Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 191, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 December 1920 — Page 11

PASTOR SCORES DANCING AND MODERN DRESS dumping Up and Down’ Not Related to Terpsichorean Art, He Says. EVES GARB IS TARGET That "Jumping up and down” and , ‘‘hopping around” is not dancing, was the assertion of the Rev. Lewis Brown, D. D., rector, of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, in a sermon last night on “The degradation of Dress,” which is the seclof his series of Sunday night sermons on dhis aeries of Sunday night sermons week he will preach on “Criminal Mot- j ing Picture*.” His subject last week was “Shattered Homes and Broken Families.” The Rev. Brown said he is in favor of normal dancing which consists of full revolutions and which is “not only enjoyable, but a healthful pleasure.” In condemning the present day dress Dr. Brown said that at this tlmf In civilisation people should realize that there is no place for the Garden or Eden garb. He censored the “waistless'' waist, abbreviated skirt and the transparent hose, terming the present fashion “a disregard for the principles of modesty and decency,” and recommended a standardised garment for women which could be worn throughout the year. GIVE VIEWPOINT OF ENGLISHMAN. “An Englishman who was in our coun-try-once wondered why the rainy Sunday attendance at the churches was so poor and when told that people could not wear their best clothes on rainy days be showed his surprise, saying that in his country the children were taught to wear their oldest garments to church,” he said. In discussing the conditions in the i high schools Dr. Brown said the high school girl cannot be blamed when she has no education in decency and modesty at home for objecting to enforced eon- | trol at school. I>r. Brown pointed out that the revolution in dress has come about by degrees, at the same time declaring that "something must be done to counteract the present frightfulness of the improper dress propriety.” In an address on "My Mother’s Bible” yesterday afternoon, before the Men's Big Meeting at English's theater, the Rev. R. A. Elwood. known as the "board walk” preacher of Atlantic City, X. J., scored the modern innovations in Protestant religion as the destroyer of the teachings of the “Holy Bible.” He advocated a revolution to the puritanic faith, and declared that the majority of people in the congregations today lo a speaking acquaintance with for sin. He censored the modern church as lacking in hospitality because the religion in it is too respectable to allow an old-fashioned interchange of friendship. FORETELLS LONESOME XMAS FOR SOME. He cited as an example of this that there will be many persons in Indianapolis who will spend a lonesome Christmas day, because nobody will ask them to spend the day in their homes. In discussing sin. the Rev. Elwood •aid there are too many people today who are trying to make themselves believe that there is no sin and declared that the individual who says that sin does not exist, is no less than a liar. At the meeting, which was the “Ladies' Dsy Meeting,” the quartette from the Third Christian Church gave special numbers nnder the direction of F. E. EUis. Preceding the meeting L. A. Von Staden's orchestra gave a thlrty-mlnnte concert. Out of the 2.017 persons present, 727 were women. There will be no other Sunday meetings until Jan. S>. according to the announcement of A. H. Godard, director of the “Big Meetings.” At the Capitol Avenue M. E. Church following an address by the Rev. Elwood on the persecution of the Armenians because of their Christian religion, the Sunday school of the church pledged to twelve Armenian babies. A pageant depicting a miniature Near East Relief cantonment with twelve beds for orphan babies was given by the children.

Oriental Rugs AT AUCTION Monday and Tuesday, December 20 and 21 Beginning at 10 a. m., 2:30 p. m. and 7:30 p. m. Each Day At 134 North Pennsylvania Street I Have Been Consigned a Most Noted Collection of ORIENTAL RUGS by one of the largest dealers, who had borrowed money on this stock and is now being called upon by the bank to meet their obligations. To do this in the shortest possible time this magnificent collection has been consigned to us to sell at auction. A visit to the sale will convince anyone that they are here to be sold, regardless of cost. The sale will last 2 days only and every rug must be sold in that time. This Is One of the Finest Collections In America Among Which Will Be Found the Following Makes in the Larger Sizes: KIRM AN SHAHS LAEISTAN SAROUK K A SHAN ARAKS MAHAL ISPAHAN MUSHGABED In the Smaller Sizes Are to Be Found: KIRM AN SHAHS DOZARS SAROUKS LARISTANS IRANS HAMAD ANS CABISTANS KAZAKS SHIR VANS, ANATOLIAN AND OTHERS LEW SHANK, Auctioneer Remember the Location —134 North Pennsylvania St. Between Market and Ohio. ~ ' r “ '*? ‘ T " ' *

Pomp and Frolic to Mark Inauguration WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—For the first time in a dozen years, Washington Is to have its inaugural ball. The ball, which was a function of inauguration night, was banned by President Wilson eight ysars ago. The committee recently appointed to arrange for the Inauguration of Senator Harding has decided on the resumption of the ball, which is held in the big pension office and attended by several hundred persons—or all who can get tickets. Another new feature of the Harding inauguration will be a mardi gras on Pennsylvania avenue. The street, according to plans, Is to be divided into sections and one section assigned to each State. There sons and daughters of the respective States will frolic In mask and fancy dress. Incidentally, Washington merchants and hotel owners are among ths strong supporters of an old-fashioned inauguration-. For a week they eat meals at any old price and pay $5 for a bed on a billiard table If the visitor is lucky.

Seeks Early Hearing in Receivership Suit AKRON. Ohio, Dec. 20.—Attorney W. E. Young, representing the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, was in Columbus I today to speed hearing on the suit of receivership brought against the rubber concern. The suit filed by Frank S. Monnett, Columbus, attorney, brought F. A. Selberlin. president of the rubber concern. back to Akron Sunday from New York. The official charges Monnett's petition was filed with misrepresentations and contains scarcely a truthful statement. Selberling declared “untrue” the statement by Monnett that the June, 11)20 stock dividend was not paid out of surplus earnings. Business depression haa affected tho Goodyear Rubber Company, but after charging off the entire losa, tha company will still have ample assets with which to pay its Indebtedness, to cover its entire issue of preferred stock and still have many millions of dollars for com- ! mon stockholders, Selberling said. V. M. Armstrong Is Head of Root Post V. M. Armstrong was elected commander of the* Howard C. Root post No. ' >4 of the American Legion at a meeting |of the organization in tho Board of Tradq building. Other officers elected were: L. V. B- | dell, *rnlor vice < nminauder; Gerald Zel lur, junior vice commander; N. A. Nicolai, treasurer; Harry Von Wilier, adju--1 t3nt, and Donald Hammer, Insurance officer. Boy Drops Match Into Gas Tank; Panic On Special to Tha Timas. NEW ALBANY, Ind., Dec. 20—John I.amb Jr., 17. caused a terrifl' explosion I which was followed by a costly fire and a theater panic yesterday by dropping a \ lighted match into a gnsoline tank which ho thought was empty. His clothing In flames, the boy fled through the streets until he was caught by some men who smothered the dames with their overcoats. The tank, when it exploded, ascended into the air, setting fire to the White Hmise Department Store and the Grand Theater, causing a loss of $3,000. TWO GAMBLING RAIDS MADE. A total of $6.60 and several prisoners ! were taken in raids on two reputed gambling games early Sunday inointng. j Chafles Jones, 30, was arrested for oper- • atlng a gambling house at 036 North ; Garfield street. Five men were arrested in a "friendly” game at CIS North Meridian street. PRISONER SENT TO NORTH VERNON. James Hill, 23, 21 North East street, has been returned by the police to Noith Vernon, where he is said to be wanted for an automobile theft.

Family Fuss Is Seen Back of Postponing of [Zaza * Premier Mme. Walska, Wife of Former *Richest Bachelor* Leaves Chicago After Conference. CHICAGO, Dec. 20.—Postponement of the premiere of "Zaza” by the Chicago Opera Company, which was to have taken place tomorrow night and the sudden departure for New York of Mme. Ganna Walska, “the world's most wealthy prlma donna" who was to have sung the title role gave rise today to a flood of conflicting rumors. Announcement was made by officials of the opera company that the postponement was due to Inability of the company to do the vast amount of preparatory work necessary to the successful production of the opera. It was said that Mme, Walska had gone to New York for the holidays. Mme. Walska Is the wife of Alexander Smith Cochran of New York, whose rei puted fortune of $80,000,000 caused him to be known as the “world's richest bachelor.” It has been declared that Cochran objected to the prinin donna appearing in the rather daring role of Zaza. Cochran passed several days In 1 Chicago, but returned to New York a day before the singer did. Mme. Walska is reported to have said that “if my husband should object to my singing—well, not for long would be be my husband.” CITY HOSPITAL EFFICIENT AS LAWS PERMIT (Continued From Page One.) was sent to the hospital by a physician la private practice who diagnosed his sickness as pneumonia, admitted to the pneumonia ward and regarded as a pneumonia patient for approximately eight hours before he was subjected to an examination by the Interns who questioned the diagnosis and subsequently transferred him to the care of another interne for treatment of an Infection of the finger and the eye. BBDBCGB HIT HIM, COMP AIN ANT SAYS. During the interval between his entrance into the hospital and his examination by the interne, he complained to the nurse of being bitten by bedbugs and, according to his own statement and tbe record of bis case, he was removed from one bed to another with a complete change of linen. Trouble was encountered in taking blood from his arm, owing to sear tlasues which made it difficult to locate a vein, and owing to a defective syringe, which is a part of the hospital equipment. All records of the hospital go to show that bis Infected finger and eye wrs treated properly and promptly an-1 the only disagreement between the statements of tbe patient and the hospital records are ns to tS“ number of times h'.s Infected finger and eye were treat.l. The chart of the case shows two treat raenta which the patient denies having received. The chart also shows the administering of morphia and the complaint of neglect becomes a question of veracity between a patient whose memory was clouded with suffering and drugs and a nurse with an excellent reputation for devotion to duty. HOSPITAL LACKS PROPER EG! II’MENT. Hummed up, the circumstances surrounding the complainant's stay at the hospital will be observed by a fair investigator to reveal: 1. That he was neither wilfully mistreated nor wilfully neglected by any hospital attache. 2. That he was subjected to conditions that never should >x!st In any institution, either public or private, but do exist in the City Hospital owing to lack of proper equipment. 3. That his compluint Is fully Justified. but that the responsibility for the things of which he complains cannot be placed on the shoulders of any one connected with the City Hospital. Investigation discloses that the City Hospital Is immeasurably cleaner and In

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every way more efficient than it has ever been in its history, yet there is still room for much improvement—of a kind that only the taxpayers of Indianapolis can bring about. The hospital administration appears to have brought the institution to as high a point of efficiency as it can. The level is not a satisfactory one and can only be raised by some radical changes in the system of administration and In the attitude of the taxpaying community toward expenditures for Its improvement. .... Bedbugs are not welcome hospital inmates. . They do infect the patients at the City Hospital. A constant war is waged upon them, but it Is in evidence that the measures taken for their elimination are not efficient and it is a fact that the administration rests content with the measures that are well-known to be Inefficient. NO APPARATUS FOR STERILIZATION Bedbugs can be eliminated from the City Hospital and they doubtless are eliminated steadily. But they are carried into the place by patients and visitors and they do Infest patients who come there free of (hem before they are detected and eliminated. . Typical of the attitude of the official city of Indianapolis ns well as Its citizen. is the cause of the infection of the Cltv Hospital with bedbugs. There is no apparatus in the hoßpl.nl for the sterilization of mattresses. A steriliser formerly used for that purpose gave way under steam pressure and efforts to repair it were unavailing. A new sterilizer is reported to have been ordered for the hospital more than three months ago. It is not yet in sigh In tbe meanwhile tbe mattresses hatch b *The*ource of the bugs 1. known to the hospital authorities and a method of combatting them has been are subjected to a blow torch and to commercial disinfectants Bnd deodorisers. Linen Is thoroughly washed and sterilized Mattresses arc sponged in a solution designed to kill the nits and bugs. But the sponging of the mattresses U not suffleient to make certain the elimination of the peats and the hospital practlces do not provide for any other efficient method pending the arrival of that sterilizer, tts delay In the installation of which is doing more to ruin public confidence in the institution than any other one thing, sraxw home IS NEEDED. In the meanwhile, every ones in a while bedbugs are found In ths wards. Attention to them is rapid and compute an far as tho prescribed measures go—but they do not go far enough to eilmlnste the bugs and that fact does not appear to have prompted tbe addition of any more drastic means of righting the situation. In addition to the elimination of the bugs, which competent authorities say can bo done even without the expected eqnlpment, the (Tty Hospital needs n nurses' home. It needs more student nurses and It needs better accommodations for tho nurses in order that It may attract persons who wiah to complete their course of training. Mayor Jewett bat Included In his program of building for next year a proposed homo for nurses to cost $600,000 This Is an overestimate of necessary coats and the overestimate will doubtless create tome opposition to the project. Delaying the nurses' home means deprivation of hospital patients of nurses' care. Tho better tho facilities for the nurses the better will b* the nursing at the City Hospital, ansi although th* average taxpayer will howl long and loud for tho very best nursing possible when he is sick, his howling will not be equal to that which he will do when well and asked to part with a few cents on the dollar of his valuatlou for tho purpose of providing better nursing at the hospital. Mayor Jewett's administration is not without fault In the premises. It bzs never explained the need of a nurses home at the hospital and It has shaken confidence in the project by ssklng for 9 greater sum than la necessary to Its consuin million CITIZENS NEED BETTER ACQUAINT tX( K. What Indianapolis .•rfzens need Is a better acquaintance witn their City Hoijdtnl. The writer recently passed throng!, basement rooms that were closed to the public not sc very long ago. Then the floors were covered with slime and filth, the walls were black with dirt and the whole floor was piled high with rubbish that made of the old hospital building

u lire menace such as made one shudder to think of the appalling risks. Today these rooms are clean and smart In new paint and the floors and walls aro spotless. The rubbish Is gone. The place looks like a hospital, just as the power plant iooks like a commercial power plant. In no way has the hospital beta improved more thun It hag by a thorough cleansing and painting. The Times has had occasion in tho past to criticise the mechanical condition of the plant. The criticisms were Justified and apparently produced results. , For to the everlasting credit of the engineer and the hospital management, it should be known that today the power

Sale of Two Hundred and Fifty New Walking Skirts For Women and \ Ml HiA Earlier in the Season i r y #■ They Would Have Misses Sold Jor SIO.OO There are new models, in various styles of the highly popular pleat- j ing. There are colors and color combinations in dashingly bright $. jw t effects for the school girl, or the more subdued tones for her mother. Through a favorable turn in the market we obtained them at a price which enables the Basement Store to offer them as another \ L R f! laurel to its fame in value-giving. x .. , \ ijTffßß / Made with— MALAY PLAIDS XUjffS / BOX PLEATS LIGHT BROWN PLAIDS K XIF E PLE ATS D ARK GRE EN PLAIDS SIDE PLEATS NAVY PLAIDS /f\k The selling that will attend this sale will be very brisk—as there are /$ jS ‘ only 250 skirts —it’s well to be on hand early $4.98 + Toylamd is AH Ready for tine Final Ruslhi

Santa Claus Himself is Here —CTreat stocks of toys , dolls and games are still here — reserve stocks have been brought forward Public demand is variable, it can not with exactitude be gauged-—We’ve gone through our toy stocks very carefully, any that we seem to have too many of, broken lots, etc., have been lowered in price to speed them along. PLENTY OF TOYS AND DOLLS ARE MARKED AT SWEEPING REDUOTIONS. SHOP IN THE MORNING, PLEASE—AVOID THE AFTERNOON CROWDS.

* * MRS. PET fX'\ ILY. body o ((j)} metal, finish* Mrs. Rabbit rnmmgSSSmm ~ck

||||||^ METALLAPHONES, “Musical menageries," 12 metal keys finished in gold and aluminum and bronze, complete with wooden mallets $1.98 OVAL OAAtE BOARDS, ~,,,,, both .sides, largo letters on front side, figures and arithmetical signs on reverse $1.25

ROLLER BEARIN G COASTER WAGONS, The famous removable bod les $5.98

THE Wm. H. BLOjCLCO.

| plant invites inspection and there is Uti fie of that dilapidated condition about tha plumbing and fixtures of either the . o and or new building that disgusts one with municipal ownership, Just who la responsible for this change is not known, : but whoever it is should have a vote of ' thanks from tho community. From the storerooms to the attic the investigator found cleanliness. Through- ! out the whole institution he found a high grade of efficiency. Nowhere was there a tolerance of slipshod methods and In no instances were there conditions found that should be righted, the responsibility for which does not go back to the old, old axiom that In this world we get only that for which we are willing to pay. And we hare not heretofore

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TENPINS, 8-inch pins, three balls, nicely varnished — complete in box for 98<i

been very willing to pay for a high class City Hospital. Two .criticisms of tha City Hospital stand out as such as should receive the immediate attention of tbe administration: 1. Something else should be done shout those bedbugs besides wait for anew sterilizer. 2. Some other arrangements should be made immediately for the core of demented patients, even though It Involve the fitting up of a temporary detention home. It is not inducive to the recovery of patients to be annoyed by bugs. Nor is it inducive to the peace of mind of rltizena to see a demented woman attempt to brain a nurse xylth a telephone.

MRS. PETER RABBIT AND FAMILY. body of wagon made of sheet metal, finished with green enamel. Mrs. Rabbit and baby rabbits made

of fiber board, attractively brilliant colors. Complete 98£ ALUMINUM TOY KITCHEN SETS, neatly boxed, priced 98c and 59£

ALABAMA COON JIGGER, the most interesting of all mechanical toys, neatly boxed 59<i DUMPING SAND Y, outfit consists of dumping machine, scoop and raetal box full of sand, complete for 79tf HARD - TO-BREAK DOLLS. American made, Jointed cloth body, natural baby faces. Dressed in pretty

colored dresses; priced at SI.BB

OVER AND UNDER. The wonderful mechanical toy, small auto placed on the upper track, is carried down to the lower track by gravity motion, thence it is picked up and carried to the upper track, repeating the operation many times $1.29

TRICK AUTOS, made of steel, with clock spring, moves in many directions when

wound, an entertaining toy, neatlyboxed .69^

Bring the Children to See SANTA CLAUS himself.

BOYS' SLEDS, strong and durable, priced according to size, at $4.00 and by degrees down to $1.75

“OUIJA,’’ THE EGYPTIAN LUCK BOARD, special 98<* TINKER TOYS, will construct hundreds of different objects, book of instructions included with each set, attractively put up in Tinkertoy mailing can Ss£

TOY RANGES, nickeled hood, oven door and grated door complete with cooking utensils $1.25

BOYS’ HANDCARS, easy running, standard make, priced $13.98 and by degrees down to $4.9g

Whenever Mayor Jewett’s administration gets sufficient of a hump on itseif to make it possible for the hospital attaches to eliminate bugs and the State of Indiana realizes its responsibility to Us people sufficiently to make adequate provisions for its unfortunately insane, the City Hospital will retrieve a great part of the confidence of the public that It has lost through years of neglect on the part of both officials and the public. Were these two menaces eliminated, the writer would have no hesitation In Intrusting himself to the Institution for medical or surgical care and if the need were great he would have little hesitation about doing so right now. Which is a lot more than could have been sa'd not so very long ago.

BONNIE CARS, strong and durable, priced according to size, at $3.98, $3.50 and $2.98

FLOOR CHIMES, barrel shape, attractively lithographed, make a musical sound when drawn over the floor; priced 75c, 59c, 49c and .....39£

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