Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 182, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 December 1922 — Page 4

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But he that sinneth agalnst me wrongeth his own soul; all they that hate me love death. — Proverbs 8:36. A Characteristic Message THE easìest thing to sav about thè Presidente message is that it is characteristic of Mr. Harding. It is cairn, dignified and for thè most past, colorless. His re commenda tions that amendmenta be submitted -to mate possible thè regnlation of child labor and thè restrlctions on issue of tax exempt secùrities are along popular llnes and vili be well received. There wlll be little objection to bis pian of thè registratimi of immigrants, or for thè enforcement of thè prohibition law. His comment on foreign relations la what mlght have been expected and indlcated that ws are stili standing pat in watchful isolation. Probably thè only "kick” in thè message is thè recommendation that a labor divlslon of thè Interstate Commerce Commlssion be em power ed to bear and decide rallroad labor disputes as to wages and working conditions, and to have power to enforce ita decisions. This means giving a governmental body thè power to flx wages; and that ,of course, wlll nieet with bitter opposltion from organized labor. This pronosal, which would set up thè reactionary Interstate Commerce Commission as a sort of national Kansas industriai court System, wlll receive scant conslderatlon in a Congress practicallv dominated by progresslves ready to Champion thè cause of free labor. While thè farmer receives some passing sympathy, that’s about all he gets. He Is told he ought to have all thè he!p thè Federai govemmont can give him. and whatever that may be he is left to thè best judgment of Congress. The farmer is assured, bowever, that thè outstanding problem is better and cheaper transportatlon. With this thè farmer wlll doubtless agree, although he may want relief now instead of waiting until thè Presidente dream comes true of a e<Pordination of all transportation systems from railroads down to thè motor highways with the.se acting as feeders to thè railways. Some farmers might with reason infer that thè President is more intergsted in thè ultimate needs of thè railroads than thè prasent needs of thè farmers. Although thè message does not say much and does not mean much, it reads as if written by a President who hadn’t yet quite made up his mind. Our National Birci ww riIILE Turkey in Asia comes pack, turkey in AmorV\ ica continues losing out. Food dealers in most •ommunities sold fewer turkeys for Thanksgiving thau they expected. That foreeasts low Christmas sales. Turkey eaters (our population have increased 30,. 000,000 since 1900. Meantime. thè number of turkeys j on farms has been cut in two. Why continue drawing i them on thè school blackboard? The chicken, not thè turkey, is our national bird. Turkey sales are off be- i cause Amerìcans prefer to eat soinething else. Price ; is secondary.

Curbing thè Reckless SPEAKIXG of reckless driving, did oue of tliese road roaches ever run into'you and damage your car and.yourself to thè extent of several huniireds of dollars? Then, when yon tried to make him pay for thè result of his carelessness, dld you ever find he had no colllsion insurance and that his pile of junk was not worth onehalf thè cost. of thè damage? It happens reeularly. The euggestion has been ffTSde that. before thè Secretary of State issues a license to an automobile owner thè owner be required to show some sort of responsibllity which wlll safegmard other motorlsts. The City*s Tooth Brushes HEFLEFS a straw showing how thè new tariff increase3 thè cost of living. \ The city purchasing departruent has been buying tooth brushps for use at thè city hospital for 4\ cents a dozen. With t’ne new tariff they are quoted atys cents. Cotton goods are soaring. Some salesmen give thè tariff as an excuse, but thè purchasing department reported it has received other Information that an Eastern combination has cornered thè raw cotton supply. Result: Sbeets have advanced SI.SO a dozen In thè last two months; muslin is up 15 per cent, while ganze bandages bare advanced 25 per cent in sixty days. Iron and steel produets are steadlly increaslng in price, and scarcity, aceording to thè purchasing agent. King Ccm*s Crown ONCE again Indiana has come to thè front. *At thè intemational hay and grain show at Chicago thè title of Corn King of thè United States was conferred upon Peter J. Lux of Shelbyville. That this Hoosier triumph was no accident was proved hy thè fact second fconors went to C. E. Troyer of Lafontaine and that thè Junior championship was won by Glen Phares, age 13, of Shelby County. Three times in thè past four years thè corn championshlp of thè nation has come to Indiana. This speaks vbìumes for thè Hoosier farmer. His farm landa may not be as extensive as those of some Western States, but he is working with a degree of intelligence and skill that has placed Indiana in thè front rank in thè agricultural industry. The Rights of thè Child A SIDE from those children who have all thè Urne they need to study their school lessons —and then do a poor job of lt —there are those who must study while watching thè or who must study aster they are Jired from doing a list of chores assigned them for thè evening.. The little 7-year-old Kendallville girl, who died in an effort to save here baby brother from thè flames of an overturned lamp. while acting as nurse girl during | ber stndy hours, should be an example for other parents. She was evicently concentrating on ber studies 1 regardless of her domestic duties. To most children lesson.; are hard enoi-gh under thè 1 most favorable conditions, but when work must be combined with study, it seems that thè diffir.ulty under which some must gain their fclbcation is too much. It is questlonable whether they can properly af gorb a subject under such conditions. one stops to’ ter slder that their future success depends greatly upon ; their early education, they should be given everv opportunlty to do their best. No doubt a iittle work is good for all childrerfc but miement should be used in assigning it. Cbildren's -ighrfjo unmolested Cune for Btudy should btì respected

by elders. It wil] mean better mentality for them, with power of concentration developed to a high point of efficiency.

Letters to thè Editor

WOULD LIMIT AUTO POWER. To The Editor of The Tintesi A few suggestiona : 1. That Congress pass a national law prohibiting thè manufacture of any type of machine capable of making more than twenty-five miles an hour. 2. That pedestrians cross thè Street only at Street crossings, moving with thè trafile. Pedestrians going east cross all streets on south side; west, cross all Street on north side; south, cross all streets on west side; north, cross all streets on east side. 3. That thè punisbment be made so strong by irnprisonment for careless or reckless driving that no one can afford to chance it. 4. That license be issued to no one under age and then revoked for a period of Ave years for careless or reckless driving. 5. That extra caution should be taken by everybody between thè rush hours of morning, noon and evening. 6. That all drivers should give ?500 bond upon thè purchase of license. AN INTERESTED CITIZEN. WANTS NEW TRUCK RULE To thè Editor of The Times: I am a truck driver of thè heavy type and my suggestion as a rpmedy for accidents and safe driving is: If 'he law would not compel thè heavy truck to stay witbin three feet of thè curb and would let them stay out at least eight feet, it would give a truck more of a chance to miss all of those Fords that are all thè time jumping out of every Street and alley that you come to. The people who drive Fords lo not know what it is to stop and stear a big truck. They try to do some awful stunts trying to get around and ahead of a big truck, which causes trouble. I. D. C. BLAMES POOR VISION To thè Editor of The Times: Let me suggest what.seems to me thè greatest cause! for automobile accidents and which has been given thè least thought—that is vision. Being a practicing optometrist 1 come in daily con tact with people who drive automobfles whose Vision is far from norma! In many cases they can not recognize objects one hundred yards distant, and many j less. To me this explains thè cases where thè driver’3 excuse is, "I didn’t see.” Your polire records wil! show that 60 per cent of motorlsts give thè “I dicìn't see" reason for thè accident., Some accidents are unavoidable; some are criminal carelessness, but I believe thè majority of cases are due to poor vision. I believe our State should, at thè coniing session >i thè Legislature, pass a law requiring a Bta:\ard of v: ion for all drivers of automobiles, thus eliminating one great cause for accidents. .. ‘ • DR. GEO. W. CARRIER, New Castle, Ind.

FOR CITIZEN POLICE. To thc Editor of Tho Times: To check thè deaths by reckless auto drivers have all S<*l citizens go to headouarters and he sworn In as speda! polire, filve them a badge to that effect. Th'-n when there is an accident they can have thè power of thè law to hold thè guilty parties till thè reguftir police arrivo. Rich or poor, male or fornaio, s;hould ho treated alike. The police can’t be every placo. Wo citizens wlll have to help. Thoso who havo studied thè condition auroly know that nothlng eleo wlll top lt Tire rockless drivers to see pedestrians jump out of thè way and tlien look back and laugh. Old peoplo and children and ladies ran't jump out of t'ie way all thè timo. WILLIAM BARNETT. 418 Indiana Ave. Permit Usto Say An electric iron is a swell gift for your wlfe, and besides it will keep her feet warm at night Parla offers 180,000 franca for plana for a moviug Bidewalk. Our suggestlon is drink hard clder. Detroit woman says sho stabbed her hushand to keep hlm at homo. Tear thls up before your wlfe sees it. Stockings are good gifts, but gloves are better, becauso then you con al way s see what you got for your money. Near Quincy, Cai., slx hunters may have harnessed twelve wild deer and driven out of a snowstorm. Anyway, they clalm they dld. African prospectors who thought they had a coal mine were disappointed to flnd it waa only diamonda. The Turks want to trade with us. We could sell them Turklsh cigarcttea, Turklsh towels and Turklsh baths. Six tona of cranberries were burned in a New York sire. Cooking steadifv lt would take 100 brides two weeks to burn this mnny, Hat makes a eood glft for a wife, because you must buy her one anywav. n TOM SIMS. Eats Wflt/ BKRTOX ItRALEY HEN I go out at timee, to Una, With somewhat jaded appetito. For liearty grub I do not pine. I ask for viands airy, s'ight Thrn eat. perhaps, a little bite For more than tliat I do not care. But when my stomsch's working risia, Bring me a Steak —and make it rare! \ Q*. ' Trufflc3 will cange my cyr S to shine, Soutiles are pleasant to thè sight, Salads ol intricate design Will make my eyes extremely brlfrht; But when 1 m really hungry, qui te As famished se thè well-known bear. I cry out to thè waiter, “Wight, Bring me a Steak—&ud make it rare!” When I have fished with hook ad line, Or hunted deer, or duckg in flight. Fish, tìcsh or fowl—X Ulte them fine And eat them with a true delight. Yet when X get back homo, desili to The ffl' t that game is lordly fare, I shout aioud with all my might. "Bring ine a Steak— and make it rare!”' v ENVOY Were I to banquet. day and night On reai Ambrosia, I deciare Id yell down from Olympus' height, "Bring me a Steak—and make it rare!” (Copyright. 1922. NEA Service)

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FRANGE CAN NEVER PA Y DEBT

TO AMERICA, &4 YS A UTHORITY

Copyright, 1922, by United SewS PARIS, Dee. 9. —“lt is physically impessible for Franca ever to pay thè United States and England. “The only solution for thè best interests of both thè United States and Europe is a generai cancellation Of war debts. “Fersonally I wish that thè United States would convoke a world conference to settle thè economie questlon of debts and reparatlons—and they must be settled together. “If sjmething isn’t dona withln a few months there wlll be a crash. Germany is near a revolution and there la no telllng where lt would end.”

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Selfishness Is Cause of Majority of Fast Increaslng Number of Divo ree Cases

GOING TO MARRY? TARE THESE TIPS By RRADLEY HTJLL, t.'bief, I rimestine Relation® Bnr* tu. b-vi land. CLEVELAND, Ohio. Dee. 9.—The two of you should have at least SSOO. in cash or ssentlaLs; this does not mean a motor The rn a n , 4 should fio carrilng at least 512.1 f&SMgW - a inonth. i The w 1 f e WÈW 1 ' m should not con tinutt working ria nr an '’ telson. JHI Do not start with mi understanding t o JE jBHb avold paternlty; than birth con k Be preparati UULL to give and tak e; thè strongor person of a wedded palr usually is oite big enough to givo ttp and sacrifico thè most. Keep a budget hook. Don't tlilnk: "Wa Just know we won't be llke other folk,” You will be unless you study each other and thè futuro very thoughrfully.

Present Population of World Is Estimated at 1,702,520,366

i QUESTIONO ANHWEREI) | You can get an anawer to any queetlon ( of fact or Information by wrlting to thè ; Indianapolis Times' Wfinhtnirtoii Bureau, 1322 New York Ave., Washington D. C.. Incloniri st 3 cents hi starniis. Mullcal, legai and love and marriage adrice wlll not be given. Unsigntd lotters cannot be anawered, but all letters are confldeutial, and receive ì perennai replica. Although thè bureau does ; not require it„ lt will assurc prompter r>‘I plifs if r-adirs wlll contine queationa to a Bingle subject, wrlting more tlian one lettor if answera on varloua sublects are deslred. EDITOR. Q. —What ls th* prosent population of tho world? A.—Tho estimated population is 1,702,520,366. Q. —How long has man existed? A.-— I There have been numerous estimates. Ono ls 250,000 years. j Q. —What is thè longesf. bridge in I tho world? | A.—The Lucin Cut Off. which spans ; thè Great Salt Lake, Utah. It ls now 19 miles long and was originally 27miles long but was filled in for n distante of 8 miles at thè east end. ! The trestle when built was punk to a depth of from 30 to 35, feet and thè mirface way of thè bridge ls 17 feet above thè water level and ts 16

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These are thè most striking statements of Deputy Louis Loucheur, exmember of thè Clemenceau, Ribot, and Briand cabinets, one of thè greatest industrialists of Franco, and an authority on European economie questiona, In an exclusive interview with thè United News. Loucheur revealed that last Decomber unofficial overtures on behalf of France and England for an economie conference were received unfavorably at Washington. Europe on Ahyss “Europe Is trembling upon thè edge of thè abyss,” said Loucheur. “Look

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7?v \’UA Vernice CLEVELAND, Dee. 9—Divorces lncreaso in America annuali)'. Pcan dals crow Courts are crowded with unhappy marrind couplcs. Why? How tran thè divorce fiood he checked? The questione were put up to Brndloy Hull. ch'ef of thè Cleveland domestic relations bureau. Hull is notatile handied 20,000 divuree cases in Lhlr- ! teer. years. And now < 'leveland Is one of thè few citles wher tho divorce rate is not inc—ea-slng. Divorco t'ajyse “What is thè chief cause of divorce?" he was asked. “Two thlngs speci fìcally,” said Utili “Those are selfishness and irresponsibllity. But they are only thè result of a more fundamenfal roasop. “Piante rests. baelcally, on thè restless. reckleft, contenrptuous epirlt that prevaile. “Rolflsbness and irrosponsiblUty have always exlsted, but were formerly held in restraint by thè sense of publlc opinion and by an inhercnt respect for thè proprletles. That is gone now.” Can't Suggi'ist Remedy Hull said it would be p resu ni p tuous for him to suggest a romedy. “1 know of no way to change thè generai conditions today,” he said. “My Job is to try to stetti thè lido of divorce. Ido it by vcry ordlnary methode, which require much skll! and much tact. “We can only hope tlrat a wave ot sentlment for tho old orrler wlll re--Btore thè world to ita old status regnrdlng divorco. “If your.g people would wed less bastily and tvith more thought for thè future much of thè problem would be eolved.”

feet wide. This bridge was built by thè Southern Pacific Railroad at a cost of $5,000,000. Q. —What is “coke breeze?” A.—When tho coke ls takon from thè ovena it ls scroened and that port which goes through tho one-bolf-inoh holes ls sold as “coke brooze.” Q. —Wliat is henbane? A.—A polsonous annual or biennial herb of thè nightshade family, lntroduced Into this country from Europa and occasionally sound as a iveed In a number of northern States. The leaves, fiowering tops, and sometlmes thè seeds aro used modiclnally. Q. —Does J. Plerpont Morgan & Co. own thè controlling interest in tho stock of tho Southern Raiiway? A. —The stock of thè Southern Raiiway System ia own ed by a large number of Individuala. J. Plerpont Morgan & Co. owns 154,000 sharcs of thè stock. However, this Is not enough to givo that flrm a controlling interest, as there are 1,800,000 shares of stock.

at thè conditions in Germany, Russia, Poland, Hungary—and Austria, but she is gone,” and he made an expressive Gallic gesture. “The economie situation in Europe at this moment,” Loucheur continued aster a slight pause, “is just as criticai as was thè milltary situation in 1917 and 1918 when America entered thè war. The United States, hadto come into thè war to it vlfttoriously. And must eventually come into European affairs to solve them victorlously. “They cannot be solved without ber

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LAW WOULD CHECK HASTY MARRIAGES Hy S’ HA Hrr>ine KANSAS CITV. Kan., Dee. 9 Baislng thè standard of mar rinite and automntically decrea:: ing divorce are f? thè aims of ' thè welfai <■ • ... and marriage , -.9 law proposed i '%ÈF&£*L hy M K 1V:u " * \ *y son - superni i M ***'“*l'|. tendent o f v < j§' Kansas City •nSfct U ii u r c h wnrkers and J ixf club wnmen of * Kansas have > boen “Ppealed to by Pearson to bring V'/ about. thè pasago of tho new PEARSON law at thè next session of thè Kansas Legislature In March. Pearson proposes to make lt mandatory for thè narnes of all persone planning marriage to be published ten consecutive days Iti a daily newspaper. This. he belioves, will eliminate lifisty marriages. A clause in thè law would make it necessary for thè two contracting partles in thè marriage agreement to stand a medicai examination prtor to thè lssuance of a license. Pearson attributea thè large number of defectlve children in tho schools to thè laxlty of marriago laws.

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—and there will be no peace until she does. “Franco would pay thè United States if she could —but it is impossible. Pay With U. S. Money “We could only pay you with thè money in your own pockets. It ls a Paradox, but true. But we cannot get that money from your pockets. “We did not get gold from you during thè war; we got Steel, explosives, war materials. Forty per cent of thè world’s gold is now in rhe United States.

Rcfnses Pori folio By United News PARIS, Dee. 9.—M. Loucheur, during an exclusive Interview with thè United News, revealed tho fact that .he had once been offered thè post of French ambassador at Washington, but refused it because'his prcdilection for frankness was not compatitile with an ambassadorship.” “1 am not enough of a bar to be an ambassador," he laughed.

De Valeva ’s Mother Proud of Son .4 5 He Faces Death Perii

By HORTEXSE SAUNDERS, SFA Staff Correpondrnt ROCHESTER. N. Y.. Dee. 9.—The world's proudest and liappiest mother is one whose sc.n confronta Constant privation, ever-present danger and is in perii of facing a iìring squarh She is Mrs. Charles E. Wheelwright, mother of Eamonn de Vaierà, Irish Republiran leader. The capture and execution of Erskine Childers and other Republlcan leader Ilaring iteen eompkted. Irish Free Suite heads today aro concentrating on thè capture of De Vaierà, their most important foe. A cablegram any day may bring news of his death. But — “If my son cannot live for his country and his cause, then what could be more glorious than to die fot- it?" thè mother asks proudlv. Doesn’f Worry "I do not worry about his safety because he is doing riglit. God will take e-ire of him. But I should worry and grleve if he had betrayed his trust, if he had chosen a lise of luxury“What personal t’iing can he gai ned by stlcking lo his principies? Xuthing. And what does he lose? . Everytbing- thè world holds dear — his positfon, his fortune, his fri- nds, tli<> companìonshlp of his wife and thè seven children he loves. Bui it's all for thè freedom of Ireland. “To be sute.” she admitted, "I should like to know that he always had a comfortable place to sleep at night; thVt he had enough to eal and warm clothing, but these are material considerations. Cottage Her Home Mrs. Wheelwright lives in a small cottage. Though exquisitely neat, her liomo reveals housework is not her only actirity. Flowers, rripies pf masterpieces and quantities of hooks betray hr tastes. Mrs. Wheelwright has not seen De Vaierà since his last risit to this country. “But he does not forget to send me a message whenever ha can,” she concluded. ARE YOU WELL BRED? Away on a vlslt, lt ls quite proper for a youug woman to ssnd a card or brief note to a man friend at homo. It is thè man who has gone away to whom she does not wrlte until she has received a lottar from him.

DEC. 9, 1922

Radio May Solve Church Problem Radio may solve thè country church problem. This subject has puzzled religious leaders ever since thè city became a lure for country folk. It has caused a depletion in thè 'ranks of country preachers until now many a rural church is standing idlc for want of a minister. Instead of wracking their brains over thè problem of fumishing country preachers to their rural congregations, denominational leaders are now thinking of supplying communilies with radio receiving sets, so they may tune in on sermons from centrai churches. That this is practical is shown by thè results radio is already produeing in connection with thè country school. The ever-warning “little, red schoolhouse" could easily be thè conter of education and entertainment for its community, with radio in use. Ita successor, thè centralized school, is adopting it instead. Reports from all parts of thè country show how fast radio is being taken up in these centralized distriets. lt is lookecl upon as another means for keeping thè boys down on thè farm. Why Copper Is Best 'opper wire is ussd on radio sets for thè sanie reason that it is used in other eloetrie systems. It is a good conductor of nlectricity and has less reristance than iron, steel or galcanized wire. •

MRS. CHARLES E. WHEELWRIGHT AND HER SON. EAMON DE VALERA. UNUSUAL FOLK Eti SUA Service DALLAS, Texas, Dee. 9. —“Woman should not usurp thè place of man.” is thè philosophy of Mrs. Edith E. Willmans, famous attomey here. ■'Ùb ] Yet that ls ex .'rn'ly what slie ' nas done, say some of her male opponenls. For ’ s he is thè Arsi l'j-O? 1 "."Ty w ' woman to enter '\ _ latupe as a member of thè lower \ j j house. Further, * / i she plana to proi ! ' pose legÌßlatlon \ which would per’>v t mit marrled wo'v -ri men in Texas to sell propcrty in MRS. WILLMANS their own name. But that’s as far as she wlll go, says Mrs. Willmans. “I ain opposed to this equa! rights law that many women are urging,” she says. "I am for thè iemlnino in women.” Mrs. Willmans is a widow and has three daughters. She has been praetieing law for thè last Ave years and has been actlve in social and politica! lise.