Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 223, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 January 1921 — Page 4
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JttMatta Sails Smites INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA. Dally Except Sunday, 25-29 South Meridian Street. Telephones—Main 3500, New 28-351 MEMBERS OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS, (Chicago, Detroit, St. Loula, G. Logan Payne Cos. Advertising ounces Jxew York, Boston, Payne, Burns & Smith, Inc EVERY DAY Judge Collins appears to discover the necessity of acting on some criminal court case that has heretofore been neglected. THE GENTLEMEN intrusted with the transmission of Indiana’s electoral vote seem to have neglected it almost as badly as some of the judges intrusted with enforcement of the criminal law. HOWEVER, Governer McCray will hardly agree that Indiana can afford a road to Nancy Hanks’ grave or any other place if it must be on the 60-40 basis of overhead maintained by Commissioner Wright. IN RESPONSE to the unknown writer who challenges the statement that the voters of Indiana voted dry, it is only necessary to say that they elected the Legislature that passed the prohibition law and the Congressmen who voted for the Federal amendment. Further, by direct vote in local option elections, a majority of the voters of this State expressed themselves as favoring prohibition before local option law was repealed.
What Is the News Indorsement Worth? Before the good citizens of this community permit themselves to be swayed in their judgment of candidates for the office of mayor of Indianapolis, it would be well if they refreshed their minds as to campaigns in the past where endorsements of candidates have proved to be of littl" value. We refer particularly to the “good government and clean politics’’ movement of not so very long ago, which, in its last analysis, resolved itself into a movement for the election to county offices of “Collins, Coffin and Rucker,” three men who were held up to the community as the embodiment of all that was desirable In the way of clean candidates. It will be recalled that these three men were soundly recommended to the voters of the county as representative of all that was good in politics and as men to whom the citizens could “safely entrust” their government. Today Mr. Rucker is out of politics, one of his last official acts being the reconsideration of a court record which he caused to be changed in order to avoid a contempt proceeding in the Federal Court, following an expose of how he had assisted in relieving Bob Sloane, notorious bootlegger, of punishment for an'offense against the State law. Today Mr. Coffin is the discredited ex-chief of the police department, from which he resigned rather than face an expose of a cancelled check that bore his indorsement and for the recovery of which SI,OOO was paid to its owner by the holder of a gambling privilege. Today Mr. Collins is the admitted friend of the criminal element with which he deals in court /and his record Is so repugnant to good citizens that eveh the News, which once sponsored him. has turned against him and says in connection with the action of Collins in granting lenity to a negro burglar. “The rights of society and the safety of the community ought to be paramount. But this does not seem to be the idea of those who deal in suspended sentences, paroles and probation, and who are content with convictions for lesser offenses than those charged when there is every reason to think that convictions could be had for the crimes charged. In these abnormal times when crime Is rampant, public security calls for law enforcement and not for lenity.” In his zeal to help a bootlegger out of trouble, Rucker so far forgot “good government” as to run afoul of the dignity of the Federal Court. In his zeal to protect himself against discovery of a previous transaction Coffin winked at the establishment of a gambling house and feared to face a cancelled check. In his zeal to build up a political machine to perpetuate himself In public office, Collins forgot that “the rights of society and the safety of the community ought to be paramount.” Yet all three of these exponents of “good government and clean politics” were accepted by this community on the recommendations of the News and its friends! In the light of past performance, Just how much faith may be pinned to the indorsement of the newspaper whose ownership was so long a matter of false pretenses?
Is This a Conspiracy? Friends of the cause of prohibition in Indiana cannot help viewing with intense indignation the character and the policies of the Government agents who have been entrusted with the enforcement of prohibition in the southern district of Indiana. With the exception of Mr. Kidder, the newly appointed chief of the Indianapolis office, these agents are men who are well-known to the local community as utterly unfit to be entrusted with the enforcement of any law, much less the prohibition law, which requires special care and Judgment. Mr Kidder has not. been in the community long enough to acquaint himself with the local conditions and is to be pardoned for a very natural assumption that his agents, whom he did not appoint, were chosen for ability rather than otherwise. He cannot, however, fail for any length of time to be unaware of the character of his agents, or the utter impropriety of their actions. The alliance with the unspeakable constables of Justice Rainey’s court in Irvington for the raiding of private homes and other places outside the township in which Rainey unfortunately holds forth is. of course, without any Justification whatever. There have been so many miscarriages of Justice, such a complete disregard of the spirit of the law and so many unsavory cases of inefficiency brought to light as a result of the activities of Rainey and his deputies that nothing with which he is even remotely connected will over be regarded by this community as worthy of public support. The spectacle of Government agents, representing the United States of America, with all the resources of the Federal Government behind them, affiliating themselves with the sub-constables of this discredited Justice’s court in a pretended effort to enforce prohibition in Indianapolis, is a disgrace to the administration. It can only be excused on the theory that the authorities at Washington* are ignorant of the methods of the agents in Indianapolis and even that excuse must be viewed with doubt when it is recollected that these agents are presumed to be making reports to the department heads of their actions. Whether there is, as has been charged, a gigantic conspiracy to discredit the enforcement of the prohibition law by means of wholly undesirable efforts in that direction remains to be seen. If such a conspiracy existed and there were no efforts on the part of any one to interfere with it, nothing could be done that would tend more to discredit prohibition than is now being done by the local Federal agents in conjunction with the Rainey constables.
Sentimental Americans Americans may be rightfully accused of money madness, but there is a great deal of sentiment in their make-up. The marking of the grave of Ann Rutledge, the early sweetheart of Abraham Lincoln at Petersburg, lU-, is an example. The placing of anew marker to perpetuate the memory of any estimable young lady is a worthy undertaking. The presence of much sentiment Is in evidence when it is done because that person entered the life of a martyred President in early youth. No great act was done by Ann Rutledge; few would have known of her bad Abraham Lincoln not developed into a world character, yet almost half a century after the principals have departed, her memory is recalled and written in verse and stone. Who can tell but the gentle Lincoln would appreciate this recognition of that good personage were he here today? Is the monument for Ann Rutledge or for Abraham Lincoln? The thought that Lincoln would be pleased to know that the grave is worthily regarded undoubtedly inspired the placing of the granite slab where it will be a perpetual marker to the memory of the one dear to him. \ Let the name of Washington, the founder, or Lincoln, the emancipator, be mentioned and the sentiment of the American is at once aroused.
SHE LEFT THE LEGITIMATE STAGE To Become a Star in Big Time Vaudeville
Miss Valerie Bergera, who Is appearing this week as the headline offering at B. F. Keith’s in a playlet called ‘‘The Moth,” was for many years a star on the legitimate stage. Several years ago she left the legitimate stage and entered vaudeville and today she Is hailed as one of the leaders In the two a day. She has appeared In vaudeville in the following playlets: ‘‘A Japanese Wife,” ‘‘Cherry Blossoms,” ‘‘Judgment,” “Locks of Panama,” “A Carmen” and “A Bowery Camille.” Her present vehicle, “The Moth,” was written by Emmet Devoy, a well-known wrtter. The story concerns a woman who does not appreciate her husband but longs for Jewels aud fine gowns. Supporting her this season are Herbert Warren, Ivan Christy, Violet Barney aud Effie Bordlne. ALSO ON VIEW'j ' ' Ocher attractions on view today Include “Chu Chin Chow,” at the Murat: "The Century Midnight Whirl,” at Engliah'c; Fitch Cooper and other vaudeville acts, at the Lyric; “Hurly Burly,” at the Park; “Fatty” Hamilton aud company, at the Rialto; a combination movie, cabaret and vaudeville bill, at the Broadway; “A Child for Sale,” at the Isis; “The Bookie's Return.” at the AUmmbra; “Number, Please,” and “LahomaVat Mister Smith's; “The Cheater Reformed,” at the Regent; “The Passionate Pilgrim,” at
WHEN A GIRL MARRIES A New SeriaSof Young Married Life By Ann Lisle—
CHAPTER CXXVJJI (Continud). "Fred?” I interrupted. -“Fred? Isn’t that her brother?” “Tou might listen once in awhile,’ retorted J tin. “Fred Is Fred Harper, the boy who went to war when I came Into Norreys office to take his place. He's discharged now—and footloose. Doris wants him bock—so sho can win him all over again—she's crazy about him. “Well, I fixed It for her —he's coming back. So that squares us! And her brother, Dick, yvlll think .I'm doing the pretty thing by him if I Introduce him to a few nice girls and keep him going socially here in the big city. Now, are you ready to go on your knees to Doris —aud to your husband?” “Oh, Jim!" I cried, “Fm sorry. So that's how she came to tell you about our wanting you to work for Anthony Norreys. I—l—Jealousy la my besetting sin. And I did think you were—flirting with Mis® West." “I've an Idea that your wonderful Norreys Is about as pure-minded and as sweet as you are, ans thought the same thing,” sneered Jlra. “That's what made me so darn sore at the interfering old boob. I'm dead sure he’s only sending the poor kid to Canada or to Boston or wherever he's shooting her—to protect you. Though who elected him the protector of your happiness I don't know.” “Oh, Jim—l‘m so sorry!” I echoed. "All right—all right! Run along,''said Jim irritably, and returned to his telephoning. I trailed listlessly back Into the bedroom again, my mind absorbed in anew problem. Didn't I owe it to Doris West
PUSS IN BOOTS JR. By David Cory
Well, I guess you would have been frightened If you were out on a dark night in the woods and beard a gruff voice say: “Fee, fie, foam, fat, I smell the blood of a Pussy Cat,” as I told you In the story before this. But Puss Junior wasn’t. He turned to the Prince and said: “Fear not, comrade; I have a number of magic charms with me.” But the little White Soak*-, who was on Puss Junior's back, crawled Into his pocket, for she was so frightened that she would have turned pale If she hadn’t already been as white as milk. And Just then, all of a sudden, they heard a crashing of bushes, and the bat, who you remember in the last story had warned them of the Wild Man of the Wood, whispered, “Here comes this dreadful Wild Man,” and away flew the bat, for he was very timid, for he 19 Just like a mouse, you know, only he has wings as well as feet. Well, all of a sudden, the moon eame out from behind the clouds and shone right down on the Wild Man. And wasn't he a terrifying looking person? Well, I Just guess he was. His long hair fell down over hla shoulders and his beard down to his waist, and In his right hand he carried a great club with Iron knobs on It, and over his shoulders was hung a bear's skin. “Fee, fie, foam, fat, Here is a prince and a pussy cat.” “Have a care, you churl,” said the Prince, and he drew his sword. “I’ll have you," shouted the dreadful Wild Man, and he swung his great club at the Prince. But it never hit him, for the Prince Jumped nimbly to one side. Instead, the great club broke off a tree right in the middle with a dreadful crash. And then the Wild Man got terribly angry, and he rushed at Puss Junior, but puss skipped to one side and struck the point of his sword In the Wild Man's leg, and then he stumbled and fell to the ground.
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to persuade Mr. Norreys to let her stay in town now that the man she loved was returning to the Norreys offices? But could I persuade Anthony Norreys to change his plans even If 1 tried? And had I the right to try? Had Jim told me with this very Idea In view—or would he resent the idea? _ That problem had to be temporarily dismissed, howeger, for the more imminent one of constructing an evening dress. My wardrobe was limited—but l got out all my best frocks and arranged them side by side on the bed. Besides the mulberry satin 1 was wearing there was my lavender organdy, my gray chiffon and an old rr.so colored taffeta with net yoke and sleeves. The array looked hopeless. I began shifting them arour.d and holding them against each other. Then I saw the light. The yoke and sleeves could come out of the rose-colored silk. The gray chiffon could be ripped from Its gray foundation and slipped over the rose. The unltned, gray angel-sleeves and the sheer low throat of the gray over Its rose lining would look charming, I thought. I began ripping my dresses apart, pinning and sewing with frantic nervousness. It seemed to me suddenly that almost everything in life depended on my looking well at this dinner my husband was giving to celebrate the coming of fortune to us. But, however desperately 1 sewed, could I get my dress ready In time —nnd would It be pretty when It was finished? Or wcrtild It look homemade—an absurd' botch?—Copyright, 192 L (To Bo Continued.)
And before he could gat up, Puss turned bis magic Gold Ring around three times and at once the little Black Man appeared. And this time he brought with him seven other little Black Men, and in less time than I ran tell It to you they bound the Wild Man of the Woods safe nnd fast and led him away to tbe Fairy King’s prison, where thpy cut off his hair and shaved bis heard and made him work for a year and a day. And at the end of that time he became a g >od man and taught school in a little country town for the rest of his days. And all the people railed him Professor Woodman, for he knew all about trees and plants and the stars and the moon. Well, by this time It was morning, and as tbe castle where the Prince lived was quite near, ho said good by, and aftei that Puss and the little White Snake continued their Jourr y of adventure together. And if you wait for the next story you shall hear what happened to them when they came to a river that was broad and deep.—Copyright, 1921. (To He Continued.) Brazil in Accord With Wilson’s Views WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 —Brazil is in complete accord with President Wilson’s views on Armenia and Bolshevist Russia ss expressed In hts recent statement to the League of Nations, the Brazilian ambassador has advised the State department. The ambassador stated ha was acting on Instructions from his government. President Wilson, in his message, galled upon the allies to guarantee Russia from outside attacks and to take up the work of pacification of the Russian border states.
From Alligator to Twins, Checkroom Gets ’Em All ‘Baggage? Means Anything in World That Can Be Lugged to Counter .
If you were conducting a baggage room would you prefer to be the recipient over the slick counter of a nice, tender young alligator or would you prefer to wind a healthy boa constrictor around your arm while you tied the check number to the end of his frolicsome tail? Well, If you were In charge of the checkroom at the Indianapolis Union Station you could have the pleasure of becoming intimately acquainted with both. But, alligators—not alligator traveling bags—and snakes are a small portion of the collection that sojourns within the four walls of the checkroom. Several hundred suitcases per diem find a parking place In the checkroom while their owners travel luggageless througn our “No Mean City.” But, speaking of checking, the beauty of the things is that you can check anything dead or alive provided you can lug It to the window, all for the sum of a dime. “Now, there isn’t anything that you can't cheek here so long as you can carry It In,” explained the man In charge. "The other day a man came in and checked a safety razor, with instructions that we were to be careful not to cut ourselves. COLLECT ALL BTRAY DOGS. “We also collect all the stray dogs which we find wandering around the depot. Now, over in the baggage room they ship dogs two ways: Dogs crated and dogs uncrated. Occasionally a dog which is Intended to be crated becomes a dog uncrated and takes a walk over here. The other day we adopted one which a lady claimed was hers. She rewarded us 50 cents for caring for Fldo, had us do him up and ship him to her home. The next day the real owner came In and told us Fldo had escaped his box. When we told her where ho had been shipped to she took the next train for a rescue of her pet. And the woman who claimed him from us told her she had paid $5 for him. "But those are very tame Incidents in comparison to some of the excitement we have here at times. Things begin to liven up when an alligator which was of Infantile proportions when it left Florida reached our room. During transit it underwent a transformation, having doubled In size and developed a habit for biting.” Among some of the pieces of baggage parked In the checkroom are parrots. According to the check man, there are two kinds of parrots, those which talk and those which don’t. The latter are the moat desirable, In his estimation. “Yesterday we had a polly checked In here who had the choicest line of cuss words 1 ever heard.” he explained. “The man who trained her must have been a graduate of a correspondence course In swearing. There were about a million effective adjectives In that parrot's collection which 1 never heard before and nfvor hope to hear again. Why, that parrot's vocabulary made me absolutely Jealous.
C ROW AMONG STRANGE VISITORS. “Last week a man checked a crow here, one of the devilish, sooty kind. Whcu ho left it he tojd us that it would talk, but we never heard a word out of it. I guess he meant that It would carry on crow conversation, because It sure did squawk.” The check man grew more communicative. “Soldiers have a liking for light tan luggage,” he said. ”1 guess they get sort of fond of tlmt colored stuff. The darkles carry dark brown. I can bet anything that I can tell a traveling salesman any place tills side of the Suez Canal. I have seen a good many salesmen parf bhelr baggage across this counter and I think that, with half a dozen exceptions, it has always been one traveling bug and one suitcase each. They are never of the same color. One Is usually black and the other a middling tan. “With the women yon never can expect the same thing twice. Mostly they carry a lot of Junk such as dogs, cats, canaries and rabbits. “The most populsr question that Coats across this counter Is 'llow much Is It?* You can have a sign six feet high with the charge for checking a package and every mother's son of them will shoot It over and ask the price." He turned his attention to a woman carrying a small Pekingese dow under one arm. With care the Pekingese was deposited upon the counter. She passed a cushion over with him nnd gave instructions that he be kept out of a draft and not be allowed to get ills paws dirty. TWINS LEFT TO BE FED. “These women!” sighed the baggage man. “The other day a woman left a pair of twins with me and said to feed them the cockies siie left in the bag at a quarter past three. "One day we had a monkey In cage checked here. As soon as the tag was placed on the cage he proceeded to remove It and eat It. He must have been bard up fr eats. When the owner presented the duplicate he had to Identify Mr. Monkey. The little wretch didn’t seem a bit glad to see him and chattered angrily.” Although the function of the checkroom was not Intended to be that of a free information bureau, travelers seem to think
it was conceived as such. It is customary for the traveler, after receiving his check, to ask, “What time does that train leave?” while the check man gazes at him with wonder. Street addresses, telephone numbers, hotel respectable eating houses, train times, street car routes and names cf long lost friends are a small portion of the supply of Information which the baggage man is supposed to have always on tap. An idea of the volume of business done in the checking room may be gained from a report showing that approximately 280.000 pieces of luggage were checked during the la-Jt year. But the checking of the baggage, according to the check man, is the least important item of the day's business.
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NO LICENSE REQUIRED. Q. Do persons have to get licenses to operate airplanes? E. W. F. A. The air service says that at the present time civilian aviators are not required to be licensed, artificial teeth long used. Q. How long have artificial teeth been used ? u. c. A. Artificial teeth have been found In the ;aws of mummies that must have been buried DOO to 600 years before Christ. DUTY OF MAIL CARRIER. Q. -If a carrier leaves another person's mall :!n my box, Is It up to me to "eturu it to the postoffice? T. 1., G. A. The Postoffice Department says that if the carrier leaves another person’s m-‘ll lu your mail box, it is the udty of tTTS ca.:ritr to remove it. i ISOCIAXJBT VOTE IN N. Y. Q. How many votes did the SoclaJista poll in New York btate at the recent election? x. J. A. The Socialist vote In the State of New York was 204,H6. ARKANSAS DIAMOND FIELD. Q. How extensive are the diamond fields la Arkansas, and are there any others In the United States? C. C. H. A. The only diamond fields thus far discovered in this country are In Pike County, Arkansas, and cover an area or about forty acres. ONCE HAD DELEGATE. Q. Did the District of Columbia ever have a delegate to Congress? 1 D. A. H. A. Norton P, Chlpman served In this capacity from April, 1871, to March, 1875. THE EARTH’S CURVATURE. Q. If a straight level line could be stretched 100 miles from the shore outward, would the end be under or above water, and how much? D. D. B. A, If a straight, level line be stretched 100 miles from the shore over the ocean, the end would be over the water. This Is because the earth Is spherical. The
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New Chamber Chief ELSIE L. GREEN. Announcement was made today of the appointment of Elsie L. Green, assistant general secretary of the Indianapolis Chamber of Commercefl, to be In charge of the foreign trade service of the chamber. A cooperative office of. the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce at Washington has been established with the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce. Miss Green was to leave for Cleveland today to investigate the service being offered Cleveland manufacturers interested in foreign trade by the Chamber of Commerce .of that city. “We will be able to give a most Invaluable service to the many Indianapolis manufacturers engaged in foreign trade,” Miss Green said. “We will get the daily eonflduntlal trade opportunity releases of the Washington bureau. In addition we will be able to give any manufacturer the results of the hundreds of investigations which are being made continually by this bureau. In addition we will, through our Washington connection, make special studies on the market conditions in different countries.”
amount of curvature is nine inches In a mile, making the outer end of the line twenty-five yards farther above the water than the shore end. TO REMOVE CONCRETE. Q. How can concrete be removed that has become hardened in molds? J. F. L. A. The Bureau of Public Roads says that it will be necessary to scrape it out with a sharp instrument. If the molds are soaked or oiled before putting concrete in them, it will not stick. Another Bltnple precaution is to line the molds with paper. LANGUAGE OF NORWAY. Q. What is the official language of Norway? M. A. K. A. After the union between Denmark and Norway in 1897, the Danish language became the official and literary language of Norway.
HOROSCOPE “The stars Incline, but do not compel!”
THURSDAY, JAN. 27, 1921. This is read as another doubtful day, according to astrology. Venus, Saturn, Neptune and Mercury are all la malefic aspect. It Is a time In which women should be especially careful In business affairs, the tendency being toward unwise financial risks and lack of sound caution. Milliners, importers and jewelrs may find the rule depressing to business. Children should receive special attention as a national asset. There is danger of many crimes and cruelties In which they are victims. Persons whose birthdate It is may have a year of some stress. They should be careful of the health and run no risks in business.
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NEW IS TO BE ON EDITORS’ PROGRAM Indiana Senator Expected to Arrive Here Today. Special to The Times. GREENSBURG, Ind., Jan. 26.—Edward J. Hancock, president of the Republican State Editorial Association, has received word from Senator Harry S. New that be would arrive in Indianapolis tome time Wednesday to be present at the editorial meeting to be held in that city Thursday and Friday of this week. Responses from editors over the State Indicate unusual interest and large attendance at these meetings which are to take up questions on newspaper management. Acknowledgements of Invitations hav been received by Mr. Hancock from President-elect, Harding and Vice Presi-dent-elect Coolidge in which they state their inability to be present. N. C. Garber, representing a committee from Madison, has submitted a proposal for the summer meeting which will be laid before the executive committee. This trip includes a visit to the new State park and Clifty Falls, the State hospital at Cragmont, and a river trip on a chartered boat from Cincinnati to Louisville and return.
Legion Post Men to Give Smoker Tonight Hayward-Barcus Post No. 55, American Legion, will give a smoker arid entertainment at 8 o’clock this evening at the Chamber of Commerce. National and local legion officials will be honored guests of the evening. Fred Bates Johnson of the public service commission, a prominent legion member, will give an address on "The Obligation of the Legion Man.” A front line trench banquet of doughnuts, coffee and smokes will be served, at which time the members will meet personally the invited guests. Commander K. W. Hadley will place before the membership a brief outline of activities planned for the coming quarter.
A Free Booklet on the Care of Leather Aa a Nation, we buy some 300,000,000 pairs of shoes a year. Our needs could be supplied by 250,000,000 pairs if they were well cared for and kept in repair. Asa rule, harness lasts the farmer for less than ten years. If the right kind of attention were given to its manufacture and use it should last twenty years or longer. Belts for driving machinery often become impaired, if not useless, within a few years, even on straight drives. A yood leather belt, suited to the work to be done and properly Installed, will run for from ten to thirty years. The Department of Agriculture has Issued anew pamphlet which gives Instructions for drying, oiling, greasing and waterproofing all kinds of leather. Uur Washington Information Bureau will secure a copy for any ona who send* 2 cents in stamps for return postage.
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