Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 196, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 December 1924 — Page 4

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The Indianapolis Times ROY W. UOWAKD, President FELIX F. BRUNER. Editor WM A. MAYBOEN, Bus. Mgr. Member of the Seripps-lloward Newspaper Alliance * • • Client of the United Press, the NEA Service and the Scripps-Paine Service. * • • Member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations Published dailv except Sunday by Indianapolis Times Publishing Cos.. 214-229 4Y. Maryland St., Indianap(dls • • • Subscription Rates: Indianapolis—fen Cents a Week. Elsewhere—Twelve Cents a Week. • • • PHONE—MA in 3500.

The stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner.—l Pet. 2:7. Christ is the foundation c.f all our hopes for time and for eternity. Oh. build on this divine foundation! All other foundations arc sinking sand.—Robert S. MacArthur, I). D. “LOVE THY NEIGHBOR” jjiERRY CHRISTMAS! How often we repeat those LLliiwords! But unlike so many things that are said almost automatically, every one of us means what he says when he repeats “Merry Christmas!” This is the season of outpouring of good cheer. It is the season when humanity gets .just a little closer together and when we come just a little nearer to the meaning of the greatest commandment as enunciated by Him in whose memory Christmas is celebrated—“ Love thy neighbor as thyself.” A wonderful example of the Christmas spirit is to be bad in the splendid response to the appeal of The Times for help * \ in giving unfortunates of Indianapolis a happier Christmas. More than eighty families, including 700 persons, have been cared for by readers of this newspaper. One of the most striking things about the movement was the manner in which gifts and service were given. No one was seeking publicity. .Scores of persons have refused to permit their names to be printed. Many have refused even to given their names for record in The Times office. A number of persons have come to the office and left gifts of money, refusing even to give their names. Many, many things have happened that can not be printed because the persons who did them gave their services out of the generosity of their hearts and utterly refuse to permit any mention to be made in print of what they did. Such a response renews one's faith in humanity. Too often we who are engaged in the publication of newspapers see only the drabness and wickedness of life. We come into such close contact with human weakness that sometimes we underestirflate human generosity and goodness. The Times plans to make this Christmas appeal every year. j This year it was in the nature of an experiment. How well j this experiment worked out can be shown only by the gratefulness of the hundreds of persons who have been served. We wish to thank every one of the hundreds of readers who helped make Christmas happier for some of the unfortunates of Indianapolis. In the words of Tiny Tim. “God bless us every one!”

SOOTY SANTA SORE Bard Sings Sad Story of St, Nicholas' Adventure in City Smog,

By LARRY TRIGGS ‘4IL ’'3 FIAT, ho,” quoth merry VY/ Santa Claus, • * I While breaking all the traffic laws Os blizzard bleaken. "We'll get to Indianapolis An hour ahead of time. I wis. If we keep traveling like tnis — Unless we weaken.” “What can this be?” he cried aloud As there appeared an inky cloud Enclosing, like a dusky ehroud, A distant town. "It can’t be Gary. Hammond or South Bend, Muncle, Labrador!” And so from out his flivver door He scrambled down. The sky was like a dirty sheet That some, one threw out In the street Where myriad? of muddy feet Had left their mark. > A nice big chunk of gooey soot Sat down upon old Santa's snoot And suddenly a whistle toot Fair split the dark. He rubbed his nose reflectively And, grabbing toys, collectively. He started for, respectively. The nearest roof. ■ lG scrambled up the shingles |_J black; * * The smoke obscured his bulging pack From which the clothes upon his hack Were far from proof. A puff, a squeeze, a grunt, a shove And he descended from above Not quite as graceful as a dove Nor quite as white. He raised his leg on which to scratch A pure Norwegian safety match— The light flared up and he did catch An awful sight. "Great jlmcracks, can this be me? Or is It just a shadow—Gee! I feel like a hyperbole Down In a mine.” The lights flashed on and at the door ♦ Young Bobby Jones let out a roar "Just what are you around here for? I’d like to know?” And then young Bobby’s papa came—‘l think I know your little game You beat it or I’ll twist your frame And sprain your toe!”

J IOOR Santa grabbed up ail ! I f"* I the toys l—-file meant to give good girls and boys j And, making quite a lot of noise. He hustled out. He found himself out in the street And Ynet a copper on his beat From whose sharp eyes he beat retreat Somewhat In doubt. ‘Til have to get this darned soot off; It’s making everybody scoff!” And, Jumping in a water trough. He took a bath. He scrubbed his elephantine nose And then began upon his clothe* And ended up with both hi* hose In righteous wrath. A minute after he got out He met a minister devout Os whom he asked: "I ara in doubt; What is this town?” <4 ... HY, this Is Indianapolis, W A marvelous metropolis!” 1. Said Santa Claus, "I see it Is!" And frowned a frown. * “See here,” Old Santa sharply said, "I don’t Intend to risk my head; "I'm going home and go to bed, “Where I am safe. "I can’t find chimneys in this smoke; "I get so black they want to soak "Me on the bean —I hope they choke "And mebbe chafe!” Old Santa turned upon his heel, The minister let out a squeal— In vain he tried to make appeal—> But got the air. Old Santa felt around a bit— At last his hands his flivver hit And then he climbed up Into It And went elsewhere. 'Tis true he used the parcel post To send to those he liked the most Trinkets, toys and sleds to coast— They'd fill a dray. But now the kiddles’ paws and maws Are following the no-smoke laws So they can see Old Santa Claus Next Christmas day. Wasting Father On his return from London a Scotsman brought back a barometer with him and explained to hie mother that by It they could tell whether the weather was going to be wet or fine. “Aye,” said she, "It’s a fine thing. But ye ken ye’ve been wasting yer money. What do you think Providence gave yer fayther the rheumatics for?”—The Tattler.

The Shepherds and the Holy Child

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| I |XT) THERE were in the samr> country jshepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. % | And, 10. the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shown round about them and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them: “Fear not. for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. “For unto you is born this day, in the city of David, a Savior, who is Christ, the Lord. “And this shall be a sign unto you-. Ye shall find the Babe wrapped in swaddling [clothes, lying in a manger.” And suddenly there was with the angel a

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You can set an aiibwcr to any qu-’t-tion of .'act or information by writlnar to The lixtianapuila Tun. * Washington Bureau, 1.1252 New York Ave., VVasninuton. 1) C lnelo:n)f 2 cent* in j stamps for reply. M "dioAl, Ptja>i and mantai advice cannot be riven, nor can extended research lie undertaken. All other questions will receive a per sona! reply Unsigned requests cannot be answered. Ali letters are confidential—Editor. What is the total forest area of the United States? 469,500,000 acres. Do squirrels hibernate? During winter squirrels hibernate j In the more northerly parts of the world, but the sleep Is never very i .profound, and in mild weather they often go abroad, even In the depth •. of winter. They hide the nuts for' their winter store, and live on them during the winter. What is General Pershing's address? 2029 Connecticut Ave., N. W., Washington, D. C. How are pineapples propagated? By moans of crowns, slips, suckers ana rattoons. The crown is the leafy part of the fruit as found in the market. Just below the fruit small plants form, which are left in the field when the fruit Is gathered;! these are known as slips. In the I axils of the leaves buds occur; those that develop near the ground make strong plants in a few months, and are known as suckers. A strong pjj|nt will mature an "apple” in June, and produce two to five suck-

Christmas Spirit By HAL COCHRAN. H 1”""“ APPY today? What makes you that way? The real Christmas spirit, no doubt. That feeling inside Is made up of real pride And you find that it has to come out. WHO can believe It’s the things you receive From the friends who remembered you well, That brings you the cheer, At this time of the year, In the place where real sentiments dwell? mT’S cheerfully giving That adds to your living, And brings forth, all over again, That thought, ne’er to cease, That resrl spirit—Peace On Earth and Good Will to Men.

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multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, “G’ory to God iri the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.” j . |\l) IT came to pass as the angels were jr\ gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, “Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which has come to pass, which the Lord has made known unto us. And they came with haste, and found Mary and Joseph, and the Babe lying in a manger. And when they had seen it they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child. —Luke, 11:8-17.

ers by the middle of September. Buds that develop from an underground part and from a root-system Independent of the parent plant are known as rattoons. Crowns are not planted extensively, as thev remain on the fruit when marketed. Has the United States ever issued $2,50 gold pieces? If so. when? Yes, coinage was commenced in 1796 and was discontinued in 1915. There were none Issued In 1799, 1800, 1801, 1803, 1809 to 1820, Inclusive, 1522, 1823 and 1828 They were coined at the. Philadelphia, New Orleans, Charlotte (N. C.), Carson City, San Francisco and Dahlonega (Ga.) mints. How many Stradivari violins are there known to he in existence? About 300, the ownership of all of them being known and any changes In ownership being carefully followed. There are, however, thousands of imitations. How many times, when and whose was Napoleon Bonaparte crowned? He was crowned twice. His first coronation took place in the cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris, on Dec. 2, 1804, when he was crowned emperor as Napoleon I, In the presence of Pope Plus VII, who had been induced to come from Rome to take part in the ceremonies. In May, 1805. Napoleon crowned himself at Milan with the “Iron crown’’ of the

! Lombards, and assumed the government of the state with the title of i King of Italy. What wns the highest wholesale price of sugar per pound during the World War? Twenty three cents. What Is the highest price room In the Hotel Astor, Now York City, and does this price include i meals? Eighteen dollars a day is the high- ! cat price, and as the hotel is run on j the European plan, this price does not Include meals. / , How can one keep oilcloth tablecovers from cracking? Cut a paper cover for the table first, oil it well with common machine oil, place it smoothly on the table, the oilcloth is then stretched smoothly and tightly. This should greatly prolong the life of the oilcloth. How oan ono keep one’s tools from rusting? i Place ten or fifteen cents worth of 1 animal charcoal (which can be ohitained at drug stores) in a small tin ! box with a perforated cover and ! keep this in the tool chest. This will absorb all the moisture. When it can absorb no more, the charcoal will turn a gray color, and should be replaced. How much of his brain power does the average man use? The chief anthropologist of the United States National Museum states that although the potentiality of the brain Is unknown because It cannot be measured, it has been estimated that the average man uses far less than 30 per cent of hls brain power. How can one polish a cow’s horn? Rasp the horn with a file until the surface is smooth; then, scrape with glass until there Is a fine, clean surface. Rub with a cloth and putty powder, wet to a paste with water. Polish with a cloth and oxide of tin, wet with water to a paste. What Is the highest lighthouse for steamships in the world? The Phare de File Vierge on the north coast of Franco, near the English channel, about fifteen miles north of Brest. It measures 262 feet from the ground to the top of the lantern. Where can one buy copies of the Army and Navy registers? From the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington. D. C., the official Army register selling for $1.25 and the Navy register for $.75. Remittance must be mode by money order.

PROBLEMS OF SHOALS UNSOL VED New Year Will Find Solution Among Things to Worry About, Times W'ashinr/ton Itureau, 13Z£ Seto York Are. CTTa ASHING TON, Dec. 25.—Disij\X/| position of Muscle Shoals, a LIU problem that has confronted every Congress since the late war, promises to be on the list of “things to worry about” of the Sixty-ninth Congress that will assemble late in 1925.. Three weeks of debate in the Senate has shown conclusively that two points of view that cannot be compromised still exist among rr-ose who have studied the proble most carefully. Led by Senator NorriL of Nebraska, the advocates of Government control and operation of Muscle Shoals as a great power source have steadfastly refused to j give in to those who would lease j the property to urlvate individuals ' for the purpose of making fertilizer, fhese latter, encouraged by administration support, united forces for a time behind Senator Underwood's bill which proposed to grant the secretary of war the authority to execute the lease. Forces Deadlocked When Congress adjourned for the holiday recess, it had become more or less apparent that the forces behind each o? these proposals were strong enough to prevent the passage of the j opposition measure, but not strong enough to insure the adoption of their own project. In the face of the growing strength of the Norris bill supporters, administration leaders in the Senate, among them being Senators Curtis and Butler, gave signs of weakening in their support of Underwood. A way nut of the present dilemma is now seen in the adoption of a proposal by Ser ator Jones of Wash- . | ngton that Congress turn the prole ! lem over to a commission appointed j | by the President for further study. j !It is anticipated that the commis- • j sion would be ready for its report : I *o Congress when the next regular j session opens a year from now. Must Sc tie Problem Owing to Urn fact that the Senate is now proceeding under an a tree- ! ment to continue consideration of j?h Muscle Shoals problem until j “finally disposed of.” some such setI tlement —even though but temporary j —must be arrived at if the appro- | priation bills are to be disposed of {before the end of the present sesI sion on March 4. j Senator Norris as head of the Senlate Committee on Agriculture, has i made an extended study of the Muscle Shoals problem during the past three years. In his opinio l the greatest value tan be obtained from• the property by using it primarily j for the development of electrical j energy A port ion of this power he | would deYoP- to the manufacture of nitrogen for fertilizer purposes, but ■only In an experimental way until it had been shown that such a project was actually economical and of real lvalue to American farmers. { Bath Senator Norris and Senator j Underwood propose that in time of (war tin* Governnemt shall have full I control of Muscle Shoals for the purjpo.se of making nitrogen for ammunition purposes. It Is in determini ing what shall be done with it during peace time that they have failed to agree. Underwood takes the position that the manufacture of forjillizor is more important than the production of electrical power for | general use. The bill would provide | for the making of nitrogen regardless of the proetlcability of such a venture from a commercial standpoint.

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Texas man claims an oil stock swindler got hls fortune. How quaint and old-fashtoned. Man went crazy downtown In Philadelphia, not, however, because he saw where he was. Now we know why bathing girls left tlie magazine covers. They have hotter jobs on the 1925 calendars. Dancing half the night is good training for a girl, enabling her to walk the floor with her baby later. New way to kill scarlet fever germs Is found. Better than painting one red, white and blue so they will cheer themselves to death. The great advantage In making love In a flivver, we hear, Is you can start the thing so quickly. Have a good time when you are young so that when you are old you will be sorry you did Instead of sorry you didn’t. Everything is a habit, and success depends upon the ease with which you change your habits. Anticipation Is almost all of realization. “Every normal man should have a hobby,” says a doctor. Every normal man has. It is raising a family. Dog bit a debutante In Nashville, Tenn. She wouldn’t run. Maybe she thought it couldn’t eat without a knife and fork. And that's what might help, more hum and less "ho hum.” (Copyright, 1924. NEA Service, Inc.) ' Nature Frank Bornhofer of Toboso, Ohio, allowed hls bees to “swarm" on his head. Thousands settled on top of his hair and the mass extended In a ring down over his ears and under his chin. He received not a single stlnFrank bad a photograph taken showing himself as a swarming post. State of Ohio has imported 700 French wasps. They are expected to feed upon the destructive corn borer, which has spread in a few years from the Atlantic seaboard nearly to the Mississippi Valley.

RIGHT HERE IN INDIANA By GAYLORD NELSON

Homecoming fTH UPERIN T E NDENT P. J. | I LANDERS, of the IndianapoL.vTT J iis Union Railway Company, estimated that 15,000 persons arrived at the Union Station, Tuesday. While that same day approximately 18,000 came through the Traction Terminal. And at both stations the arrivals exceeded the departures by more - than 15 per cent. y y |K§j tr * C *‘ nts entering I iiiLii tjfch : passenger traffic in VB 'W* JTY the history of In* frT , dianapolis. All lines ''Atco'Y : lfP P l| t on additional Christmas spent alone. Either in a luxurious hotel or an empty house. Eor then cherished memories are awakened. And one longs for the happy laughter and in-timacy-of loved ones. One may be content far removed from relatives and old associations 304 days of the year. And may enjoy prosperity impossible in the old home town. But ties of affection and memory pull irresistibly on Christmas. It is the day when people cast the world—its materiality, cares, and worries—from their minds and indulge in a physical and spiritual homecoming. the Christmas spirit brings dollars and cents to i ransportation companies. Present TT eredi TH NICHOLSON. Indijy![ ana author, in an address re- — cently before the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce, defended the present day and the modern outlook. “I think we are becoming a little impatient of sad philosophers who mourn for the good old times,” lie declared. “Our great business just now is to make the present worthy to be remembered as a golden age ” Fast golden ages—if we could soru- \ Rnize them closely—would reveal principally tarnished brass. When Greece was in its glory, that j still dazzles the world, the common | man was wretched. Not a fourth |of the Inhabitants of Athens were ! free citizens. The rest were slaves \ —brutally oppressed, j In England’s brilliant Elizabethan period—the glorious age of Shaken. | peare—skilled artisans starved on 'wages of a penny a day. Merrie 1 England was only a figure of speech |to them. So with all past golden ages. The present is spotted with blemishes, I but it is the best age—so far. And the future will he better if ! people devote their energies to presold problems instead of lamenting the old days. Looking backward : turned Lot's wife into a pillar of salt. I Too much looking backward always | petrifies human progress.

YULETIDE GIVING IS UNIVERSAL CUSTOM Indianapolis Persons, Born, or Who Have Lived in Other Lands, Describe Rites, Cf—“■ i lit IS PM AS Is a day of giving j n most foreign lands, as In America, according to descriptions of customs given by Jn- ' dianapolis persons, who were born or have lived in other countries.

CHKISTMAS IN SPAIN

Christmas In Spain hardly depends | on snow and chilly winds for atmosj phero, but the Yule spirit is just as j strong there as In the lands to the | north, according to Mrs. Angel ; Doquelra, 632 W. Pearl St., whoso family is still living in Requena, Spain, fifty miles inland from Valencia. "As in most of Europe, carolers go about from house to house the night before Christmas,” says Mrs. Doqueira. “They receive various presents. sometimes money and always sweets. They are usually groups of children all from the same neighborhood. “In the streets and public squares booths are set up and lighted by torches. Every description of a toy is to be found for sale there. People swarm to these booths to buy. It Is very like-our State fair. , “There are no Christmas trees as we have here, but there are dances and feasts and singing until dawn in every household. Christmas day is for church-going and celebration of the birth of the Savior. There are feasts also on this day, but they are more sacred than the festivals of Christmas eve.”

CHRISTMAS IN FINLAND

It is the night before Christmas in a little town near Helsingfors, Finland. Bread is In the oven, the ale Is brewed, and the stockfish is being prepared. The house is washed, walls, floors, ceilings and all. Then clean straw is brought in from the barnlot, strewn on the floor and the family is ready for a munificent repast of rice porridge and stockfish. Thus Mrs Alex Wiborg, 113 S. West St., described preparations in her childhood home for the celebration of Christmas. "The farm animals are not forgotten, either.” Mrs. Wiborg said. “They get an extra portion of feed on Christmas eve. Ip the morning the whole countryside goes to church before 6 o'clock. .Using sleighs of every description, every one plows through the snow to the nearest church, often five or six miles away. All along the road the candles are lighted In the windows on Christmas morning while it is still dark. The church, too, has more than the usual number of candles burning. “After church there is an ex-

THURSDAY, DEC. 25, 1024

Liabilities j ENRY L. DITHMER, presiI_l j dent of the Chamber of Com- * *1 inerce—in a statement to The Times —enumerated some of the •achievements of Indianapolis. He also noted a liability. “We have citizens” —he stated—“who have profited enormously by the growth of the city who yet contribute nothing in time or money to the prosperity of which they are beneficiaries.” Cities aren’t born great. Except the New Jerusalem. And people are reluctant to take up their abode there. Cities are made great by the efforts of their citizenship. But community building is an arduous task. Requiring real sacrifice by some one. Though the whole community benefits the sacrifice devolves usually on a few unquenchable enthusiasts. Whose only rewards are their pictures in the papers—and much private censure from irreconcilables. Yet others who profit directly from public spirit do nothing. They are merely passengers on the train of civic progress. Indianapolis has no more such passengers than other cities. But hose it has are dead weight. If they would push instead of ride they would contribute more to the boast “no mean city” than possibly the middle word. Obstructions fJ OUR women were killed and a. I H | young man received presum I——l ably fatal injuries near Hu ron, Ind. The automobile in which they were returning from a Christmas shopping trip was demolished by a train. It was just another crossing smash. So it is scarcely news. And it resulted from the usual cause. An obstruction—in this case woods—prevented clear view. But while the accident isn’t news, it is grim tragedy to the families involved. It won’t he a joyous Christmas for nine little tots whose bright toys and mothers were ground beneath the train's wheels. Santa Claus didn't bring them much but grief. Os course there will be an Investigation. Which will only add to the bulk accident literature. Grade crossings will always gather their toll of the reckless. But grade crossings that lurk behind Minding obstructions spring out and slaughter wary and unwary alike. Yet they can be made comparatively harmless. By removing the obstructions before a tragedy makes them notorious. A few obscure crossings so treated would promote safety more than a dozen ornate senaration projects at widely known death-traps over the Ptate. Business “All is over between us and I am cr>!ng to give you back your ring. There 1s another man.” “Tell me his name and address.” "You are going to kill him?” “Bv no means! I want to sell him the ring.'Le Petit Parisien.

[change of gifts and families gather j together for a noonday meal. The wealthier people have Christmas | trees, but In the country It is sometimes the custom to make a. Christmas ‘heaven’—that is, a network hung against the. ceiling with stars and moons of silver and colored paper hung from It. It Is all very beautiful to children's eyes. "There Is St. Nicholas, too, but the day is Important because of the birth of Christ.”

CHRISTMAS IN FRANCE

If one is traveling In France around Christmas eve, don't make the mistake of hanging up the stockings. It just isn’t being done. Instead place the shoes in front of the fire place. This is the advice of Mme. Martha Gruselle, 833 Parker Ave., recently of Nancy, France. Mme. Gruselle is a teacher in the department of languages at Technical High School. Aside from this custom, Christmas in France is celebrated much the same as in America. Sacred and religious ceremonies predominate on this day and in the Catholic communities mass is celebrated. In the smaller villages a citizen masquerades as St. Nicholas and leads the villagers in carols w-hile candy is given to the children in the poorer sections. Labor “Did you make these biscuits, darling?” "Yes, dear.” "Well, don’t make any more, sweetheart.” "Why?” "Because, honey, you are too light for such ' heavy work.”—Haw-keye Weekly. Dad’s Advice Works "What happened when your father told your fiance he ought to put something away for a rainy day?” “A little later he missed his raincoat.”—Exchange.

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