Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 193, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 December 1923 — Page 4

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INCREASED SCHOOL COSTS "T" N item from Washington is interesting to those sending A children to school. Schools in Indianapolis in 1917 cost you $1,637,000. Last year you paid $4,082,000, and that was five years after America’s entrance into the World War. In general, the per capita increase in that time was 209 per cent. Where Indianapolis was paying $5.55 in 1917 for each person of its population, it is now taxed $12.19. Why the great increase? Expenditures for buildings and equipment in Indianapolis were raised per capita from sl.Ol in 1917 to $8.65 in 1922. Or just 857 per cent. Better buildings—better equipment—these have cost most. Few progressive taxpayers will begrudge the bill. SIGN OF BETTER TIMES O you realize that the railroads have handled more freight __ traffic in 1923 than in any year of the past? It’s an achievement in transportation. A weathervane of what lies ahead in the way of prosperity. When the railroads are hauling record-breaking amounts of freight, it’s obvious that business men are stocking up for a continuation of active business conditions. Merchants are replenishing their stocks of goods, expecting future buyers. Wholesalers and jobbers are stocking heavily, expecting demand from retailers. Mills and factories are stocking raw materials, expecting orders from distributors. So it goes, all the way from autos to building materials. Each carload of freight represents future business in the making. The exact number of freight cars loaded and moved by all the railroads combined will not be known until about the middle of January. But traffic experts predict that 1923 freight movement will total more than 50,000.000 cars, breaking all former records. More than 46,000.000 cars had been loaded and moved up to Dec. 1. This was about 6,500,000 cars more than in the corresponding eleven months of 1922, and about 10,000.000 cars more than in the first eleven months of 1921. Housewives, forever lugging heavy market baskets, often ponder what a huge amount of food it takes to feed a family. Ever stop to reflect how much of other materials have to be moved about the country? A freight movement of 50.000,000 cars a year means that almost half a freight car of materials has ! to be moved in a*year for every man, woman and child in the country. That doesn’t include the tremendous amounts transported by motor vehicles. THE AMERICAN HOME FIRST r jEEDIXG Europe or helping ourselves first. j From the humanitarian viewpoint, the need of Europe when thousands and thousands of little children are endangered by starvation and disease is certainly great. But Dr. J. Ambrose Dunkel, Tabernacle Presbyterian Church pastor, hit the nail squarely on the head when he said to 500 Indiana postal employes recently: “We need to consider more the needs of the American home i and stop feeding the maws of Europe. We can do this by seeing that our Government pays its employes enough to maintain their homes on a decent American standard.” The Government is paying postal emploj'es on the average from $1,400 to SI,BOO annually for work highly specialized. Remember that when you write to Senators Ralston and Watson and your Congressmen.

OVER THE SNOW t Y*r E know a lot of old-timers in Indiana who wouldn’t take a W hundred dollars for their memories of sleigh rides. The editor feels sorry for the young people who are denied the joys of snow vehicles in this generation of motor cars. Sorrier still for the people who, living in delightfully warm snowless climates, haven’t even the memories of sleigh rides. ’Twas a great sport, with a peculiar thrill for which there is no substitute. We watch modern youths, standing at the roadside, begging rides from passing autos. And we feel sorry for them as we recall the good old days when boys “hooked on” their sleds to passing sleighs and bob-sleds. The world wasn’t in such a nervous hurry then, and it was a rare driver who was to ill natured and impatient to stop his horse while the lads “hooked on.” More thrilling, though dangerous, was to “hop” a swiftmoving bob-sled, grabbing it as it went by, in peril of falling under the heavy runners. Mothres must have dreaded sleighing weather. Sleigh riding was a sport for all ages. In the crisp frosty air and mellow moonlight, you’d find three generations dragging their sleds to the hilltop for a coast at breakneck speed. When pa courted ma, they rode in a fast cutter, gliding along as easily as on skates, the frost tingling their cheeks and noses, with warm fur robes pulled up to the neck. For social gatherings, there was the huge bob-sled, carrying as many as twenty, with a symphony of shouting and glad cries, feet kept warm in a deep flooring of straw. Back of it all, the music of sleighbells, with forests and farm buildings and lone trees outlined in the moonlight like stage scenery, the vehicle stopping occasionally to pick up someone who’d fallen off. ' • Progress certainly has its price. TRUTH seems to be that, whoever he may be, the chancellor of Germany hasn’t a chance. YES, we can recognize Mexico now. See the *moke of battle? HOW easily the female species slips from the age of doHs to that of dollars. AT THE moment it is probable Mr. Coolidge is undecided as to whether he has Congress on his hands or his neck. EX-GOVERNOR GARDNER, Missouri, wants to be the Dem ocratic presidential candidate and favors use of the army for fighting the rum battalions. His may be the first 6% hat in the ring.

HEN STORY APPLICABLE TO TRUSTS Quick Declares Congress Should Inject Blue Orpington Blood Into Utilities, BY HERBERT QUICK mHE other day in a poultry show down east, a prize Blue Orpinton hen picked a valuable diamond out of the ring of a lady who was petting her. Not only that, she swallowed it. It created a pretty problem. Waa the hen a robber—or rather a high wayhen? Had she legally annexed the jewel? Did the diamond, with the hen, belong to the owner of the hen or to the lady of the diamond? Ti.ey settled it somehow and the price of the hen carried title by agreement, to the diamond—l forget how. It doesn’t matter. But they got the diamond back undigested and undamaged. Whether the hen survived or not was not stated. The lady and the owner both came through with health unimpaired. Story Mas Morals This unique story has several morals: but to me It shows plainly the Blue Orpington has not been bred for finance. This hen wanted that diamond for the sole purpose of using It In her crop to grind her food that she might be nourished so she could lay more eggs for the perpetuation of the Blue Orpington race and to nourish mankind. There Is not a drop of Trust blood In her veins. Compare her policy with that of the steel trust. When Judge Gary was placed In charge of its destinies, it swallowed a billion dollars of securities which were pure water instead of pure carbon and has retained the whole mass, and through the tariff and ‘'Pittsburgh plus," has made It j worth a thousand fortunes. The very ! wire cage In which that hen was! cooped up cost at least twice as much as It would have cost If the steel 1 trust had been laying for us in the egg sense instead of the profiteering sense. Swallows Farmers’ CVop Take the railway trust. It has swallowed most of the farmers’ crop and sings merrily Is doing quite well, j while the farmers mre in an agony of poverty and quite justifiable dls J content. The predatory Interests remind me ■ of the little son of the second hand clothing dealer. He was buying some new goods of a traveling man who. j to be a good fellow, had given his j customer’s little son a $5 gold piece to play with. Accidentally the child swallowed the coin, just as the train whistled. It was agreed the salesman should catch his train and the ; merchant should, by an emetic or j otherwise, retrieve the coin and re- ! turn it at the first opportunity. But when the salesman returned, his customer was in despair. "By golly.” said ho, “w| don* our best, but all we could get out of the kid was $2.89.” We can’t do even that well with the huge values swallowed by the trusts j What they need is a Congress which j will inject into their veins more Blue | Orpington blood They are laying for us in the wrong sense.

No. 6 of Winter Safety By National Safety Council WTien bad weather comes the motorist must look out for the human ostrich who hides his face in his coat collar or oehlnd an umbrella and rushes across the street adding to the numerous weather troubles of the motorist. Because of low visibility and slippery pavements the driver must use double caution both at the corners and in between. Os course, the pedestrian should watch where he Is going, but the bulk of responsibility rests on the motorist. There are more pedestrians than vehicles and they can dodge through traffic more easily, consequently police attempts to control them have never been entirely successful. The pedestrian at worst can do no seriolus harm to the automoble, but an automobile can damage a pedestrian beyond repair. It’s never safe to depend on the other fellow’s judgment, whether he’s on* foot or driving a car. Keep your hands on the steering wheel, your eyes onthe road and your whole mind on the Job. Tongue Tips Purd B. Wright, Kansas City librarian: “The library is just as essential to trade and business as to the schools and the home. It Is the silent partner of the business man. whatever his line. It embraces everything from artisan to architect.” Opie Read, journalist and author: “The Best school for short story writing is the newspaper office. Critics used to sneer at American story writing and say the authors wrote ‘Journalese.’ The critics did that until they found out all the great English story writers from Dickens to Kipling had worked In newspaper offices.” Jay Lovestone, ex-secretary United States Communist party: “The Government is a strike-breaking machine in the hands of capitalists. I am looking forward to the time when headquarters of the Third Internationale will be in Washington Instead of Moscow.”

Heard in the Smoking Room

T OME pretty racy stories on enI > forcement had been got off 1 when one of the smoker said: “Good old Father Mahon desired to learn the sentiment of his flock and so he held a meeting and called upon various folks present to express them selves. A stranger in the diocese, one Kelly, was present, but Rev. Mahon concluded, to hear him, too. “Kelly proved to be the real quality as an orator. He knocked John Barleycorn down five times in the first

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UNUSUAL PEOPLE Still “Fighting” at 81 P" Service HICAGO, Dec. 26.—With three I wars listed on his service recr ord, Brig. Gen. James E. Stuart, at 81, still is actively helping National Guard recruiting and ready to draw his old s r"ont as a private came a captain, BPlabS *T!***ct but never missed During the SpanGEN. STUART ish-American War he was a major In an Illinois regiment, serving in ! Cuba and Porto Rico. For fortyseven years he was chief postofflee inspector here. £Tom SIMS’ V -/- Says r— — ELL, king of Greece got fired. W Kicked him out. And king jobs are hard to get these days. No other business is as slack right now as the kinging business. A king job Is hard to get and harder to hold after you get It. Being a king is like being a movie star’s husband. There is no future j in either Job. Kings fly high and so do aviators. When either falls down on the job it’s the last of them. Maybe the fired king of Greece could come here and start a shoe shine stand or a case. A cat may look at a king. Alley cats get the chance these days. The king slipped in Greece. Russia wants to trade with the United States. We could swap razors for Santa Claus whiskers Russians are the people who dance | sitting down and sing like a house j burning up. We don’t know how Ruslans keep the wolf away from the door, unless they eat him. What a pity winter doesn’t come in summer and summer In ■winter. Ruslan names sound more like laundry marks or radio stations. Some claim Ruslans throw the soap away and use the soap boxes for making speeches. Russian whiskers will hide their Christmas neckties. The Mexicans are fle-hting again. They should call this their New Year Revolution. Mexicans have to ready the paper daily to see who Is president. Mexicans wear mushroom hats and have mushroom governments. A Mexican looks like a mushroom from an airplane, but some of them are very poisonous. Mexicans oat hot tamales, chile and tortillas and would like to eat other Mexicans. Rome Mexican women are so beautiful they don’t use rouge.

Science

This year the world celebrates the centenary of the birth of Henry Fabre. He died in 1915 and had he lived tight years longer he could have attended his own celebration. A Fabre’s entire life was spent in studying Insects. The world is indebted to him more than to any other man for its knowledge of this subject. This knowledge is of Immense importance to man, because, while there are helpful as well as destructive Insects, there Is nevertheless a contest betwen man and the insect world as to which shall survive on this planet. Fabre wrote books, not for the laboratory scientist alone, but for the general public. He Inspired the masterpiece of his friend Maeterlinck, “The Life of the Bee.” His last work was “The Life of the Scorpion.” This book completes a ten volume series called “Entomological Memoirs.’’ He wrote of many insects and always from direct, personal observation and in such plain and forceful language that all could understand. These works give the reader an Insight Into the meaning of the universe not to be obtained by any other study. Reunion French and German football teams recently played a game ai Mayence, Germany. Spectators were described as impartial in their applause. The captains of the opposing teams shook hands warmly, forgetting political differences. When it comes to playing—sports—nations meet in friendly rivalry without bitterness. It’s regrettable that Germany will not participate in the 1924 Olmpic games in France. Considerable might be done toward reconciliation, through athletics.

round and floored him for the count in the second. ‘Pray God,’ concluded Kelly, ‘that every flask and barrel of strong drink be dumped in the bottom of the bay.’ “After the meeting Rev. Mahon congratulated Mr. Kelly on his fine speech. ‘Your disposition of the liquor was very forceful,’ the reverend concluded. ‘By the way, what is your occupation, Mr. Kelly?’ “ ‘l’m a bell-diver,’ said Kelly, with a wink.’ ’’

GREEK KING MAY HAVE FOND WISH George II Declared Once He Would Rather Be Bootblack Than Monarch, Washington Bureau. 1322 New York Ave. rrrj ING GEORGE 11, of Greece, j stood at the palace window *—— looking down into the Athens squart last summer, watching a long row of bootblacks shinging holiday shoes. “I’d rather be one of those," he said, turnlhg to an American relief official who was calling, “and free to do as I like, than be a king, like this.’ Maybe he’ll have his wish. They’ve just sent him Into exile and set up a Greep republic. The king bush ess gets worse every day. The fall of George II probably means the disappearance forever from Greece of his 111-fated dynasty. He Is the fourth of his line, modern Greece's fifth king, and not one has come to a good end. Just King Dethroned The first Greek King was Prince Otho, son of the King of Bavaria, j He mounted the throne in 1832 and 1 was dethroned in 1862 during the I revolution which sent him and Queen Ame in Into exile. George I was Greece's %econd king He \v;fs Prince William George, son of the King of Denmark. He waa assassinated while on an inspection tour at RalonikT during the Balkan War. But for foreign intervention— British. Russian and French—he would have been dethroned by his subjects during a military coup in 1909 Constantine succeeded King George. He was driven from the country by the allies in 191?. charged with being pro-German. He abdicated in favor of his second son. Prince Alexander. Returning against the allied will In 1920, he launched the fatal offensive ( against the Turk in Asia Minor. The j disaster whiah overtook his army in; 1922 brought on a revolution in Greece and out he was forced again, his second and last exile. He died soon after. Virtually a Prisoner As Alexander had died In 1920. Prince George, King Constantine’s oldest son, now assumed the crown, but the dictatorship, set up by the chiefs of the revolution. Colonels' Gonatas and Plastlraa, left him vir-' tuallv a prisoner in his own palace] and utterly without authority. He was afraid to trust his own servants lest they be spies, nor could I he take n walk without being watched I and guarded. The poor king might I escape' George II did not want to be king. ] The crown was thrust upon him. Will ingly he might have swapped tt for the most dilapidated sky-piece in Athens and his sceptre for a blacking brush had he but been given the chance. Today there’s one ex king In the world who Is probably heaving a sigh of relief.

Indiana Sunshine

When H. L. Nearpass, former resident of Claypool. was unable to All an appointment on the program of the Institute of Technology convention at Youngstown, 0., Lynn, 13, his son, mounted the platform and for thirty minutes spoke on "A Boy's View of the Philippines.” The lad spent three years on the Island with his parents. Battery stations In Gory are using the paint brush to eliminate autoists making a practice of getting their batteries charged free of cost. It has been the practice of several to leave a battery to be charged, take one from the station to use temporarily and then forget to come back. When the battery needed recharging they repeated the practice at another station. Now each station has adopted a different color to paint their batteries, and red, green, blue and yellow tints are breaking up the practice. Tho Warsaw city Are whistle, for many years perched atop the pumping station of the Interstate Publlo Service Company, is doomed to pass within two weeks. Persons living near the station say they are glad to be rid of its noise, while others, regarding it as a landmark, express regret. It Is probable that an electric siren will be Installed on top of the city hall to take its place. Animal Facts Horn beetle lifts twenty times Its own weight; same as If you picked'up your own touring car and walked off with It. J. M. Hilton, Kershaw, S. C., grafted tomato branches onto jlinson weeds and nature gave him Hrrfter fruit and a blight and drought resistant plant. There are two kinds of language—one of the Intellect, requiring words, and one of the senses, expressed by inarticulate sounds, gestures, movements of the limbs, eyes and body. Man has both of these; animals probably have only the latter. Carnegie Institution scientists, studying pre-determination of sex, are using pigeons’ eggs. They have learned that female eggs are characterized by great activity In the manufacture and storage of food, while the male egg have' greater Aexibility of constitution; also greater water content. The “grasshopper” mouse Is the name of the mouse of the southwestern desert country. Got hls given name because apparently he likes grasshoppers best, although he’ll make a meal out of anything, as a desert animal should. In Colorado they call him the “Scorpion mouse,” because he devours that ugly spioer. Put a wasp In with a captive grasshopper mouse and he’ll gobble him instantly. Throw in a fe w ajits and he’ll go Into a panic of fear. Grasshopper mice are delicately colored and have beautiful velvety fur. The tiny rowdies are pretty nearly as ferocious as the shrew,

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QUESTIONS Ask— The Times ANSWERS

You can ge t an answer to any question of .act nr information by writing to the Indianapo.is Tmic'. Washington Bureau. 1322 New York Ave , Washlrißton. D C inclosing 2 cents in stamps tor reply Medical, legal and marital advice cannot l>e given nor can extended r> -< arch be undertaken. Ail other questions will receive a personal reply Unsigned n quests car.not be answered All letters are confidential.—Editor. How can the back of a plush coat be steamed? First dust the material thoroughly, using for this purpose an old piece of rolled-up crepe. Sponge with benzine or gasoline. Stretch the plush right side up over a basin of boiling water, so that the steam must pass through it. While thus stretched brush with a whisk broom in the direction of the nap. The time spent depends upon the condition of the coat, but if patiently continued the result will be entirely satisfactory. You might damp'-n a newspaper and set in a hot oven until it steams. Lay this on the ironing board, it with a cotton cloth, and lay the coat on it. While steaming, brush thoroughly. How long does it take to go from Key West to Cuba? It Is an overnight, trip, taking about •lglit and one-half hours. Did Roger Hornsby, now with the St. Louis Nationals, play with St. laiuls during the 1917 season? He did. Is the number of horses in the U. S. increasing or decreasing? On January 1, 1918, there were 21.86E.000 horses in the United States, wlille on January 1, 1923, there were only 18.053,000 horses. What is the length of the point of convergence in the sight? This differs according to the age of the person. In a child the nearest point is about two Inches from the face. This gradually increases until about 42 years of age the point has receded to about 14 or 15 Inches. In very old persons the point is often as for os 20 inches from the face. What States ratified the Eighteenth prohibition (amendment by act of their Legislatures, without the State having voted dry? California, Delaware. Illinois. Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota and Wisconsin, \ What does “Nemo me impune lacessit” mean? This Is the motto of Scotland and means “No one attacks me with impunity." Are there third-class cabins on the Aquitania and are they private? There are third-class cabins on the Aquitana, but they are not private. What do the capital letters In the corner of the leaves of the Bible mean? These are the bookbinder’s marks and aid him in putting the book together. The various pages are all printed on one large sheet of paper, later being cut Into pages. What was the date and how many people, if any, were killed in the great explosion at Black Tom Island, in New York harbor? July 30, 1916; two persons killed. Is it advisable to raise martens for their fur? The Biological Survey does not encourage the raising of these animals for their fur. It is almost Impossible to have any success with them as they do not breed In captivity.

What is a good recipe for Philadelphia scrapple? Take a cleaned pig’s head and boll until the flesh slips easily form the bones. Remove all the bones and chop fine. Set the liquor in which the meat was boiled aside until cold, take the cako of fat from Hie surface and re turn the liquor tft the Are. When it boils, put In the chopped meat and season well with pepper and salt. Lot It boll again and thicken with cornmeal as you would In making ordi r.ary corn-meal mush, by letting It slit slowly through the Angers to prevent lumps.* Cook an hour, stirring constantly at “first, afterward putting back on the range In a position to boil gently. When done, pour Into a long, sp re pan, not too deep, and mold. In cold water this can be kept several ■jveeks. Slice and saute in butter pt dripping.

“Oh, That’s Different”

Major Sports By BERTON BRALEY The basetail stand is a lonely place And the football stadium’s bare, If you seek for a sense of empty space You’Sl certainly find it there. For the baseball players have scattered far To various country nooks, And if you search for the football star You 11 find him Immersed in books.* The golflacs for a little time Will putter about the links, But then—save those in a southern clime— They’ll presently quit, methinks. There's mud and snow on the tennis courts When the wintry breezes -ule, And the season’s on for t.nt, major sports Os bowling and bridge and pool. Yes, now Is the time for the sports that keep Us out of tiie open air. When we read the ivory cubes and weep, Or root for a strike or spare; When we pray for a flush, or a no trump game. Or a bank or a neat masse. When the brawny athletes are lost to fame And the rest of us have our day! •Maybe. (Copyright, 1923, NEA Service, Inc.)

Family Fun

She Ought to Know Maid —A gentleman to see you, madam. Her Mistress—How do you know he's a gentleman? Maid —Because he said, “Beg pardon," before he kissed me.—Kinema Comic, London. *Twas IMlTerent Then Sales Manager (somewhat angrily) —Who put those flowers on my desk? Filing Clerk—The boss, sir, the president. Sales Manager (very meekly)— Awfully pretty aren’t they?"—Keystone, That Accounts for It Mother —Johnny, there were two pieces of cake In the pantry. Now there Is only one. How sr that? Johnny—Well, ma, it was pretty dark, so I expect I didn’t see the other piece.—Puck. Utile Brother’s Real Mean Visitor—l hear you’ve anew brother. What’s his name? Elsie—We don’t know yet. We can’t understand a word he says.— Selected. Probably Would Be Angler—ls this a public lake, my man? Inhabitant —Aye. Angle!'—Then It won't be a crime If I land a fish? Inhabitant —No, It’ll be miracle.— Christian Register, Boston. A Good Scholar Judge—Now are you sure you understand the nature of an oath? Youthful Witness —Sure. Ain’t I yer caddy down at the links?—Melbourne Punch. One Exception The automobile always beat3 the train to the crossing, barring accidents. —Detroit News. Change It Advertising Copy Writer (tossing piece of magazine copy on boss’ desk) —There's one with an unanswerable argument. The Chief —For heaven's sake change it. We want a lot of answers to that ad. —Farm Life, Then She Fainted The Tinker —I've come to fix that old tub in the kitchen. Little Girl —Oh, mammie, here's the doctor to see the cook. —Answers. Truth Often Hurts Suzette—Don’t you think my new dress Is exquisite? Her Friend—Oh, lovely! That dressmaker of yours could make a clothes prop graceful.—Tit-Bits. Useful, at That Department Head —We’ll have to sack that new salesman. He’s asleep most of the time. General Manager—No, don’t lire him. Send him up to the cloak department. We can demonstrate alarm clocks on hi n^—Wall Street Journal.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 26, 1923

What Editors Are Saying

Sound (Frankfort Evening News) President W. H. Settle In his address at the opening of the farm federation convention held In Indianapolis a few days ago said some good things to the farmers. W lien Mr. Settle told the farmers of Indiana that they are engaged in the biggest business of the country, he spoke the truth, and not alone the farmers, but other business men, must acknowledge this fact before sound economic adjustment will come to this country. His advice might well be applied to others besides farmers. Here it is: “Stop spending so much money. “Be sure you get honest value for the money spent. “Secure an advantageous shifting of the burden.” This would be particularly timely advice for the departments in the, Statehouse. We hope the program 5 , will reach the ears of the spenders. J It will be advice for the! legislature. It is tip top advice to farmers and we hope they .will profit by it. T -IDrives (Muncie Evening Post If the Congress were to pass a law against "drives" of all kinds for a definite period, say two years, it would be roundly condemned by a lot of "drivers,” but the average business man who Is besought every day for contributions to everything from lap suppers to homes for indigent Roller canaries would throw up his hat and give three rousing cheers to which he might even add a sprinkling of tumultuous applause. , No doubt it is necessary sometimes to “drive.” but a lot of innocent contributors have about reached the conclusion that this Is no reason for their being run over, and also overrun. Pride (Ft. Wayne News-Sentinel Indiana people may take justifiable pride in the fact set forth in the recent report of the national bureau of better roads that this State has the largest mileage of surfaced highways of any State in the Union. Forty thousand miles, or more than onehalf of all the Hoosier highways are improved. Ohio stands second with, 36,000 miles: Wisconsin third with 20,000, New York fourth with only 18.500 and Michigan fifth with 17.00(I| miles. I *!• -!• -I- : Underpaid (Bluffton Evening Banner) There is great propaganda In many of the larger cities toward a raise irt pay for postal employes. In many of the cities of the country the mer are not being paid enough, consider mg the very high price of rents and the necessities of the average home. Wages run from $1,400 to SI,BOO per year, and while the amount might be sufficient In the smaller towns it is not nearly enough to keep a family in cur larger cities, and the Gove-n----rnent should adjust this class of employes. -1 -I- + Sure (Marlon Leader Tribune) The surest thing on Sunday In every town is an automobile accident, or two. -I- -!- IPractice (The Daily Clintonian) Standing under the misticto comes but once a year, but some keep In practice the year ’round. i- -I* ;lStatic (Lafayette Journal .and Courier) The man who says there is no hell ought to tune in and get a rise out of Old Static. | -I- -I- + Results (Marlon Leader Tribune) The business men of the county and the business men of the city have gotten so now that they realize that the business of one is the business of the other. We should have some fine re suits. She Loves Golf Young Man About Town —Is your boss hard to work for, Sadie? Sadie, the Stenographer—He used to be terrible, dearie. He’d always put in ten hours a day at the office. But somebody started him playing golf. Call me up any afternoon.— Printer’s Ink Monthly. j