Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 115, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 September 1922 — Page 4

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Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the Lord, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?—lsaiah 29:15. Bonus vs. Tariff TIE President vetoed, the bonus bill. The tariff bill he signed. It is even now in et’ect, so quickly did he affix his signature. One of the reasons assigned by the President for vetoing the bonus was that it would ultimately tax the 110,000,000 of us about $4,000,000,000 for the benefit of only 5,000.000. What about the new tariff? The New York Herald, Republican organ, says it will tax the people of this country in higher 'ost of living “between $3,000,000,000 and $3,500,000,000 a year.” And to how many people will this tribute go? Just a mere handful—principally to a few individuals and trusts already shamefully rich. , Anyhow, We’re at Peace TIIL most difficult problem throughout mediaeval and modern times has been to persuade Christian nations to act together for the good of all. There is no international brotherly love in Christendom. It would be a different world if the Christians could be made to realize what they owe one another. But who will take the first step? Example, not words, are needed. Hypocrisy pretends to find adequate reasons for inaction, and so Christianity continues impotent in every world crisis. The United States .has a unique opportunity to step forward as a Christian nation and throw the decisive weight of its influence in the balance against the Moslem Asiatics who govern Turkey. By that means another world war can certainly be avoided. But, the argument is advanced that while Europe is divided America can do nothing. How fertile is the human mind in finding excuses for doing nothing. If Europe were united there would be no need for American action. The only reason g world war is now in the making in the Levant is because Europe is divided. America’s mission is to act as Europe’s peace maker. A show of real leadership on our part would do the work. It would not be necessary to resort to arms. All Europe is crying out for someone to lead them, someone with the voice of authority. And this is one country possessing such a voice. The probability, however, that we will rise to the occasion is not brilliant. Word comes from Washington that, following the meeting of the President and his Cabinet it was announced that “the Turkish situation was not mentioned.” * Europe once more aflame and the “situation was not mentioned!” The attitude gives us room for reflection. Time has suddenly pitched us headfirst back into 1914 again—and our leaders tell us the situation “was not mentioned.” >■ Now, as then, our ittitude is: “Too bad! But what’s Europe to us?”

Whoa! THE other day Congressman Oscar E. Keller, Republican, of Minnesota, demanded the impeachment of Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty. Among other charges brought against Daugherty was that his Chicago injunction constitutes an infringement on every American’s constitutional rights. . Events followed rapidly. Congressman Volstead, chairman of the Judiciary Committee, quickly maneuvered the thing off the floor of the House and into his committee room. “Now file vour charges and let’s get through with this thing. And make it snappy,” was the Volsteadian attitude. "All right,” replied Keller. “Mr. Samuel L’ntermever of New York will represent the American people in this case.” Said Mr. Untermeyer being not only one of the most able lawyers in the country, but a scrapper on the siefe of the people in more than one controversy. “Case postponed until December.” announced Chairman Volstead after a hasty, strictly party, committee vote of 11 to 3. "When it had appeared that Keller stood alone in the fight to impeach Daugherty Volstead seemed prepared to hustle the thing through. But if Keller'was to have reinforcements—well, that was different. Better wait awhile, say until after the elections.

Chicago Elevated Experiments on Weekly Passes By XEA SertUv CHICAGO. Sept. 22. —A voluntary experiment in furnishing the people of Chicago with unlimited elevated transportation on : a weekly pass is being tried out Ufa by the Chicago and elevated rails roads. Ik' The plan was i y Ji .announced after k the roads had k filed a voluntary petition with the merce Comm is ' slon for a downit ward revision of 1 mHST rates. * ** It provides for BtTDD the sale of a weekly unlimited ride transferable pass for $1.25 good on all points south of Howard St. Another which sells for $2 is good for any points between Chicago and Evanston. Britton I. Budd, president of the elevated, says, "I have long wished to see the quantity user given the benefit of a lower rate.” IF YOU ARE WELL BRED You are careful to see that your dining table is always well appointed. The silver should always be carefully polished, the glassware shining and the linen spotless. It is much asier to give a successful dinner or luncheon. If one is sure that all the appointments are attended to, so that one may devote one's attention entirely to the guests and their pi*** 1 *.

UNUSUAL FOLK Bp XEA Service DES MOINES, lowa. Sept. 2.. MaJ. Gen. John J. Clem, retired, of | ’Washington, now holding the highest j rank of any Army fPTkW 'W offlc<,r of the Civil War will be ” ’>‘'among those present” when the **M **ait%\ G - A ' R Bathers jjjM r |H| J here Sept. 24 to 1 ’mW-im gpjf 2ft. for annual re , Id Un oll'rtng the was known as he was given fame in song 4s H and story as *• "The Drummer \!m ’ Boy of Shiloh.” (y JIMS' Clem was a boy of 10, in CAPT. CLEM. Newark, Ohio, when Ft. Sumter was fired on in ’6l. Shortly he tried to enlist as a drummer boy and was turned down. However, he stayed around camp, near Newark, and was finally accepted in the 22d Michigan Infantry. Following the battle of Chickamauga, in ’63 he was made a sergeant. After the war he enlisted in the artillery school at Fortress Monroe. President Grant appointed him a second lieutenant later, and from that point he rose to brigadier general and then was retired in 1916 as a major general. During the G. A. R. meet he will be carried back to the old days, for to the other vets he is still just ‘‘Johnnie’ Clem. Hosiery The latest information from Paris is that hosiery will again match the pumps, and pale rose beige Is no longer the correct tone. Gray pumps and array stockings continue to be populty.

[OWE ACCEPTS EIGHT-HOUR DAI M FOII AGREES Legislators and Labor Chiefs Believe New System Has Proved Worth. By MILTOR BRONRER LONDON, Sept. 22. —The eight-hour day for industrial workers is In Europe to stay. This is the judgment of legislators and labor leaders in spite of attacks in some quarters and the failiAe of most nations to ratify the action of the International Labor Conference. Next month will see the third anniversary of the Washington conference, with these results: Only four nations —Czechoslovakia. Greece, Roumania and Bulgaria—have formally ratified the eight-hour day convention, and none of them proposes to put it into full effect until July 1, 1924. America found itself unable to sign because the Federal Government could not bind the individual States to any law regulating labor. Other nations have remained out because they .re afraid to bind themselves so long as business rivals do not sign. One nation only—Germany—is planning national legislation embodying the terms of the Washington conference. Labor Satisfied Labor in Europe is satisfied, however, for it is pointed out that seventeen nations already have the eighthour day. though not based on the conference convention. Russia arfU Finland got it in the autumn of 1917. After the armistice Germany proclaimed a maximum working day of eight hours taking effect Jan. 1. 1919. By the end of 1913 similar action bad been taken in Austria, Czecho-81ovakia, Poland and Luxemburg. In 1919 it was extended to France, Holland. Norway, Portugal. Sweden and Switzerland, and last year to Belgium. The eight-hour day prevails widely in England, unofficially. Denmark has a collective agreement between a federation of—employers and the Danish Trades Union, while in Italy there is a series of collective agreements in various Industries. Opponents of labor’s new “charter of liberty" exist in several countries. The French Parliament has hung up several bills for the extension of the eight-hour principle, because it is claimed it has cost railways an additional 1,100 million francs per year, has helped retard recover!’ of French trade, and has drawn 100,000 men on to railway pay rolls from agricultural ranks. Feasibility Doubted Some Belgian manufacturers claim the eight-hour day has increased the number of workers 40 to 50 per cent and decreased output 18 per cent. Holland is leaning toward an eight and a half hour day and increased overtime with suspension of the law to protect national Industries against foreign competition. Switzerland also has this sus pension provision and during the past year the working week was Increased from 48 to 52 hours in such trades as wood-shaving, carpentry, brick and tile making, embroidery and linen. A German employers association reports 2.351,000 employes are working less than 48 hours a week, and 4.216,000 have the 48-hour week, the former group including miners, textile workers and wood and metal workers. THE REFEREE By ALBERT APPLB. The Turkish massacres and military comeback probably would not have occurred if the United States had not. been afraid to take part in European affairs. This is the opinion of S'Jfijl Dr. Christian F. Reisner, preaching in New York after a long tour in EuV , America is becoming \ the world's official goat. -f You have noticed the ten- * dency to blame us for APPLE everything that goes wrong in Europe. Before long we'll probably be charged with starting the war. EINSTEIN Einstein's brain gets into deeper water. He turns from his relativity theory and begins studying electrons and the quanta theory. This theory is that radiations such as light are streams of flying particles of matter instead of waves or vibrations in the ether. Such probably is the case with radium At the far end of the road is the theory that force is a form of matter. CHINESE You could learn to talk Chinese ip. six months, says Franklin C. H. Lee, linguist. White children born in China "pick up” Chinese words more easily than English words. The old Chinese language, with no alphabet, has 40,000 characters. This has been simplified into an alphabet of thirty-nine letters. With our foreign trade future swinging from Europe to the Orient, the day may be ahead when as many Americans will stud/ Chinese as now study French and German. Education follows trade more than trade follows the flag. >■ BOOKS The Business Branch of the Indianapolis Public Library. Ohio and Meridian Sts. FOR INSURANCE AGENTS “Property Insurance,” by Huebner. "Insurance Principles and Practice.” by Riegel. "Life Insurance,” edited by Zartmen. "Life Insurance Salesmanship," by Forbes-Lindsay. “Meeting Objections,” by Stevenson. Open Saturday Night 6:00 to 8:00 Jfletctjtr &sbttiQ* aitb Crust Cos

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EUROPE CASTS JEALOUS EYE ON SCRAMBLE IN NEAR EAST

BY HERBERT ADAMS GIBBONS, Author, War Correspondent and University Professor. When the first Turkish delegation was summoned to Paris in the spring of 1919 to learn the fate of the Ottoman Empire from the victorious allied powers, who were at that time sitting In judgment upon the defeated powers, It was universally agreed by the victors that the vanquished should all be treated alike. Hence they were told the truth about themselves when they made pleas for mercy. The entente powers proposed to dictate a series of treaties, similar in terms, all inspired by the thesis that the enemy powers were equally guilty for the origin and methods of a war that had threatened the bases of our civilization. For this reason M. Clenenceau answered the plea of Damad Ferid Pasha and his associates, that Turkey be let o(T easily, by a statement—ln his blunt, unvarnished manner —to the effect that the Turks had always made a mess of governing and that history recorded no instance where lands once freed from the Turkish yoke had not become prosperous and better to live in. Reviews Situation The original idea of the allies seemed to be —once they had tied Germany hand and foot and dismembered Aus-tria-Hungary—to fulfill the promise made in the reply to President 'Wilson’s famous note to the two groups of belligerents at the end of 1916. What were the entente powers lighting to accomplish? Nothing less than putting the Turk for all time out of Europe. atM this clearly meant out of Constantinople, for the simple reason that the Turk had forfeited all right to consideration by his crimes against civilization. But soon it was realized that the settlement of the Near Eastern question was not going to be easy to decide. The prime ministers of Great Britain. France and Italy held conference after conference, and the

SPORT ROYAL Bu BERTOR BRALFY TENNIS has a savor, baseball hasa thrill. Golf possesses magic when it's played with proper skill. But all of them seem pallied. and all of them seem tame. When stacked up against the glory of the truly Royal (lame; I tremble like a jelly, and I holler like a kid. When twenty-two young giants get out upon the grid! I LOVE to watch the pigskin when it's booted with a thud, I love to see the scrimmages go lieaping in the mud. And there s no panorama that has ever been unreeled Like watching some young Lochinvar go through a broken field; My ecstasy bolls over. I cannot keep it hid. When twenty-two behemoths are battling on the grid. THE crowds that shriek and thunder, the pennants ail awave. The youth that chants its slogans forever blithe and brave. The strength and grit and spirit of backfield and of line That battle for their colleges with courage higlgfend fine; ® f Oh. it's the game triumphant, ail other sports a™il, When twenty-two leviathans are tearing up the grid! (Copyright. 1922, NEA Sendee)

Letters to the Editor

‘BARBARIAN’ Ask's Why College Fraternities I>o Not Justify Themselves. To the. Editor of The Time Greek situations continue to worry the world at large, mainly because such contingenciee usually threaten lives. It ‘s natural that the public should be concerned with the Turkish atrocities, broad and menacing as they are. but there is another problem. just typically Greek which should not escape observation of the folks back at home, right here in Indiana, to be exact. y It, too, is a Greek problem, but rather one of organization than disorganization. I refer specifically to the Greek letter college fraternities and sororities which thrive on the campuses of Indiana schools. No reference la requisite of the high school and intermediate organizations—problems appertaining to these groups belong to State school officials and superintendent*. Certainly it cannot be said that college Greek letter organizations ate unqualifiedly good, and as surely would it be untrue to say they were bad. But it is a perfectly safe conclusion to say they would bear investigation. Exclusiveness robs a college campus of its democracy, irrespective of the falrmindedness fraternities may boast. There is something wrong when John Jones, son of a farmer, seeking legitimate education, is deprived of the privilege of belonging to an organization of which Joseph Smith, banker’s son. is a member. John, by al! laws, ought to be as

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HERBERT ADAMS GIBBONS 1 Treat!' of Sevres was not ready to hand to Turkey until a whole year or more after the German and Austrian treaties had been signed. Turks Redudinte Then a startling thing happened, the full significance of which has not’yet been appreciated. But it may be during the winter of 1922-1923! A group of Turks, led by Mustapha Kemal Pasha, repudiated the Treaty of Sevres, and set up a separate Turkish government at Angora. The entente powers sat tight at Constantinople. It was the Greeks who enforced the treaty in Thrace and who entered upon an extensive cam-

good, •'ln the rough.” an Joseph—he probably Is. Nevertheless, nine out of ten times, Joseph will be pledged and John will remain an outcast. Being a “Barb" isn't the most reas suring thing in the world for the young collegian who aspires to a party now and then, an occaslonil frolic, or maybe a date with an organized girl. On the other hand there is the ganized girl, hopeful of a date, but afraid because the man is a barbarian instead of a caveman. If tho girl is an outcast she is out of luck. College dates grow on family trees, and the girl who lacks the necessary pull, more often inheritance, is about as sure of engagements as Cairo is of a rain. Fraternity factions rule college politics. keeping poor men and women up and pushing good ones down. A wlley Indiana politician once said he was afraid to go back to the old campus lest he be fleeced —he was about right. He is a fraternity man and knows what ho says. The good of organizations need not be mentioned because those who don't belong don't know. And until openimndededneas prevails the public will continue to be ignorant. Inasmuch as the public is ever the judge, a llt Je more freedom In choosing new members would be better. BARBARIAN. Wide Cuffs Cuffs of fur that extend to the el bow or above are featured on some of the smartest coats. With these are worn very large, wrapped collars.

paign in Asia Minor to assure for themselves the possession of the Smyrna region, given to them by the treaty of Sevres. France and Italy made treaties with the Nationalists at Angora, and j furnished them with the military means to combat the Greeks./ Great Britain cried out against this policy, but backed the Greeks only halfheartedly because a strong section of public opinion in England sympathized j also with the Turks. The Greeks maintained themselves in Asia Minor for more than three years. Then they became discouraged at' having to fight not only the Turks, but also the French and Italians, and they realized —as Occidentals did not—that Soviet Russia was also backing Angora. The losing game ended in demoralizing them. Franco-Kalian Errors With singularly short vision the Italians and French began to rejoice at the success of Mustaph Kemal Pasha. For the Italians the smash- ! lng of the Greeks meant the elimina- i tion of a possible rival in the East- I ern Mediterranean. A strong and ! united Greece could not be tolerated ' as a neighbor, especially since the Greeks showed great aptitude in the carrying trade, underbidding the Italian mercantile marine. For the French the ruin of Greek hopes meant the checking a scheme of Mr. Lloyd George to make England j supremo in the Near East by using the Greeks as dummy holders of Constantinople and the resources of Western Asia Minor. Another strong influence at work in France against and the I Treaty of Sevres was that of General Lyautey, military governor of Morocco, who went personally to Paris to urge that the way to pacify Morocco and to rotaln French sovereignty u- ; the other North African colonies was for the French government to back I Mustapha Kemal Pasha. For was j not Mustapha Kem; 1, in the eyes of the Mohammedan world, defending the j

‘Common Sense ’ Generally Taken as Meaning Practical Judgment

QIE.STIONS ANSWERED. Ton can g--t an Hnawrr 11 any queation of fact or information by writing to the Indij anapolis Timen Wanhinjtou Bureau. 1322 N Y Avr , Washington. D. C. Inclosing 2 I cents in utainoo Medical, legal and love i and marriage advice will not be given. Ur : rigried inters will not be answered but all ! letters are confidential, and Mneire personal | replies. EDITOR. Q. —What is meant by "common sense?" A.—Good judgment about the ordinary affairs of life; that is. sound, j practical intelligence. Common sense i has been defined as the ability to form correct Judgments based on the law of probabilities; that is to say, the ! ab.lity, given a certain of tacts, j to determine how any course of ac-' ' tlon will probably result; thus the ability to act intelligently: to adopt means to ends; to get results. Q—Who selected the site of the Washington monument? A.—The site was selected by George Washington himself in 1783. Q- —What is a personal contract? A.—A contract relating to personal property, or one which so far Involves the element of personal knowledge or skill or personal confidence that it can be performed only by she ! person with whom made and the r efore is not binding on his executors. Q. —What are warts? A.—Warts are an outgrowth of the skin due to undue development of the papillae, varying in shape, s.ze and position. Q —Who is the Duke of Abrurzl? j A.—Cousin to *he King of Italy and j famous as a traveler and explorer. 1 Q- —What Is the largest known l thing in the universe? The smallest? i A.-*-The largest is the star Retel ! guese; the smallest is an electron—-

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Khalif \pf the Faithful (the Turkish sultan) against Greek aggression? This argument was used by the Turkish supporters in England, who declared that enforcement of the Treaty of Sevres was madness for England—the greatest Mohammedan power in the world. Weight was added to this argument by the publication of a letter from the British viceroy, stating that backing the Greeks against the Turks was making the problem of pacifying India visually impossible. The 75,000,000 Mohammedans of India stood solidly behind the Turkish Nationalists. Force—lslam’s Creed There is only one form of prestige that counts with the Mohammedans, the prestige of force. If they get the idea into their heads that they can play one master against another, there is no telling what they will do while they are running amuck. This is seen at the present moment. Owing to French and Italian intrigues at Angora,. Mustapha Kemal has the bit in his teeth. The entente powers can pull on the reins ail they want. H is too late. They are dealing with a runaway horse. He will, of course, sooner or later ccme to the end of his strength and go to smash. But may he not bring to grief with him those who are trying now to pull him in? If the events of the first fortnight of September in Asia Minor had only to do with the discomfiture of the i Greeks we might look upon them | without batting an eyelid. Armies ; have been thrashed before. The Turks : have long been massacring Christians, and yet the world has wagged on. Relates Experiences But I write from personal experience. having Just come from Asia ; Minor and Constantainople, when I : say that the Angora Nationalists repl resent something far different from ; a group of patriots valiantly retrieving the misfortunes of their country. (To Be Continued Tomorrow)

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SEPT. 22, 1922

DOVER DECLARES - REFORM ATTEMPT WENTUNHEEDED Former Assistant Secretary of Treasury Tells Why He Resigned Job. By C. C. LYOR Times Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.—Elmer Dover, assistant secretary of the Treasury, found conditions in the Federal income tax division unsatisfactory. Dover’s friends declared he soon found himself on the losing end of a bitter fight with a powerful coterie of employes and attorneys who resented | his interference. | Dover tells that his first move was ! an effort to put into responsible positions trained men. He inveighed against methods that permitted Government claims for additional taxes to lie unconsidered for years, while | claims against the Government for refunds were being rushed through and paid. Check on System Abolished Dover Insists the audit review division—the check on the system—was abolished ’without notice or warning to him. The straw that broke the camel's back, however, and drove Dover from 1 the Treasury Department was the ! order that went out to officials and : employes to furnish Dover with no information or reports concerning matters pending in the income tax organization. Dover carried his fight to the higher-ups, insisting to them that the whole income tax division needed revamping. He tried to impress on them that they had little chance to ; know what was going on Inside the income tax unit. He cited that very often complaints to the higher-ups involving the conduct of officials and employes, were either sidetracked altogether or were turned over to the very persons complained against. He got nowhere and quit, he says. LEARN A WORD TODAY Tday’s word is— SACROSANCT. -It’s pronounced sak-ro-sankt, with accent on the first syllable. It means sacred, inviolable. It comes from Latin “sacrosanctus.” which, in turn, is from “sacer,” sacred. It’s used like this —“The French say that when they considered their interests in danger from post-war developments, the English poohpoohed their protests, yet these same English want France to agree with them that every British interest ought to be considered sacrosanct.”

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