Indianapolis Times, Volume 41, Number 280, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 April 1930 — Page 10

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Real Zip The Old-Timer Set Out to Show the Skipper, but His Aim Was Bad.

TJ 'UN galore, mingled with the horrors of war in the A. E. F„ and all the glee was not confined to the army. The juivy also had its moments . The Times wants experiences of veterans of the World War and will print as many stories as space will permit, offering a prize of $lO for the best story and a second of $5. Make them as short as possible, so all the boys can get in. e and a Fred W. Ridding. 726 tforth Delaware, submits the opener today, giving the na.iy its innings: THERE must have been some pretty funny things happen in the army, but we had our fun in the navy also. About the funniest things I can remember happened to an old -service man, and could not be laughed at. We were standing at attention on the forward welldeck, going through the ritual of Inspection Arms.” An old service man was in the -ront rank next to me. He had informed me before the bos in pipe and .assembly that he was going to show the skipper some snap. We were about halfway down the inc, and when the time came lor lim to come to "Port Arms” he tried he snap. The result was—the snap vas there, but his hands weient. The gun, having no restraining lower, performed a beautiful '.scension, out over the inspection larty’s heads, and landed about wenty feet away on a six-inch gun uard, barrel first. The bolt flew mt and shot ten feet away. The skipper appeared, it .seemed, rom nowhere, into our range and sked whose gun had done such a ieautiful swan dive. This bird tepped two paces to the front. He ladn't made a move, not even to atch the gun or retrieve it. Just tood like a statue until he stepped orward "on request. Skipper— What’s your name? Sailor—Stohl. sir. Skipper—Was that your piece? Stohl—Yes. sir! Skipper— How long have you been n the service? Stohl —Twenty-two years, four months, three days, sir! Skipper—l thought so. Any recruit would have tried to catch or •etrieve that gun, and if you had C would have broken your neck. Dismissed! Stohl—Aye. aye. sir. And we couldn't laugh. a u a Louis Collins, 220 Bright itreet, goes hack to hapoleon for his yarn today. ONE night in France my Iriends and I sat down to play cards oefore retiring. We were having a nice time, laughing and talking, vhen a shot came through the window. It hit my best buddy in the irm. The captain called out: "Get ready to fight.” We got our guns and started out without our iron hats, but the capam called to us to go back and get them. They all went back but me. t stopped and looked up, all melanholy. The captain said. "What are •ou staring at? Go on .” I replied, “At Napoleon Bonamrte’s statue. I wish he was here oday to lead this World war.”

Horae meat- is the topic of Varle H. Fitchett, 1220 North Seville avenue, with army tase hospital No. 2. \T the A. E. F. Headquarters hospital, located at Chaumont, ii old Frenchman came daily to oiiect garbage. He had a camel nd a donkey to furnish the motive ■ower for his cart. There came a day when the mess ergeant Tailed co get meat. None o be had, so he said. That same .ay the Frenchman and his outfit ailed to show’ up. The third day .fter that we had meat, but it was erribly tough, and we could hardly at it. Then a rumor started that it was In? camel that was served. You JSitefcan imagine what effect it y '-i those of us who had manj |9b eat some of it, HAfMtfever. the Frenchman put in us w>pearance again with the same >ld camel and donkey a few days ater, and we found out that the ough meat was nothing but horse neat. * a a Short and snappy is the contribution of M. H. Kennedy, IN>7 Shannon avenue, Company F, <Sixth L nited States engineers, Third division. IT was the first few days after demobilization, and he was at lome, weathering the usual barrage af questions. “And what was your greatest thrill in France?'’ asked the wife. “Well, darling,” he replied, “I hardly know. You see I was a regular subscriber to La Vie Parisienne.”

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CHEMISTRY AIDS SOUTH TO GAIN NEW INDUSTRIES Scientists to Hear Story of Section’s Progress at Atlanta Session. By Science Service ATLANTA, April 3.—Chemistry Is the fairy godmother that is changing the old agricultural south into the industrial giant of the new arousing. This will be the keynote of the spring meeting of the American Chemical Society, which will be in session here from April 7 to 11. A considerable proportion of the society’s 17,000 members will be present, to hear from southern chemists and to see in the industrial plants in and around Atlanta the story of the chemical metamorphosis of the south. Chemistry has touched and transformed many of the classic products of the south, including cotton, sugar cane, wood products, rosin and turpentine. Some of them it has improved in quality or lowered in cost; others it has boosted through finding uses for by-products formerly wasted. Use of Cane Changed A classical example is found in sugar cane, whose crushed fiber, or bagasse, now goes into millions of board feet of artificial lumber. This new, wallboard industry has caused the cultivation c i cane primarily for the fiber, so that the former principal product, sugar, now has become the by-product in certain cane-growing regions. One of the first of all modern chemical industries, the manufacture of synthetic indige uined a southern plantation in- ry, the cultivation of natural indigo. Now’, however, “time brings its revenges” to the south, for the hills of the Carolinas, Virginia and Tennessee have become the home of a large sector of the newer textile industry, which absorbs vast quantities of the products of the now vastly developed synthetic dyestuff trade. Agriculture Aided But in promoting industry chemistry is not threatening to abolish agriculture. It is doing quite the contrary for the rural south. It is promoting agriculture as well as industry partly by finding new uses for agricultural products and partly by assisting in bringing them into being and protecting them from their natural enemies. A large part of the sessions of the section on agricultural and food chemistry will be given over to discussions of new weapons for chemical warfare on the innumerable insect foes of field and forest and orchard. THREE HURT IN CRASH Victims Suffer Cuts and Bruises in Triple Auto Collision. Three persons today were recovering from cuts and bruises received when three automobiles collided at Nineteenth street and Columbia avenue Tuesday. Mrs. Bernice Batchelor, 27, of 1169 River avenue, driver of one of the machines; Mrs. Anna Graham, 33, of 1469 South Meridian street; and her son Lawrence, 10, were those hurt.

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James E. Watson and Arthur R. Robinson, an invitation may be extended to Secretary of Agriculture M. Hyde to become the keynote speaker at the G. O. P. state convention in June. Hyde is said to be an excellent orator. Before becoming secretary of agriculture he served a term as Governor of Missouri. It was pointed out that he will be able to win farm support and that the best policy calls for a keynoter from outside the state. Harry Fenton, state committee secretary is accompanying Rogers.

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GERMAN GENERAL DIES Count Von De Goltz Took Part in World War Campaigns, Bu United Pres* BERLIN, April 3.—General Conrad von der Glotz, outstanding figure in the battle of Tannenberg in the World w’ar, died today. Count von der Goltz, born in 1865, took a prominent part in World war campaigns in the Baltic region.

ANNUAL PARADE OF BOY SCOUTS IS HELBTODAY Honor Court and Roundup to Be Held as Close of 4-Day Event.

Parade this morning from the War Memorial plaza to Monument Circle opened the fourth day of Boy Scout week today. Disbanding at Soldiers’ and Sailors’ monument the scouts attended a theater party at the Circle. The annual court of honor and big roundup in Tomlinson hall at 7:30 p. m. will conclude the day’s celebration. Awards for all advancements made since March 1 in tenderfoot, second class, first class, star, life and eagle ranks will be given. Parents and friends cf the boys are invited. Banners and troop emblems added color to the parade which was directed by F. O. Belzer, scout executive, assisted by Colonel A. J. Dougherty. Musical units included the Knightstown boys’ band, and

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