones—Main 3500, New 28-351. MEMBER OF AUDIT .BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS. office# I Chicago. Detroit, St. Louis, G. Logan Payne Cos. Advertising Offices ) New s ortt , Boston, Payne, Burns & Smith, Inc. AND THERE’S nothing dry about Villa's front porch campaign. - AL JOLSON is to help Harding. But Ty Cobb will campaign for Cox. “I GOT IN TOUCH with men,” says Ponzi. With accent on the “touch.” HOW TIMES DO CHANGE! There was a day when R. L Todd sent Ferd Winter into federal court to oppose free rides on street cars. Now he is offering them to the G. A. R. x Uncertain Taxes The proceedings of the Marion county board of review in the course of which that body first reduced and then increased the assessments of several Marion county townships are typical of the present administration. Aroused by the clamor of dissatisfaction that followed the action of 'the state tax board in ordering horizontal increases in several townships, the board of review attempted to exercise what appeared to be a right under the amended tax law to wipe out the onerous assessments. Immediately it heard from the state hoard, in which is centralized all the taxing power of the state in the face of the republican party’s “home rule” declarations. The state board announced that if the reductions made by the county board of review were allowed to stand, the state board would slap a horixontal increase on the whole country. This would have entailed an endless amount of work for Auditor Fester In changing the tax duplicates of the entire county, and naturally he opposed such a proceeding. Subsequently, it was learned by the board of review that Mr. Fesler had conveniently failed to certify the board’s reduction:, to the state board. Therefore. It was not only possible, but convenient, for the board of review to review its own action and permit the assessments to stand as they were made by the state board of tax commissioners under an arbitrary order which the supreme court once held ijlegal. ' All’s well that ends well—for Mr. Fesler. He will not have to change the tax duplicates again, the state board’s original order will stand and every one will be wholly satisfied except the taxpayer who was honest enough to list his property at its full value when it was originally assessed He also will be satisfied—that it does not pay to bejionest In the matter of taxes. But the most peculiar thing about this proceeding is the absolute disregard of the true cash value of the property assessed Originally the assessor, sworn to place a true cash value on the property, and the owner, sworn to give in a true cash value, appraised the property for taxation. Then the state tax ooars declared they were all liars and set a higher figure as the true cash value. Thereafter the county board of review met and decided that the true cash value of the property was less than had been established by the state tax board. Accordingly, it voted the increases off and set out a total of true cash values. Mr. Fesler accommodatingly changed his mind overnight, called In the board of review and induced it to establish another true cash value, in accordance with the state board’s desires. N Now Mr. Fesler proposes to "go before the people” and justify this last true cash value. He may be able to do it, but when he does* what explanation can the board of review give for having agreed on another cash value and where does that leave the assessors and the property owners? To Oust the Rats Various methods have been used for killing rats, ranging all the way from traps to poisons and including dogs, cats and gyns. The practice of putting a bell on a rat and then turning it loose in the home where the other rats abide has been followed by some, but there Beems not to be any reliable information as to how successful this method has been —as to whether the belled rat committed suicide after all his fellows had fled, or whether his fellows stayed, being possessed of the same peculiar type of ear that used to impell some people to pay money to hear a family of Swiss bell ringers. Some enraged householders have even attempted to kill them with brooms, but this is a slow process of elimination and considered undignified among the better families. The Peruvian government, however, has hit upon a most efficient and direct method of ridding the town of Paita of its rats, roughly estimated to number about 10,000, though Just how this estimate was reached is not disclosed —possibly by allocating, theoretically, so many rats to each family. Yellow fever, according to the report, is raging in some districts of Peru, and the town of Paita, with 5,000 inhabitants, has been cupec.’ally hard hit. The rats, it seems, stand charged with the Instigation, or, at least, the perpetuation of this disease, and the Pemvian government has hit vpcn the simple expedient of ordering the town of Paita destroyed ind rebuilt in a rat-proof manner. # Why Worry Sol? “Sol Caldwell, colored, proprietor of a shoe shining establishment at 817 Indiana avenue, was charge's with keeping a gambling house and nine other colored men were arrested on charges of gaming and visiting a gambling house when the police raided an alleged craps game at the place.” Sol Caldwell offght to be entitled to Immunity from arrest by this time. He has been so successful in conducting his gambling house on Indiana avenue that it ought to be apparent to every member of the police department that he has earned the privilege of gambling unmolested, at least for the remainder of the Jewett administration. Caldwell and Rufe Page and a few other negroes who do not hesitate to voice their allegiance to Mayor Jewett and his county Ting, have taken up altogether too much of the time of the police and the courts of Marion county. They can not be convicted of violating the gambling laws. They do not fear arrest. Mayor v Jewett will not stay home long enough to revoke their poolroom licenses and Prosecutor Adams either doesn’t know how or is too busy collecting fees to proceed against them for the abatement of the nuisance they maintain. Why shouldn’t the law enforcement agencies of this city issue special licenses to these negroes, exempt them from arrest and publicly admit that they are too necessary to the success of the republican party to permit of their punishment for law violations? It is plainly evident that they are, whether it is admitted or not. Sure , He Can! Mayor Jewett having been in his office in the city hall for three consecutive days, has doubtless picked up the loose ends of his administration sufficiently to tell the public: 1. Why it is necessary to continue the use of mules under a contract identical with one he denounced as a “graft” before he went into office. 2. Whether or not the operation of the garbage plant bought from J. P. Goodrich et al. for $175,000 after it had 'been valued by one of it3 owners at less than SIO,OOO is as much of a financial success as the mayor predicted when he declared it would pay for itself in three years. 3. Why it is now impossible to wash the city market as was customary before the Jewett administration begun. 4. When the administration is going to do something toward bringing about better street car sendee for Indianapolis. Why the city’administration refuses to make any effort, to obtain goods for sale Id Indianapolis, as has been done in Cleveland j has become of the coliseum project that afforded his honoi several months ago, I

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How does rubber ge‘. its name? Do pygmies still exist? What are “paper profits?”. This department of The Times will answer your question. If you have a question to ask,, send it with a 2-cent stamp to The Indiana Daily Times Information Bureau, Frederic J. Kaskin, Director, Washington, D. C. The answer will be sent direct to you. HOTEL NAME ON ENVELOPE. Q. Does the name of a hotel on an envelope act as a return address in case the letter can not be delivered? G. C. A. The postoffice department says that unclaimed letters bearing the card of a hotel, club, school, college or other public institution which has evidently hasn printed upon the envelope to serve as an advertisement, will not be returned unless the sender adds such request. “PAPER PROFITS.” Q. What are tlpaper profits?” F. S. A. Profits on a given transaction which can be figured out, but have not yet been realized on, are referred to as “paper profits.” PYGMIES. Q. Do pygmies still exist? M. W. L. A. There are races of pygmies in Africa, in Asia and in some of the islands of the Pacific ocean. 8 PONT AN EOT 8 COMBUSTION. Q. What is spontaneous combustion? L. A. A. The ignition of substances without any direct cause is called spontaneous combustion. When quantities of linen, paper, soil, cotton, or woolen stuffs become soaked with relatively small amounts of oils, particularly drying oils, and are exposed to a limited access of air, they may take fire. The presence of moisture aids this process. MEANING OF COLD WAVE. Q. Does a “cold wave” mean any particular temperature? M. K. L. A. This expression Is commonly used in the United tSates tq designate a fall of at least 20 degrees within twentyfour hours, bringing the temperature be-

PUSS IN BOOTS JR. By DAVID CORY.

One bright morning as Puss Junior was traveling through a deep forest,’be came to a wide river, and As he stood on the bank wondering bow he was to cross a blue-breasted pigeon flew up and said: “Master Puss Junior, beyond this river is Fairy Land. Would you visit this land of dreamy fancies?” "I.would Indeed." he. replied. "1 have traieVd long in Mother Goose Country. Let me see Fairy Land before I return I to ray father’s castle." “You shall have your wish,’’ replied the blue breasted pigeon, and she whistled a tune and pretty soon a little "Pus# Mounted the GriuUte Step# and Knocked At the Onto.” boat drew up to the bank In which were four snow white duck* with gold oars. "Jump In and they will row you over to the other side,” said the b!ue-breast ed pigeon, and then abe flew away. So Puss did as he was told, and after the little boat was well out la the middle of the stream one of the enow white ducks said to him: “Havo you never been In Fairy Land, Sir Cat?"

WHEN A GIRL MARRIES A New Serial of Young Married Life By ANN LISLE.

CHAPTER LVTII "If yon don't mind, Babbs, I’ll tumble right into bed. 1 hate to confess it, bt’t eify hours are kind of getting your old fox Neal and making him think he isn’t so foxy alter all,” said my brother ruefully the very second the door closed after Jim and Phoebe. "Bnt I do mine!. I want to talk to yon first, NeaL I don’t understand you at all. Why didn’t, yon offer to take Phoebe home? Couldn’t you see that Jim was tired?” “Yes, I could see that all right—bnt couldn’t you see that he didn’t intend letting me go with her? I wasn't going to have him mako a boob of me right in front of Phoebo by turning roe dowjj,” replied Neal, with a good deal more energy than his plea of Uff-dnegs had led me to suppose he possessed. “How do you know Jim didn't want you to take her home? Maybe he looked at you so sternly because he thought yon were too lazy to exert yourself”— “Like fun he did! A lot you know about your .Tim—or any man for that matter. Ha—he wanted to be with Phoebe. Probably had something to say to her. And I know better than t.o nag at that husband of yours once he gets his mind made up'. Now you stop nagging at me. Are you sore -because I m^ou935 Naur Industries since January 1

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low the freezing point. The weather < bureau first used the term In* 1872. ALIEN PROPERTY. Q. Is it true that alien private prop- j erty in the hands of the alien property custodian will shortly be returned to the owners? V. M. A. Under certain conditions and upon consideration of a claim filed with the alien property custodian, some property is being returned. ' v - DIRECTION AT THE POLE. Q. If it were possible to stand ta the north pole with right arm extended, in what (Jirectiofi would it point? L. O. N. A. The naval observatory says that a person at the north pole extending his arm would point toward the south. IRELAND’S FLAG. IQ. Is the flag of Ireland green or blue* J. A. M. A. The flag that is used today has a green ground with a harp on it, but on the present standard of the Britsh empire, the Irish portion is blue with a gold harp. RUBBER. Q. How does rubber get its name? , A. M. I*." A. A curious vegetable product which came from South America was found to have the property of erasing namil marks when they were rubbed with this substance; hence the name rubber. This material is now used In the manufacture of nearly 110,000 different articles. SIZING RUGS AT HOME. Q. Can you give a formula for sizing runs at home? V. SI. G. A. Take one gallon of hot water and one quart of powqpred or dry glue; keep on stove until all the glue is dissolved. Stretch the rug or carpet and tack wrong side up on the floor. With a whitewash brush go over It with the solution, being '-areful to wet it evenly, especially the edges. Paper should he put under the edges of the rug to protect the floor. Use the golntloo hot and leave the rug tacked until dry.

“Just over the border once upon a time, not so very long ago,” replied Puss. "I rermember I crossed a gingerbread bridge and went into a forest where a wicked witch lived in a gingerbread house.” “Ah,” said the snow-white duck. ” ‘twas the witch who made prisoners of Hansei and Gretci." “The very same," answered Pus# “But, tell me, Is Fairyland really a place of dreams?” “Not at all.” said the snow wMte duck, and he feathered his oar like an old sailor, and if yon don't know what “feathering' an oar is. Just ask any old sailor on the dock and he’ll tell yon. "Fairy I.and is as real as any land, only many people don't know the way there.” And then he bent to his oar and so did the three other ducks, and pretty soon they landed the little boat on the beach. “Here is a gold feather.” said the same snow-white deck, and he searched among his tall feathers until be found a gold one, and you may well believe it was well hidden, fog Puss hadn t noticed It before. "Take this gold feather and place it In your cap and It will keep you from harm." “What shall I give you.ln return?” said Pus “Have yon a story book?” asked the snow-white dm k. "My comrades and t often havp long waita before a travelor appears,” And would you believe It. Puss had a book all about himself In his knapsack. “Here Is a little book,” sstd he, and he banded to the snowwhite duck “The Adventure of Puss in. Boots, Junior,” and then that duck sat right down in the boat and rend it all through to Ms comrades, and when he reached the end Puss was far awny upon his first trip Info Fairy I.and. Well, by and by be came to a stately castle built upon a high rock, so Puss mounted the stone steps that were hewn In the gray granite and after a not to very far. he reached the postern gate. And in the next atory you ahall hear who was the owner of the castie i and what happened to Puss.—Copyright, 1930. (To be Continued.)

didn't turn Frry down when she left .’ott and Jim out of her dinner?” askeo Neal impatiently, unfastening collar and lie with an air of dismissal as he spoke. “Oh—Evvy I t;h# doesn't matter. Os course, ’ Neal, I would like to see you show a little more—stability and for the life of me I can’t understand how you can turn from Phoebe to Evelyn." Neal gwdng around and faced me with an air of laying down the Jaw and of Intending to have It heeded/ “Well, who called me to the ’phone, anyway! I'm not going to behave ilk# a cad to the girl who gave me my social start in the city when I might have been darn lonesome except for her. TANARUS, Isn't her fault that you misunderstand Evvy's l!f<4ong friendship for you, bus band, i it? The little girl has bau one shady deal from this family—Pm not going to give her another.” I stared at in amazement, Ev! dt-ntly Evvy had told him of oar te.i and the bitter conversation that spoiled its flavor. But had she managed that In the brief minutes that Neal talked to her with Phoebe and me listening to hla series of "Yes-es”—or had she 'phoned him at the office after sho left me? Could It be Evvy Neal had talked over with Jim after rerusing me his confl dence? And wks it because of Evvy that Jim hadn’t been willing to let Neal take Phoebe home? I had vowed not to ash yet I couldn’t let Phoebe suffer through my alienee. I ventured one question: “Neal, was Evelyn .Tim's reason for not letting you take Phoebe homo?” Neal stared t ran for- a moment and then broke into a Jerky laughter. “Well, I like that! What bind of an old fossil do jou take Jim for? Say he and I have more Important things to discuss than the silly quarrels you women get Into.”—Copyright, 1920. (To Bo Continued.)

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