Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 218, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 January 1922 — Page 4

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Juliana Salto SFiroes INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA. Daily Except Sunday, 25-2S South Meridian Street. Telephones—MA nr3500; New, Lincoln 8351. MEMBERS OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS. . i New York, Boston, - ayne, Burps & Inc. .Advertising office* j Chicago, iJetroit, At. Louis,- G. Logan PayneJ-Q. BACK to normalcy note —Rib roast is 4-10 of 1 per cent cheaper. AT LAST, it seems, the powers have agreed on the of “scrapping.” UNDER the limited parking tule an automobile is almost as useful as a monocle. CHICAGO police may yet be compelled to patrol their beats In oneman tanks. % d SPRING HATS for women have made tlieir appearance. Buy your firecrackers early. ' e~_ IP that Connecticut woman cannot find a real caveman husband, perhaps one who smokes a smelly cob pipe and site around the house in his undershirt will do. —— The Governor Must Govern It is 'not at all likely that any cdli nderable part of the population of Indiana will feel that the vicious denunciation by the Indianapolis News of Governor Warren T. McCray as a usurper and an anarcuist is in anyway justified. Governor McCray has openly and honestly insisted that the chief oil inspector of the State should be a man whose sympathies were with him in his efforts to become Governor of Indiana, and are now with him in his efforts to give the State a,proper administration. There is nothing either new or remarkable about this insistence. There is, however, a very commendable frankness that is in marked contrast with the clandestine scheming of the preceding Governor, whose every action was so dear to. the heart of the newspaper that is now abusing Governor McCray. It has always been the theory of our State government that the chief executive is responsible for the State administration. In some instances the power to make appointments has been vested in appointees of Governor, but always the origin of the appointive power can be traced to the Governor, and as his is the responsibility so should his be the privilege of selection. The act of the Governor which arouses the ire of the newspaper editdr who did not know for whom he was working for so many years, is>an order to the Sftite food and drug coinmisisoner to release Edward F. Warfel, a protege of the News, from his position as chief oil inspector. One would think, from thff* furore that has been created in the editorial sanctum of the newspaper of doubtful ownership that the whole State government must surely collapse withodt Mr. Warfel’s services in the direction of the twenty-nine oil inspectors, most of whom were wished on the State department by Goodrich and the News. The trut£ about the matter is that there is no reason why there should be an oil inspection department, but the very interests that are now insulting the chief executive of the State insisted on the maintenance of this department in order to provide berths for their friends, amj as a result we have an unjustifiable* tax laid on oil consumers by the act of a Legislature that t was controlled by Goodrich, not McCray. Gpvernor McCray has not the present power to abolish this department/ but he has both the power ana the inclination to see that it is no longer maintained as a political organization intent on interfering with those things that he regards as essential to the success of his administration. It is. of course, unfortunate that the Governor should find it essential to a proper administration of the affairs of the State to eliminate those State employes who have sold their souls to the newspaper plottings included the deceiving of the/Government, but Indiana is a better State in which to live since that discredited organization lost its control of the State House.

The School Board*s Folly The newly'elected school board nnyle as grave a mistake as ever has been made in the administration of the schools yesterday when it appointed a field examiner of the Stater board of accounts to be business director, and a lawyer to be purchasing agent. The action was njistake for the reason that of the appointees is qualified for the work he will be expected to do and the board, in creating the two positions, arrange salaries at such' a low level that the positions do not interest qualified persons. __ . , The business of conducting the school system of Indianapolis is one of the largest in the State. With new - construction work long delayed, with purchases of a tremendous volume necessary and with a mass of cumbersome legalities interfering with good business, the position of business director is one to try the skill and the patience of the highest Class executive that Indianapolis possesses. As it is, an institution larger, probably, than any private business in the community, is to intrust its business affairs to an executve employed on a salary that denotes mediocrity, and the purchasing, which doubtless exceeds that of most private businesses, is to be intrusted to a young lawyer whose purchases heretofore have been limited by the scope of the average retail store. This appears to, he about the level of the ability of the three new members of the- school board who were selected at the last election. Having, themselves, little conception of either the school system or of business on any large scate they hasten to intrust their affairs to men who are no more qualified than they are. The result Is that'the community may expect no advancement toward (he elimination of the excessive costs of school operation, no progress toward business-like methods in school affairs and no relief from the high taxes that follow mismanagement of the schools. * Skip-stops for Indianapolis While it probably is incorrect to estimate the number of street car patron# favoring skip-stop operation at 95 per cent, as did the engineers' committee fn its traffic recommendations, it cannot be denied that practically every person who has given deep thought, to the subject does favor jhe system. The saving in time to the street car patron brought about by the avoidance of frequent 'stops and starts is so material that it more than compensates for the additional walk of one block a day required of the patron. Not only would the installation of the skip-stop system of car operation speed up Ihe street cars to the benefit of all patrons, tiut it would also take a burden of operation costs off the street car company and ehable it, in a measube, to recuperate from the heavy losses it sustained while the citizens of Indianapolis were debating whether or not to starve it to death. This lajrter fact, will doubtless be taken by some citizens as a reason for opposing skip-stops, but as we said in the beginning, few, if any, persons who give thought to the subject will refuse to concede'that the skip-stop system is very much to be desired. Fair Warning! "The American Legion intends to see that it is done." This sentence concluding a resolution adopted at the American Legion national conference demanding a square deal for the disabled veteran should be sufficient to make the powers that be sit up and fake notice. It has the ring of sincerity and is notice that a great and. powerful organization is to be reckoned with. It is notice that no "lawmaker can dare long to ignore. The American Legion, in taking increasingly important place in national affairs. On the subject of disabled veterans the legion is absolutely right and will have the sanction and assistance of many outside of the legion. To the disabled soldier America Npwes her greatest debt of" gratitude. America has been slow in showing this gratitude. Red tape and politics have resulted in many cases in the utmost unfairness. After three years many claims have not been paid and many men, some of them suffering from fatal diseases and others crippled for life, have not received the care that is due them. ' s'it “the American Legion intends that it is done.’’ He will be a foolish Senator or Congressman who fails to take heed.

GOVERNMENT ‘Of the People, by the People, for the People*

America* Individualism. The secret of American life, has been, is, and always should be opportunity for the Individual This opportunity, how. ever, will continue to exist only ns long as the Individual expresses himself, and is permitted to express himself as an individual* Individualism fined by Webst.es as a “policy having pgimary regard for individual rights, specifically one maintaining the political and economic independencefkf the individual! one man tabling the independence of individual initiative, action and interests * • The doctrine or practice regarding the chief end of society oV of moral law to be the development of the individual character; the theory that society exists for the sake of its individual meniWi)rs." The new world democracy from its very foundations, included individual liberty as well as equality, and is the highest concept of human government evolved through centuries of tlm restriction and domination of feudalism and monarchism. I'nder this democracy the individual has been given unlimited opportunity to progress, and his success and development has defended solely, upon himself. Such conditions made for sturdy, independent thinking and acting, and brought to the front such individuals as Washington, Jackson, Lincoln, Cleveland and Roosevelt. Under their leadership the Nation grew and developed people who had vision, faith a their country, faith in themselves, and the courage to defend that faith. Our Nation was founded on individual ism, and has made its rapid progress because of the freedom the individual had to exercise his fullest liberty and j can be maintained only as that free- ; dom is maintained. The birth and unfoldinent of the rights of mankind and the development of indjvid ual initiative and Relf government, as exemplified in the Government of the United States, has come through centuries of struggle, deprivation, self-sac-rifice and suffering Every step has been threatened. Domination, self seeking.

I Ve TOWNE GOSfelP Copyright, 1921. by *tnr OompMj , DOWN IN the lobby. ! OF OCR hoteL N• • • I WAS sitting there. • s • IN A big arm chair. AND A man came along. IN A light sport suit. * • • j AND A cap to match. . AND SAT himself down. • • IN THE ve’y next chfiir. AND TOOK out a pipe. AND TOBACCO pouch. AND FILLED the pipe. AND LOOKED for a match AND DIDN'T have one. • • • AM) I FOUM> one. I AND LIGHTED it. ; AND IIE lit his pipe. AND SAID to me. ' THAT AT home In London. IF HE’D wanted a l'.gnt HE’D HAVE walted-h We-. BF.FORJ ANY ONE, WOULD HAVE offered it. AND HE liked* this court FOB JUST those things. THAT I’EHPONS did. . . . IVITHOFT BEING asked. , AND HE was so friendly. THAT I sat there. AND TALKED an hour. AND THEN we arose. THE TWO of us. • • * AND TOOK a stroll. IN THE bright sunlight. • * * i OF THE warm South land. * * WHjERE I now am. AND TELLING a story. HE TOOK my arm. AND WE wandered on. * * * AND BACK again. • • • |TO OCR hotel. ! AND IN the lobby. * • * (WHILE WE stood there. jHE TOLD me a tale. * .* * ! that made me laugh. * * * SO HEARTILY. • * ’ THAT I slapped his hack, •31ST A gentle slap. AND HE went away. AND JTST this morning. •. * a AS I write this. * * * I HAVE the paper, j AND HIS picture's there., AND SHIVER my timbers. BIT I’VE slapped the back. OF AN English-lord. . . • 1 THANK you.

BRINGING UP 3FATHER.

m .wuL- IT’t> ACI INCH I’M UsJLi |A | E>Y COLLY- THAT b A * *Ht HOW DO YOU ~~~l * E fKw NQ.T CiOMNA CARRV - | HATE. TO ~ DO-rMioA JOLLY- CERTAINLY \ _ | > BONOL.iT ALL THE WAV HOME OtUVtRED M OONDLEI,- °“_L IS. KIND OF VdC A J alTtt.' ' ” (j) 1922 BY Iht-L FEATURE See-lec. NC- I—(1 0

INDIANA DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 1922.

greed and mad ambition have laid in ambush all along the way, dogged the footsteps of liberty, and attempted to hold mankind In the grasp of greedy and selfish interests. After centuries of struggle, a foundation stone was laid ii, the signing of the famous “Magna Carta’’ forced upon King John ot. England by his subjects In A. D. 1215. "This instrument," as epitomized in the Stand ard Dictionary, “solemnly declaratory of the rights v of the people, has for more than six centuries been regarded as the basis of English constitutional liberty. Among ✓ its jnore important provisions were exemption from arbitrary arrest, trial by a jury of one’s peers, a provision that justice should be neither sold, denied, nor delayed, and the protection of tfe, liberty and property from unlawful deprivation.” Even after several centuries under me grants of that charter, human rights were still restricted and the forefathers *bf American liberty broke away from the bonds of monarchial control and In the Declaration of Independence, pr* claimed to all the world: “We hold these truths to be self evident—that all men are created equal. Uiat they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, governments are Instituted among men, deriving their Just powers from the consent of the governed; that whenever any form of government be cotnes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to Institute anew govern merit, its foundation upon such principles, and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness.” Now again- that which opposes, ob streets and'destroys human rights and freedom, that overthrows and eliminates true individualism. Is insiduouSly at work in this country 4nd if not halted in its inroads, will undermine all that

Is held sacred by our people In our Government. For th£ last twenty years there has been a ?nnstantlv growing tendency toward the very opposite of Individualism, known as paternalism and all its vicious accompaniments of bu reanerncV and officialism We seem to have reached the point of carelessly ignoring the signs of the times, and assisting by our apathy, in the rebberv of our pfeelous inheritance. We anletting some of the multitude of boards commJssions and bureaus do our think ing for us This is a most demoralli ing condition and will make us a ba tlon of weak minded men and women tittles*' there is a general awakening The delegation of authority to bureau I’ratic and paternalistic dictator* is con stnntly menu Ing the individual freedom and liberty There Is no possible escape for the individual, from the re *pt naiblllty to safeguard his rights and privilege* find protect his inheritance, as provided for in the Constitution of the United. States and also in the con stltutlon of the State of Indiana. The rights to freedom of speech, religious worship. Individual liberties and personal initiative, carry also the solemn obligation to defend these rights and at all times accord to others the Kfltff* privileges which should be safe guard' and as the greatest heritage Ameri cans possess. Let us have n return to liyJ!vtdnall*n the kind of thinking and acting pos*e<>d by our forefathers, the red blooded, sturdy Amcr'canlsm which made pos sible the development of this Nation The idivldml was first, the Government sec ond. Our forefathers were not slaves to the Government: quite the opposite the Government was their servant They kept a constant check on the Ooverno nt and batted lately stopped any t- tnrettcy to old worbl bureaucracy. The* refused to split hairs "over technical! ties. They upheld tltp'r right to individual development and legal independence. tt was as the result of such ideal* 3 thev stood and fought for that this Republic advanced I.et ns recall the spirit of th pioneers, teach it and live it With that spirit prevailing. Individualism will stand, and nothing can then rob our men and women of persona! Independence, individual freedom and strength of cliarnc.or. RECTOR AND WIFE LEAVE FOR SOUTH Rev. and Mrs. James Stanley to Winter in Florida. The Rev. .Tames P. Stanley, reetor of Christ Episcopal Church, and Mrs Stanley have left -for St. Petersburg Fla., to spend the remainder of thf winter, following an operation on Mr Stanley's throat. Mr. Stanley's pnlpit Is being filled by the Rev. Clarence Wyatt Blspham. who came to Indianapolis for th° purpose nf baptising hi* infant grandchild, but consented to cake charge nfi Christ Church following Mr. Stanley's illnes* Accompanied by his wife. I>r Bispham has just returned from a tour of the world, preaching in Japan. China, the Philippines, France and England He was in charge of the American church in the Latin quarter of Paris, Pr. BNpliam has been in (he ministry of the Episcopal Church since ISOI, being in charge of parishes in Washington. P. C, New Haven, Conti. Phila dolphin and New Orleans. He is a cousin of David Bispham. formerly well known in local musical elrcies, and is him-, self greatly interested in church music. This will be evidenced in the Sunday afternoon services in Christ Church, in which music has a prominent place and in which Pr Bispham plans to take an active interest. Pr Bispham will preach nt Christ Church Sunday morning, the subject of his sermon being “Confession: Poes the Episcopal Church Teach It. What Is It and What Poes It Mean?"

STATE BUDGET Branch will BE PERFECTED O. B. Isles Plans Drive to Interest Business Men Project. A drive to perfect the organization of the Indiana branch of the national budget committee, has been announced by O. B. Ties of Indianapolis, recently elected president of the Indiana branch. At a resent meeting at which representatives from all parts of the State were present, It was decided to enlist as many members as possible among the business men of t tbe State, in the national budget movement. Vice presidents from each Congressional district were elected and organization work has been started. Unlike other movements, this is a spontaneous one among business men and is not eon nected with any professional organization sponsors The purpose, according to Mr. lies who is a director of the Indianapolis of Commerce and prominent in State, busipess and civic affairs, Is to interest Indiana business Inen In the work which is being done under the direction and with the stimulus of Charles G. Dawes ns director of the budget at Washington". “A reorganization of the executive departments of the Government at Wash; ington to eliminate the pr> sent overlapping and unbelievable waste, will make possible an efficient administration," said Mr. lies. “There are a number of things which must be done in order to facilitate the work which is now .being accomplished along this line at Washington. First, there must be a change in the Senate rnles to provide for a single committee on appropriations in the Senate as a substitute for the several committees which have the power to pass upon requests for money. There also must be provision for permanent under secretaries in the various executive departments of the Government so as to assure a permanently efficient and nonpartisan administration of the department. This will enable members /t the Cabinet to give their time and attention to the larger of I policy rates and to the details of ad ministration. "An arrangement niso should be made whereby the members of the Cabinet j may be permitted ' to sit on the floor j of Congress, and to have a voice, though not u vole, in the proceeding*. JTlfese ■ gg.-*flons. If backed by the business men of the country, can be enacted into laws If the business men of the country understand what is trying to be done." According to Mr. lies, millions of dollars are wasted in inefficient administration nt Washington each year. This is principally because there has not j been n wide spread demand upon the ' people for business tike administration j of affairs at the eapltol.

'Washington Briefs

“■pecpil 'o Indiana P*:iy T!m-s ■tad Philadelphia Public belter. husky list of treaties affecting China that Secretary Hughes proposes to hav, laid upon tne conference table. The known one, effected and effective tie tween the years 1884 and 1919, alone total 4*lZ. A mere cn-nlngue of them atioWs with almost tragic eloquence how _jbe powers, large and small for a quartet; nf a century- played fast and loose with the right*, privileges and upper tiiniC.es of China. The worlds standard t.xt book on the siibj ct i?* "I re.* ties and Agreements With or Concerning ’ China,” by John V. A M i Murray. ■ Lief of the Far Eastern division of our State Department and our chief Far Eastern export at the conference. Ii la tiie ruthless game of international concession hunting, ns dispa-e or:*tely set forth in the Mac. Murray compilation, that the Hughe* open door code hopes to depopniarlze. Japanese say they only became freebooters in China after Ku ropenns blazed the way. Nippon per tnlnl.v made up for lost time when once site start and in. Within a year of her defeat of Russia, in 1805, Japan made a round dozen treaties with China of ■ uie sort or another. More than once before and during the conference. It was irreverently suggested the meeting of lhe powers at Washington would be the greatest In fernation.il poker game on record. When all can be told it undoubtedly will be revealed there was no lack of “bluffing’’ nt psychological moments, with the American delegation as befits the land which . laltna poker as Its national game, giving a correspondingly expert account of Itself. Now there is an unmistakable pokeresque development. What Sec* retarv Hughes has done was to request gentlemen kindly to shake out of their sleeves, “withdraw -iron* their vest pockets, pull from under tJTe table, or otherwise disgorge, dis-io-e i.tnl deliver any cards they might hitherto Inadvert—ently have failed to lay upon the International table. That is what the American demand for production of China treaties means. It means secret treaties in particular. Arthur T. Hadley, president emeritus of Yale, has received and accepted an invitation to lecture on America and American institutions before British uni versities and societies. He wll leave sot England to fulfill that purpose some time In March after a holiday Interval in California. The Hadley lectures will be given under the auspices of the Watson foundation. Washington*' $35,000 'quota for the Woodrow Wilson foundation is about half completed after a four-day drive. Us promoters are confidgp t it will go over the top today. ATi old .woman connected with the Treasury Department for forty-seveu years contributed a Liberty Bond coupon worth $1 19. Another woman admirer of the .further I’resident sent in a War Savings book containing SIOO in “stamps.—Copyright. 182, by Public Ledger Company.

MEN AND BUSINESS By RICHARD SPILLANE

Special t' ndiana Daily Time* . - • and Phil phla Public * By RICHARD SPILLANE. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 21.—1n a report of a meeting of creditors of the bankrupt stock exchange house of E. W Wagner & Cos., there is this sentence: “The gathering was made up of doctors, lawyers, merchants", clerks, Japanese stewards and man? women investors.” What business have doctors, lawyeres, merchants, clerks, Japanese stewards and women gambling? None at all. “Investors” is not a proper term to employ in regard to the Wagner victims, for out of the 13,000 persons who had accounts with the.Jirm, 10,000 operated on margin.

“investors" is not a proper term to apply to the victims of Chandler Bros. & Cos., for most of them had, margin accounts. “Investors” is not a proper term- to apply to the 7,500 sufferers frouij the E. D. Pier & Cos. blowup, for liiost of them were gambling. But even if the “doctors, lawyers, merchants, clerks, Japanese stewards and women’’ had no business speculating, that is no reason why effort should not be made to safeguard persons like them in the future. ALL the blue sky legislation that has been or can be written intothe law will not protect the public from Irresponsible 'or crooked stock broker# All the preprhing by newspapers will not avail ' All tlu r “failures” and the swindles will not prevent the public from going back to the same old game. New York presented the remarkable spectacle of a swindler coming out_ of prison, going straight to the Wall Street district and becoming the leading figure on the “curb" within a year, only to fall afoul of the law again. Philadelphia was presented the remarkable e.\ hi pie of a “broker" having offices In a great structure directly opposite the city hail. although hi* photograph and criminal record were In the Rogues’ gallery within 580 feet of where his rn*forr r- paid good money to him for worthl-si steel . * IT would seen from experience that It was almost hopeless to root out the dishonest broker and the open swindler, but it isn’t. No legitimate concern can object to having its accounts examined If there Is ft suspicion as to the character of its business. Todav th-Te are associations designed to protect the public. There Is one called the Associated Advertising Clubs. It has done good work. It ha* exposed fake after fake and succeeded in having the ads of swindlers east out of news paper* The*’**here are Better Business Bureaus These, too do good work, but their field I* limited. While they are working on one ease others flourish. It is Idle to expect the Stock Fit change to do much. The swindler* charge the Stock Exchange people with want!- ' to grab bn*'-o*s If Is filtil - to dep 1 on the agencies of the VJ.W • p -esses <-f the laware queer, v r in If 1s foil;, f ’ Pdephone people the * sand the postoffh-e , ' ; • refuse ervlce to en*po tod The telephone and. telegraph are public utilities But fl r ‘s one agency that has remarkable powe r vi Sob can be employed If sh *e who control it wish to do so. That is the bank A berk has the right and prMlegt to refnn. to do bu!n’-*s with a per*on or con orn of doubtful r-pn‘o oin call a depositor In and demand a showdown ns to the character of his business. A N hour or two before this Article wa- -'''-’•ten th'- writer went to one of th • writ* 'p*; hi cks of Phi's (1 -If i: I 0.l Mitrr. •’ If e.,r -. -‘ed a ■''. bv (ho bat k* Would rot he the most "• " icthod of aft i eking this gn^ “If ’ndoubt c Ur would be a powerful r: gey -v " a high .-ff'-lal of the bank replied “1 have Jn*t notified one of our do. poslter* I want to see him I have some doubt ns to the legitimacy of hls business. If he cannot show, us nm suspicions art* baseless out his account will go “1 had an experience with a stock swindler the other day One . of our dep *ltor* had been caught bv sharper* arid rnin to me for assistance T called the hr phone and, got the head of the establishment ‘What can 1 do for you. doctor?' he inquired. That ‘doctor’ got me You know, some of these crooks specialize In certain fields. This concern was working thi medical i man Wll. I threw a horrible scare info fhst fellow who culled ma ‘doctor - and math* hit!' disgorge, hut T had to --of the assistance of a lawy r atid threaten crinitnal proceedings beforo I sue- 1 c ceded.” NO Individual or colteeflen Os In dividual* can do much business wlthorf using banking facilities. Persons wll! give Inf 'relation to bank crs'Mboy would hesitate to give to a district attorney or police official. No legitimate concern. It would se"m, con'd be hurt by an Incorrect report as to the character of Its operations Examlnniton by the hankers wwlil show If* fnlsfty and Hint In Itself would be a certificate of legitimacy. _ Is the banker the man to shield the lambs from the wolves? If he Is, It Is about time he got, busy. SPEPT'L -\TTON has Its Terltlmnfe | function. Buying and selling stocks on margin is wholly legitimate. But there eoubl be no such losses as In the I Pier ease If the orders of customers had not been “bucketed"—ln other words, the transactions'were not nil put through the Stock Exchange or the Grain Exchange, j The brokers gambled that the customers would lose The markets went against the brokers and. when they were unable to pnv. th-v closed shop. Now the customer loses not only his margin, but his paper profits. If is the bucket shop, big or little, and the plain swlndlei who must be put out of business.—Cop*/- i right, 1922, by Public Ledger Companiy. j

By GEORGE McMANUS.

BAPTISTS ADD WORKING SPACE k Loeal State Headquarters Lease New Offices. The Baptist State Headquarters recently leased an additional 798 feet of space on the seventh floor of the Occidental building and are now busy renovating and /readjusting matters for he extension program set up for the coming years. Six years ago the Rev C. M. Dinsmore, P. P.p, general superintendent for Indiana, leased modest space on the eighth floor. In three years the space was enlarged afid the rooms. 729 730, were acquired. At that time the room seemed abundant for many years to come. F.ut under his direction the Baptist Work of the city and State has grown <*nd the program increased until the present quarters has been deemed insufficient for the work. At present fivp office* have been mantalned with twelve workers . employed, sotpe however having offices out of the city. With be enlargement of the offices taking in about 1.800 square feet of spa<-o in ail the Bapt'st office* will be rearranged and newly decorated and equipped for service. Six office*, a reception room, a general committee an* board room, supply office and wrapping rooms, will add materially to the utility of the denominational efficiency. The organization of the headquarters is a* follows: General superintendent, th' "‘qv. C. M. Pinsmore, p. p.; office manager, the Rev. Joseph Belcher; asmstant to the office manager, Mr. W TT. Crapo; literature secretary. Mrs. Ella M Randolph; director of women's missionary department. Miss M Bennett, editor of the Baptist Observer, the Rev. I J I'arsons: director nf religious ■ duration, the Rev. O. It. McKay; city executive nnd superintendent of the Indianapolis area, the Rev. F. A. Hayw*rd : financial secretary for new world movement, the Rev. A J. Mining, P. P.; district superintendents, the Rev. G. C Mitchell, the Rev. Silas Huntington, the Rev. L. G. Morse. BUSS IN BOOTS JR. 18 David Cirt —^ The tgld woman and Puss Junior were new almost discouraged, for everybody had refused to help them get plggle over the stile. What to do next was a serious question. “1 wistrT had never found that crooked sixpence,” cried the old woman, the tears coming to her eye*. "We might have bought aomething else. I never so terribly fond of pigs, anyway* said Puss. And just then who should come along but a good-natured fill butcher. At least he looked good natured, until the oui woman said: “Butcher, butcher, kill ox. Ox won't drius water.” "Why should I kill the ot," said he, "Just because he w#n’i drink water? Maybe he isn't thirsty.” _ “He said he wusn't.” said Puss Junior. "Well, there you are,” laughed the butcher, who suddenly st-cmed to regain Ms good humor. "Did you not ever hear' the old saying, 'You can had a horse to the trough, but you can't make him drink ?" "But a horao Isn't an ox,” *aid the old ‘woman, “and besides the whole thing Is different. I only want the ox, to drink the v.iteWso that toe water will quench the tire, and the tire burn the stick, and the stick le t the dog, and the dog bite the pig# so that J can get film over the stile and take him home with me." "Mercy me!" exclaimed the butcher, “this is a luixeu up state of affairs. 1 must be going." And he bowed nnd walked away. “The same old story," slghed-tfce old woman. “Nobody wants to help. What are we going h> do?” “Keep up a brave heart. Who said we were beaten?” said Puss bravely. And just then the butcher called out; “Hare Is a stroug piece of rope. Why don't you tie It around the pig's neck and pulWtlm up over the stile?” But instead the old woman said to the rope: “Rope, rope, bang butcher." Butcher won't kill ox.” But the rope would not. nnd even If it had agreed to it would not have been easy undertaking, for the butcher, on hearing these words, took to hts heels and ran off. He wasn’t going to be hung, neither was he gmng to kill the ox, and the only way out was to run away. So he did, and mighty fast nt that. /'“Iln, ha!” laughed Puss Junior In spite of hi* disappointment. "I never knew a fat butcher could run so fast!” “Nor I," said the old woman, “nor that ropes and sticks and dogs and oxen could be so disobliging. Why, one would think I was asking- them to lend me ; money. I've always heard that was the , hardest thing to get. “We’d teller keep on trying,” said .Puss, “for we can't leave Tom Thumb j on the stile all night to watch the pig. j Perhaps this time we will be more lucky." , Well, just then a rat ran across the | road, and the old woman asked him to - gnaw (he rope, because the rope wouldn't Ming the butcher. But the rat replied, i "No. madam! Why should I make a: hangman out of the rope? I will not!”i And off he ran to the barn close by. And \ In the next story you shall hear what j happened after that.—Copyright, 1922. (To Bo Continued.)

M’CRAY TELLS CHICAGOANSOF HOOSIER HOPES Informs Illinois Bankers Tax Exempt Securities Provide Dartgers. CHICAGO. 111., Jan. 21.—Speaking before the Illinois Bankers’ Association at the LaSalle Hotel here last night Governor Warren T. McCray of "“Indiana characterized the tax exempt securities as "one of the most serious dangers which is confronting-the country.” The Governor advocated the return of these securities to the" list of- taxablr-s rather than allow th-’m to go untaxed. This, he said would place the money which Is now being put into nontaxables into the business field and would go a long way In solving Ihe present business depression confronting the United States. Spcakjng of the present crisis In the agricultural di*trlots Governor McCray said he would leave for Washington tonight. where he hoped that he would be able to Interest the Government in extending aid to the banks of Indiana aiyl Illinois so that they would relieve s t’e present crisis In the ag-icultural districts FAVORS AID FOR AGRICULTURE. f “Agriculture is t\* £nsls of our national prosperity.” he said. “AVhen agriculture is suffering, all other industries suffer. This Is particularly true in Indiana and Illinois, where ocr principal products are corn and oat*. (ing the war we were urged so do all that we could to Increase production, and we bnt every energy and made every effort to increase production and insure plenty of food- for our brave boys who were fighting so valiantly for our nation’s honor and security. In response to this call thousands of acre* of grass la*id3 were plowed and put into crcps and the Increased supply continued until It commenced to overlap from year to year. At the same time the demand commenced to slacken both at home and abroad with the result that today we have a large surplus on hand. "For some time I have believed that the farmer could be helped by the Government In two ways. First, bT extending additional credit to the existing banks to enable them to carry the farmers over until they can sell their •orn so a market which would give them a fair and equitable price. Second, to create a market abroad, by producing gome method whereby the natlorfs which are in need of food products could be supplied on a credit basjs. The banks of most of the needy States have taken advantage of this offer in the most liberal way. Indiana and Illin< is have not made mue# use of this form of financing which might mean either that the banks are able to take rare of the* sltuavjon without outside help or that they are not willing to further extend credit to their already extended debtors.

j “I am advised that th hsnkcrs of Illinois are as enthusiastically behind the goods roms movement as they are : In Indiana. In Indiana we are laying | out a road building program that will eventually give us a road system of about 4 580 miles, connecting every eonnI ty S'-at and every town with more than ! 5.C00 inhabitants in the State. Tt is the policy of the present administration that at T ost 75 p r cent of this mileage shall b<* built of native material*— stone nnd gravel. “Indiana Is singularly blessed with an abundance of these materials, and there is S' rcely a coungy which does not confab deposits of splendid material . *‘l am not advocating rock or gravel road* where traffic is extraordinarily heavy, but out of our 4.500 mil*"* of State roads I believe that at least 3.808 miles can be made of the cheaper type of construction and at the same time give us a road that, when maintained nroperly bv a patrol system, will be perf'ctly satisfactory. If this theory is correct the savings to taxpayers on 3 000 mile* will be between $5,000,000 and $7,000,000 annually to say nrfthlng about the tax which would be necessarily laid upon this succeeding generation. HEAVY TYPE TEST NGr COMPLETED. “There Is another good reason for the adoption of such a program as we have, wherever pra tw*!. nnd that Is the uncertainty of the serviceable dura*tlon of the roads built at a heavy cost. There can be no doubt but what a rock or gravel road, properly kept up, will he a better road at the end of a twenty-year period than It was at Its beginning, but what will be our experience with roads of some other type of construction is yet to be determined,” the Governor said. Last night was “Indiana night” at the meeting of the association and Governor McCray was the principal speaker. To Raise $1,000,000 Memorial Fund A campaign to raise a $1,800,000 memorial fund will be started by Indiana University within the next month according to an announcement made at the meeting of the university’s alumni last night at tlio Claypool Hotel. More than $186,000 in unsolicited subscriptions has been obtained already, Prof. Paul V. McNutt said. Dr. Robert J. Aley, president of Butler College, urged the return of college students to education rather than to sports as their chief element of college. “A revival of sentiment throughout the country for the things that count most in college life, a greater passion for knowledge must share more equally with what Is known as college activities a term which never includes study, if our educational Institutions are to continue to prosper." -Pr. Aley said. The following officers were chosen for the ensuing year; Mark P. Holm; presirent; Mrs. Frank Hatfield, vice president, and Cecil W. Weathers, secretary and treasurer.

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