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From Indiana=Ernie Pyle

In a Rowboat Challenged Warship In Last Battle (1905) of Civil War.

MOBILE, Ala., March 23. —This is a story of the last battle of the Civil War. , Ii was fought here in Mobile Bay, in 1905, some 40 years after you thought the war was over. Sr |

Steven Quayle, we shall call him, was a Mississippian of gentle birth and scholarly parts. He went North in search of adventure and fortune. He would work diligently for six months and then for six months, start traveling on the magic carpet of strong liquors. He would move physically, too,: ‘and’ always, of course, to the south‘ward. It was during one of these periods» that he found himself in Mobile. That night he had slept in a park. At dawn he wandered to the waterfront. He was penniless and hungry. Shortly a rowboat came across the waters. It tied up, and the SEE oarsman came ashore. He gave : good morning to Steven, and sat Mr. Pyle down to talk. Now Steven. had a courtesy of manner which would make the courtiers of the old French carts look like stumblebums. The newcomer was of the same school. It developed that Steven was the son of a Confederate general. And the man from the rowboat was also. Companionship grew.

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his fortune from the Damyankees. The other man had heen even more thorough. He spurned the very continent where such things as Appomattox could happen. He had pre-empted an island off the mouth of Mobile Bay, and lived there alone. Eventually the saloon before which they were sitting, opened. Our man invited Steve to:join him

in a little something, : ’ ‘ They filled themselves and also the jug that the oarsman had brought’ along. ‘Eventually they loaded “it into .the boat, and left for their island—for by now Steve had been invited to spend a month, and had accepted. They alternately rowed and sampled the jug.: : - : In the midst of this, Steve espied a smudge of Soon the vessel was nearly abreast. And then the two friends recognized her as a battleship, flying the flag of the United States! Steve, eyes agleam,' seized a rifle and: dropped a load across the bows of the battleship, calling upon her in a loud voice to heave to.

‘They Got Attention—Lots of It

The gun’s pop attracted no attention whatever. Whereupon Steve hastily reloaded and fired at the foredeck, and again, at the bridge. He drew attention that time. The battleship hove to in a hurry, a gig was swung down, and a rough bosn’s mate placed the men in the rowboat under arrest and returned them to the battleship. Steve demanded that they be taken befdre the captain. This was done. The Confederates demanded immediate surrender of the battleship. The captain invited the Confederates to be seated.

terms before he should turn over his sword. Three bottles of champagne were ordered up, and served. The conversation was heavy with elegance, and

Under the terms, the battleship was allowed to proceed to Mobile, but not sail near their island. The captain escorted the Confederates on deck. They were piped over the side with all the dignity that naval formality can bestow. The found their boat almost dangerously loaded with cases of champagne and other beverages. A launch was waiting to tow them back to their island. Steve stood in the forepeak of the dory, seized the old fowling piece which had been restored to him, and fired a salute. The battleship fired a salute in return. Thus ended the last battle of the War Between the States.

My Day

By Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt .

San Francisco Fair Best at Night: Indians Have Excellent Exhibit.

1= ANGELES, Wednesday. —Lack of space prevented my telling you yesterday of the most beautiful time at the San Francisco Fair. If you can do nothing else, be sure to take a wheel-chair and roll around after the lights are lit. Go from court to

different colors in the fountains, The pillars of the 48 states, at the Federal Building, are striking but not

night the effect is preath-taking. Going around the little lagoon, where the paper lanterns hang over the water, is as charming a sight as I ever hope to see! Anyone coming to San Francisco should remember that, summer or winter, you need a very warm coat in the evening and that San Francisco climate is almost the same in June as in December. : Yesterday morning I went back and, through the kindness of the Fair officials, was allowed to see some of the exhibitions which are not open to the public until later in the day. So, with great comfort, we saw the Indian courts again. I was deeply impressed by

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Ou r To wn By Anton Scherrer HT

East Side, South Side, the Kids Had A Remedy for Warts, All Different But Equally Effective, You Bet.

OR fear of incurring the wrath of those readers less interested in my boyhood than I am, I have abstained for several days from all mention of the subject. But today, if only to wind it up, I just have to tell you

what the kids of Indianapolis used to do to get rid of their warts. I'll bust, if I don’t. It all depended in what part of town the kid lived, On the South Side, for instance, we used to pull a

green crabapple from a tree when nobody was looking, cut it in two, rub the raw parts on the wart. That done, the two parts of the crabapple were put together again, and dropped through the knot hole of a fence. © A knot hole in a sidewalk was even better. Sure, we had sidewalks made of wood when I was a kid. Then we waited for the wart to disappear, It disappeared, all right. : On the East Side, the kids had : a different and much slower way. The wart was rubbed ‘with the rough side of a bean leaf. The process had to be repeated seven consecutive days without letting a soul know anything about it. It worked, too, but it was a long-winded process com= pared with ours. The kids of the North Side cured their warts by first stéaling a piece of raw meat, rubbing the wart with .it, and ‘then secretly burying the meat. It was all right, too, provided you weren't caught stealing the cure. : As for the kids on the West Side, they didn’t ‘do anything about their warts. Just let ‘em grow. -

A Remedy for Cramps

The Negroes of Indianapolis, no matter in what part of town they lived, always practiced the same technique. To start out, they picked a night when the moon was full. It wouldn't work on any other kind of night. Then they'd start walking due west, When they thought it was time, they'd stop, stoop, and pick up the first thing their hand touched. With this, they rubbed the wart vigorously until they could stand the irritation no longer. All the time looking at the moon, mind you. That done, they made straight for home, and inside of a week the wart was gone, I remember something, too, about the treatment of- corns. One Southsider always made it a practice when his corns started acting up, to go in search of a snail. If he was lucky enough to find one, he broke the shell and with the soft body rubbed the corn. Sure, the pain stopped almost immediately, -

Mr. Scherrer

I might as well tell you about another Southsider who always thrust his jack knife into the head of his bed when he retired. He said it kept him from getting cramps during the night. Well, one day his wife fell a victim to the change of styles and surprised him with a brass bed. The man drew out his long-bladed knife preparatory to warding off the cramps when to his dismay he realized that there was no portion of the new bed that could be used for the purpose. He remembered that a friend had told him that slippers turned upside down at the foot of the bed were as effective as the knife. He decided to try the slipper way, but during the night the poor man had the first cramps he had experienced in years. He made his wife trade the ‘brass bed for a wooden one. :

Jane Jordan—

Reader Thinks Clash of Religious

EAR JANE JORDAN—Did you ever hear. the proverb: “A house divided against itself will not stand?” The advice you give in this matter (a Methodist girl wishes to marry a Catholic boy) in the long run will cause a lot of trouble. You state: “What difference can it make where a person goes, to the Catholic Church, the Methodist Church, or no church at all!” It makes a lot of difference. The home, as anyone with good common sense will tell you, is built on religion. Where the husband and wife differ in religious belief, trouble is bound to come. Religion should be instilled in the hearts of children when they are young and not be left for the children to decide. You also talk very lightly of marriage. One must always remember that marriage is a contract for life, not to be discarded like a dress or a coat. . Parents do not meddle when they give good advice, > GERTRUDE KIEFER.

Answer—I have had one other objection to the views I expressed in this matter. It comes from & woman (Mrs. E. C.) who married a man with conflicting religious ideas. She says, “If I had it to do over, I would stay in my religion and let him stay in his.” . : | I am obliged to admit that where people have ex-

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On to Los Angeles

They have had a share in this exhibition and they are very happy over the result and proud to show some of their most beautiful work. They rarely offer their really good handiwork for sale to people of other races, because they are conscious of the fact that the vast majority of people are very poor judges of the work they do and are only in search of cheap souvenirs. . I visited the Pacific Building, with its marvelous maps made by Covarrubias, and the Fine Arts Build-

ful figure. A frilly hlouse, colorful gloves and veil-" wreathed hat contribute to that feminine look that’s -allimportant this spring. The girl on the left chooses. a bolero suit with soutache embroidery on. twill. The model wears silver foxes casually over one shoulder and bon buon pink: roses on the opposite: shoulder. Her hat and gloves are of bon bon pink. . :

2. Little Girl fashions include this suit modeled by Gail Patrick, Hollywood star. The costume. includes a short, flaring skirt of black kasha, a flattering white satin

Side Glances

‘8. Print days are coming and with them the desire for chic accessories. Why not choose this ensemble for wear at the World’s Fair in New York or San Francisco? ‘The model wears a Mexican soup-bowl hat with a cool black and white silk print. - Her gloves are white and the draped handbag has a wide top band of quilted stitching.

tremely strong convictions of their own, and an ine tolerant attitude toward the convictions of others, trouble is bound to ensue. This is true even where the conflict is not religious. The point I meant to ‘make is that such trouble is of man’s own making, and unnecessary. In this country our ideal is to live side by side with people of differing racial, religious or political views without going to war about it inside or outside the home. : I was not aware that I spoke lightly of marriage, for I do not feel lightly about it. I regard divorce as an evil which should be chosen when it is the lesser of two evils. JANE JORDAN

3..It’s such a big sailor season that every woman will want at least one. If she is smart she will insist on the in- - ‘terest of some different and unusual trimming touch such ‘ag; the buttoned-on banding of two-tone grosgrain ribbon “which makes this shallow-crown felt worthy of salute.

“4. Aspring shoe favorite is this pair of black patent leather pumps without toe or heel. The trim is wine kid.

5. This modified reefer will be practical as well as attractive over new spring prints. Note the pleats extending

"TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE

1—What is fur-farming? 2—Name the traditional resting place of Noah’s Ark after the . flood. .. 3—Who .is Chairman of. the Federal Home Loan Bank Board? 4—Has there ever been a-no-hit-no-run game: pitched in World ‘Series baseball? = 5—How many quarts are in one bushel (dfy measure)? |: jae i 8 Name tie oly is allie fer th the largest pc on. Objectively, whey is the watery liquid left after 7—Which religion Li founded cream has been extracted for butter and the solidifi- Er Sy Ad =AY EA ES bud i by Mary Baker Eddy? : able protein (casein) taken out for cheese. It con- : ai : \ e Nim : Sage : tains some protein and a good deal of milk sugar. vs ; iy SEER Bh Bd \ * : It isn’t really palatable: = Miss Muffet probably just nswers used the spider as. an excuse to spill the stuff, which 1—Commercial rearing of furshe was eating under parental duress anyway, bearing animals ‘for their “Now, however, thanks to the imaginative ingenuity pelts. : of Department of Agriculture chemists, uses both . 9—Mt. Ararat in Armenia. dietary and industrial are being found for whey.. The : 3—John H. Fahey. Miss Muffets of the future will get their whey in the | 4—No. : form of candy, pastry, pudding and meringue. It gal Wy BELT, will figure in the tanning of the leather for shoes and | oTosangeles (2 handbags, in the making of plastics for toilet sets, N | 7 christian Sciences... . > automobile panels and shiny high heels. TY Whey is produced in simply awesome quantities in Sl TT H TIMES this country—enough to float a whole navy. It comes : ASK T -E IVI. mainly from the cheese industry, to the amount of - Inclose ‘a 3-cent stamp: for well over five and one-half billion pounds a year. reply. when addressing any - question of fact or information to ‘The Indianapolis’ Times - ‘Washington Service Bureau,

Production of industrial casein adds more than another billion pounds. : . The greater part of this i& still fed directly to ! * ne 3 ‘1013: 13th St. N. W., Washinge | a pL htop tag at, i 4 : ton; D.C. Legal and medical’ | ~~. |n and Out. f the Red with Sam 1804, Hise den hter of Isaiah G. Furnas, a former r ct Ye | “new lettertin answer to that cancellation... This. She wa ar he of Ratt W

7. A jaunty.Breton is selected by this young woman for early spring. Note the lovely spring-time print used for the handkerchief. The hem is handrolled and, of course, it is fast color. .

ing. ® sack at the hotel, the NYA Advisory Committee came to see me and afterwards some of the Democratic State Committee women. We left in the early evening and reached this “City of Sunshine” this morning, but regrettably a gray cloud hangs over it. _ 1 feel personally responsible, - because, unfortunately, this is the type of weather I have encountered before

in Los Angeles.

Day-by-Day Science By Science Service : : : HEY used to be something we heard of in conW nection with Little Miss Muffet’s misadventures with a spider. Only if we were in the dairy business was our knowledge more extensive—and more painful. Whey was the leftover part of the milk after everything valuable had been taken out, smelly to have around and troublesome to dispose of. Whey was the milkman’s headache.

New Books Today

ip se hl atl | F hd NDIANAPOLIS in fiction but perhaps not so face ; he , 2d TE " titiously is the fare of “The Night Is Coming” f — . (Harper & Bros.) by Marthedith Furnas, a former Indianapolis girl. The book was issued today. ' _ Local residents will be especially intrigued with a look at the Indianapolis: of 1860 to 1920. Spirited story telling of a kind rather unusual in a first novel holds reader interest. The book’s brutal franke ness does not recommend it for youngsters. The plot. concerns the life of an early American sharper, Stella Buchanan, who combined force, fraud, ‘| thrift, ambition, intelligence and courage. She was the daughter of old Andy Buchanan who left his children a great tract of land extending northward from a boulevard which can be nothing other than the present 38th St. ! : : Stella was a big, domineering girl. Most people accepted her with an admixture of fear and respect, for she had the strength to use the weakness of others to her own. advantage. She shrewdly acquired the portions of the Buchanan land belonging to her brothers and sisters for she foresaw the e: ¥ northward. Her sinister and fabulous reputation at the City Club was the result of many a clever real estate deal. : : . One person used Stella. That was Chance Hornaday, -her worthless husband. She settled that score by horsewhipping him, bearing him a son and rejoicing when the baby died. Before only one human being did she. feel inferior—Rokert Horst who 'was good and Stella did not understand goodness. : The Christian virtues which he represented were incoms patible to her development. Because of her interes in him, she began an extensive reading car 8 so met the one man who loved her—Howard: Lytle, -book dealer. Their clandestine love affair ends f lowing an accident which places Stella in a whe chair for life. : A La Miss Furnas ih private life is Mrs. 8. BE. Stal of Charleston, S. C. She was born in In

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