Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 29, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 June 1922 — Page 9

JUNE 14,1922.

PRICE OF GAS AROUSES IRE OF USERS IN CITY Citizens Ask Governor’s Aid in Removal of Service Com- ' missioners. NEW TORE, June 14.—1a It possible that New York City, having the finest rapid transit systems In the world, the “last word" In most public utilities and consumption capacity whose very size Should guarantee the efficacy of the “quantity production" theory of economy, possesses "tbs most antique metaod in America" of of producing common Illuminating gast This is the charge made by the city parliament of community councils. In asking Governor Miller to "fire the chairman and the other four members of the public service commission." The Irate consumers declare that- In spite of the fact that gas Is manufactured on a larger scale, materials are purchased In larger quantities and all other conditions are at least eqnal to those of other cltie6, the price of gas In New York Is far In excess of that charged in most other municipalities In the United States—ln some cases being almost twice as much. The community council members allege that the basic discrepancy In the New York process la the employment of the 22-candle power unit, which, they aver, was adopted primarily for the purpose of furnishing gas for lighting purposes. With the advent of electricity, they argue, an 1 the development of the gas mantle In such pMcea where gas Is still used for lighting, the use of gas for beating and cooking purposes has become paramount. Because of tbls they urge the adoption of the British thermal unit —the basis employed in thirty-five States of the Union. Statisticians have figured out that not more than 10-per cent of the gas consumed In this city Is for Illuminating purposes. The protesting groups have hinted strongly at partiality by the commission members to the Interests of large oil concerns, from whom basic supplies are purchased by the gas companies. DARWINISM DISTURBING, SAYS BRYAN (Continued From Page One.) made Look; Darwin's Christ was nobody—he had an ape for his ancestor on both his father's and his mother's side. “Evolution gives no hope In the present crisis; It would rob Christ of the glory of a virgin birth, of the majesty of His deity and of the triump of His resurrection. Such a Christ Is impotent to save. No man aspiring to be a god can meet the needs of today—they require a god Condescending to be a man." Bryan declared that the Christian Church "must rise to the full height of Its great mission," and that ‘"man las In him not the blood of the beast, but tbe breath of the Almighty,’ 'and that man “Is on earth for a purpose and the world’s destiny is In his hands.” DEFINES POINTS OF CONTROVERSY. In defining three points of ths controversy on Darwinism, Bryan said In part: “First: The ministry, ss a calling, must be considered fully equal lu dignity and importance to any other line of activity. We might even claim more for the ministry, but I desire to state these propositions so conservatively that they will compel acceptance. “The preacher deals with the science of how to live, the most Important of all the sciences. While it is desirable that man should understand all the sciences. It Is necessary that ho shall understand the science of how to live. Jt one had to choose between this science and geology, for Instance, it is more important to know the Hock of Ages than to know the age of rocks. Noblo men and women ilred before a book on geology was ever written; a knowledge of geology, useful as it is, does not insure nobility of character. “The preacher deals with the heart, out of which are the issues of life .while the tearher dealers with the mental machine which we call tfie mind. Morality is the basis of so- iety and morality rests on the heart, not upon the mind. The mind has no morality; It will plot a murder as complacently as it will plan a service to society. The mind is the servant of the heart—lt finds n reason for doing what the heart wants to do. A trained mind is more dangerous than ar. untrained mind, nnless it has an eulightcncd heart to direct its energy. The minister deals with the unseen and eternal things, which the teacher deals with the things which are visible and tempo raL OU KCH STANDS FOR SOLE EQUALITY. “2. The Christian church stands for the equality of souls —all souls arc alike previous in the sight of God. Christ died for all and His appeal is lo all— Tone unto Me. all ye that labor and ara heavy laden—we established no literary .test for salvation. He Hltnself was reared in a carpenter shop: fishermen and tent-makers were good enough to be his associates and apostles—-‘The common people heard Him gladly. Christ's church today must stand upon the same broad foundation; diplomas cannot be required with applications foi membership. Only about 2 per cent of the Nation's students ever enter a col lege or university and only about 10 per cent enter a high school. The church encourages education but does not require it. A church that appealed only to the so-called ‘intelligent’ would be neither large nor useful. Christianity Is for all who will hear Christ's cail and accept His salvation. “3. A controversy between honest advocates of conflicting doctrines should be candid and frank. Politicians make their campaigns for public support oti written platforms defining their views; preachers and professers who believe in ♦volution can hardly do loss. Darwin has applied evolution to man and the family tree outlined by him in the only one that has any considerable number of supporters. Evolutionists should, therefore, be willing to define evolution ■o tsey understand it and give us their family tree as they believe it to be. If they believe that they are descended from apes let them put It Into writing and sign it, whether they are proud of it of” merely believe It because they think they must If they think they are descended from some other animal let them name It. ( If they reject the Moslne account of creation and deny that man was made by separate act and In the image of God. let thorn frankly tqjl us to what brute or bird, or reptile, cr fish, or Insect they pay ihoir respect oft Fathers’ day. If Darwin's line of descent la worth accepting it I* worth stating. OPPONENTS OF EVOLUTION ANNOUNCE BELIEF. “The opponents of evolntion do not hesitate to announce their belief in thBlhle account of creation, and, believing In the miracle of creation, they believe lu tli# other miracles recorded In the Scriptures. Including the virgin birth of Christ and the resurrection. Those who follow Darwin should be frank enough to toll ns whether, like Darwin, they call themselves agnostics, deny that thtftre has ever been any revelation, reject the deity of Christ and refuse to express an •pinion as to a life beyond. “Evolutionists cannot hide behind Newton when they are challenged to defend Darwin. 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WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN. It la more Important to know the Rock of Ages than the age of rocks, William Jennings declared in a talk before Baptists at the Cadle Tabernacle last night Mr. Bryan attacked scientists, charging they are causing people to lose faith In religion. He particularly attacked the theory of human evolution, declaring Darwinism is undermining the social structure of the country.

time; Darwin’s hypothesis is still an unsupported guess. Neither can the ovolutluiiists class Darwin's hypothesis with the fact that the earth Is round —the rotundity of the earth in be proven by any one. The fact of gravitation_juid the roundne-is of the earth are not only facts, but they do not disturb tbe philosophy of life, while Darwinism, which has ns yet found no fact to support it (no species has yet been traced to another) entirely changes one's view of life. The evolutionists must explain why they build upon an absurd guss a philosophy of life which robs life of Its spiritual element, takes from It chart and compass nnd sets It adrift on a tempestuous sea—au Intellectual ship without a moral rudder. “These three propositions, that there is no work superior to the minister's work; that there should be no educational test for Christ's religion, and that there should be no evasion of the Issues raised. I present as the basis of the discussion.'’ In defining “our position,” Bryan sr.ld: “We contend, first. tf:at belief in God is the most fundamental of facts, tha first essential to a life worth while. ‘Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with ell thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind,’ this Is the first and great commandment. Upon belief lit God rest the influences that control life —consciousness of God's presence in the life, a sense of responsibility to God, prayer to the Heavenly Father, belief in a future life with rewards and punishments, ( hope for the coming of a universal broUtedhuod, acceptance of tin 1 Bible rs the revealed will of God, and of Christ as Son of God and Savior of the world. A Christian life is built upon thp*e —all go when belief in God is abandoned." Take Politics to Seriously, He Says PARIS, .Tune 14.—Both American and French f opie tako politics, national and international, too seriously. So says Thomas H. Lament, financier, associate of J. Pierpont Morgan, in an article writtdn. after his return to the United States from France, for the newspaper I.e Matin. Political agitation. in particular speeches made for Internal political effect and reprinted in tbe other country, make for misunderstanding* between nations that would naturally benr each other no ill will, says Mr. Lumont. This is the case now, ho points out, with the United •States avid France. Lam out notes that French agriculture has increased since IUI4, and French commerce and industry kept pace in spite of the commercial crises of the last few years. Increase Reported in Yield of Onion Crops WASHINGTON, June 14.—Onion lovers can smack their lips In anticipation of a bumper crop this year. The commercial acreage of late onions in twenty States, the Department of Agriculture estimates, is 4t1.32e acres, as compared with 42.370 acre In 1921. New York has 7.(120 acres and California 7,300 acres. The acreage in Texas has increased from SOO acres lust year to 2,300 acres this year. TWO DRESSES STOLEN. Mary Good ridge, 738 North California street, told the police that, two dresses worth sl7 wese stolen from tbe slothesline in the relr yard of her home today.

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NON-SKID PEDALS Your foot is liable to I , JpA. slip off the clutch or 1 u brake pedal Just at the a\i *! ,ue of emergency. To; I jLi f avoid accident, put skid fsv! chains on the pedals, j ""rap a length of chain; arouud each side of the / pedal arm and hold them j down jvlth wire. They insure safety at all times. Govenment to Aid Consumers of Meat WASHINGTON, Juno 14.—Seeking to j Improve tho service of retail meat dealers | i to consumers, the Department of Agrlrul- j ture has devised a plan which will make i available to retail meat dealers dally in- j formation concerning livestock and meat supplies und prices. The department has trained market reporters at leading livestock markets and ' consuming centers lu the East and Middle West. Tin-se offices are connected with each other by a system of telegraph wires which enables them to know by ; noon each day tho condition of the tin- i tlon.nl livestock nnd meat industry. It is proposed to make this data available to retail meat dealers, which, Department of Agriculture officials assert, will j reflect better service to consumers. A uniform system of classifying and grading livestock also has been worked out by the department, with a view to j eliminating tbe confusion arising from j the numerous classlfloatloos. Under this plan all meat is graded strictly on Its merits regardless of Us origin. Fruit Growers Get Government Warning WASHINGTON, June 14—Warning was issued by the Department of Agriculture recently to fruit and truek growers not to accept statements regarding the value 0f alrniithig or wind blowing devices for protection against frosts or low having a thorough , test made of their efficacy. Recent tits made by tin department 1 proved sonic of these devices to be utterly worthless in so far ns the torn- t perature of the air was concerned, officials declared. One device, consisting of an airplane propeller mounted horizontally on a twenty "five foot tower, was thoroughly tested In an orchard in soul hern Call- ; fomla nnd found to be useless. A funnel-shaped machine which drives air heated at tbe base through the funnel over the tops of trees also received a trial and was found to be of even less practical value, it was stated. In each case the department’s rep--1 resentativea presented to the inventors carefully made temperature records obtulued in tbe districts where the expert- ! munts took place, but tho extravagant i statements continued: SCARECROW SCARCE. 'CHICAGO. June 14.—A railway pussen- i cor reported to the police on arrival here that he bad seen tha body of a woman a few miles nut. Investigation showed | the "body" was a scarecrow blown over py the wind.

Fide of enr ‘Sketched ont” to show foil length eourh. The ru(thinned front h♦*•*'!hoard complete* a bed the entire length of car. Convent v uratmrh Makes the Ford like. a~Pui/man Don’t let stuffy hotel rooms spoil your vacation trip. Equip your Ford with Con-vert-O-Couch. Sleep well and comfortably in the open, and SAVE HOTEL BILLS! Convert. O-Couch, strongly built and well-cushioned, tits * in place of the fnnt seat of your car. It pushes back like a Pullman seat, providing q, wonderful bed at a moment’s notice. It simplifies camping—no tent to erect, no trailer to hinder. Requires no tools; a child can make the change from driving seat to bed. Designed for the use of fishermen, hunters, campers of just tourists driving Fords, Maxwells or Overlands. Telephone or write for complete details. DRexel 2000. Inland Automobile Cos. 223-226 West Morris Street, Indianapolis Makers of the Inland Convertible Body

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TO GUARD FINISH OF CAR TAKES CEASELESS CARE

The finish and appearance of your motor car depend on the care yon take of it. Lack of luster, cracks, rust spots may result from old age or poor workmanship on the automobile. But, In many cases, they are due to neglect on the part of the owner. Dried mud spots, excess of wateT, strong soap, exposure to all aorta of weather are some of the causes for a poorly looking car. The luster Is the first to go. Then come cracks In the varnish. The cracks deepen Into the paint and down to the metal or wood. That makes It easier for water to seep In under the paint and cause rust spots to form.

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Keep the grease cups fllled._ Use only distilled water for the battery. Seattle (Wash.) motorists have started a “Careful Drivers' Club." Carry spare headlight bulbs with yon. Trouble lamp is a valuable aid for aocidycts at night. Water, oil, grease and light are the tire’s worst enemies. Gasoline costs about 2 cents a mile on the average car. Don't try to drive the caT with the starting motor. A regular pace saves gasoline and time. Oklahoma transports 19,000 pupils to school in motor vehicles. Mexico Is encouraging motor transport by exempting automobiles from Import duty. Motor trucks In New Zealand take 150mile trips delivering certain products. A single stray strsnd of wire may produce a ground which will stall the engine Don’t fill the cooling system with cold water when the engine is very hot. Best time fr tonring is Tuesday and Wednesday, when there is said to be least traffic. • Texas built 1.116 miles of surfaced Federal-aid roads last year, tha largest record of any State. Denver camp grounds housed Bf,R.">4 tourists from United States, Canada, Mexi ico and Hawaii last year.

Price Now at Factory The Monroe is now sold direct from the Factory. The buyer profits by this economical method of distribution which eliminates the middleman, Monroe Service Stations are open in 140 Indiana towns, insuring tle Monroe owner efficient, local service—paid for by the factory. A request for description of this ruggedly built car with its low cost of maintenance puts you under no obligation.

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By that time the only remedy Is an entirely new coat of paint and varnish, not merely by dabbing the new paint on the old, but by scraping off everything down to the body before the new covering Is put on. Which entails quite an expense. And a long wait While the car Is laid up. An easy way to obviate tbls is to correct the wrong at the start. When the luster shows signs of dulling. Then anew coat of finishing varnish Is all that would be needed to make the car look like new. If cracks begin to develop In the outer coat they should be caught Immediately. If only In the varnish the cracks do little harm and a little sandpapering, with anew coat of varnish, would correct that BUST BLISTERS. But if allowed to spread and go deeper into the paint the only remedy is entire removal of the paint and repainting. Mere filling and painting to cover the cracks wilt ot do. The cracks would still be there, and continue to develop in the undereoatlng. Result—room for water lo seep In and cause rust blisters. The only effective remedy for rust blisters and deep cracks is entire removal of the old paint and application of anew paint and varnish Job. The only effective preventive is care on tho part of the owner. Washing should be done carefully and often. This Is especially urgent during warm weather whoa the varnish Is apt to lose Its luster. Polishing should not be attempted, for polish rubs off the varnish.

‘FLIVVERBOOBSI* Recklc-es and careless drivers of automobiles ara to be known as “fllvverboobs.’’ This name has been selected by Judges of the American Automobile Association Is a contest to pick a name describing the reckless driver in the same manner that “Jaywalker" describes the careless pedestrian. Tho name was suggested by F. B. Simpson of ( edar Rapids, lowa, who will receive $25 In gold offered as u prize by tho A. A. A. * Moro than 19,000 names were submitted tn this contest and suggestions came front all parts of the United States. ,

Front scat movo bark on patented nUde llko Pullman scat. Fits solidly Into post. Lon. A child can “make” tills bed, _ In driving position the Convcrt-O-Cnnrh Installation vastly Improves tho appearance ot the car. Ideal for cross-country tours; smart for city driving. DEALERS who know the Inland Convertible Body (with which a handsomer touring car becomes a one-half-ton truck) know the substantial merit that is built Into all Inland products. This is the first public announcement of Convert-O-Couch. Attractive territory is still open. Each installation provides excellent profit Write for details.

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COUPE LANDAULET—I-andanlet with enclosed body providing room for two or three persons. The part over the driver’s seat Is permanent, while the top behind him folds back, as In the landaulet. CAMP COOKING OUTFIT The latest comfort for auto tourists is a cooking outfit for camping. It is a portable stove with gasoline tank at-

tached. The legs are detachable and pack Inside with the equipment. When ' folded for carrying it Is smaller than a suit case. Utensils are sold with the outfit. EMERGENCY HEADLIGHT When the headlight goes ont, use tha trouble lamp in Us place. The light ex-

tending from the dash is tied to the headlight and serves well as a substitute. It can also be used In place of the fail-light, If tha emergency arises. I Stop nnd investigate at tho first sounds t of a knock.

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THIRTY YEARS IN DARKNESS; EYES RESTORED 72-Year-Old Joyous Over Prospect of Return to Tailoring. CHICAGO, June 14.—The stars will Shine and the flowers will bloom again for “Old Bill" Babe. After thirty years in the limbo of the blind the 72-year-old mendicant Is to recover his sight, to resume his old trade of tailor and to take n new lease on life. All through the kindly aid of a social welfare worker whose name he doesn’t know. “For she deserves the credit,” he asserts. For three decades "Old Bill," In the guise of a beggar, has held out his battered tin cup to passersby on Chicago Commons. He was a familiar figure until one day his “patrons" missed their favorite charity. -The works of the Illinois Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary had been told to "Bill.” Soon I)r. E. K. Finley of the infirmary, is to remove the bandages that have shielded the one-time beggar’s eyes from light since his operation. The doctor declares the sight is sure to return. “Oh, l haven’t forgotten what I knew of the tailoring business before I wen*, blind those thirty long years ago!” Bili : says. “Mary and X have lived too long in that dark basement. “Can’t say that I'll bo able to have things like the old days when I was al- ! most ri.-h. Used to own an apartment ' building. Then there were my boys and ! girls—eight of them. But I lost them nil j with my sight." So “Old Bill” is planning a restoration ' of “the things that count for something i in life’’—a Joining once more with the | people who offer more than ft “beggar’s” blessing’’ for their daily food, even tiresome, dreary days in some tiny shop, with no compensating hurry and scuffle of tho street to make up for Sts dlglness. “You see I sort of thought Mary would like me to work again," he says. Dog Owners Warned by Postal Officials LIMA, Ohio, June 14.—Dogs play an Important and often an exciting part in the life of a postman, says George F. Winemiller, superintendent of Lima malls. Cases in which dogs along the mail route i have bitten carriers are not Infrequent. “Perhaps it is the uniform or the i pack on his back that he carries, for I dogs usually have an Innate hatred of peddlers,” Winemiller says. ” In case a man Is bitten the postmas- | ter notifies the owner of the dog that ! no mall will be delivered until the dog !is disposed of. Under postal laws a carrier need not deliver mail where there Is a vicious dog.

URGECHANGES IN SYSTEM TO HELP JUSTICE Preliminary Hearings Sought by Individuals Complained Against. PARIS, June 14.— Agitation has been started for the adoption by France of the American system of “preliminary hearings” In cases where complaint has been brought against an Individual or for some other reform of the present methods, which date from the time of Napoleon.: Any person, however good his record, who Is charged by another person wi .h a crime or misdemeanor, may, under i e present system, be subjected to all sor a of indignities and his reputation mine and for life, according to a legal author! y writing in Le Matin. i Whether you are accused of murderinW your cook or filching an artichoke out ow your neighbor’s icebox —only the French! don't have iceboxes—or slandering somebody, or refusing to pay your rent, or anything at all, you are held to be guilty until you haTO prove yourself innocent md treated that way. According to the article, an accused person is practically subject to the whim of the judge to whom the accusation le can be called at any hour, hie effects can be searched and his servants and friends questioned; his credit can be curtailed at the bank; he can even be arrested and thrown into Jail. “No matter if he Is the most honest of men and tho Complainant a scamp, the unhappy one has become ‘the accused,’ ” writes the authority. “The fact that it may bo the first time a man is haled into court makes no difference at all. “If a man is proved Innocent by trial and released from jail or embarrassing surveil'ance the odium still clings,” says the authority. ‘He has only two recourses—be may get a sort of certificate of Innocence from the Judge, and he may sue the complainant for calumny. Neither, the writer concludes, “is much satisfaction, especially as the neighbors, enjoying gossip too much to let it die, never again act the same as before toward ‘the accused," although his Innocence has been legally proved. “Os recent years,” continues the writer, “abuses of this system have been even greater than previously. The allegations of maniacs or of swindlers are made the basis of accusations that give their victims infinite embarrassment and trouble, > them money and may in the end spoil their whole lives.’ “REDS” DRIVE HER TO DEE. LONDON, June 14.—Marie Katlaravensky, the beautiful Russian girl who recently committed suicide here, is believed by tbe police to have been driven to tbe act by Communists who pursued her from Russia.

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