Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 53, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 July 1921 — Page 4

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JnMana Sail® STimra INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA. Daily Except Sunday. 25-29 South Meridian Street Telephones—Main 3500, New 28-351 MEMBERS OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS. , , _ j Chicago, Detroit, St. Louts. G. Logan Payne Cos. Advertising offices J Mew York. Boston. Payne. Borns & Sm’th, Inc. PRESIDENT Harding is doing well to follow in the footsteps of Woodrow Wilson with his conference on disarmament are few able-bodied veterans who will oppose the Idea of taking care of the disabled before distributing a bonus to men able to provide for themselves. THE slump which Is now upon us is an inevitable part of war s after-math-President Harding. But wliat if it bad happened during a Democratic i dininlstration? REPORTS now have it that the wheat crop is 50 per cent short in some localities. In a month or so it will be reported that elevators are overflowing with the bumper crop and that there are not sufficient faculties to move it. NOT so many persons take advantage of excursions now as formerly, railroad officials are quoted as saying. They should remember that excursion rates now are higher than ordinary rates used to be. The Whereabouts of Normalcy President Harding’s message concerning the soldiers tonus is enlightening insomuch as it admits that the much promised “normalcy" that was to follow his election as manna falls from heaven, has not yet arrived, and, indeed, will not arrive until three "essentials ' are accomplished. The first of these essentials, according to the President, is lower taxes. The other two, refunding of the war debt and adjustment of foreign loans, are essentially connected with the firstjuid the group of three might as well be considered as one question. The President has evidently decided it wise to admit that those il s which his campaign orators declared would all disappear with the retirement of Woodrow Wilson cannot be wiped out in a moment and to plead with the Congress for attention to them while he holds out a placating hand to the millions who were swept off their feet by his glib pre-election predictions and promises. In effect, Mr. Harding declares that whatever alls business is the reault of the world’s war and that normalcy cannot arrive until the effect of the world's war has run its course in tax and financial affairs. This is doubtless true, but it is in strange contrast to the utterances from the front porch last fall. Then, all that was necessary to eliminate from public consideration the effects of the mobilization of the Nation was the elimination from the Government of the Democratic party. Now that the Democratic party has been eliminated there are three “essentials to normalcy.” And the sad part about the whole thing is that it has taken the Republican party six months to realize that anything stands in the way of a return to “normalcy.” Under these circumstances how long will we have to wait for the Administration to accomplish those things which President Harding asserts are “essential” to normalcy’ Mr . Sniders Service In terminating his contracts with the school city of Indianapolis Mr. L. A. Snider, the board s building advisor, demonstrated that he is the type of a man whose services the school city cannot well afford to lose. Mr. Snider withdrew from school work rather than place in jeopardy a program designed to provide proper school buildings for Indianapolis children. He showed that he preferred to sacrifice whatever benefits he might receive from doing school city work rather than imperil the rights of the children to be housed in sanitary and safe buildings. Mr. Snider’s relationship to the school board was an unfortunate one, at least Not by the wildest stretch of the imagination could it be termed Inimicable to the taxpayer’s interests but it nevertheless should not have existed and it is well that it no longer exists. The dual capacity in which Mr. Snider served the board was provocative of the only plausible basis on which the enemies of the board could base criticism of it. Its significance was greatly magnified and its import greatly distorted by malevolent influences who gloried in an opportunity to vent spleen and attack character. Without this relationship against which to rant and rail the obstructionists of the city are helpless. Mr. Snider is to be congratulated in depriving them of their pet hobby. In refusing further to serve the school board he has performed for it a great service. In refusing further to work for the school children of Indianapolis he bas furthered their interests for his resignation has deprived those persons who care nothing for the comfort or the health of the children of the weapon with which they proposed to destroy those who have at heart the interests of the pupils.

Hard Luck! The alacrity with which the board of accounts discovered the Illegality of a contract between the board of commissioners and Ed. Schubert is in- ; dicative of nothing so much as the unwillingness of the so-called good government ring of politicians to allow any one else to imitate them in the provision of soft jobs for political workers. Schubert succeeded a former employe of the commissioners on July 1 and on July 12 the State board found his employment illegal. The contract by which another had been employed since 1915 does not appear to have been subjected to nearly so rapid or careful examination. The reason is. of course, that Schubert was an active worker for Lew Shank in the last election and his employment was undertaken as a reward for his political activity. The man who held the job prior to Schubert's appointment was a Jewett worker and his appointment was also a political reward. It would appear that the Shank organization in the Republican ranks is not to be permitted to reward its faithful workers as was the Jewett organization. As neither the Jewett nor the Shar.k organization can present any good reason whv the taxpayers should pa> for the services of their political workers not much sympathy can be aroused for the gentleman who has been rudely separated from the public crib. Once again do the taxpayers p’oflt by the jealousy of those who have tapped the treasury so long that .hey stand aghast at seeing it done by any one else. Two Incidents Some traits of character stand out to be admired, even at a distance. Two recent incidents arising in England, will illustrate predomlnat , ing characteristics. Lord Northcliffe, who owns and edits the London Times, and who did much to control public opinion and sustain the late war, recently referred to another citizen of London at a dinner, in a manner quite equal to a sledge hammer blow of a pugilist Then with a candor equally as strong and certainly as attractive, he apologized. He said his remarks were unwise and unwarranted and he hastened to express his sincere regret and to ofTer his unqualified retraction. The manly apology was accepted. The action by Lord Lee, in giving a beautiful country residence to his nation, as a residence for the prime minister, then in adding to it 700 acres of land, stands out as a most generous act, by a big man. A smaller soul would have paid his income tax and carried around a grouch against the government, or he might have tried to sell the estate to the nation at double its value. With just these cold facts before one, from which to form an opinion, they do stand out like a silhouette and present a very admirable view. Was it not our own Washington who caused the copybooks to contain the phrase, "To err is human, to forgive, divine?” And is not the ability to apologize, in large or small things, with true sincerity, the real measure of a man? Then to feel sufficiently attached to the Government, with all Its mistakes and its politics, to present it with so valuable an estate, is truly remarkable. It is easier to withhold than to give and it takes a big heart and a big man to do such an act. The world loves men and women with big hearts—they are so comparatively few.

MOVIE LAN© fy Lillian Gish MILLIONS LOVE HER

Pearl White Off the Screen “Was she really in a circus when she was a little girl?” “Is It true that she's not happy unless •he's doing something like the wild stunts she used to do in pictures?” “Is she really pretty ?" “Does she wear a wig?” Every one of those questions-and dozens of others —have been asked me about Pearl White. Especially that last one. That and "Has Mary Piokford any children?” are asked more ofteu than any other questions in the world, according to the man who runs the questlon-and-answer department in *ne of the motion picture magazines. And here are the answers, and some other facts about Pearl White. She really was In a circus when she was a little girl. Her mother died when she was very email, and she was very unhappy at home—“home” being a farm In Missouri. So she left. She played In an “Uncle Tom’s Cabin" troupe —as "Little Eva," of course—and joined a circus, and did a lot of things like that. She earned her own living, and worked hard to do U. And when, later on, she began doing serials for the movies, those wild sturts that we used to see her perform on the screen came to her perfectly naturally, of course. However, she s graduated from them now, more or less. She likes to drive a car, and do other things that would permit her to vary her dally life with some excitement, but as a rule she leads just as quiet an existence as the rest of us do. She Is really pretty—very pretty. She has blonde hair, and very bright brown eyes that open wide when she talks to yon. In fact, they open so wide and are so brown that you're likely to forget

KEEPING HOUSE WITH THE HOOPERS j

(The Hooper*, an average American family of five, living in a suburban town, on a limited income, will tea the readers of the Dally Times how the many present day problems or the home’ are solved by working on the budget that Mrs. Hooper has evolved and found practical hollow them dally In an Interesting review of their home life and learn to meet the conditions of the high cost of living with them.) WEDNESDAY. "The premium Is due on your life Insurance policy this week. Henry.” said Mrs Hooper, to her husband, as he was preparing to leave for the city, and I wish you would take the time from your lunch hour today and go around to the office and pay it.” "I'll have to buy another book of railroad tickets today, alao,” Henry reminded her. “I'm down to my lost one Is there anythii.g else 1 ought to attend to In the city for you. It seems a long time since you have given me any commissions for the house ” •‘Well, - ’ replied Mr9. Hooper, “It Is amazing how Improved all the shops are tn Mayfield. Only a year or so ago. it was almost Impossible to go a week without having to send to the city f >r something The merchants are certainly waking up to the fact that they must keep on hand the things we want if they Intend to prosper ” “Your Woman’s Club Is what has brought them to their senses along that line” acknowledged Henry. “1 don t before the people of the town realize how everything has '-banged for the better since you women began to work toward that end.” “Well, the club knows it and so do the merchants,” laughed Mrs. Hooper, “and we have several new ideas for next year that will surorlse you.” “I suppose there will be another round of canning today.” said Ileufy loitering for a moment on the steps. “Oh. yes,” Mrs. Hooper assured him ! "Every morning this week is dedicated tr peas and spinach—and I shall try to get a few more cherries to put up before they disappear entirely from the market. You and Roger can never get enough of them.” The Bride did not appear until late In the afternoon, being busy with her own canning. She ran in just a* Helen was bringing the tea out onto the porch, Roger and a boy friend who had been swimming all the afternoon joined them and clamored for a cold drink. “I wish my mother made these nice cold things to drink when It's said the boy as he took a glass of orangeade from Helen. “Yes, aren't they good?” said the Bride, smiling at him as she sipped her Iced tea. “I spend all my nickels buying something cold to drink at the drug store,” continued the boy. “1 never save a single cent of my pocket money In the summer. I just drink It all up In sodas tnd lemonade." “If I was a really thrifty person.’ laughed the Bride, “I’d set up a cold drink stand on my front porch. I'm sure I’d make a great deal of money 0 1 just what the children of this town Sjwnd for cold drinks and Ice creams.” “You'd get all mine,” laughed the boy as he finished his second glass of orangea< e. before he and Roger took themselves of to inspect the vegetable garden and to do a bit of weeding before dinner. “I don't know- what women are thinking about," said Mrs. Hooper when Helen had taken the tea thing* to the kitchen and she and the Bride were alone. “Thnt Isn't the only boy In Mayfield who drinks up every cent he can lay his hands on at the coiner drug store.” “I know it.” exclaimed the Bride. “I’ve often marvelled at the amount of money the children here spend thnt way.” “And mothers could conserve ail that money very easily and give the children their cold drinks at home." said Mrs. Hooper. “With the expenditure of only n small port of what they give children to spend In that way they could provide all the refreshment of that kind that they need. Roger and Helen h.-ive all the cold drinks they want, because I always keep something In the Ice box

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what you were saying, because you get so interested in seeing how much wider they’ll open. She is not very tall, and she is slender, and very much aiive. She does wear a wig. sometim a s. The studio lights are hard on one's hair, and she protects hers, when she Is going to work for a long time In the studio, with a wig the same color as her own yellow locks. 1 As for the other facts She reads French as easily as most people do Eng Itsh. I'll never forget the surprise ex pressed by a certain Interviewer over this. “I met her In the studio, and she had a book under her arm. which I’d noticed that she read whenever she wasn't busy, during the making of the scenes she was doing that day." the Interviewer said to me. “So I asked her what It was, expecting to get the name of some thrilling novel, and learned that it was a French book, in which a lot of letters from Napoleon and people like that were printed. ‘I had luncheon with Kay Laurell today, and asked her for something to read in between times this afternoon, and she recommended this.' she explained. Now. can you beat that?” She bas a beautiful home, a quaint oldfashioned house surrounded bv wonderful trees, at Bayside. The lawns slope down to the water, and she goes clamming occasionally. In the tattered clothes that are rart of any true vacation. She loves that home—perhaps be cause she wanted one like It when she was Just a youngster, barnstorming with “Uncle Tom's Cabin.” She often has her sister and her two little nephews there with her, and if any small boy in the world has a better time than those youngsters do—well, I'd like to know how he managed to have It!—Copyright, 1921.

which Is very much better than what they could buy at the drug store.” “I suppose that is true,” acknowledged the brfde, “and of course it isn't as expensive to make these drinks at home." . “That orangeade they Just drank, and out of which they made quite a party, would have cost each one of those three children 5 cents a glass and they lir.d two glasses. It was made of one cup of stranined orange juice, two cups of sugar and three pints of Ice water.” The menu for the three meals on Thursday are: BREAKFAST. Sliced Oranges and Bananas Cereal Radishes Coffee. LUNCHEON. Stuffed EggS Lettuce Sandwiches Cookies Fruit Juice. DINNER Veal Broth Veal Croquettes Spinach Vegetable Salad Tapioca Cream Custard. —Copyright, 1921.

Beauties of nature are nowhere more apparent in the State than at McCormick’s Creek Canyon state park, which is proving one of the State’s meccis for tourists. The above picture shows the rock formation in one of the many gorges £t the park.

QUAKERS FAVOR NO ARMED POWER Richmond Leaders Would Have U. S. Act Now. • Special to The Times ' RICHMOND, Ind., July 12.—Quaker | leaders here have expressed satisfaction j and unqualified endorsement of President j Harding's action in taking the lead in calling a disarmament conference. , Timothy Nicholson, noted peace leader said: “We should show by example that we believe In what we sought, and that America has nothing to fear If America would stop the promotion of war meas ures. all other countries of the world would follow. The move for getting nations together is proper, but unless a mighty move and a definite step Is taken | toward disarmament, the Interests bene- ! fitting financially by the building of war machinery, will predominate. People of this country should bring pressure to bear upon Congress to stop war prepara tions at o lfce. It Is the only way to forward the Interests of peace " Allen D. Hole, vice president of Farlham College said: “Friends are very pleased that there Is to be another con ference at the same time. inc'udlng China, to discuss relations In the Far East, since the question of disarmament necessarily depends on the adjustments made hetwen Japan and China, to acer tain extent. Friends feel that this move ment can be effective and permanent In producing international confidence anti good will, only as It Is considered to be a first step for further conference to take up the question of armies raised by cop scriptlon everywhere and providing for an army Just large enough for peace pur poses. Until this Is done, there will still remain cause for distrust among nations." ROAD CONTRACTS TO BE AWARDED State Highway Commission Plans Improvements. The State highway commission on July 2d, will let contracts on two sections of Federal aid road projects for grading and structures, Lawrence Lyons, director, an nounced today. One of these is on the National road between Manhattan and Mt. Meridian in Putnam county. It is for a distance of approximately eleven miles. The other , project Is on the French Lick road. No. 4. and Is for about the same distance. It is between Booneville and Pigeon *reek In Warrick County. Acting Chief Engineer ]C. Gray says both Improvements are heavy in excavation and on the National road there are a concrete structures to go up. all of which are under 20 foot span i The bridges on both project* will be open i to bids as soon as specifications can be | perpared, Mr Lyons said. I One of the first construction projects \ which the commission will receive bids on, date of which la to be determined. Is 'for three-quarters of a mile of hard surface highway at I.igonier, This Is n : State aid road and will be 24 feet wide. Bids will call for Its construction either |of brick, bituminous concrete or concrete. When this stretch Is completed P will close the last gap tr the Lincoln \ Highway between Fort Wayne nnd South ] Bend, a stretch of some 40 miles of hard j surface road, sections of w hich consist of I bituminous concrete, bituminous maoI adam, concrete and brick.

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This picture was taken in your home city. Are you familiar enough with it to locate ihe scene? Yesterday's picture was of the greenhouse at Garfield park.

FARNIJM’S COMPANY USED CA VES For Dressing Rooms While Acting in Arizona

The "simple life'” found a striking exemplification when William Farnum. the Fox star, with his company sojourned In the Grand Canyon ot Arizona while making that thrilling Zane Grey story, the film version of which has been reissued by William Fox in response to a widespread demand. Caves in the Grand Canyon served as dressing rooms for the company. It cannot be 'said that there were any star dressing rooms or i particular dressing room for the leading lady. When the company was ready to make up. each person selected ills cave: and there w**re times when Miss Ann Forrest and Miss Mary Mersch had to tell the director to send the men up the canyon while they changed from riding clothes to the few animal skins they wear In the picture. And not the least aunoying feature was that all around in tne brush and under the rocks were conceal'd centipedes, scorpions, spiders, tarantulas, lizards and other poisonous inhabitants of the canyons. The Farnum Company spent an entire week 3.000 to 4.000 feet down in the Grand Cncyon. It was the largest motion picture company that had ever visited the Canyon and the eight day stay was the longest on record. The company rode Into camp over a seven mile trail on mule ba k to Hermit Creek Camp, nnd from there each day traveled again on mule back to the various locations They were rewarded with some of the finest scenery ever pin on the screen. ON VIEW TODAY The following attractions are on view today "A Pair of Silk Stockingß.” at the Murat: popular vaudeville at the Lyric; "The Golden Snare." at the Circle: "Hi* Greatest Sacrifice." at Loew's State; “The Bronze Bill.” at the Ohio;

HERE IS BILL

:| jsji IP” WILLIAM FARNUM. Here is a picture of Bill Farnum as he appears in "Ills Greatest Sacrifice," at Loews State this week. This movie is of the sob type. "Dream Street." at Mister Smith's: “A Perfect Crime." at the Isis: The March Hare," at the Alhambra; "Lying Lips,” at the Regent, and "The Girl from Nowhere,” at the Colonial.

HOROSCOPE "The stars Incline, but do not compel!" THURSDAY. JILT 14. Many stars smile on the earth today, according to astrology. Jupiter, Mar*. Saturn and the Sun are all In benefic aspect. Initiative of every sort is subject to the best possible direction of the stars. Business enterprises started today should bring largo returns. Leaders of thought should be fortuuate in obtaining followers under this configuration which seems to be more favorable to militarism than to disarmament. Persons whose birthdate it Is have every good omen for the coming year. Those who are employed should benefit. Children born on this day will be fortunate In their undertakings and likely to succeed easily. They often have great dramatic ability.—Copyright, 1921. Library Notes The Rainbow Division of tho American Legion is showing during the month of July, In the delivery room of the Central Library, an exhibit of war relics captured in the Soissons. St. Mihlel. MueseArgonne, Champaigne and ChateauThiery drives. In the trench knife display are French bayonets belonging to J. F. Prather and Charles P. Steeg and German knives brought back by Paul Ferhtmann, Harry Markey and Frank Glenn. Other articles of interest in the display an-: British grenade. German shovel. French gas mask. German “potato masher” hand grenade and a Ger--man compass captured in the Juvlgney drive, borrowed from Delbert O. Wilmoth; Gorman gas mask and a German Lturer pistol which fires Jhirty-two times with one loading, belonging to Paul Paul Fehctmann; iron crosses awarded to German soldiers for heroic acts; German belt buckle marked with “Gott Mlt Unx;" heavy German gloves used in crawling about in "No Man's Land." belonging to Don W. Brown: nose of artillery shell belonging to Robert E. Johnson; British rifle grenades belonging to Charles A. Broodhead; German egg hand grenade belonging to Keith Gregg; German quadrant belonging to Sidney Miller; French grenade belonging to Paul Allen : French rifle grenade belonging to Ed. Huber: parts of exploded hand grenade showing ragged edges which make ugly wounds, borrowed from Olarence E. Clift: sewing kit carried by Ger man soldier, the property of Maurice K. Search; shoes worn by American sol ilier, on march Into Germany, borrowed from Frank Olen; and a small can carried in the pack of a German soldier for nails and tacks, belonging to James E. Barney.

DEATHS FROM SUICIDE LESS State Report Shows Fewer Persons Take Lives. The death rate among Indiana people from suicides is decreasing yearly, according to information. • \Snieides are decreasing every year because the general public now has more to think of th3n It did before the war." Dr. ,T. N. Hurty, secretary of the State board of health, said. “Before the war people had a lot of time, in which to brood over their troubles Now that we have peace, there are the things of the war, and the war after math to think about. This occupies their minds to some extent. “Many people, who had no interest in life are becoming interested in the business conditions of the country and the foreign nations and do not have the time to think of every little stone that might roll in their path when they have larger things to think of.” More people committed suicide in 191fi than in any other year. This was due largely, according to Dr. Hurty, to the war condition In Europe. Fewer people committed suicide in 1920 than In any ten previous years, accord ing to the State board of health. Suicides for the past nine years are a* follows Number of Tears. suicides. 1312 45S 1913 441 1914 478 1915 423 1916 484 1917 423 191S 339 1919 304 1920 283 Statistics for the six months of 1921, show the suicides for the current year will be below the number of last year. The first six months of the current year show the number of deaths have dropped nine from last year's total.

Ye TOWNE GOSSIP Copyright, 1921. by Star Company.

By K. C. B.

RICHARD ENRIGHT. • m 0 COMMISSIONER OF Police. ... MY DEAR Dick. • • AT THE southern end. OF THE roadway bridge. THAT CROSSES tne tracks. ... IN THE railroad yards. THAT IS situated. ... l NEAR THE Long IslaDd end. • • * OF THE East River bridge. . . . ! THAT LEAVES New York. . 0 • AT FIFTY-NINTH. THERE STANDS a cop. * * * | OR ANT WAY. , HE WEARS cop s clothes. • • • : AND A while ago. ! I WAS over there. AND SUDDENLY found. THAT I was lost. • * t I STOPPED my car. • i * NEAR WHERE he stood. AND ASKED the way. • * * AND HE looked at me. . AND THEN went wild. • • • AND WAVED his arms. • • AND CIRCLED around. AND WAVED again. -AND BADE me go. * * • AND ONCE again. ... I GENTLY asked. ... WHAT ROAD I'd take. AND IT made him worse. AND THE day was hot. AND I told myself. IT WAS the heat. 0 0 0 THAT MADE him SO. AND I forgave. 0 0 0 AND HAD forgotten. 0 0 0 TIX*I* THE other day. • # * AND IT was cool. • • • AND ONCE again- ... I DIDN’T know. • * • wniCH ROAD to take. AND ONCE again.* • • . I ASKED the cop. ... AND ONCE again. HE WAVED his arms. * * * AND DROVE me on. • * * AND I want you to tell him. 0 0* IF I could have reached him. ... FROM WHERE I sat. I’D HAVE slapped his face. ... AND STEPPED on the gas. BECAUSE THERE'S just SO mu’ll. THAT I will stand. AND AFTER that. • * * I DON’T care for cops. ... OR ANYTHING. 0 0 0 l you.

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