Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 136, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 October 1924 — Page 12
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JOHN W. DA VIS In Boyhood Days He Lacked Companionship of Other Boys—Grew Up Shy and Diffident —Devoted His Time to Study Instead of Play, HIS LIFE STORY
SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS INSTALLMENTS John W. Davis was born in Clarksburg. W. Va.. on Easter Sunday. April 13. 1873. His ancestors were Welsh. Scotch. English. Irish and Dutch. HU father was John James Davis. His mother. Anna Kennedy of Baltimore, was a woman of remarkable character and splendid mental ability. CHAPTER II mN his boyhood days John Davis lacked one thing—the companionship of other boys. He was brought up in a family of girls, having five sisters and no brothers. The result was that he grew up shy and diffident, unused to the give and take of male companionship, uninitiated lhto the camaraderie of eandlot baseball and the “old swimmin’ hole.” Mental Prodigy He was a mental prodigy' rather than a “reg’ler feller.” At the age of 12 he was asked by the Clarksburg school board to take an examination for a place as one of the teachers in the town's public school. His father refused to consent to this—refused emphatically. Young John grew up as a tall, elim, dark-haired boy, with grave face and serious eyes, bashful almost to a fault, unused to hard knocks. While the other lads of Clarksburg worked and played and fought, John studied. At home, when not being tutored by his mother, John would sit and listen to her discuss history, the Bible and equal suffrage. The Bible, particularly, was her hobby. She knew It from Genesis to Revelations. One of her chief diversions was to invite the clergyman to the house and engage him in a theological debate. As to suffrage, she held it to be a "sin and shame” that an intelligent and well-educated woman should be denied the vote when so many ignorant and uneducated males were able to take a hand in running the government through the ballot. This rankled her parSAGE TEA BEAUTIFIES AND DARKENS HAIG You can turn gray, faded hair beautifully dark and lustrous almost over night if you'll get a bottle of “Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Compound" at any drug stoiY. Millions of bottles of this old famous Sage Tea recipe, improved by the addition of other ingredients, are sold annually, say well-known druggists here, because it darkens the hair so naturally and evenly that no one can tell it has been applied. Those whose hair Is turning gray or becoming faded have a surprise awaiting them, because after one or two applications the gray hair vanishes and your locks become luxuriantly dark and beautiful. This is the age of youth. Grayhaired. unattractive folks aren't wanted around, so get busy with Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Compound tonight and you'll be delighted with your dark, handsome hair and your youthful appearance within a few days.—Advertisement.
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Man Sleeps Like Log— Eats Anything Was Once a Wreck From Gas on Stomach
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ticularly in view of the fact that so many political Issues vitally affected her home and children. The men of the family contended that they were just as interested as she in the issues affecting her home. That being the case, they declared, she might safely leave the matter of government in their hands. But Mrs. Davis stuck to her point —stuck to it until the day of her death, April 26, 191 V, a year after her husband had passed away. In this way John Davis’ mother became his first political teacher. The ideas she inculcated in his youthful brain stuck. Years later they were reflected in many a political speech. On one occasion he said: “I am one of those who believe women in politics mean better politics, not worse politics.” Corporal punishment was rarely dealt out In the Davis household. It was an old tradition In Mrs. Dads, family, the Kennedys, to give a child in need of chastisement what was—and still is—known simply as “the look.” “The IxK>k” “The look" appears to have been more effective than a dozen whippings. It was a glance of witerlng scorn and contempt, at the same time implying command, from which the child invariably quailed, fairly shriveled up! It had been used with surprisingly good results on recalcitrant youngsters of the Kennedy family for more than five generations. Despite his “soft" upbringing, John was well liked by his neighbors. His pleasant personality aad unfailing courtesy were responsible for that. And they stood aim in good stead, when at the arre of 12, he was sent away to school in Virginia—to Pantops Academy, at Charlottesville. John was graduated from Pantops at the age of 16. Then he entered Washington and Lee University, at Lexington, Va., famous throughout the South as the institution founded by George Washington, nearly wiped out by the ravages of the Civil War. and resurrected by Gen. Robert E. Lee. At college John was the same precocious, retiring youth he had been at school. His shyness and lack of “knockabout" experience made him avoid college athletics and turn more and more to nis books. He was anything but the “college hero" type —rather the ’grind.” In three years—just after his nineteenth birthday, in 1892—he had devoured enough knowledge to be graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. After his graduation he stayed at Washington and Lee until awarded his Bachelor of Law’ degree, In 1895. At last, his education—at least the j school and college part of It—comi plete, he returned to Clarksburg to enter the law business of his father. (More Next Issue) Hoosier Briefs LOOMI.N'GTON'S band is In dire need of notes. Not L-, high-sounding notes, but j financial ones. Band was given j $1,200 by the city and earns approximately SBOO from collections. I But there's the director's salary, rent, etc. ! 4 Miss Mary Travis of Ft. Wayne, w’hose poster won third prize in the State poster contest among school children, has her work exhibited at the Indiana Parent-Teacher Associa tion convention at Indianapolis. - ,|ADISOX County farmers VI are trying out anew sugar beet harvest machine. second one of its kind in the State. It is being operated on the farm of Charles W. Foster. Ed Smith. Clinton deputy constable, permitted Frank Lang, one armed, of Centenary, relieve him of his gun and star. Now’ Smith is said to want charges of assault and battery filed against Lang. lIRST sehoolhouse in Princeton is being torn down. It i___has been used as a barn on the Charles property. It contained ax-hetro timbers eighteen inches wide. What is Halloween without a pumpkin? Farmers in Kosciusko, Whitley, Elkhart, Wabash, Miami and Dekalb counties say pumpkins will be scarce. Chilly w’eather early in the summer killed the vines, they said-
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WALTER D. HICKMAN. Gt~~~ ETTIN' sort of friendly like is Frank Ci limit. u—J Frank is one of tli sc intimate sort of entertainers who has to get on a friendly basis with those present. The other night, I put on Crumit's new record, ' How Come You Do Me Like You Do,” a Victor release. In this little hit of popular nonsense, Frank sings of a chap who calls on his “gal" and finds fault with the way his ‘‘mama” is treatin’ him. He tells her in song that “I sit in the parlor as dumb as a lamb but 1 ain't too dumb to hear your back dor slam.” While Crumit sings his intimate blues, Phil Phman is doing some satisfactory exercises at the piano. This Crumit-Victor record on the other side, has “Knock at the Door," one of those glad hack home things, which are so popular now days. Olsen and Johnson, vaudeville musical comics, help write this one, Crumit pleases In both. The value of arranging a score to bring out its beantv Is well shown in the way the Victor Salon orchestra has developed ‘‘What'll I Do,” from the Music Box Revue and “Marcheta,” a love song of Mexico. This is the first time that I have met this gifted organization of real players of harmony. No crashes, no noise, hut the symphony of melody. In the “Marcheta” number you get a das hos Spanish music. In the other number, one of the novelty arrangements Is the whistling of the chorus. Mighty effective. Here is a real melody number. I recommend it to you If you have any faith in what I like. A Lopez Hit Vincent Lopez and his Hotel Pennsylvania orchestra is an institution in New York. His vaudeville excursions have been highly successful. At my request, Okeh sent me on the new Lopez record. Lopez has mastered the art of developing melody up to the point of complete satisfaction. He does not go In for
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J. MURRAY WICKARD The Little Theatre Society will open its season at the Masonic Temple on Wednesday night with “The Torch Bearers” as the bill. Wickard will have one of the leading rolus. This comedy of Mam Street theatricals will he repeated on Thursday and Friday nights for the teachers. crashing effects, hut rather suggests it by perfect ensemble. Such artistry you will find in “Dreamer of Dreams,” to my way of thinking one of the sweetest of the no.v waltzes. Lopez introduces Billy Jones as vocal soloist during the chorus. There is charm and refinement in this number. Pretty close to being the best of the new Okeh records I have tried. On the other side, Lopez and his men play a jazzy little number called "Me and the Boy Friend,” a romantic affair about a girl and a hoy, who, after every quarrel, go into a park and there, on a bench by moonlight steal a kiss. Pretty and practical. I have been asked to list some of the instrumental records released by
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