Indianapolis Times, Volume 32, Number 281, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 April 1920 — Page 6

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Jttftiatra Sailu limes INDIANAPOLIS, IND. m ■ ■ ■ Daily Except Sunday, 25-29 South Meridian Street. Telephones—Main 35(00, New 28-351 MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS. Ad-vrtlslDg Offices—Chicago, New York, Boston. JJetroit, G. Logan Payne Cos. “ —“THIS IS THE YEAR? THAT SUIT to abate the Jail as a gambling place and a public nuisance may have been weird, but it was not far wrong, was it? IF Tim Watson really expected to make the race for the senate this fall tt would be proper to say that he is disturbed over the unanimity with which Mrs. Taggart is being received as a candidate by both republicans and democrats. MAYOR JEWETT continues to blame the council for refusing to approve resurfacing of streets over the objection of the property owners who must pay the bills, but he never says that only 12 per cent of his street program was halted by the council. Th at $2.50 Story Under this heading the Indianapolis News attempts, in an editorial {hat must have taxed the ingenuity of both Louie Howland and Hilton Brown, to create the impression that the assertion that the Wood managers in Indiana paid $2.50 apiece for "testimonials” favoring Wood is false. The News congratulates certain eastern papers which it. says have repudiated the story as "a yellow statement from Indianapolis. ,, The Times has no criticism of the attitude of eastern papers concerning this story. It is not surprised at the desperate efforts of the News to belittle, pervert and discredit it. But The Times is prepared to prove to the satisfaction of any court or body of citizens: 1. That Robert Tyler, publicity manager for the Wood campaign in Indiana, offered $2.50 apiece for "testimonials” favoring Wood and that certain newspaper men in Indiana furnished interviews in accordance with this offer and got the money offered. 2. That Harry Hogan, Wood manager in Indiana, admitted that such payments were made and for the purposes outlined. S. That other expenditures of an equally questionable nature have been made by the News Itself, in an effort to boom the Wood candidacy. If this story Is a “yellow statement from Indianapolis," why doesn’t the News deny it? If It is not true that the Wood campaign In Indiana was underwritten in the sum of SIOO,OOO why does Harry Hogan still hesitate to make his expenditures public? The Republican Attitude It is not particularly surprising that Judge Anderson is having more or less difficulty In bearing home to the republican ring that controls Marion county the fact that the conditions at the Marion county Jail are in tolerable. It is not surprising that even after the federal court has issued warnings and backed up the warnings with demands for a change, the court should find that the same rotten food was served, even while the federal investigation was under way. The same arrogance and indifference displayed toward the federal court by Sheriff Miller and others connected with the criminai court of Marion county has been displayed whenever criticism of the laxity of republican officials has been published. Sheriff Miller personally knew of the conditions existing in the county jail last June. He was told of them by a deputy sheriff who quit bis employ on June 6, 1919. Judge James A. Collins was fully aware of the conditions existing In the county jail last June. He was told of them by newspaper men and others who had in their possession statements from prisoners and former employes of the sheriff. .. \ Claris Adams, prosecuting attorney, knew of the conditions that existed In the jail last June. He was asked to direct a grand Jury Investigation of these conditions and he refused. For these men now to lift up their hands in mock astonishment and pretend that the conditions termed outrageous by Judge Anderson did not exist all these months with their full knowledge and consent 1b the rankest kind of hypocrisy—hypocrisy such as could be practiced with success by none other than those members of the, “good government and clean politics” cabal whose deceit in office smells worse than the food served the unfortunates in the jail.

But, as we said before, this hiding under the halo of virtue held over their heads by the News-controlled gang of "holier-than-thou" republicans of Indianapolis, is nothing new. It was practiced when Collins, Rucker and Dodson undertook to favor Robert Sloan, a blind tiger operator. It was practiced when the negro Harris was released from jail by Dodson and went out on the street to bootleg whisky obtained from con flseated stocks. It was practiced when George V. Coffin undertook to trap certain members of the city council by holding a poker game in the county Jail and having prisoners serve liquor at that game. It was practiced when five citizens of Marion county offered undisputed evidence of malfeasance in office on the part of Leo K. Fesler to the grand jury, and the grand jury refused to hear witnesses in support of the charges against him. v It was practiced when Claris Adams could find "no criminal intent” in the deliberate stuffing of the jury box Just previously to the trial of the Haags. In short, the mask of alleged righteousness under which this republican administration has operated in a more corrupt and inefficient manner than any that erer preceded it, has been trotted out and held up in defense until it is the most familiar sight that confronts the observer of republican politics. Judge Anderson may be able te tear this mask off the gang. He will not be able to do so without difficulty. The whole attitude of the republican county ring is summed up in the statement Judge Collins made before two representatives of The Times, when they asked him to investigate a misfeasance in a countyoffice and he said: "This court is not run liko the federal court. T have Just aB many rights here a.s Judge Anderson has over there and I’ll do what I want to here, regardless of what he does over there.” Thus it is in Marion county. The members of the republican ring do what they please In office. Better men than they have been sent to the penitentiary for offenses that did less harm to the community than some of the things they have done under the pretense of giving Marion county a "clean government” administration. An Awakening Marion county democrats will present to the voters next November a legislative ticket of probably greater strength than has ever been offered betore in the history of the county. This is assured by the consent of a number of the most prominent men in Indianapolis to allow their names to be entered in the May primaries. N'o more healthy sign of an awakened interest in public affairs could be asked than that men who have shown little or not Interest in the administration of the state government should agree to stand for election to the general assembly. These men have affairs of their own that require their time and the offices to which they aspire can only be filled by them at a personal sacrifice. That they are willing to sacrifice their time to the good of the state government is a cause for rejoicing among the people of the state. The democratic party is to be congratulated on Its ability to put forth as legislative candidates such men as Meredith Nicholson, John Holtzman, Charles Cox and others whose affairs are of such importance that to visit the statehouse at all is considerable of a burden to (hem. The republican party is unfortunate in being burdened with the necessity of renominating most of its former legislative ticket or repudiating the party stand which these men made in the last session of the general assembly. 1 The last regular session, it will be remembeAl, was the one that passed the centralized tax law.

A Man Is as Old as He Feels John Walsh, 69, an ex-soldier and friend of Dan O'Leary, most famous of pedestrtaus, has started -west on a walk across the continent to San Francisco. “Too many men think they’re dono for when they approach 70,” says Walslf. “They sit by the fireplace and wait sot death to take them. And that’s Vhen they are done for." “So they begin to decline at the early age of 70. I propose to wear out, not to rust. That’s why I’m walking.” Old age is a calamity only to the extent that men make it such for themselves. There Is no sight more inspiring than the old man playing young. "The fact is,” wrote Cicero, the Roman. “that old age Is respectable Juct as long as it asserts Itself, maintain*. Its proper rights and is not enslaved to any one.” Cicero, himself of ripe age, described the ideal old man, thus: “Me keeps bis mind at full stretch like a bow, ami never gives in to old age by growing slack. He maintains not merely an influence but an absolute command over his family • * • The man who aims at this may possibly become old in body —but in mind he never will.’’ To keep his own mind in trim, Cicero studied Greek every day and for the exercise of his memory he repeated in the evening whatever he had said, heard or done in the course of each day. “For a man who is always living in the midst of these studies and labors does -ant perceive when old age creeps upon him,” he wrote. “Thus, by slow and lmpereeptable degrees life drayvs to Its end. There Is no sudden breakage: It Just slowly goes out.” A man Vs as old as he feels, as the saying goes. And he’s as young as be thinks. Idea Most Powerful of Forces in Nature Many years ago two boys were era ployed in banks located at opposite ends of London. The dally Job of each wsb to t-arry to the other bank whatever checks his bank held against the other. Well, one day the hoys met midway, compared checks and found they balanced. “What’s the nse of my going all the The Young Lady A cross the Waij tisLi —- - - v- z Xbe young lady across the way says she’s g ng to tie quite a book collector and UopPc otnetline to get hold of a few original nondescripts.

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INDIANA DAILY TIMES, FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1920.

Principle or Ambition? “The grave Issues confronting the country make this a peculiarly Inappropriate time for self-seeking and self-exploitation, a peculiarly Impressive time for the subordination of individual ambitions to high principle and the common good, a peculiarly exacting time for clean politics Vind for purity of the ballot in the primary and general elections, and a time for strong reprehension of the improper nse of money to influence the nominations and elections of candidates to office."—William Gibbs McAdoo.

way to your bank and yon going all the way to ours?” asked one boy of the other. “Let’s exchange checks right here.” And so they did, each returning to his own bank, carrying the checks from the other. From this very simple arrangement between two boys, there was conceived the clearing house, a co-operative organization flourishing now In every large city and b-tween banks.

Easter —Next Sunday . the Hat for You! Every New Style *3*4 Every New Color *s*6 \ Every Weight upto^S On today’s market our hats are priced to you at wholesale. “The Store for Value*” KRAUSE BROS

More familiar la the story of the eighteenth century boy who, watching the lid of a boiling kettle rise and fall, applied his observation to the Invention of the steam engine. In 1733 a Dr. Clayton of London read that in a certain coal mine there had been discovered a strange gas that burned when fire was applied. Dr. Clayton reasoned that the gas might come from the coal itself and, acting on this theory, he burned coal in a retort, caught the escaping gas in bladders and amused himself and his friends by lighting what the doctor called "the spirit of coal." But Dr. Clayton didn't think far enough. It remained for one, William Murdock, to make coal gas commercially useful. “Once you get an Idea, you work like a hurricane,” the admiring publisher to the authoress who is the heroine In a popular play. “An Idea Is In Itself a hurricane,” she replies.# “It is the most powerful force In nature.” PICKET SENT TO JAIL. Isaac Bratton, colored, union organizer, was convicted under the antlpteketing ordinance in city court yesterday and fined $1 and costs and given ten days In jail.

45C 306 312 E. Washington No Phone, C. O. D. or Store Closm RatnrHawa at R n m light blue, Mall Order.. Btore Closes Saturdays at 6 p. m. w i de .- special, aIHH S, In this store of new things our pre-Easter preparations have culminated in the St for last minute shoppers hundreds of those items that go to make Easter costumes Many Recent Arrivals Have Been Added to the Displays of Easter Apparel at “The Indiana”

More Lovelv Spring Coats Have Arrived for Spring Selling You can’t help becoming enthusiastic over such charming coat models as are featured in this splendid assortment. The gracefulness of these wraps is accentuated by the softness of the materials used in their making. $17.50 up to $55.00

New Easter Hats Our showing of fine hats for this Easter Is now most complete. We believe there are no more sash, ionable hats made anywhere and none more moderately priced, for there Is no charge for style—a policy that has made our Millinery Department so remarkably successful. $5.00 SIO.OO $15.00 Easter Hats for the Children Both tailored and dress hats that are youthful and becoming are shown. A wide choice of them, moderately priced—sl.9B up to $lO

Easter Gloves They seem to add the finishing touch to the cos‘ume. They seem to add a touch of daintiness and completeness as well as a measure of fastidiousness to the costume. KAYSER’S SILK GLOVEB, 2 clasp; also other makes, In white, black or colors, in self or contrasting stitching; $2.00, $l5O, 04 AA $1.26 and 9-ieUU LONG SILK GLOVES, 16-button length, In white or black, nearly all sizes; a $1.25 LONG 81LK GLOVES, In white, pink or £-f blue, 12-button length; a pair 9JL*)U KAYSER’S LONG SILK GLOVES, 16-button length, In white or bjack; a $2.50

PRESIDENT GIVNEY IS A STICKLER FOR ETIQUETTE.

The little touches, the different employment of fabrics and trimmings—detail* which pronounce the style as of the latest mode have been watched with zealous care. But however versatile fashion is, quality here never varies. We believe the Indiana’s displays of suits, coats and dresses is the biggest and heat selected of any in the store’s history. An inspection will readily convince you of this fact. ' I $55.00 rjA Value. Jpjy.DU S6O Value, $65 Value, $75 Value $45.00 $49.00 $59.00

All Alteration* Free. Thl* Mean* a Saving of $2.00 to $5.00.

New Frocks for Easter Wear That we have given thoughtful care to the selection of proper styles and fabrics for this joyous occasion, is readily seen in our Easter exhibit of women’s wearing appareL $19.56 up to $69.00

Winsome Dresses ' for Sister, Too The white ones are adorable, the colored ones are more adorable, the two-tone combinations are most adorable. A little maid, aged 2to 6, deserves one really truly dress-up dress for festive times like Easter. WHITE DRESSES, age AO 2 to 6. 98c to $5.90 WHITE DRESSES, age 6 to 19, m iia COLORED DRESSES, age 2to 6, aa a/) N-98 to COLORED DRESSES, age 6 to 16 years, $2.48 to $ JEZflk

Boys' Easter He wants tq look as "dressed up” as d2d and older brother. We have the quality of clothes he should wear, In becoming styles, in sturdy fabrics, in good, sensible patterns. All-Wool Sergre, $12.75 to $17.76 Fancy Mixtures, $9.75 to $22.50. t Young Men’s Suits The uC w spring suits for young men are here, ready for inspection. And you’ll see no better suits than these this season. Brisk, yet dignified in style, and tailored according to the most exacting list of specifications known In the clothing industry—sl9.so to $24.50

SlfrG YOUR HEAD OFF, PROFESSOR!

ABIE KNOWS WHAT HAPPENED.