Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 324, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 April 1927 — Page 4

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That City Coliseum Unquestionably the city needs a coliseum large fenough to house great conventions, or to permit gatherings of citizens who may wish to discuss public questions. The city also needs other things and there may be a difference of opinion as to the order of importance. Some might believe that anew city go\eminent should precede. The Legislature which brazenly and without shame shackled the present administration upon the city for two more years, above the protest of leading citizens and with the frank purpose of preventing the people of this city from immediately obtaining the benefits of a dty Manager government, (Opened the way for the building of a coliseum. The law provides that one may be built by the feity under a bond issue or it may be built upon a Site bought by the city and erected by private Capital. That law also provides for the board of managers and so names them that the appointees of the mayor form a majority. One of these members is the president of the board of public works. It is worthy of attention that immediately following the sudden dismissal of Roy Shaneberger from this post and the naming of Virgil Vandagrifft, who is described as a partner of Mayor Duvall in varied enterprises, the attitude of the taayor changed as to the method by which the coliseum is to. be obtained. When Shaneberger was automaticall a member of the board which will handle the project, the piayor thought that private capital was the best plan. That was the plan of the Chamber of Commerce tsrhich has power to name one of the managers. Immediately following the elevation of Vandagrifft, the mayor reaches the conclusion that a million dollars can be saved if the city supplies all the jmoney and sells a few millions of bonds to do the job. There may be no connection at all. And again there may be a very important connection. But the sudden shift of decision on the part of the mayor as to policy leaves the people in at least a speculative, if not bewildered attitude. Spending three millions of dollars, or thereabouts, is not an ordinary transaction, even for a great city like Indianapolis. It is a major matter, to say the least. It is Just possible that the city could wait with profit until assured of business management through a different form of government before this project is launched and devote its energies to making other changes Which would help this city grow and prosper.

it.iiii t A Who Is In Debt, Anyway? A New York doctor, dying, left a will cutting his only son off with exactly one penny. In the will, the doctor explained this action by stating that the son had forfeited any right to share In his father's estate by his “unfilial and undutiful treatment of his benefactor.’’ Now we don’t know anything about the private Jiistory of either this doctor or his son. It may be, for all we know, that the son was an ingrate who had proved a terrible trial to his father,; and, on the other hand, it may be that the father was a domineering tyrant. What we to get at is this: how long is {t going to be before we parents outgrow the notion hat our children are under deep, inescapable debts jfo us? How long are we going to continue to feel Tffiat we are their ‘'benefactors” simply because we Soothe and feed and educate them? pi It would seem as though the shoe usually ought 100 be on the other foot. If anyone should feel indebted, shouldn't it be the parent? No child asks to be born. He is brought into Existence In spite of himself, and his parents are in fluty bound to give him the best upbringing they toossibly can. In simple justice they can do nothing pise. The best home, the kindest treatment, the (finest education possible—these are the child’s rights, pnd no parent can in fairness give anything else. Why, then, try to pose as the child’s benefactor? (When one fulfills an obvious duty one should not fco around claiming credit for extreme generosity kindness. We are very fond of talking about the “duty” Jhat children owe their parents. All too often we |orget that parents owe their children far greater duties. Far worse than a disobedient child is the parent who, through thoughtlessness or selfishness pr plain ignorance, gives his child anything but the |est care and training he is able to give. As for filial love and respect—any parent can slave them who deserves them. Love and respect tare not things that can be forced. Every child gives (hem gladly where the parents are worthy of them. Let's -lament a little less about undutiful children and a little more about undutiful parents. Deaf, Dumb and Blind? Justice is blind, we say. But we only mean (hat the mythical goddess recognizes neither persons flor personalities; that rich and poor are the same Jn her sight. Justice, of course, should not be blind —not blind \d evidence, not blind to consequences. It should slot be blind any more than it should be deaf —deaf reason and human appeal. Nor blind any more Hhan dumb —dumb, when the good of mankind and (the rights of individuals demand that it speak. Justice should not be blind but all-seeing. Not deaf, but quick to hear the cry of the injured and oppressed. Not dumb, but loud and clear to declare the truth. If the charges that are made and that are coming more and more to be believed are true, justice not meet these requirements in Massachusetts. )[ndeed it seems that justice is deaf, dumb and blind, plot a human thing, with heart and intelligence, but M thing of rules and technicalities —man-made meth. Dds that can easily go wrong, but can not be set right; a monstrous mechanism that once started in the groove of error can not be stopped or corrected, though human lives lay across its course. 'A frightful thing, justice, if this is It. It rests now with the Governor of Massachusetts ■taeay if this really be it. The courta, under the Kg&f'ft Peculiar, procedure, offer 119 hope in the

case of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Yanzetti. The juggernaut moves relentlessly dow- upon the-*two men. They die July 10, with a great part of the world believing they are wholly innocent of the crime charged. They die with the world aware that the whole story has not been told. The world knows little about Governor Fuller. But, with all the authority of his great office, if he finds no way to reopen this case to fair and impartial investigation, the world will know all it needs, to know. He can hide, as the courts have done, behind legal technicalities, but he will not have saved the fair name of his State. If a proper investigation demonstrates that justice has been done and that the two men must die, Massachusetts can hold up her head. But to permit their execution without having been proved guilty will brand the ancient commonwealth with ever-lasting shame. Will the governorelect be deaf to reason, dumb when the world cries out for him to speak, and blind to the consequences of inaction? Prohibition and Politics Considerable courage was shown by Attorney General Gilliom when he told a meeting of sincere women that one of the dangers of prohibition was the effort in some quarters to control judicial decisions by political threats. He made that charge officially against Dr. Shumaker, head of the Ahti-Saloon League, over one year ago and made it before the Supreme Court in the form of a contempt charge. For some reason or other the Supreme Court of the State has not found it convenient to decide this matter, although the proceeding is presumed to be summary in its character, to require speedy and quick action and punishment and was brought, theoretically for the purpose to the highest court from political terror. „ Unfortunately the attorney general failed to give the women, who really want prohibition enforced, more details as to the causes of failure of the law. He might have, in all fairness, called attention to the case of Willie Prim in the local criminal court last week. Willie was arrested over a year ago. When he was taken, so the sheriff is quoted, he remarked that he would never be “stuck,” as he called it, for selling booze. Tried before a special judge in the Criminal Court, he was convicted. He asked for anew trial. A deputy of Prosecutor Remy is authority for the statement that the special judge who tried the case told him that Judge Collins of the Criminal Court wanted anew trial granted. At any rate anew trial was granted. Some year or more later, Willie is again brought to trial. His constitutional rights, it seems, had been violated In the meantime by the fact that the affidavit on which he had been arrested was worn and creased so that the abbreviation for "Road” at the end of the description of the street where he was caught had become a hole in the document. The judge, the same one who first convicted him and then gave him anew trial, promptly said that the hole in the paper made it Impossible to identify the spot where Willie was caught and that he must be discharged. There was no pretense that there had even been an error in the document. The fact that some offiqer had carried the document in his pocket until the paper liad worn out let Willie go. Politics enters, apparently, into prohibition enforcement in other manners than through the terrorization by the professional head of the drys. The Constitution Is not yet completely destroyed. Willie Prim can testify that he is still fully protected in his guarantees.

Bankers Are Alarmed The Lnion of Central and South America may not carry weight. Its recent agitation for a Latin-American boycott against the United States may not mean anything. But, as the New York Trust Company points out, this spirit “has been vocal from many sources both in Europe and on this continent.” The bankers are plainly rather alarmed. “The unfortunate consequence of the recent difficulties with Mexico and Nicaragua,” they warn, is the amount of criticism it has aroused in the foreign press. Even so conservative a journal as the Economist (London) refers to the United States as ‘the great power on the warpath,’ and states that the situation in Latin-America is becoming a replica of the situation in Europe before 1914, with the large countres trying to swallow the small ones.” To many the State Department's disregard of human rights will appear much more unfortunate than any criticism aroused. But all thoughtful persons will agree with the bankers that the situation calls for a constant watchfulness over Americanforeign policy.” A High Duty William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, adds his voice to the indorsement of the annual “Buddy Poppy” sale of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Proceeds of this sale, as everybody knows, go to disabled and needy ex-service men. It is regrettable that in some quarters there has been dissension about this sale. America has no duty higher that the duty of caring for its wounded soldiers. It is a task that can not be shirked; if the sale of Buddy Poppies helps, let’s buy ’em, by all means. Medical experts have found a way to make X-ray movies. Now we will be able to see the villain’s heart sinking into his boots. This Indian who writes 400 letters on a single grain of rice should try a cereal story. Paris has a newspaper that deals solely with sensational robberies. America has menus. A religious magazine says there are 526,000,000 Christians in the world, but negelected to say where they are hiding. A man 1b judged by the company he keepe out of,

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Says: ‘ Aren’t We Putting Premiums on Things That Do Not Count for Much?

By M. E. Tracy Four jurors have been selected in the Gray-Snyder case out of 162 talesmen and a motion for a mistrial has been filed in the FordSapiro libel suit because, as it is alleged, a woman juror said she would not vote for Ford under any circumstances. Both incidents justify the question as to whether our jury system has not become a football for legal sharps to play with. It is right, of course, to safeguard every one's interest in every possible way, but aren't we putting a premium on some things that do not count for very much? If you were on trial for your life would you rather trust to intelligent jurors who might have formed opinions, or to those who hadn’t formed opinions because they were unintelligent? In thees days of widespread publicity, is it not stupid to suppose that we can find the best jurors among those who have read nothing, know nothing and care nothing about an important case? Expecting Too Much While the incident in the FordSapiro case may justify a mistrial it would probably never have been discovered but for a raft of detectives and probably similar incidents have occurred in scores of trials. How can we hope to pick men and women from the ordinary walks of life, who have been used to discussing everything that comes up in a perfectly free way and expect them to suddenly assume a watertight attitude? If we want jurors with the wisdom of the Solomon and the silence of a Coolidge, is it not obvious that we might adopt some other ways for the selection than those now in vogue?

Clean Life Counts If there is one event which should belong to youth exclusively it is a twenty-five-mile run, yet Clarence Demar, who won the marathon race at Boston last Tuesday, is 41 years old, while Bill Kennedy, who finished third, is 48, Edouard Fabre, who finished sixth is 41, and Harvey Frick, who finished seventh, is 38. Those men didn’t sow any wild oats. They didn’t waste their time and strength in dissipation. That is why they can run like boys, though in the prime of life. Costly Humor Charley Chaplin will pay the Government something like a million in back taxes. The Government intimates that it was on his trail and about ready to crack down before Lita brought suit for divorce. There is nothing for it but to take the Government’s word, no matter : what a burst of speed is showed : afterward, or how little it showed before. Still, the same sense of humor which makes it possible for Chaplin to be taxed so heavily and pay the tax in cash warrants the suspicion that the Government learned things of real value about his property and income when his wife’s lawyers began to dig around. Waiting It was Napoleon’s custom not to answer his mail for ten days, because, as he said, so much of it answered itself in the meantime. The advantage of this custom was never more happily illustrated than in the case of the great powers and the Cantonese. Had they hurried to answer Eugene Chen’s recent note rejecting their demands, no one can guess how much unnecessary trouble they might have created. A week’s delay has probably spared them the task of delivering an ultimatum. A week’s delay saw the Cantonese regime wide open, with Chlang KaiShek and the Hankow group hurling threats of war at each other, and with the northern forces likely to regain all they have lost, if not more. Wild Oats “I’ve sowed too many wild oats,” wrote young Kingston Dailey just before he shot himself the other day. The same sentiment has been expressed a thousand times, but to no purpose. One of the saddest phases of life is the unwillingness, or inability of youth to profit by the experience of others. At the same time, it is one of the most reassuring phases. If yoqth weren’t reckless enough to sow wild oats, it wouldn't be ambitious enough to sow tame ones. Blood Heroes How different from the story of Kingston Dailey is that of Travis B. Smythe, the young Texas chemist who still fights for life after forty-two transfusions of blood. His sister submitted to fifteen transfusions, giving as much as three pints at a time and a younger brother submitted to several. Now the doctors are calling for volunteers and there is plenty of response. It is useless to argue that we have' made no progress when men and women are willing to give blood for each other. What is "Iceland lamb?” It is a member of the sheep family. Its habitat is Iceland. The colors of Its fur are white, brown, black and mottled; the curls are long, fine and silky. Is January or February the colder month in the United States? On the whole, January is colder, but In the lake regions February is 'i TTittiSea um litoo

Well Be Glad When That’s Finished!

George C. Tyler Tells Why He Made Star Revival of ‘Trelawny of the Wells’

George C. Tyler, like Nathaniel Hawthorne, is found of watering the faded flowers and bringing them to life with attention from his copious sprinkling pots. Though not altogether old-fashioned, he would prefer to revive ’’Monte Cristo” or “The School for Scandal” rather than give birth to “Tommy” or “The Constant Nymph,” two of his current successes on Broadway. The most sentimental of Broadway impresarios, he loves to rustle among the leaves of memory, to enliven “the banquet halls deserted” and to awake the sleepers in the graveyards of the drama. Every year he makes a pilgrimage to Marseilles in order to look from the corniche at the Chateau d'lf and see Dumas there and James O’Neill. One rainy night last summer, he guided a. friend through the black avenues and alleys of Blois to tell him that on each mysterious street corner he saw Kyrle Bellew drawing his sword and rolling up his lacy sleeves as "A Gentleman of France.” Therefore Mr. Tyler’s renewal of “Trelawny of the 'Wells,” which comes to the Murat on Tuesday, May 3, for its single performance In Indianapolis, Is a labor of love. Mr. Pinero’s romantic comedietta about the English piayfolk of other days is revived for the fifteeenth time. Summoned by Mr. Tyler to this gorgeous, costly and amusing charade are such great guests as John Drew, Peggy Wood, O. P. Ileggie, Helen Gahagan, Otto Kruger, Estelle 'Winwood, Rollo Peters, Mrs. Thomas Whiffen, Wilton Lackaye, Henrietta Crossman, John E. Kellerd, Effie Shannon, Lawrence D’Orsay, .T. M. Ferrigan, Eric Dressier and Frieda Inescort. Abstaining from the logical procedure of engaging these notables on a cooperative basis, through which he would share the profits—and losses—of the company wCth the players, Mr. Tyler contracted for each member of his cast on a straight salary basis, thereby obligating himself to the extent of a weekly pay roll that is conservatively judged at about SII,OOO. Added to this, of course, was the cost of the production, the rental of the theater, and on tour the traveling costs, which in tital probably would add another SIO,OOO to his weekly budget. The play must take in $21,000 a week before it could break even. Why do the thing if there wasn’t a

Times Readers Voice Views

To the Editor: The matter of daylight saving In Indianapolis is of such vital Importance that I take great pleasure in expressing my view on the subject. It is of equal importance both to the employer and employe. There is not a single city of any size or consequence in the East that has not adopted daylight saving. Indianapolis having been without It for the past number of years, it works a hardship on the houses doing business with Eastern clients. It is impossible to communicate even by telegram after 2 o’clock In the afternoon, due to a two hour variation in time. If I am not mistaken, Indianapolis is endeavoring to carry on a campaign setting forth the merits of the city as an advantageous place to locate. The manufacturer would certainly be loath to consider it if he realized the handicap under which our local manufacturers work without daylight saving. From the employes’ point of view it is of equal importance, particularly so if they are desirous of seeking daylight recreations, and also in saving money on their gas and electricity. If it has not proven its worth in other metropolitan centers, why do they continue its adoption from year to year? And why is it that our present mayor is so utterly opposed to it? I am only one of thousands that would welcome the passing of this ordinance. S- U BOTTENWISER.

chance of making money? “Just sentiment,” answered Mr. Tyler. Since its first week at the New Amsterdam, both during its New York run and on tour, the play has been doing a weekly business averaging $35,000, drawing capacity business and standees at every performance. NEW SHOW OPENS AT PALACE TODAY Will Higgle, the young dancer, who is claimed to be the first stepper to present the Charleston to the public is featuring his latest ball-room dance craze, “The Higgiejig,” in his act headlined on the special N. V. A. program opening at the Palace today. Mr. Higgie also does some Russian steps and is assisted by a company of Six Magnetic Misses and Miss Josephine Lowe, Oriental dancer. New Norworth is a comedian who

Tarkington Night Held at Murat

By John T. Dawkins An Indianapolis author, an Indianapolis cast and an Indianapolis audience last night gave proof of the remark made by someone or other to the effect that an author to be successful must live a few years in Indiana as a bit of postgraduate work in his profession. “Tweedles,” as presented by the Dramatic Club, was a thoroughly entertaining comedy. The settings and' atmosphere of the play were professional in every detail, and of course the characterizations were splendidly done. The play tells of the rather mixed up romance of Julian Castlebury and Winsora Tweedles. Julian, an impressionistic young chap, starts out by acquiring a sudden and violent love for pieces of bristol glass. In the little shop in which he finds the glass he also finds the young lady who comes to play such a prominent part In his thoughts. The part of Julian is a difficult one to play and requires some delicate handling and Mr. Jameson, who enacted the role, is to be complimented, for that matter so are all the rest of the company. The cast xgas as follows: Mrs. Ricketts Marion Miller Mrs. Albergone Marjorie Tarkmgton Winsora Katherine Pantzer Julian Castlebury Month T. Jameson Mr Cnstleburv Robert A. Adams Mrs. Castlebury Edith Clowes Adam Tweedle Lee Burns Ambrose Russell Philemon Frank N. Lewis Presented at the Murat Theater Wednesday evening, April 20, by the Dramatic Club.

In Concert

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Bomar Cramer

On Friday night, April 29, at Caleb Mills Hall, the City Walthcr league will present Bomar Cramer, noted concert pianist of this city, and Mrs. Lillian Flickinger, lyric soprano, in recital,

insists that the piano can be a comedian also. He Is a popular composer, who plays some of his creations. “Pals,” “Witch-Hazel,” and “Poppies,” are some of his melodies. The mixup that a pair of silk stockings causes between two wives and two husbands is brought about in the comedy set to music and dance entitled "Cuddling Time,” which Carl Armstrong and his company give. Pallenberg’s bears are said to “do everything but talk” in their many stunts. Mr. Pallenberg years ago presented the parents of these boars, which were then mere cubs, in Barnum & Bailey's circus. Goode and Leighton are black-face minstrels. Harrison Ford and Bessie Lowe are the stars In the photoplay, “Rubber Tires,” which deals with auto camps and junkers. Pathe News, a comedy and topics of the day are the short reels. Other theaters today offer; “Whispering Wires,” at English's; Will Mahoney, at Keith’s: Gene Austin, at the Lyric: “Beau Geste.” at the Colonial: “Special Delivery,” at the Ohio; “Fashions for Women,” at the Apollo: new show at the Uptown; vitaphone at the Circle; new show at the Isis and burlesque at the Mutual. \

Viur. Drain’s UjpozeM Today’s questions deal with current events. Answers are on page 14: 1. What great American city held a mayoralty election last Tuesday? 2. What well-known industrial figure is now' recovering from an accident sustained in an automobile accident? 3. What European crowned head has been seriously ill for the past two weeks? 4. What great Chinese city is now reputed to be the next goal of the Cantonese army’s advance? 5. What famous executive order of President Harding W'as recently revoked by President Coolidge? 6. Name the chairman of the Republican National Committee? 7. What trial now under way In Detroit is attracting national attention? 8. What great American organization plans to hold its annual convention in Paris tilts year? 9. Who is Francesco de Pinedo? 10. What interesting event recently occurred at Weepah, Nevada? 11. What Indiana city besides Indianapolis is seeking a city manager election? 12. How many Indiana cities already have a city manager?

Questions and Answers

You can get an answer to any question of fact or information by writing to The Indianapolis Times Washington .Bureau. 1322 New York Are., Washington. D. C. inclosing 3 cents in stamps for reply. Medical, legal and marital advice cannot be given nor can extended research be undertaken. All other questions will receive a personal reply. Unsigned requests cannot be answered. All letters are confidential. —Editor. How many radio broadcasting stations are there in the world? How many In the United States? Which country leads in the number of broadcasting stations? The United States had more than 650 stations at the end of December, 1926. There are approximately 270 stations outside of the United States. Canda with fifty-two broadcasting stations, stands second to the United States. The recent radio boom in Spain has placed that country third with twenty-two stations,*while the United Kingdom and Frances have twenty and nineteen stations respectively. Figures for other leading countries are: Mexico, 18; Germany, Brazil and Sweden, 15 each; Cuba and Australia, 13 each, and Argentina, 7. The figures, of course, are changing constantly.

APRIL 21, 1927

C v Tl eduction prittee ClVori^ Five Cards Headed by Ace, Queen, Ten No Bid Without Help,

The pointer for today is: A five-card suit headed by AceKing should he bid without side .strength, but a five-card suil beaded by Ace-Queen-Ten should not. The four Dealer’s hands given yesterday were: No, tfo. 10 4 A-Q-ie-* 4 A-K-l-** y J-10-7 y 4-1-0 O 10-4-0 O 4-0-0 * 0.8 4 * No. II No. 10 4 AK-Q 4 K-Q-10-0 J-10-1-4 A-J-4 O 0-0-0 O 8-0-0 4 O-l-i 4 8-0-4 My answer slip reads: No. 9. Dealer should pass. No. 10. Dealer should bid one spud. No. 11. Dealer should pass. No. 12. Dealer should bid one Spade. My reasons in support of these declaratiaons are: No. 9. An initial bid announces two quick tricks or more than the equivalent; that Is, cither Ace-King two aces, an Ace and a King-Queen, two King-Queens or greater strength. In this hand there Is no second trick and, therefore, a pass is the only sound declaration. No. 10. The Spade suit contains five cards headed by Ace-King. With two quick tricks in a five-card suit, it should be named —no matter how Weak the remainder of the hand may be. No. 31. The Spade suit is short, so it should not bo bid; the only long suit is too weak to bid; without three suits stopped No Trump is not advisable unless the hand has two short suits containing four or more quick tricks; therefore, it is a pass. No. 12. A four-card suit headed by a King-Queen-Ten is a sound bid when accompanied by a side Ace. In this case, the accompanying Jack adds strength. Today’s hands are supposed to be held by North (Third Hand), South (Dealer), having bid one Heart, and West having passed. The score is love-all, and the question is what North should declare in each one of the four cases. No. II * No. 14 ; 4 A-J-M-l 4 4-l-t V J-8 JO A-K-r O A-KH 4 4-l-t 4 A-j-s-e-i No. 18 No. 1 4 A-J-S-4-1 4 8-7-$ <3 4-8-* O A-K-7 O A-s*-*’> 4 8-1 4 10-8-7 Bridge Answer Slip of April 21 No. 13. North should N'o. 14. North should No. 15. North should No. 16. North should (Copyright John F. Dille Cos).

Jim Building Cornice Menace Will Be Looked After, Mr. Fixit is The Times' representative at city hall. He will present your complaints to the proper city officials. Write Mr. Fixit at The Times and sign name and address. Name will not be published. A curious correspondent of Mr. Fixit today wrote a letter inquiring about a scaffold at Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monurnent. The letter: DEAR MR. FIXIT: The scaffold ing being erected on the south side of the monument is causing quite some discussion. What is proposed by the authorities? Is it intended to make repairs or remodel? E. G. S. Col. Oren Perry, superintendent of the Monument, informed Mr. Fixit that the scaffold was erected to enable workmen to repair the candalabra. Frequently It is necessary to repair the monument in order to keep it an attractive, hub of the Hoosier capital. DEAR MR. FIXIT: Pavement no State Rd. 67, which enters the city at S. Belmont Ave. and W. Raymond St. is gradually sliding into gravel pits on each side. The pavement is cracking as a result. Why does the city not act to prevent this destruction. B. B. The complaint was referred to City Engineer Frank C. Lingenfelter, Mho will investigate and take the proper steps.

What is the origin of the superstition about broken mirrors? Since early times a mirror has been part of the paraphernalia of diviners who claimed to read the future or the past. In ancient Greece divination performed by means of water and a mirror was so popular and so wkj ly practiced that it was given a definite name “catoptomancy.” Tt re are still seers and fortune tellers who "see" the past and the future ir. crystals and mirrors. An early Ve lief was that one saw the will of t'-fle gods in the mirror. To break a ni'Vror accidentally, therefore, was interpreted as an effort on the part of the gods to prevent the person from seeing into the future. Among highly superstitious people the breaking of the miror came to be looked upon as a death omen. How can I remoke smoke anil soot stains from granite? Use fine sharp sand to wihch has been added a little potash. Apply with a hard scrubbing brush and a little water.