Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 251, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 January 1927 — Page 4

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The Indianapolis Times ROY W. HOWARD, President. BOYD GURLEY, Editor. WM. A. &IAYBORN. Bus. Mgr. Member of the Sorlpps-Howard Newspaper Alliance * * • Client of the United Press and the N'EA Service* * * • Member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations. . Published daily except Sunday by Indianapolis Times Publishing Cos., 214-220 W. Maryland St., Indianapolis • • • Subscription Kates: Indianapolis—Ten Cents a Week. Elsewhere—Twelve Cents a Week • • * PHONE—MA in 3500.

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FRIENDSHIP OR FORCE “What has happened in Nicaragua intensifies out - conviction as to the gravity of the problem of our relationships with our neighbors on the south. We can not. conceal from ourselves the fact that there has been a fresh outbreak of suspicion on the part of Latin-American peoples, that the United States may undertake to dominate by force their economic and political life. “We earnestly hope, therefore, that the proposal to submit the present controversy with Mexico to arbitration will not only , result in a peaceful solution of the existing difficulties but also lead our Government to formulate a clear policy for our future relations with the peoples and governments of La.tin-Amerlca. That policy should be free from even the appearance of effort forcibly to control the life of other sovereign nations. It should exalt the principles of friendship and helpfulness in all our contacts with our Latin-Ameri-can neighbors.”—The Federal Council of Churches.

WHAT IS COOLIDGE’S POSITION? President Coolidge favors arbitration with Mexico, if, maybe and of course. Some newspapers, following the White House press conference last Friday, announced that Coolidge was definitely opposed to arbitration. Others announced that he wasn't really opposed to it at all. “President Coolidge,” declared the Washington Post, “through his spokesman, gave no encouragement to the hope that the real controversy between .Mexico and the United States could be settled by arbitration.” “The President,” declared the New York HeraldTribune, “refused to enter into a discussion of the arbitration proposal. This does not mean, it is explained in Administration circles, that he is opposed to it.” Meanwhile, in Mexico City the Excelsior carried a special dispatch from Washington asserting that Coolidge was opposed to arbitration. This report, however, was not confirmed by Washington dispatches to other papers in Mexico City. In such a serious situation. President Coolidge should. It seems, make his tiews known more frankly or not at all. This is oi\e time, at least, that the White House conferences should not be used for political purposes. THE LATEST BID The American Cyanamid Company has submitted a new’ bid for Muscle Shoals. Informed persons will hardly become excited. If this company really had any great offer up its sleeve it would have made it years ago. It Is hampered by inescapable scientific facts. Senator Sackett of Kentucky, member of the joint congressional leasing committee, w'lio voted against the company's earlier bid, summed up the business in a Senate speech, Dec. 13: “Nitrogen will be produced cheaper and with less restrictions unaer the synthetic methods which have for their base the gasification of coal gas compared to the methods induced by the tremendous heats produced in electrical furnaces.” ’ All students of the question agree in that conclusion. And yet this company proposes to manufacture cheap fertilizer by the electrical method. Already in the fertilizer business, it is presumably, manufacturing and selling as cheaply as commercially possible. It can do it more cheaply at Muscle Shoals only if the Government allows it a great subsidy in camouflaged form. Senator Sackett said: “We are seeking leases of the whole Muscle Shoals properties just at a time when the forms of manufacture are in the development stage, when newer methods already indica*e the abandonment of electrical power in favor of dl r ect of coal.” Farmers need cheap fertilizer, but their ends not be served unless they get it under an arscientifically and commercially sound, an arrangement that will last not for a few years but for ever. RATHER DELIBERATE No charge of undue haste can be lodged against the members of the Legislature in considering the resolution presented more than a week ago asking for a probe of officials of this State. Nor can there be any accusation against officials concerned that they are being robbed of a speedy opportunity for vindication. Neither the committee of the Legislature which lir.n this resolution in charge nor the officials Involved seem to have any great desire to act quickly or promptly. Os course, the people had a right to expect that the officials who are named in the resolution as ob-ject-r of investigation would camp at the State louse until that committee decided to givo them a chance to toll their story and to re-establish themselves in public confidence. In other walks of life, business and professional, men charged with acts and conduct calculated to ,’ bring them into disrepute, show some zeal in their efforts to vindicate themselves. That has been missing in the present matter. The resolution which is before the lower House . of the Legislature makes some very specific charges and is calculated to open up an inquiry which the people of the State have demanded for 'more than • two years. It asks that the grand jury of two years ago, | which iudicted members of the State highway com- , mission, be investigated. In that Investigation there will be an oppor--1 tunity to bring out all the facts concerning the > highway commission. For two years members of that body have been under indictment without trial. They assert that i they have been denied trials. They charge that another State body, the board of accounts, through Date or malice or greed or some other purpose, se- ' cured their indictment by false and perjured statei rneuis and that the jury Itself was framed or so f controlled by politics and politicians as to be used ■ in their crucifixion. It might be expected that both the board of ac- ! counts and the highway commission would be on the job demanding that this resolution of Inquiry be ! passed speedily. There is no report that either have 1 been Insistent for this chance of vindication. Cer- " i

tainly the State can not afford to have two of its official bodies openly charging crimes against each other and no inquiry to settle the question. There is, of course, a much graver part of the resolution which the people might reasonably expect would secure Immediate attention. That refers to the whole scandal of last fall which was laid bare in a letter from the prison cell of D. C. Stephenson, a power in the Legislature of two years ago and now a convict under life sentence. The resolution calls attention to the peculiar verdict of the recent grand jury which indicted its own report by calling attention to unnamed but unusual conditions which prevailed in its inquiry. One of the conditions in that grand jury which was unusual was the payment -of SII,OOO in fees to special prosecutors from the funds of the Governor. The Governor is asking again for huge sums to be spent without any control by other officials. The matters under inquiry by the grand jury for which these special prosecutors were p.aid by his own funds included charges against the Governor. Friends of the Governor who expected that he would urge the Legislature to act quickly have waited in vain for such a demand. The situation is unusual and perhaps significant. Possibly these officials involved feel that they have so firm a grip on the public mind that they need no vindication. And then again they may have other motives for their singular silence. THE BEAST GLOATS Everywhere in this land there are boys and girls who will receive with a sense of personal disaster, the news that after twenty-five years the beast has finally won and overcome Judge Ben Lindsey, famous founder of the juvenile court. From that day twenty-five years ago when Judge Lindsey declared for the new doctrine of honor and trust instead of cruelty and forefe, he has had no fight the forces of evil. ' That invisible government which Lindsey described as the beast in his revelations of his political battles hated the practical application of Christianity which he brought to the courts when they dealt with children. They preferred the old system of jails and handcuffs and the more ancient system of harshness. They hated worse the courage and the insight of Lindsey when he linked juvenile crime to crooked politics and showed that the theft of a franchise, oppressive rates for utility service, made impossible the playgrounds that would take the child from the temptation of the streets. They hated more the liberal spirit of Lindsey and his bold declarations that every child is entitled to his chance. They called him hypnotist when he sent boys without guards or policemen to detention homes and reformatories until their moral courage and strength could be built up under conditions that removed temptations. They called him charlatan and fakir when ho actually followed his own announced principles of appeal to the honor of a lad instead of attempting to terrorize. For twenty-five years the battle has raged around Lindsey and in the meantime a Nation has followed his teachings and his doctrines. Every juvenile court in the land is a monument to his vision and his work. He lias gone up and down the land spreading the doctrine of the new day and the people of other States answered, with the passage of laws which have given to the hoy or girl who makes mistakes a better chance for decent living. There are untold thousands of men and women, today living respected and useful lives, who would have developed into criminals under the old system. They owe their success to the doctrines of Lindsey. Now’, at the end of twenty-five years, the courts have thrown him out of his office. There was a bitter fight two years ago. His old enemies, the utility corporations, used the hatred of the klan which they fanned into virulent hate. The election was close. The throwing out of one precinct w’as sufficient-to dislodge him. Today the beast he fought so long licks its chops and gloats. The youth of the land, if it remembers its best friend, will mourn. The next thing we expect to hear of is the autobiography of a baseball player running in one of the confessions magazines. We said “hear of,” not “read.” A State Senator in Kansas starts a crusade against mince pie. But there's always the drug store cellar, boys. It's 1927, all's well with the world and the Prince of Wales has fallen off his horse again.

ARBITRATION By William Green

President of the American Federation of Labor. The .people of the United States believe they have a right to determine the constitutionality of their own laws, consequently they must accord the exercise of the same right to the people of other nations. Should there be a dispute as to fact, in what better way can such a dispute be settled than by an appeal to an arbitral tribunal? The fact that one nation is weaker than the other puts an additional test upon the quality of justice of the arbitral tribunal. If the weaker nation makes the proposal of arbitration to the stronger, can the latter refuse without serious damage to its prestige and Ideals? Citizens of the United States firmly believe in the principle of self-determination for nations. It is high time to reach some definite understanding of distinction between intervention and protection of the rights of American citizens and their property. These purposes permit wide latitudes of interpretation which may sometimes include the special interests of questionable investments. There is need for clarification of policies in the Pan-American sphere. An alternative course to arbitration is a conference of Pan-American countries to agree upon methods and agencies for deciding upon international relations and business. If we would prevent war w’e must deal constructively with the causes which create war. We can not maintain peace by merely wishing for peace. We must find a remedy for the causes which create war and a basis of accommodation by which disputes and disagreements which arise between nations can be fairly and equitably settled. American labor hopes our Government will not play the part of an imperialist autocrat in its relation with Latin-American countries, but will prove itself to be, by practice and precept, an advocate and proponent of the ideals of self-government and damonratlrt fwimAr***

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American Will Give Where They Won’t Be Taxed.

By M. E. Tracy Aimce Semple McPherson leaves Kansas City with S2OO and all expenses paid. Her first Idea was to charge admission, but she changed this in favor of a collection. From one audience of C,300 she received more than SBOO. Mrs. McPherson knows the American people. They will give where they won’t be taxed. . Good Law, But — Judge Hen lAndsey finds it hard to understand why he has been thrown out of office by the Colorado Supreme Court, and so do some other people. T,he election contest instituted against him was decided in his favor by a district judge who thought the contestant had made such a poor case that he didn't bother to hear Lindsey’s side. On the 'contestant's appeal, however, the Supreme Court reversed the decision and held that Lindsey was not elected, though he* had a majority of 137. A sidelight on the case is to be found in the fact- that a star witness against Lindsey was sentenced to jail for perjury. Good law, no doubt, but awfully difficult for the average man to fathom Landis Supreme Cobb gone. Speaker gone. Ban gone. It Judge Landis doesn't look out he will be lord of all he surveys, like Robinson Crusoe and with not much more to survey. Rolling Around A Dakota man says he is going to revolutionize transportation with a “speed ball” which lie has invented and intends to put on the market. The ball, he declares, is nature's speediest contrivance. He is. right. Nothing moves so fast us the suns and planets of the universe. So far as we have been able to learn, however, nobody rides on the inside, which is the arrangement lie proposed. His "speed ball” is hollow, with a shaft running through it from which a basket is suspended. The basket contains the motive powers which drives the contraption by a, system of gears. There is a window at each end of tlie shaft. Wouldn't it be funny to see humanity rolling around over the countryside in a lot of balls, and how would tlie traffic cop know which way they were going, coming, or about to turn?■ We Don't Know China# The big nows breaks in China, where chaos ; s giving way to ors ganized leadership and whore confusion is passing from native to foreigner. Lack of knowledge and the Pacific Ocean prevent us Americans from getting a clear view of the situation. Our one recourse is to fall back on tradition or prejudice. There is a poor background in this country for an intelligent conception of what is going on. or a sound idea of what should be done. Through a century of misinformation, we have grown accustomed to regard China as a land of lethargy, quite unable lo take care of itself, much less to shape Us own destiny. Twenty-five years ago the great powers would have met such a situation as now exists with hardly a second thought. Asa matter of fact they did, marshalling their armies and driving forward to Pekin under the command of an American general in record time. But twenty-five years can bring about startling changes, even in a lffhd like China. A world war makes aggressive people cautious and cautious people aggressive. The great powers are afraid of what they hate done to themselves, of the wreck of empire, of/bolshevists, of Mussolini, of the mutilated map of Europe. By the same token, China aroused to a new' realization of her own strength is freed from the shackles of custom and ritualism that have bound her these last four thousand years. Let us not suppose that the fate of six thousand missionaries, or the protection of as many more Americans, or the safety of all the foreigners in China, represents the real issue. Napoleon said that China was a sleeping giant and that those should beware who awakened hen. Whether consciously or not, the western world did that very thing with its booming guns on the battle front in France. The same terrific impulses that destroyed the Romanoff and set a red regime in hts place are now gripping the yellow empire. We come to a parting of the ways, to the necessity of shaping anew Oriental program. Conditions that obtained yesterday no longer exist and what conditions will prevail tomorrow no one can guess. Our traditional friendship for China looms as a happy memory on the receding horizon. We had a traditional friendship for Russia, but look at what it has become. llow is "armistisce” pronounced? Ar-me-stis, with the accent on the first syllable. What was the outcome of the recent referendum on prohibition in Wisconsin? A majority voted for modification of the Volstead Act to include 2.75 per cent beer. On which side was Spain during the World War? She maintained neutrality throughout the war in spite of strong German propaganda on the one hand and interference with her commerce by German submarines'on the other. A

How Can Gentleman Be Happy Minus His Shirt? —Ask the Marx Brothers

By Walter D. Hickman How in the world can a man be happy without his shirt? * Never thought of it before, but the Marx Brothers and their whole tantalizing gang in “The Cocoanuts” ask that question and give the answer to the tunes o£ great operatic music. And it is an important question in the minstrel scene, because Harpo Marx, the silent one, had “pinched” the shirt right off the live form of a hotel detective.

Then said detective, with the aid of the whole company, asks the question and answers it while the orchestra plays strains from great operas. When a certain well-known melody from "Carnmi” is reached. ;,thV detective .allows that his shirt, his very own shirt, has been found. And so another man Is happy

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again, all because he lias his shirt on his very own back. Am just trying to tell you that the Alarx Brothers, four of them, three really carrying the show to its great success and popularity, have arrived here in “The Cocoanuts.” Now' let us understand each other from the very beginning. I believe that the Atnrx Brothers in “The Cocoanuts” have a show which will please at least ninety-nine people out of every hundred that goes to English's this week, and 1 do not have so much doubt about the other one. Here is a musical comedy having a plot and as many scenes as some revues, but it is a musical comedy and not a revue, “The Cocoanuts" is to the Marx brothers as "Topsy and Eva” is to the Duncan sisters and what “The Ham Tree” was to Mclntyre and Heath. In other words, the Marx brothers not only have a show in “The Cocoanuts,” but they have an institution. Let us look at the high lights of this show: 1. The rapid fire. Intelligent, smart, tricky and brilliant slapstick comedy patter of Groueho Marx. This is the man who seems to give birth to jokes right on the stage with as much ease ns if he were drinking a glass of water. His comedy always has a point and it lands solid. This edition of the Alarx Brothers has a sense of the theater w liirh is sure fire. 2. Harpo Alarx. the silent one, who does not say a single word during; the entire show. By pantomime, this man gets as many laughs as any of the talking comedians. And when this man gets busy with real melody and real comedy on the’harp, well, the show just stops cold and it nearly takes a dynamite blast to get it started. This man knows what to do to a harp to make It a riot. 3. Chico Alarx, playing Willie, the Wop, has an individual comedy turn. He Isn't the foil as he creates comedy situations himself. He be* Geography Test These geography test questions will give you an opportunity to see how well you remember your school lessons. The correct answers appear on page 12: 1— On what important river is Davenport, Iowa? 2 What States border on Mexico? 3ls Chile on the east or west coast of South America? 4ln which State is the Great Salt Lake? 5 Does Sweden or Norway reach farther north? 6 What is the capital of Virginia? 7 Where is the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River? 8— -What mountains separate Spain and France? 9 Which of the Great Lakes touch Wisconsin? 10— What large body of water touches Sicily?

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comes a positive comedy sensation near the end of the show when he plays the piano. He has a sure comedy approach to his piano specialty. So much so that Groueho! remarks to him, "If you get near a .tune play it.” I am listing these; three Marx Brothers on the same plane, giving all three the samel comedy rating. Zeppo Marx is the younger one and hasn't so much to do. 4. The dancing of the De Marcos, especially the man. The man of this team has a strange personality, but he owns a pair of the most “wicked” and tantalizing pair of feet on the stage. The De Marco orchestra, announced as a Spanish organization, brings soothing contrast to the shew. 5. The three Brox Sisters, close harmony singers who have been given at least two of the important song numbers of the show. These three get across with remarkable ease, but. I think that wise showmanship aids them in winning their mark in this show. C. The vocal work o’ Phyllis Cleveland and Jack Barker. These two have the song hit of the show, “A Little Bungalow,” which lias the services of many before it has reached its final singing. A fine number. Some may say that this show is old-fashioned. If it is it is then the newest of the musical comedies. And it is a most refreshing and honest relief from some of the modern revues. There is a large chorus of girls, some good looking but all know how to wear clothes. Tills is not a show of flesh exposure. One may take the whole family to this show and leave the theater sura of the fact that they have had a grand and glorious time in the right way. And it is the right way because this show ever since It started months and months ago in New York has been one of the outstanding financial successes of several seasons. Call It slapstick comedy but the fact is I heard more real and honest laughter at English's last night than I have for months. Here is a big show and a pretty one but it is the comedy that makes it what it is today. I thought that the chorus man had passed out of existence but there are plenty of them in this show. You will l not go wrong in seeing the Marx Brothers in “The Cocoanuts” at English's this week. Here is real theater. A NAME THAT IS FAMOUS AND ONE THAT WILL BE A name that the world well knows —Nazlmova. A name that will be famous mighty soon —Corinne Tilton. Miss Tilton is strangely new to vaudeville because not only of her apparent youth nMHBM but because recital stage with V an idea similar to -OfcJ that of Ruth Draper, I am in- ■ < formed. I may be ’* wrong as to that, ■ * 1 but T am not J wrong when 1 A state that Miss Til- ' M :,>n is the Ruth Draper of tomorraUf ,ow ’ Mias Tilton e.tnio on yesterday ‘“a iU Keith ’ s in the *" ’ " * v. o r s t po.-sible spot, that fellowNazimova ing the act of Nazlmova. And before her first number was over, that of the girl who after riding her first horse allows that she “didn’t think that a horse would make a lady walk back from a ride,” it was evident that a great and new artists had flashed across the variety* stage. Then with as much ease, she comes out in another totally different character, that of a girl who works In the basement of a department store at the ribbon counter. This dame is all dolled up like the night before New Years. The .loudest clothes and as loud a demand for a real man. She allows that she has the toughest luck because the men that come to the ribbon counter just aren’t her type. And she also contends that her girl

friend in the store is sure lucky because she works in “gents’ underwear.” This paves the way for her “nice baby" number in which she is the “nice girl.” who goes out on a party and proceeds to get soused. Here is the funniest and the most characteristic souse I have ever seen on the stage. It is a panic, a scream and above all It is a drawing from life. One actually recognizes the type as well as the character that she impersonates. As an individual she is as sweet as Elsie Janis. Like Miss Janis, Miss Tilton always has her mother with her. It seems to me that Keith's now has on the circuit the woman who very shortly will be the leading character comedienne upon the stage. So far to me she is the treat of the season. Not to be missed by those who want the best that the vaudeville stage has to offer. I probably expect too much of Nazimova. Here is one of the outstanding dramatic personalities of the stage and for some terrible reason there seems to be no playwright who can write a play big enough and worthy of the talent of this xvoman. The sketch that she is using this season is "A Woman of the Earth,” which was written only to give Nazimova a chance to emote. “War Brides” had greatness, big vision and a message. “A Woman of the Earth” is just a theatrical attempt to keep her before the public. Os course it is Nazimova W’ho brings them into the theater. Even in this weak and ovcrtheatrical contraption by tiie magic of her artistry she rises to big theater. She is interesting. regardless of what she is in. See her because it is Nazimova. And let someone soon write a play worthy of this marvelous woman. Her support is adequate. And the audience loves her. You know my opinion of that eccentric individual, Tom Smith. He is the same old riot that he always has been. Doing about the same thing as in former seasons, but stopping the show as usual. This man knows his theater. Harry Newntan has wisely been placed at the piano. Basil Lewis with several dancers appears in an act devoted chiefly to dancing. The younger Pat in the act of Pat Henning and company is a youngster with real personality. He has ability, but it is that honest to goodness way about him that make the act stand out. Dreon and Dagmar specialize in pleasant harmony. They register with ease. The Chevalier Brothers open the bill. At Keith's all week. SHEIKS OF ALL TYPES AT THE LYRIC The Sheiks and would-be sheiks of the town are in for a very educating experience this week if they go to the Lyric. Boyd Rowden and company are presenting a little sketch of a sailor on shore leave that has a delicious bit , r .~- ? , of comedy running ' through it. aatew.. Taking the part a few days oil shore and nothing to do Kfe. hut look up women, ■yjr Rowden shows how it should be done. t~ , * Every girl he meets falls for - me thing the sailor'.psychology has told him to do. He ( |g|lgt^ the kid brother or. : kid sister at home and the girl is his. Edna Gordon That’s the theme, to enjoy it you must see. There is a good comedy ending to the act which closes in a hilarious manner. Gilfoil and Carlton are a somewhat odd team in that the woman is the type just suited to gorgeous settings and the man a shining example of the slapstick comedian. They have worked out the act In such a way that the two fit harmoniously and provide some fine entertainment. The Six Musical Clowns have an act somewhat/similar to that of the famous Tom Brown, in which the (Turn to Pago 7.)

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Work

No Hand, Entitles Its Holder to a New Deal.

By Milton C. Work The pointer for today is: No hand, however weak, entitles its holder to anew deal. The patriarch of legal misconceptions is contained m the perennial query: “Can the holder of a hand without an Ace or face demand u new deal?” Sometimes, since the advent of Bridge, “without Ace or face” is superseded by “without an honor"; but, whichever way stated, this notion is tDe limit of Auction absurdity. A player who held a hand containing one Five, four Fours, four Threes and four Twos unquestionably i ould have an Am tion hard luck curio, which would be worth prating about for a lifetime; but the hand would have to be played just the same, if anybody made a bid. Another question frequently asked is whether, when playing Duplicate or Progressive, the Fourth Hand .ifter three passes (sometimes It is the Denier after four passes) is compelled to bid—or is “compelled to bid a No Trump." There is no form of tiie game of Bridge in which the laws require a bid to be made by a player who desires to pass; nor would there he any sense in such a requirement In Progressiv j and Duplicate the throwing out of * a hand often affords an excellelnt comparison with other tables; hecause passing instead of bidrlin - sometimes shows the soundest ofjudgment To force any player to bid would completely revolutionize the game and enable players sitting earlier in the declaration to pat with very strong haffids and double the helpless player compelled to bid It cannot be stated too emphatically that the laws contain no provision for forcing a player to bid One of the most remarkable queries upon forced bid came to me recently from a man who reported that when playing for the first time in a eity lie was visiting, he was told that when his declaration was doubled, he was compelled to make'a higher bid either in that declaration or some other; tinder such conditions passes and redoubles were not allowed. Os course (he absurdity of this is self-evident: The player who bid on • could be doubled up to seven, but ii really is not any more foreign to sound theories of Auction bidding than any other forced bid. (Copyright, John F. Dille Cos.) Work, the international authority on Auction Bridge, will answer questions on the game for Times readers who write him lit rough The Times, inclosing n self-ad-dressed, stamped envelope.

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You can get an answer to any question of laet or information try writing to The Indianapolis Times Washington Bureau, 1322 New York Ave.. Washington. D. C.. inclosing 11 cents in stamp; for reply. Medical, legal and marital advice cannot be given nor can extended research be undertaken. All other . questions will receive a personal reply. Unsigned requests cannot be answered All letters are confidential. —Editor. How is Texas pecan pie made? Make a custard of one. cup sugar, one cup milk, one-half cup chopped pecans, one-half cup chopped figs, three eggs, one tablespoon nielter butter, one tablespoon flour. Bake slowly in an undercrust of good pastry. When custard is set spread the whites of two eggs, beaten until stiff and mixed with two tablespoons sugar over the top. Brown lightly in the oven and sprinkle with a few well 5 chopped pecans. Where in the Bible is the expression "To make a mountain otil of a mole-hill” found? It is not found in the Bible. It is an old English proverb. Which is the correct spelling “draftsman” or "draughtsman?” Either is correct. The simplified form “draftsman” is preferred. How did John Wanamaher, who founded a large department store in Philadelphia, get his start in business? He started as an errand boy and later became a salesman. Aftcifl working for several years In latter position, he established In; Philadelphia the clothing store of Wanamnker and Brown in 1881. Jn 1876, he founded his well known department store in the same city and in 1896,the branch house In New Xorlt City. Is It too late to apply for soldier*' bonus insurance? Where do you apply? No. Apply at American Legion headquarters, 777 N. Meridian St Indianapolis. Did Jack Johnson, the prize lighter, serve a term in prison? He was tried for a violation of the Mann act In 1919. and was sentenced to Leavenworth prison. Ha was released in July, 1921. What were Hie folal number of persons killed and wounded in the World War? Where can f get a detailed account of it for each coun-j try? The total known dead is given as! 9,998,771;" seriously wounded 6,293.| 512; otherwise wounded. 14,002,039 prisoners or missing 5,953,600. A de!* tailed account of casualties front; each country is given in the bulletin* on the World War published by our? Washington Bureau. It may be ob * tained from them for 5 cents in* stamps. Has there been any person killed! by falling or jumping off the Sol ? diers’ and Sailors’ Monument, dianapolis? Yes. In 1912 a child fell one of the windows near the tor * and was instantly killed. W hat is, the weight Hmit for box ers in the light weight class? The limit Is now 135 pounds. At’ one time It was 133 pounds.