Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 127, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 October 1923 — Page 4
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“STOP” SIGNS AS TRAFFIC AID I p l OLICE CHIEF RIKHOFF suggests all main thoroughfares I*l be protected by “stop” signs—a rule compelling autoists approaching from intersecting streets to halt before proceeding. Whereupon a few more verbal brickbats are hurled at the chief’s head. We believe the chief’s idea has merit. The boulevard stop plan unquestionably is a success. Indiana Highways and Motors, official organ of the Allied Motor Commerce of Indiana, says the plan has added to the pleasure and safety of driving a motor vehicle in this city and adds: “Before the rule went into effect, cars darted across boulevards from minor streets and alleys with hardly a lcok at the boulevard traffic. This resulted in many collisions and it was necessary for the boulevard traffic to be constantly and keenly alert to avoid them. “City trained drivers from other places complained of this condition, saying that in their home cities boulevard traffic had the right of way and this led them to expect similar conditions here and threw them off guard against traffic from minor cross streets. “This phase of the matter deserves emphasis. So many cities ■ are now protecting boulevard traffic that all should do it, as an ever increasing number of motorists expect and depend on it. “There is probably hardly a city in Indiana which does not have at least one through traffic street on which the traffic should be protected from that on the intersecting streets. The rule is popular as people quickly appreciate the protection it affords. r
BALLOTS VS. BULLETS mN LOOKING back over turbulent Oklahoma and the election that marked the beginning of the end for Governor Walton’s despotism, the thing that stands out brightest of all is the fact that his overthrow was accomplished without a shot being fired or a drop of blood being shed. A “peaceful revolution” it was, and at the same time a tribute to the efficacy of the American form of government. It demonstrated that the ballot, rather than the bullet, offers the best redress for civil and political wrongs. The nation owes a lot to those sane and clear-headed Oklahomans who, under threat of bloodshed by Governor Walton, replied not in kind, but grimly buckled on their shooting irons and stood guard at the polls so that the will of the people might be expressed in orderly fashion. Had they resorted to violence or had they adopted Walton’s methods, Oklahoma would have run Ted with blood and a nation that boasts of the freedom of its people to seek redress at the voting booths would have been bowed in shame. Klansmen and anti-Klansmen alike strapped on their guns and stood side by side at the polls to see that the voters got a square deal. Hurriedly-organized, the “ballot box revolution” gave Oklahomans opportunity to express their attitude on a foolish and unnecessary dictatorship. v '■■■■ ■ ■■■— ANOTHER FIRE RELIC PASSES an abandoned fire station at 28 E. Maryland St. is [WI taken over by the jewelry firm which has purchased it from the city, the echo of bygone days will die away. The impatient berft of horses’ hoofs will give way to the gentle tap, tap of the goldsmith’s instruments. In the place of alert men waiting to Berve humanity in a heroic effort will be men spending their days creating bits of beauty to satisfy milady. As the transformation of this landmark of the city’s yesterday takes place, the men of today will remember the thrill of hearing the fire, whistle and then watching the steeds dash by. They will think of the dreams they onoe had of some day riding behind such horses. Then they will smile, perhaps, as they recall that, although fire stations and methods of fighting fires have changed, the heart of a boy remains always the same; that the lad of today longs to ride on a fire truck, just as his father’s greatest ambition was to drive the horses to a burning building.
RECIPE FOR HAPPINESS S*™”! A.VAGES on South Sea islands get more satisfaction and happiness out of life than we do with our incessant pursuit of the dollar. Dean Charles R. Brown of Yale Divinity School makes this comment. It is open to argument. But happiness certainly requires more than material possessions. For instance, the early American pioneer who farmed his ten-acre clearing in the forest undoubtedly was happier than the modern farmer with his fields stretching as far as he can see. The happiest people seem to be the ones with simple wants. It doesn’t take much to satisfy them. That’s why there’s something appealing to all of us in the home simply and comfortably furnished, with a touch of luxury here and there. On the same principle that the young woman who can afford only one dia-* mond gets more real joy from her lone diamond than the fich woman with diamonds galore. Recently we visited a home that cost $50,000 to furnish. It had about everything that any one oould desire. But gradually the impression grew on the visitor that the furnishings were too fine. Like living in a candy shop, compared with having a candy appetite and only a pound of bonbons available. Our civilization is machine-made. We've been passing through a period of big production mania. As if the way to happiness were to heap our country to overflowing with autos, garments, furniture, eto. The result: All dressed up and no place to go. Material things cease to be tools of happiness shortly after our actual wants are fully supplied. We’d rather be a boy living in a log cabin with a radio than a prince in a palace. “HOW vast is the universe? asks a Harvard professor of astronomy. We don’t know, but if the rest of it is having as much trouble as we are, we rise to remark that the li’l old earth is right in the middle of a blamed bad fix. THE pre-war Russian government debt has now heen formally computed at 16,826 billions of dollars, gold. It is now up to the 11-year-old wonder, who has just entered Cornell, to tell us'how much this is in rubles. f ► /
HIGH PRICED LAND CAUSE OF FAILURE Tenants on Farms With High Rent Basis Also Go Bankrupt, This Is the fifth of six articles by Harold C. Place, editor of the Des Moines News. on4‘'What's the Matter With the Farmers?” By HAROLD C. PLACE OURT records in the Middle West disclose that the fnajori__J ity of the farmers who have ?one into bankruptcy during the past three years fall Into two classes. First, those who were caught with high-priced land when the depression came and, with subsequent low prices on farm products, were unable to meet their payments or interest charges: second, tenants who contracted to pay a fixed sum, based on Inflated value, for the use of farms and found their income left no other alternative but bankruptcy. Os these, by far the larger proportion who took ad van take of the provision for voluntary bankruptcy were cash tenants. That there were not more is because many landlords remitted a large part of the rent duo. Despite the number of farm tenants who have gone to the wall, an alarming Increase in farm tenancy continues each year. In lowa, for example. 23.8 per cent of the farms were operated by tenants In 1880. In 1920 the percentage had climbed to 41.7 per cent. Capital Increases The answer to this situation is not hard to determine. The reason is found in the Increasing capitalistic nature of farming. In 1880 the average investment per farm in lowa was $3,893. In 1920 it was $39,942. Farming has become a big business with a considerable outlay of capital beyond the means of the average man. If the purchaser must pay 6 per cent on his money borrowed to acquire a farm and the land yields him no more than a living or even as high as 2 per cent, the returns from operation leave a staggering deficit which few desire to shoulder. Dirt Farmer Comments An interesting comment on this phase of the situation was made to me by Mayor James McGhee of Mason City. Mayor McGhee is a real dirt farmer. For years he tilled the soil and still owns a $70,000 farm outside Mason City, which he leases on a share basis. “The farmer must become reconciled to the fact he can never again hope to get the Interest on his in vestment," says Mayor McGhee. "He must be content to get what he can out of the soil and forget about the money he has invested in his farm and the return he ought to expect therefrom. It is simply impossible for the farmer to make the Interest on his Investment on high-priced land."
Family Fun
An Expert ”It‘s preposterous, old nan, I'm an expert driver. What I know about driving: would All a book." Constable—And what you don't kr.ow would fill a hospital. Give us your name and address, now.—Sydney Bulletin. One for Mother-in-law "So you have docked your dog’s tail?” "I had too. old chap: he wagged It so much when mis mother-in-law came on a visit."—Passing Show (London). Father and Hla Hens "T have a report that you’re In the habit of shooing your poultry Into a fleld and then trying deliberately to run them down with an automobile. Whßt’s the Idea?" "The ldear la that I’ve lost more’n a dozen this past summer by sudden death on the highway, so I’m training the rest of them to be auto-shy,”— Judge. One for the fftenog. Efficiency expert—You are wasting too much time on your personal appearance. Stenographer—lt’s not wasted. I’ve only been here six months and I’m already engaged to the Junior partner.—American Legion Weekly. Mother’s Excuse “Did you tell your parents that you married me for my money?” "Well, I had to give them some excuse. ’ ’ —J udge. Dad on Economy "What Is economy, father?" "Economy, my son. Is a way of spending money without getting any fun out of It.” —Answers (London). Imaginary Patrolman Odell had not worked for three weeks, his left arm being paralyzed. He took his 8-year-old grandson for a walk. The lad fell off a plar into the ocean at Glen Island, N. Y. Grandpa forgot he was paralyzed. dived Into the water, swam to the boy and saved him. Next day he showed up for work, paralysis cured. Grandson’s peril had made him forget It. Power of mind over matter? Partly. Another factor: The emotional shock of seeing hla grandson drowning probably over-stimulated his ardenal glands and their sudden activity affected his nervous system In a way to counteract the paralysis. Take your choice of the two theories.
Heard in the Smoking Room
mHE preacher, who Is also foreman of the composing room of an afternoon paper, and who further cJaJms the honor of having assisted In Installing the first typesetting machine In the office of President Harding’s newspaper, the Marlon Star, was on his way home. He was complaining that the United j Press, in carrying a feature story about his address at the Harding memorial, had spelled his name Lynn Instead of Linn. "Errors will creep In, though, and the editor always mentions in the
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UNUSUAL, PEOPLE Can You Tell Who This Is?
Bv NEA Service RAND RAPIDS, Mich., Oct. B. Look well at this photograph. Henry Ford, isn’t it? Well, you're mistaken if you think so. It’s a photo' of Irving Franks of
this city. His resemblance to the famous auto manufacturer has caused him to listen to all sorts of requests for charity, and compliments and criticisms of the various Ford enterprises. Franks is as old as the motor magnate, and his eyes and features are almost identical. Even the
business he is enFRANKS gaged in is akin to Ford’s. He manufactures spark plugs, a great number of which go into Ford cars.
&M SIMS | -A -A Says
rr-ri EW JERSEY dog bit thirty-five m people. Being crazy, the poor * ~ [ pup probably thought he “was a mosquito. • * • Seven women married a Des Moines (la.) man. Serves him right. • • • People owing for furniture may enjoy learning a Spokane furniture man sprained his ankle. • • • News from Holland. Dynamited a mill. Only a windmill, though. Not a gin mill. • • • Hurricane hit Bermuda. Much damage done. May have gotten Bermuda onlcns in potato’s eyes. • • • Bad French news today. French dirigible stayed aloft 118 hours and scared the dove of peace. • • • Plots are being nipped In Europe daily. A few more plot nippers might help In this country. • • • Bulls weighing 2,900 pounds live In Italy. What a lot of real butchers could get from one. • • * News from far off China. Rat eating is going out of style. Cats will call this foolish. •• • * Mexico has started a publicity campaign. What a pity she can’t be divorced like movie stars. • • • Milk prices are up in Pittsburgh. Perhaps the cows are loafing. • • • Indiana has anew variety of wheat. Oklahoma, however, has a new variety of wild oats. • • • Oklahoma Governor gave a big barbecue after his election. Somebody fed that raw meat October Is all painted up and no place to go.
Animal Facts
Every day a sparrow-hawk perches himself on the ledge of the courthouse at Mexico, Mo., and sizes up the situation. As soon as he splee a sparrow In the neighborhood he sails forth for food. Then the sparrow gives a warning call and In an Instant all the sparrows In the neighborhood gather and give battle to the hawk. From every angle they attack him and make hla feathers fly. At last the big bird is forced to turn back to his courthouse ledge, hut he usually manages to get a sparrow In his claws before his flight ends. Once upon his ledge, he tears the sparrow to pleoes and devour# It. These battles are repeated many times a day throughout the season and are watched with Interest by the residents of the town. Down In the Andes Mountains It is claimed there lh a volcano that throws up fish ready-cooked for the tables of the natives. It Is said there Is a subterranean lake under the volcano, and that the suction of the eruption draws the flsh upward, cooking them as they go toward the surfaoe. Fish story, eh? Only three birds are known to make any use of their sense of smell, and they are the turtle dove. Canada Jay, or "whisky Jack,” and the turkey buzzard. The smoke of a camp Are will attract "whisky Jacks" in numbers, and the Impudent little fellolws hang about and rteal food, even from the hands of the campers. The buzzards are attracted to carrion by the odor. It used to be the case that ravens In the northeastern woods were attracted In the same way, as well as by the odor of blood. Old hunters were woht to tell of locating wounded deer by watching the fight of raven, but those birds are rarely seen In their old haunts any more.
A Thought
They have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. —Hos. 8:7. • * • ONSEQUENCES are unpitying. Our deeds carry their terrible u— consequences, quite apart from any fluctuations that went before—consequences that are hardly ever confined to ourselves.—George EUot.
correction that It was typographical," said the preacher as he again declined the proffer of a cigarette. "It reminds me of a case I heard In Judge Rawlin’s court. A buxom, coffee-hued woman was telling her troubles. " ’Jedge, ah Jus’ caln’t live wlf that there nigger. I’s tried everything ah knows, but ’taint no use.’ " ‘Have you tried the Bible injunction of heaping coals of fire upon his head?’ inquired „the judge. "Nah sur! • No, I ain’t tried that, but I’s tried bllln’ water, jedge, but 'taint no uae.^
TOBACCO IS NEXT AIM OF W.C.T.U. Quick Says Why Not Require Everybody to Live by Vote of Majority, By HERBERT QUICK NEW call to action for the righteous was sent out from the u- W. C. T. U. convention in Chicago recently. The Rev. M. P. Boynton spoke on the subject, “The Next Job for Women.” Now prohibition is settled, he said, the next Job is to start the fight against tobacco. This is a perfectly logical development. Perhaps prohibition is not quite settled, since the real object of the law was to stop drinking; but the principle holds good there are other things which people eat and drink and do which are injurious, and we cannot stop merely with such formal success as we have gained against alcohol. All Don’t Agree To be sure. It Is difficult to get medical experts to agree with the speaker in the Chicago convention in his statement that “nicotine poisoning is killing thousands.” or that “a heart which contains nicotine cannot resist pneumonia or ptomaine poisoning;" but if we had taken the advice of the medical experts we might never have stamped out the legal sale of liquor. The strongest position to take is, if any considerable proportion of our voters do not practice any vice and can get a majority of -the votes, the vice may be made illegal. If that does not Stamp it out at once, it at least shows we are on the Lord's side. The principle having been repudiated that what a man eats or drinks or consumes in his system is his own business- the opposite principle having teen adopted that it is the business of the law to settle these matters of personal habit, we ought to go on and wake the law to forbid whatever a majority of us vote to be unwholesome. Makes No Difference The agitation against epffee, tea and chocolate began at least fifty years ago. All these drinks contain certain active narcotic principles anfi the experts are no more unanimous on them than on tobacco and alcohol, but that does not matter. Moreover, there is the matter of meat-consumption. Great dietician# long ago took the position meat 1# not ••squired and is harmful. Not all of them, to be sure, but they never all agreed as to whisky or tobacco. And it is certain vegetable food can be produced much more cheaply than animal food. Thus, both health and economics point to prohibition of meat as a gfeat reform which must be adopted. We have set our hands to the plow; let us not look hack until every one fives in every way aa required to do by a vote of the majority.
What Editors Are Saying
Brakes (Crawfordsvine Journal) An experiment lr. the Interests of safety Is being made In Indianapolis, j where the police are testing out the ! brakes on automobiles. It would be impossible for the police in every city and In the small tpwns |to do this work, but it Is one that should appeal to the automobile owner | himself, for on the brakes often del pends the safety of himself and family or friends, those In other machines and pedestrians. If the owner does not care to protect himself then It wllj be only a matter of time till there will be a law to compel him to do so. School (Tipton Dally Times) The increased cost of living Is In many places causing children to leave school early In order to help earn the family support. In one large city this fail It le reported that twice as many children as last year are quitting school to go to work. It Is poor policy for any family to force their young children to go to work as quickly as they pass the i legal age. A family would better put up with very cramped living conditions rather than cmrtip the mental growth of their children while they are In the upper grammar and high school grades. Ralston (Ft. Wayne Journal-Gazette) Senator Ralston says he doesn’t want to be elected to the presidency and there Is no reason to question his sincerity. He did not want to be elected Senator, either; but the people of Indiana Just naturally bossed that matter themselves and did It neatly and emphatically. So if history' repeats and in a larger way, there will be no help for the Senator. He will see how It Is. Nesessary (Alexandria Times-Tribune) The unprovoked murder of a Muncle policeman Sunday Is one cf those heinous offenses that has absolutely no Justification. As the Times-Tribune has been Informed, the man who did the shooting was In a state of frenzy, not maudlin, but In a mean, vicious frame of mind because of too much poor liquor. It was to protect the wife from the brutal assault of a half-drunken brute of a husband that the policemen were : called. Officer Hellis got the bullets of the wanton brute and drunken wretch. The law Is not one-half strict enough with violators of thb liquor laws, More drastic enforcement of the statutes is necessary. The way i bootleggers and blind pig keepers are punished is a huge joke. The law should have some “teeth” In it, teeth that will hold their grip once they are sunk into the dirty hide of the booze law breaker. • Hospital (Goshen Daily News) Good people of Goshen will respond to the appeal for funds for the James Whitcomb Riley Hospital In Indianapolis. It will be handy to remember about the time you make but your Income statement and are straining your mental gapaclty to remember the 1 good deeds and gifts during the past year. *
QUESTIONS Ask— The Times ANSWERS i•■ - You can vei.an answer to ans question of fact or information by writing to the ludlouapolU Time*' Washington Bureau, 1322 New York Ave . Washington, D. C.. enclosing 2 cents In stamps for reply. Medical, legal and marital advice cannot be given, nor can extended research be undertaken. All other questions will receive a personal r-ply Unsigned requests cannot be answered. All letters are confidential,—Editor. What is the difference between the Church of England and the Episcopal Church? They are the same in doctrine, but differ in some few customs, and some points of government. In England, for example, the king is the head of the church, while in'the United States the House of Bishops Is the governing body, with no connection with the government In an official way. The Church of England Is what Is called "established,” that Is supported by the government, a state of affairs which does not exist in this country. When the Colonies separated from the mother country, the Episcopal Church severed its official connection with the Established Church of England. How much does the human brain weigh? In ( the average male, about 60 ounces; female, 44 ounces, Whloh State has the largest number of colleges? Ohio with fortyons. Which way is a monogram ring worn? With the base of the monogram toward the base of the finger. In signing letters, should & married women use her given names or her husband’s name? Her husband's name for buslneett purposes, and- her given name, maiden name and married name for social correspondence and in conversation. Thus she signs herself to her frlenda, “Helen Smith Jones.” It is also permissable for her to use this form In signing checks. The important thing to remember is that she must use cue form throughout for business. It is vary confusing for the bank officials to have checks signed in several way*, for example, “Mary Smith Jones, “Mary S. Jones,” “Mrs. John Jones," etc. Never use the husband’s name in social correspondence. For example. never sign a letter to a personal friend, “Mrs. Helen Jones,”
Has a mountain been named after President Harding? One of the peaks of the Mission Range in Montana, southeast of the town of Roan, which was formerly called Teton, has been changed to Harding. Ii is rumored that there will be another named for him in Alaska. What Is the proportion of males and females,,fifteen years of age and over, In the United States? According to the last census, (1920), there were 46,920,663 males and 35.177,515 females. What Is the meaning of the Latin proverb, "Formica etian reglnam veneretur”? "Even a cat may' worship a queen." What became of the old Ohio River steamboat, The Great Republic? This vessel of 1,727 tons, built In Pittsburgh In 1857, went out of commission in 1876. It was rebuilt In the same year at St. Louis, Mo. and was called the Grand Republic In rebuilding the tonnage was Increased to 2,054 tons, due to the Increased cabin capacity. It was burned at St. Louis on Sept. 22, 1877, at a total loss of about 2170,000. Does not present usage allow the use of “data” as a collective noun or used with a singular verb? The error Is made constantly, hut “data” as a singular is Incorrect. The fact that such mistakes are made by those who should know better does not make It correct. “Data” Is the plural of “datum,” and should take a plural verb always. Is It possible for a young lady to refuse a dance without offending the young man who has asked for It? One should not refuse a dance unless for a very good reason, but If you have courtesy and tact you can refuse a dance without hurting any one’s feelings.
Pretty Hard On the Old Man
Exhausted BY BERTON BRALEY I sing of “Pep” and “Vigor’’ As virtues to be stressed; Os life that’s “lived with rigor,” And Vim and Pluck and Zest, “Go forth,” I shout, "and battle ' With all your strength and grit. Don’t be dumb-driven cattle But show some Go and Git! “Go forth, my noble ’Jonker* (That’s *Youngster’ writ in Dutch'. Go forth, go forth and conquer, Don’t let fate stop you much! Keep Strlvin’, Tryin’, Flghtln’ (Such snappy lines as these Are stronger, more excitin’ If one leaves off the ‘g’sl) "Be bright and blithe and snappy, Be brave, courageous, gay”— What’s that you say, young chappy? I’M not a bit that way? I have no pep, you snigger? Yes, what you say is true, I've used all MY vigor In my advice to you! (Copyright, 1923, NEA Service, Inc.) Hoosier Puns By W. M. H.
Here and There Singer—l thought' you were to accompany me! Accompanist—l thought so. too, but I’m not an acrobatic ventriloquist. • • • If Mexico goes dry. as the dispatches prophesy, the United States will have a market for Its oversupply. / ** * / Rights As little Manley' arose slowly from the rug. his stalwart wife had the floor. “So you don’t believe In the new women! Well, all I hit you with was my left,” she growled. Nursing a swollen Up, the meme man mumbled: "Halhe, If you did all this damage Just with your left—you've sure made me a believer In women’s rights." • * • To the Butler Bulldogs—Attadogt Who said Use Isn’t worth th’ strife. With disappointments many, When all a fellow has to do Is work five days an* then he Can ride right out t* Irwin fleld An’ watch th* teams a-prancln* An' maybe Nig T Bob ’r Bill Across th’ line a-dandn'. Or, If his toe Is feeltn’ right, Aa most usually It does. Can see Hal Griggs lift one between—“Attadog!" “Pat" yells to "Fuzz.”
Science
The death rate from hydrophobia Is now less than one per cent. A few years ago, this disease was fatal. Humanity now thanks Louis Pasteur for saving these Uves. Not long ago, it Jeered at him for claiming that a vaccine could be developed that would do this. Pasteur developed his wonderful cure for hydrophobia or rabies through great personal peril. He worked constantly with dogs suffering from the disease. After perfecting his vaccine he injected It into animals that had been bitten by rabid dogs. These animals always recovered. Because of the great opposition and disbelief which his work encountered he hesitated to try It on a human being, but finally did so in 1886 v nan a mother begged him to save h< son’s life. The boy recovered and Pasteur institutes for the treatment of hydrophobia are now found in every country. This cure was only one of Pasteur’s great achievements. He was perhaps the greatest benefactor of the human race. This year the whole world is celebrating his centenary. Bed One-third of your Use should be spent In sleep—eight hours a night—says Dr. C. C. Robinson, healtn expert. So If you live to he 60, about twenty years are devoted to sleep. Compelled to spend twenty years or more In bed, It’s a marvel that people economize when buying mattress and springs' instead of trying to get for the twenty years In bed the same sort of comfort they obtain in easy chairs, eto., during th* forty years awake,
MONDAY, OOT. 8,1923
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Governor McCray To the Editor of The Timet A recent article was headed "McCray, politicians, Justice.” Permit me to take a somewhat different viewpoint in which I am unbiased and Impartial. McCray as Governor was duly and legally elected by the people of Indiana. Therefore, to whom Is the Governor solely responsible while acting as such? There is but one answer—the people. If the people were entrusted with the flection of the Governor they are the sole keepers of the archives of the Btate of Indiana, and to them alone, first and last, should go the responsibilty. Tc them or the representatives of his party the Governor is responsible. are many things that may unfit s man for office that are not criminal acts. The courts are to settle disputes, punish crimes, etc. According to the editoriaj the people must bide their time, fold their arms and stoica,ly wait for the Governor to be condemned by the courts before they have an alternative. In this case the people are the court. They made McCray Governor, and for any immoral act they should have the right to eject him. I dare say Justice shall be done. W. D. BUTLER, 3802 E Vermont St.
Indiana Sunshine
Evidently there’s a good corn crop In Indiana. Shelby County reports raccoons finding shelter from hunters In the branches of the cornstalks. Also farmers there are advertising for lumberjacks and woodohoppers to harvest the crop. Someone took the biggest truck in Bloomington apart tor the purpose of repairing next to one of the churches. The task was arduous and the mechanlo worked long and noisily far Into the night. Whether services were disturbed or not is not known, but the town passed an ordinance prohibtlng the repairing of automobiles on the streets. BUnke's Pride, toy Boston tenter, owned by Mrs. W. P. Tlchenor of Owensvllle, won two firsts, two specials and a second In the ladles’ specialty Boston terrier show at St. Louis. The dog la one of the most valuable of Its olaas In the country, already holding five other premiums. A gold medal Is to be presented to Mary Bird, 14, for perfect attendance lrt the elementary soh iols of Posey Township, Rush County. Her grades averaged good for the period and the record Is said to be the first made in the schools of the county for several years. The Rev. F. E. Hopkins, Mlohlgan City Presbyterian minister, who received SIOO from Tex Rickard, promoter of the Dempsey-Flrpo fight, for his strong defense of the bout, came up for another round with the statement “If any one has' a paradise anywhere he will have to fight for It.” The Rev. Mr. Hopkins believes In giving Mr. Rickard Methodist measure. A bold thief stole a jquart bottle of milk from the porch at the home of Patrolman Henry Bruner, Connersvllle. Just why he picked out an officer of the law has not been determined. But Patrolman Bruner says It was a pretty mesln trick, for walking to the corner grocery in the wee hours of the morning to buy milk before breakfast Is rather unpleasant. Riches It’d' take at least 300 billion dollars to buy the United States and everything In it. That figure la the new Government estimate of our total national wealth. If It were divided evenly, there’d be less than $3,000 for every man, woman and child. Another way of figuring It would be to reckon the national Income of the American people (about forty billion dollars a year) as being 6 per cent of national wealth. On which basis, national wealth Is around 866 billion dollars, over twice the Unole Sam estimate.