Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 28, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 June 1921 — Page 6

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Jttirtana laito STimrs INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA. Daily Except Sunday, 25-29 South Meridian Street. Telephones—Main SBOO, New 28-351 MEMBERS OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS. . ( Chicago. Detroit, St. Louts. O. Logan Payne Cos. ▲dTcrtlslng ofllc j York. Boiton, Payne, Burnt i Smith, Inc. THAT GIBSON County affair creates an immigration problem. WONDER if Admiral Sima will now refuse to heed Secretary Denby’s recall! TOO BAD President Harding doesn’t see fit to send a carbon of Sims’ recall to George Harvey! IT IS HARD to be aroused over the annual notice to wops in the coal fields to “move on." JUDGE COLLINS is strong on innovations. Now he has accepted ignorance of the law as a defense for crime. THE NEW YORK TIMES says "Congress in on trial” again. Congress has been found guilty often enough to be termed an habitual criminal! CERTAIN NEWSPAPERS appear to find it more to their liking to misrepresent political activity than to endeavor to give their readers the truth! IF street car rerouting is to be delayed until Sam Ashby negotiates anew contract with the street car company none of the present motormeu will have to learn new routes! Utility Commission's Records The Times wishes to call the attention of its readers particularly to the series of articles It Is now publishing relative to the work of the public service commission. The facts therein contained have been collected with an infinite amount of patience and trouble, and the articles furnish an insight into the work of the commission that can be obtained only through investigation that the average citizen has neither the time nor the opportunity to make. Throughout the whole of the Goodrich administration of Indiana the public service commission was diverted from its duties as defined by law to "emergency” work, the records of which have never been kept in intelligible shape and the effects of which have been greatly to the disadvantage of the general public. During this time the secretary of the commission was actively engaged In writing political treatises for the Republican state committee and for Governor Goodrich, while the records of the commission’s conduct Was allowed to degenerate into such a shape that no one could obtain even a general comprehension of the commission’s work from them. The condition of the records assisted ably in preventing the people of the state from realizing how thoroughly their interests were being neglected by the board, and made possible the commission of offenses against public policy ani the utility act itself that were as reprehensible as any criminal act committed in the state. Now that Governor McCray has brought about a reorganization of the commission and its new members are not the hirelings of one selfish and dominating interest, there is hope that the utility law may be administered in the interests of the people for whom it was enacted. Public prejudice, which has twice threatened the utility law of the state, can only be overcome through the proper administration of that law. In order to ascertain what Is a proper administration of the law the new commission needs only review the administration of it under the Goodrich regime. It will require no special training to outline anew program in the administration of the utility law of the state. The new commission will not go far wrong if it will only find out what its predecessors did and do the opposite.

Golf and Drowned Citizens Once more the desperate need of this city for open-air bathing facilities has been demonstrated at the cost of a life. n- A young man. deprived of a safe place to swim, through the neglect ana apparent indifference of a politically operated municipality, risked his Ilf- in 'White River and lost it in a trap of which he knew not. His is the sixth death this summer that has followed the failure of the park board to provide the swimming pools it promised the community last year, when fourteen deaths followed its failure to keep the promises made the year before. This community has been trifled with long enough In the matter of bathing facilities. Ever since the municipality grew so feckless of health as to pollute Fall Creek to a point where batnlng in it is impossible, its officials have promised to provide pools for tne populace. The promises have been made regula-ry and regularly broken. Whenever there has been an attempt to enforce these promises there has been a half-hearted effort on fie part of the city to show some activity along the line of providing swimming places. This is true today. The park board is pushing along resolutions for two swimming pools as a belated concession to the demands of those persons who accepted at its face value the promise made last year of eighteen pools, to be ready for use this season. The two proposed pools do not constitute a good-faith effort to fulfill either the demand for bathing facilities nor the promises of last year. They are now being attempted merely as an "alibi"* for officials, who either talked too much last year or have grown Indifferent to public pledges. Presumably these officials do not care to swim. Possibly they have more inclination toward golf. Certainly they are now showing very poor Judgment and very little regard for public opinion, when they undertake to purchase a golf course for $98,000, while citizens are drowning nearly every day for lack of bathing facilities the $98,000 would provide.

Let*s Do It! The proposal to make Butler College of today the University of Indianapolis of tomorrow is one that should appeal to all the public-spirited citizens of Indianapolis as worthy of their whole-hearted support. Preliminary to its consummation is the effort to bring about the location of the institution on the beautiful acres of Fairview Park, which is now merely a liability of the suffering street car company. If the school can be provided with anew and more desirable site and the street car company relieved of a burden that no longer helps it to care for the transportation problems of this city then two great benefits will be realized with no appreciable loss to any one. We foresee no good reason why this project for the betterment of Indianapolis should not be a success. There is, no doubt, the danger that petty advantages that might accrue to 6ome individual or individuals will prove stumbling blocks in the way of smooth adjustments in the program. But the ultimate good to the community should overcome any loss to the street car company, the ultimate development of the school should offset the expenditures necessary to the new site and in the end everybody will profit Let us not quarrel about how we make Indianapolis a better city. Let’s do ltl Why Fear a Vote? There would seem to be no good reason why the proposal to purchase two blocks of Indianapolis property and add it to the site of the proposed world's war memorial should not be submitted to a vote of the people of Indianapolis. If there is a rentiment among the citizens of Indianapolis for this addition to the memorial the advocates of it should not hesitate to test that sentiment If the sentiment is against It then, certainly, the advocates of it do not desire to expend the public’s money in the face of that sentiment. An effort Is now being made to obtain the signatures of 6 per cent of the voters of Indianapolis to a remonstrance, the effect of which will be merely to put the additional .purchase up to the vote of the qualified voters of Indianapolis. The most surprising thing about this remonstrance is that the persons who are interested in its circulation not corns out Into the open acfl let the publlo know their objective and their reasons for It,

Ye TOWNE GOSSIP Copyright, 1921. by Star Company. By K. C. B

WHILE THE raindrops fell. * • • > AND WE sat and and talked. • • * AND WHILE we talked. • * WE GOT around. • • • TO OUTDOOR sport. • *■ • AND THE older man. • * • USED TO play lacrosse. • * IN HIS old home town. • • • VV IN Canada. '* * • AND I asked him where. • * • AND DARN my hide. • • • IF HE hadn't played. • * • JUST WHERE I played • • • AND I asked his name. • • • AND TOLD him mine. • • • AND WE both of us grabbed. • • • AT THE very same time. • • • AND I got my hand. • • • ALL OVER paint. • • • FOR THE hanged old stiff. * • • ONCE KNOCKED my nose. • • • CLEAR OCT of A Joint IN A game of lacrosse. • • • AND ANYWAY. • * • HE'S GOING to climb up. • * • FROM THE floor below. • it AT NOON tomorrow. • • # AND HATE hot coffee. • • • WITH HIS noonday lunch. 0 0 0

ON THE building. • • • IN WHICH I Uve. • • • THERE’S A fireescape. • • • IN WHICH I work. * * • and yesterday. • • TWO PAINTERS came. • * • ON THE Journey down. • • FROM THE floors above. * • * WITH BCCKET9 of paint. ... A BRIGHT red paint. • • • AND BRIGHT red brushes. • • • AND RED themselves. • • • .AND THET painted away. • • * THE WHILE one sang. • • • AND THE other whistled. * • • AND THE sun went out. • • • BEHIND A cloud. • • • AND THE sky grow dark. • • • AND A light rain fell. • • * AND I opened my window. • • • AND ASKED them in. • • • AND THEY both crawled through. AND IXCKY It W 8 8. • • • I lIAD cigars. • • AND WE all three smoked. • • • AND ONE of them. • • • WAS JCST a youth. • • • AND THE other bad hair. • • • WITH A tinge of gray. • • •

SPEEDING COMET HURTLES BY US Misses Earth by Scant Margin of 10,000,000 Miles. YORK, Juno 14.—Wlnnecke’s comet, hurtling and crashing through space with the speed of one hundred express trains, today Is plurtglng headlong In space, after having missed the earth by a scant margin of ten million miles. It passed unnoticed on Broadway, but caused a great deal of excitement In the Ghetto quarters of the East Side, wherv It required the combined assurances of astronomers, police, rabbis and priests yesterday to persuade some of the older Inhabitants that the danger was past. Revival of ago-oid fears, deep-rooted In tradition, raised tha question of Just what possibility there might be of a comet striking the earth and elicited the astonishing answer from a number of astronomical authorities that an eventual collision is not only possible but extremely probable and almost sure to come. Some time the earth will be destroyed by a head-on collision with Just such a fiery visitor as the one now rushing through the skies, astronomers say. The probability is that the devastating visitor, which astronomers believe is sure to come within the next one hundred million years, neither will be the Winnecke comet nor any of the forty others now known to be flying around the solar system. Yet It already may be on Its way from some illimitable distance in outer space. The YVlnnecke comet has been a fre quent visitor since 1819, one hundred years ago, when It was first discovered by a Frenchman named Pons at Marseilles. After discovering the comet, however, he carelessly mislaid It, and It had to be discovered all over again by Wtnnecke a half century later. It comes back every five years.

PUSS IN BOOTS JR. Br Davitl Cory. CHAPTER CCCLXII. Kow, when Pirns reached the little door In the cave, which the little mermaid had shown him In the last story, she said to him, “Tap gently three times." And then, all of a sudden, it opened and there stood a great Sea Serpent. "What do you want'” he asked with a dreadful hiss, and his breath was like steam adn bis long red tongue like a thin flame. Puss started back, for he wns Just the least little bit afraid. But Just then the mermaid said : "Oh, wise Serpent, do not frighten Puss Junior. He is traveling through our country and means no harm.” “Then he may come Into my kingdom," replied the great Serpent, and telling Puss to follow, he glided swiftly away. It was a strange country in which Puss found himself as be followed after the great Serpent, who was now some distance ahead. Great trees and mosscovered rocks were on every side, and only by keeping to the narrow path was it possible to find a way through them. But Puss kept right on, and by and by the Serpent stopped at a gate la a high atone wall, which swung open slowly after he had tappod upon It. “Once upon a time, not so very long ago," began the Serpent, “a young prince lived In this castle. But one day a wicked magician came disguised as a poor beggar to the kitchen door and asked for bread. Now It happened to be baking day and the royal baker had his loaves of dough in the oven, but no bread in the pantry. So he turned to the beggar and In a cross voice said, ‘You must wait uhtil evening. I have no bread for yon.’ And this made the beggar man dreadfully angry, and In another minute he waved a stick which he carried In his hand, and cried, ‘Bet the master of this castle become n serpent and all his household snakes!' And then, all of sudden, a great change came over all who ‘lived In the castle. The prince turned Into a serpent and all bis retainers and servants became snakes." “Cheer up," said Puss, for he knew at once that the Serpent was the poor prince In disguise. “I have helped many a poor man who has been under a spell,” and In the next story you shall hear what Puss did for the poor Serpent prince.—Copyright, 1921. (To Be Continued )

INDIANA DAILY TIMES, TUESDAY, JUNE 14,1921.

JEALOUS HUSBANDS MAY BE CURED OVER TEA CUPS Farce and Shakespeare Mix on Same Stage—Some Vaudeville News

Even tea may act like a heart balm. ! Truthfully, I never had much faith In tea until I witnessed “Tea for Three, - ’ a smart comedy by Rol Cooper Megrue. The tea, the tea table and the guest at the tea table cause all the trouble and even a husband's Jealousy. My personal respect for tea has mounted considerably since seeing this comedy, although I remember that certain vaudevllia actors last season considered it great fun to remark, “You can't shake your shimmy on tea." “Tea for Three” some time ago became quite a fad in New York City because It attracted careless thinkers from a certain social class who thrive on “smart" situations. This comedy Is at times a smart satire on the eternal strugangle. At times it Is nearly too smart. The whole thing is done In such perfect good taste that It would be considered “common” to admit that “Tea for Three” is mild entertainment. This play has never cause 1 me to enthuse and I have always bad the Idea that the author never wrote this play from drinking a cup of tea. “Tea for Three” Is a well-bred comedy, well written. In fact nearly too well written. It Is all talk and very little action, but the skill of the author in putting word* together for the purpose of making situations, gives the various scenes considerc v .e action. The spectator Is Interested only in three characters—a married woman, the husband and the “other" man. The “other” man decides to sip tea at the home of the married woman, although the husband would relish the idea if the “other" man would drink his tea elsewhere. When that is the order of business, the “other" man compel* the wife to come to his rooms. He is so “devilish” clever that In the end the poor simp husband Is not only Insisting that he come to tea every day, but that he take to his room the picture of the wife. The brand of tea used by the Stuart Walker's players at the Mnrat last night appeared to be satisfactory. Blanche Yurka Is cast as the wife, George Somnes is the husband and McKay Morris Is the tea drinker. As there is no chance at character development, the trio is able to use their own mannerisms. In fact we three clever people Impersonating threo clever characters. The settings are In good taste and the actors gave the Impression that the tea wa* as agreeable. “Tea for Three" Is delightful nonsense —nothing more. It is a fad and If you don't like It yon are not up-to-date. “Tea for Three" remains the offering at the Murat all wees.—W. 0. H. -I- -I- -IDOl BI.E BILL OFFERED BY THE KELLYS AT ENGLISH’S. Gregory Kelly and Ruth Fordon are compromised at English's this week. And what a time they have reaching that greatly to be desired Date! For six long hours—stago time, my dear reader—they try by means of clinches—made famous In the movies—and by other routes with Indifferent success to reach the state of compromise, then with tun aid of a weird collection of bottles, containing a still more weird collection of mixtures and by rolling around on the floor In a bear skin—the “a” saves us there—presto, they have arrived! “Fair and Warmer" It Is that compromises these two favorites and fair and warmer It promises to be at English’s this whole week through. Tho first nlghters liked It fine Judging from the re/eptlon they gave It. They will tell their neighbors and friends, who In turn will tell theirs and there you are. Kelly is the too good hasband, who grows monotonous to his wife because he always agrees with her, always stays at home, never complains when she gads about with other short, who at all times conducts himself In so admirable a manner that no other “woman wants her husband," she walls to a

KEEPING HOUSE WITH THE HOOPERS |

(The Hoopers, an average American family of five, living In a suburban town, on a limited Income will toll the render* of the Dally Times how the muny present day problems of the home are solved by wokring ou the budget that Mrs. Hooper bus evolved and fouud practical. Follow them daily In an interesting review of their home life and learu to meet the conditions of the high cost of living with them.) TUESDAY. Betty was Irritable and cross because of an annoying little sty that bad appeared on one of her eyes, almost over night, and Henry was very much concerned at breakfast at Us Inflamed appearance. “Don’t worry about It, Henry," said Mrs. Hooper. “I shall 4>athe it today with a simple lotion of lukewarm water and salt and It will probably have dis appeared by night. It Is always each a mistake to begin elaborate treatment for every little s:gn If trouble with the children, the way you always feel In cllned to do.” “I suppose that la true, Mary,” re piled Henry, "but when I hear the men at the office constantly telling of the things that nre tho matter with their children, and of how many times they send for the doctor I'm always expecting that something ought to happen to ours some time.” Mrs. Hooper langhed as she handed Henry his coffee. "Well, It seems to me that so few things outside of epidemic diseases or accidents ought to befall healthful children that tho surprising part of it Is that there are so many parents worried to death w-lth doctors bills. They JuSt don't keep them in good condition with food and exercise and plenty of sleep, that Is all.” “Which reminds me, Roger,” said his father, "It seems to me that you have been staying up very late for the last week or so. Tve seen a light In your room long after you are supposed to be asleep.” “Oh, I've been cramming for my examinations,” answered Roger. “I have the last one today snd I'm all In. They've been something fierce.” Roger looked heavy-eyed and sleepy as he finished bis breakfast and Mrs. Hooper remarked : "I certainly can’t understand, when you spend a ccnrple of hours every night regularly over your home lessons, why it is necessary to have all this extra strain at the end of the term." "Well, I don't know," answered Roger. “A fellow never feels real safe unless he studies that way before the examinations. I suppose and they do ask the craziest things that you are sure to have forgotten." “Well, I believe the time will come when all the children 1j the country will be promoted from one grade to the next on their daily records and not have to undergo these dreadful examinations two or three times a year.” "Your woman’s club ought to get busy on It, then." said Henry, as he rose from the breakfast table, "because a great many places of which I have heard already have that plan working in their public schools." After breakfast Mrs. Hooper bathed Betty’s inflamed eye and went to the laundry to do her washing. Mrs. Campbell appeared for a moment Just as she was rinsing the first load. ‘Tve been wanting to see bow that contraption really worked," she said, “but I'm trying so hard to keep right on my time schedule that you made out for me that I can't spare a minute to run over any more In the mornings." "How la the plan of keeping an regular

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MR. GEORGE SOMNES. In "Tea for Three,” the current offering of the Walker players at tho Murat, Mr. Somnes plays the role of the husband who pays for the tea which the ‘other" man sips while uttering sweet but clever nonsense.

friend who resides In the apartment above. Miss Gordon is the wife of the friend dwelling in tho upper apartment, and she’s Just the typo of the little Innocent who believes In her husband, even when he leaves her one night each week to attend the “mystic shrine,” which Isn't a alirlL' t or even mystic, as a matter of fact, being nothing more than a poker game with the boys "around the corner." But she couldn’t understand that—her folk are Baptists-so believes him when he has to fake some other yarn, and is content to let It go r.s “Elks" or “Buffaloes"—*he knows it's “some animal,” and one is as good as the ether to her. But that's getting ahead of the lines. Before this admirable understanding Is arrived at, this monotonous husband and this innocent wife are shaken out of their usual state of calm trustfulness and indulge in one wild orgy, and that In the apartment below, while, the wife of the one and tbo husband of the other are each seeking excitement in their own way away from their own firesides. Some orgy it is. too, which is rather time until the flock of the hereinbefore mentioned bottles are called into play— I whs t Is in them?) —when the action picks up fast and gains momentum so fast tlint they can't stop it. It does stop, however, but not until after there's wild talk about divorces —two of them—the discovery of a woman under a bed—the Innocent wife it is and the bed that of the monotonous husband but we ou.t in front know all the time that everything is all right, so the compromising situation* are not so bad as they might be in spoken or printed word. Mr. Kelly has an admirable cast for his company this week—the mere mentioning of them will be suffldcut. In addition to himself and the eharmln Mls Gordon, there's Angela Ogden, as the wife of the monotonous husband: Byron Beasley nr- the husband of the innocent wife; V.'Ulis Clark as the ‘other man;’’ Floreuce Murphy a* the maid, who has one line, “There’s too

time working out, Mrs. Campbell?" asked Mrs Hooper. “Oh. perfectly fine." replied her neighbor. "I have no end of time to spare now In the afternoons that I never used to have. I get an hour or so together when I never used to have a minute, and I'm getting a lot of sowing done while I sit down comfortably and have my nice cup of tea with a friend or my sister into the bargain. It Is really worth all the trouble of getting used to working on a schedule. “Before you go t want to give you this recipe for clam and celery bisque," satd Mrs. Hooper. “It sounds expensive but It is so hearty and filling that you don't need must else for a meal.” BISQUE OF CELERY WITH CLAMS. Parboil one quart of clams in their own liquid until the edges curl than strain and keep the liquid. Remove tha bard part of the clams and chop finely. To the clam liquor add one quart of water. four chopped stalks of celery, two (dices of onion, half a bay leaf, one clove and two sprigs of parsley finely chopped. Season with a teaspoonful of paprika. Simmer for three quarters of a l hour, adding at the end of fifteen minutes half a cupful of cooked seasoned rice. Add the soft parts of the clams and the chopped portions with two cupfuls of milk. Again bring to tho boiling point ar.d pour on the beaten yolks of two egg*. Return to the upper part of the double holler and stir constantly until we!" thirkonpd. ihe menu for the three meals on Wednesday are: BREAKFAST. Orange Juice Cereal Egg Benedict Muffins Coffee LUNCHEON SMeed Veal Loaf Brpad and Butter Cookies Sliced Bananas DINNER Cream of Celery Soup Trtpe Spanish Brown Potatoes Stuffed Tomatoes Fruit Mixed (Copyright, 1921.)

HOROSCOPE “The stars Incline, bat da not compel:"

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13. Kindly stars rule dominantly today, although there are Btrong counter Influences. according to astrology. The sun and Mars nre In benofte aspect, while Jupiter and Uranus are adverse. It is a sway under which better luck will be assured where the aid of persons In power Is sought than will be found *in Individual effort. Deception Is supposed to be more readily accomplished during this direction of the stars than at other times, and women will practice many foolish arts with easy success, astrologers warn. Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a successful year financially, but there Is likely to be temptation to waste time and money in p'eacure. Children born on this day are likely to be favorites with the opposite sex. These subjects of Gemini usually rise rapidly In any calling they choosp and they easily gain success.—(Copyright. 1921.) WHEELS CENTURIES OLD. Q. Who Invented the wagon wheel? M. B. W. A. The present day wheel for vehicles is an evolution from the wheels roughly made from solid blocks of wood and attached to carts which were used centuries before the Roman conquest.

damn many bells In this house," that brought one of the biggest hands of the evening, with Wallace Ford and Howard Hill, as two moving van men, who are merely incidental to the play. Then from this modern, present day farce, Mr. Kelly takes a bold plunge, stepping back In history a few hundred years and presenting, with the aid of Miss Gordon, the balcony scene from the Shakespeare's “Romeo and Juliet.” “Fair and Warmer,” with the balcony scene as an added feature, will be the bill at English’s all the week. The farce is Ideal entertainment for these warm evenings and the balcony scene is an Interesting experiment that was very tvell received last Light. -I- -I- -IYOUNCSTER AT LYRIC HAS WICKED SHOULDER. Hot weather pep is all that keeps actors going these torrid days, and that's what aids the artists at the Lyric this week, for It's no easy task to hop around a stage with the mercury hovering outside about the 93 mark. But when one sees that little trick of a girl, looking cool as a watermelon In the delicatessen window, shaking that mean looking little shoulder, and sending out her winsome voice, one forgets about the scorching sun outside. “The Little Case," with some girls who ore clever at music and dancing, and with a comedian that more than oifce in awhile puts over some real comedy, is the feature of thisc week's bill. Some of the comedy treads on dangerous ground now and then, but on the whole, the act Is one that pleases. Jeanette, with her saxaphone. entertains. giving a pleasing effect to the ear, and the "Act Gorgeous" follows np with a pleasing effect to the eye. Herman and Clifton, In their singing and talking act. are pleasing, while the McNaughtons present some unusual comedy, although there are portions that might be unapproved by the censors. It would not bo hard to guess who Is the master, or rather the “boss," of the Bassett and Burley team, for the female of the species In this instance exhibits some remarkable strength, i Other acts on the bill are Temple and O'Brien, in a playlet, and Minett and Reidl, accordionists. -1- -[- -|- ‘BLOSSOMS’ TOPS NEW KEITH’S BILL. “Blossoms," a happy combination of pretty girls, versatile men and music Is i being presented by Gil Brown at B. F. i Keith's this week. Particularly attractive are "ye olde tyme” frocks and colonial costumes of the sextette, in the opening number. Some Intricate dances are toed by one youthful maiden Snd syncopated harmonies are generously sprinkled through the act. The voices are noticeably good and the young singers have chosen a group of “peppy” songs that please the general run of ' folk. C'arleton and Bellew are an unique duo, | who in a quiet way put over a lot of ; musical talk and duets with decided originality. Other acts include Zomater and Smith, who do hair raising "stunts" on horizontal bars; Lee Barth, who has a smooth tongue for a dozen or so different dialects, which be uses to advantage in stories of humorous and serious character, and the I)e Bourg Sisters, French tricksters, who have the advantage of their audience by their fluent use of the French language. Fun Foto films together with the Pathe News weekly complete the bill. -I- -I- -I----3N TBE SCREEN. The movie menu today Is as follows: “A Wise Fool" at the Ohio. “Dream Street” at I.oew's State; "Wedding Bells" at the Circle; "A Kiss In Time" at tho Alhambra; “The Mask" at Mister Smith's; “Black Bauty" at the Isis; Hearts of the West” at the Regent and “The Last Door” at the Colonial.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

(Any reader can get the answer to any question by writing THE INDIANA DAILY TIMES INFORMATION BUREAU, FREDERIC J. 11AMKIN, DIRECTOR, WASHINGTON, D. C. This off, r applies strictly to tlon. Tne bureau cannot give advi a ou legal, medical and financial matters. It does not attempt to settle domestic troubles, nor to undertake exhaustive research on any subject Write your questions plainly end briefly. Give full mime and address aud enclose 2 cents In stamps for return postage. All replies are sent direct to the Inquirer.) TO CLEAN STATUE. Q. How can a white plaster parts statue he cleaned that has become dark with dust and dirt? P. E. A. A. White plaster of parts can be cleaned with whiting. CHINESE FOR "BOOK." Q. What Is the Chinese word for “book ?” A. The Chinese call a book "shoo." It la written with two characters, one meaning “pencil,” the other “speak." HORSESHOE SUPERSTITION. Q. How did the horseshoe come to be looked upon as an emblem of luck? R I. D. A. The superstition regarding the horseshoe as an emblem of luck Is believed to be connected with customs of the ancient Romans. They drove nails Into the walls of their houses as an antidote against the plague, and In the mid die ages horseshoes were nsed over the doorways of houses In order to keep out witches.

NO MARTIN LUTHER STAMPS. | Q- When will the postoffica put the j Martin Luther stamps on sale? T. M. i A. The Postoffice Department says that i it has not issued such stamps and does ! not contemplate such an Issue. SUPERSTITION EXPLODED. Q A says that snakes dying do not ; meet death until the sun goes down. Is j this true? F. M. A. The Biological Survey says that there Is no foundation In fact for the superstition that snakes do not die until the sun sets. OCEAN DEPTH MEASURE. Q. Please tell me how scientists measure the depth of the ocean. C. D. T. A. The hydrographic office of the Navy Department says that the depth of the ocean Is measured by a long, thin wire, which Is wound on a drum so that when wound up It Is like the thread on a spool. A heavy leaden weight Is attached to tho end of the wire which is lowered. The leaden weight pulls the wire off the spool until It hits the bottom. There is an arrangement on the spool which shows the lengths of the wire whichi has been taken off the spool and thus Indicates the entire length of wtro which has descended. In this way ! the depth of the ocean at that point is ascertained. MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT. Q. How many members each have Ungland. Ireland, Wales and Scotland lu .Parliament? R. E. P. A. The membership of the British Parliament House of Lords,’ is (592 members with sixteen Scottish and twenty Irish peers who are also British and nineteen Scottish and fifty-seven Irish who are hereditary member*, but are elected by peers of their own country. The House of Commons consists of 670 members—46l for England, 34 for Wales, 72 for Scotland and 108 for Ireland—one for every 70,000 people of Great Britain and Me for every 43,000 of .Ireland.

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Miss Mary Dolly Bailey, the first woman to be named Assistant United States Distrlst Attorney, declares the violators of the prohibition law will be summarily dealt with if she has charge of the prosecution of their cases.

GEOLOGISTS TO MAKE SURVEY Coal and Other Resources to Be Studied During Summer. The division of geology of the State department of conservation will conduct a geological survey of a portion of Indiana during the summer, Dr. W. N. Logan, State geologist, who will direct the work, announced today. Dr. E. R. Cummings of Indiana University, which State college operates with the conservation department in economic geok gieal research, will investigate the older rocks of this State aDd ietermine their relation to rocks of similar age in Ohio and Kentucky. A detailed study of the Mlssissippian group of rocks in Indiana now being made by Dr. C. A. Mallott will be continued, the formations in the southern part of the State being Investigated. Dr. W. M. Tucker, fol.owing his return from a trip to the Pacific coast, will investigate the Pleistocene deposits, the announcement says. The regular field party under dlrec tion of Dr. assisted by J. R. Reeves, will study tho northern portion of the coal area of the State. All phases of the geology of this region will be studied in detail In the field. Samples of coal, fire clays, oil shales and other economic products will be collected for study. In the laboratory at Indiana University. In addition to Dr. Logan and Mr. Reeves, the personnel of this survey includes H. L. Barnett, G. G. Bartle. R. E. Esnrey, M. A. Harrell, T. C. Heistand. J. L. Moore, E. I. Lueas, W. P. Kawles and K. W. Ray.

LOSES NO TIME IN BRINGING SUIT Filed 24 Hours After Bond Declared Forfeited. Within twenty-four hours after Judge James A. Collins of the Criminal Court had declared forfeited a SI,OOO surety bond “securing” the appearance of W. P. Williams, known as “Pete," the bond signed by Harry Bookedis. Prosecutor William P. Evans instituted a suit on the bond in Circuit Court. The prosecutor is losing no time in filing suit on all bonds declared forfeited by Judge Collins. Williams failed to appear in Criminal Court for trial, after he had appealed front tho city court, where he was fined SSOO and sentenced to serve six months in Jail. Federal authorities have announced that they are looking for Williams also because of his failure to appear in the Federal Court some weeks ago. Hires Pals to Pursue Thief, Gets Kicked Philip Glogos. 28. SI West Morris street, saw a thief take his car from a parking space near 26 Kentucky avenue, last night. He hired two men to accompany him in the pnrsuit. The men. however, were the pais of the thief who stole Glogos' automobile. They kicked Glogos out of their automobile at White River and Kentucky avenue. He was cut and bruised. The two men continued the “pursuit.” Later the police recovered Glogos' automobile deserted at Kentucky avenue and Ray street. Shots Liven Debate in Turk Assembly LONDON, June 14.—Revolver shots were exchanged during a heated debate In the Turkish Nationalist assembly at Angora, said a dispatch from Constantinople. Mustapha Kemal Pasha, head of the Turkish Nationalist cabinet, threatened to resign.

Are You Battling With Bugs? Insects take as lively in interest it your home garden as you do. Unless yo>know now to combat them, they are going to eat your vegetables and you are not. You may have had some experience In fighting the Insect enemies of your crops, but you cannot have had as much as the experts of the Department of Agriculture. These experts have written a seventytwo page booklet, describing every bug and disease which threatens your garden, and how to combat them. This Is the largest and most elaborate Farmers’ Bulletin ever Issued by the Department of Agriculture, and is printed ror free distribution to the public. Our Washington Information Bureau wi’l secure n copy for any one who sends in his name and address with 2 cents in stamps for return postage. In filling out the coupon print name and addresA or be sure to write plainly.

Frederic .1. Hoskin, Director, The Indiana Dally Times Information Bureau, Washington, D. C. I enclose herewith 2 cents in stamps for return postage on a flee copy of The Garden Insect Book. Name Street . City State

HARDING ASKS LEGISLATION TO SHIFT CABINET Regrouping of Certain Duties Necessary for Efficiency, > He Declares.

WASHINGTON, June 14.-—President Harding and the Cabinet hare agreed on the necessity for Intertransfer of certain branches among Government depart ments, the Presiderc said in a letter to Walter Brown, chsirman of the Joint, Congressional Committee on Reorganization. The President urged Immediate legislation in this end, to Increase trative efficiency and economy, ! The committee Indorsed the President's plan in a secret session. The President's letter follows: “My Dear Mr. Brown: The problem assigned to your committee has been dlcussed’"4it length in several recent meets, ingg of tho Cabinet. The views of thos>)ij| charged with the responsibility of administering the executive branch of the Government have so far crystallized that I deem it proper to present for your consideration the general conclusions. “Since It Is extremely difficult, to administer efficiently departments which Include wholly dissimilar and unrelated services, and quite Impossible to administer economically Identical or similar services which are scattered throughout several departments, it would eeem nec essary at the outset of the work of reorganization to provide a statutory regrouping of governmental activities to the end, as far as practicable, thnt each department shall be made of agencies having substantially the same major purpose, and, further, that Identical or similar services shall be grouped together. “This task accomplished, the work of eliminating duplication by consolidation and otherwise, and of devising efficient administrative efforts for the several departments, could then be taken up in logical order and prosecuted effectively. “The executive and Cabinet are of one mind that a bill reallocating the governmental services upon the principle above outlined should be prepared and strongly recommended to Congress for at speedy passage as possible. In order that then* may be no unnecessary delay In bringing about the governmental economy which our duty enjoins upon us and which the country Is demanding and expecting. To this end we pledge yonl committee our hearty cooperation.”

OWNERS OF CARS SEIZED HAPPY Autos Taken in Booze Traffic May Not Be Held Under Revenue Act. Innocent owners of automobiles seized In liquor raids by Federal prohibition agents will breathe more easily as a re- | suit of a devision handed down by the l Supreme Court of the United State* under date of June 1. Copies of the decision were received by Frederick Van Nuys, UnlJd States district attorney, today. The cist of the opinion is that by the pns.-age of the Volstead act, Congrea* did not intend to retain in effect the penalties imposed by the revenue act. One effect of this decision will be that procedure against automobiles seized while transporting liquor can be brought only under the Volsiead act and not under the revenue act. The revenue act made confiscation of machines so seized mandatory, regardless of whether or not the owner of the ear had knowledge of the purpose for which the car was being used. Under the Volstead act the car may be returned to the owner where it is shown that he had no knowledge of the transportation and had takers no part in it. |I There are now about eighty case* Os seized automobiles pending in the local’ Federal Court, many of which were purchased on the payment plan from dealers or which were being used by person* other than their owners when seized. In anticipation of a decision of thi* character all automobile seizure cases in Federal Court here have been brought under the provisions of the Volstead act. Another result of the decision will be that Federal Courts cannot impose any penalty on defendants for failure to pay the revenue tax on liquor manufactured in violation of the law. The decision stated that while Congress may tax the liquor, the tax does not begin to run until tho discovery of the violation. Thi* will mean that In the future therq will be no such an offense -as defrauding- the Government out of the tax. In this connection Mr. Van Nuys re--ceivei a letter from the office of the Attorney General at Washington asking for a list of cases where defendants had been given sentences under the revenue act in excess of sentences permitted by the Volstead act. Floyed J. Mattlce, assistant United States District Attorney, after examining the records, said that no such penalties have been inflicted In the local Federal Court. The case on which the Supreme Conrt decision is based is the United State* against Boze and CousiD Yuginovlch, and was up on appeal from the Oregon District Court.

DR. MAYO HITS AT VIVISECTION Investigation League Indorses Sentiments. NEW YORK. June H.—The nationaL executive committee of tho Vivisection Investigation League yesterday Indorsed the statement by Di. William J. Mayo, the distinguished surgeon of Rochester, Minn., in which he demanded the protection of dogs from the vivisection table. In an address this week before the Boston Surgical Society, held in connection with the convention of the American Medical Association, Dr. Mayo said: “The dog must be protected from the ‘wanton experimenter.’ For at least 4,010 year* the dog has been man's friend and companion, and the practice of buying stolen family pets at small prices for animal experimentation has alienated the public." Mrs. Clinton Pinckney Farrell of New York City, president of the Vivisection Investigation League, announced that the statement by Dr. Mayo had a distinct bearing on the national movement now on foot to put through In April by Senator Henry L. Myers of Montana. “The country has become aroused to the need of protecting dogs from experimentation," said Mrs. Farrell. “The demand of Dr. Mayo that dogs be protected from vivisection is Indicative of the popular sentiment against using 'man’s best friend' on the experimental table. Humane societies all over country are working for the protection! of dogs. Very recently the White Housal added it* support to this movement. Thai magnificent record of dogs In the great ' war called the attention of the American people to tha responsibility we *ll owe the dog for his protection."