Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 191, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 December 1922 — Page 4

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YOUR OWN "T - *T*OU can learn much philosophy and knowlROAD TO edge of human nature by vvatching simple YOUR GOAL _L incidents. For instance: In a Pullman smoking-room, one travelcr recently began boasting of thè merits of his safety razor. The others unconsciouslv began stroking thcir chins. One spoke up, praising a second make of razor. Another pòoh-poohed, he used a third make—“got it all over thè others." Six different makes of safety razors were touted for world leadership. Each claimant firmly believed he was right, thè rest wrong. They appealed to thè seventh passenger—economical of eonversation, smoking quietlv in thè corner with hat over his eyes. “None of you is right,” he announced, knoeking thè ashes out of his pipe. “I use thè onlv REAL razor—thè old-fashioned straight biade without any safety guard.” The argument was carried to thè porter, supreme judge of raany a Pullman argument. The porter chuckled and said: “I don’t see it makes any difference. The important point is that each of you, no matter what kind of razor you use. Comes out with shave.” You sit down in a restaurant and ponder thè bill-of-fare. Finally you order. Ask thè waiter and he’ll teli you that, except where there’s a straight table d’hote dinner for a fixed price, no two persons in a large dining-room order exactly thè sanie meal. However, they all walk out with a full stomach —or, at least, sufficient fuel to keep their engines running. Each of us has a slightly difterent way of doing things. But in thè end we.are all working toward thè same goals. There are millions of roads, all leading to thè same happiness, just as there are many ways of baking good bread. In national government we have thè same common goal—lots of service and public improvements, at lowest possible cost. But. like men who shave and hungry folks who enter thè restaurant with contrasting appet.ites, we differ as to how to reach what we want. It ? s a good thing always to remember that we have something in common with thè opposition. If all contendine parties could get this through their heads, an exchange of ideas might reveal thè compromise that would prove to be a mutuai short-cut. FINDS HICKENS (thè poultrv kind) talk. They have FOWLS I twenty-one sounds in their alphabet. So claims TALK Rev. Dr. Fairbank B. Stockdale of Bavside, N. Y. Stockdale began investigatili" chicken language thirty years ago when he read of Professor Garner studving thè monkey language. If you doubt that chickens comniunicate with each other, listen to thè mother hen clucking to her chicks when no danger is near. Then observe how her clucks change (and thè resulta on thè chicks) when a hawk or rat approaches. Animai Lise unquestionably has some means of communieation. That proves thè existence of intelligence. SAVING EVEN mothers die in childhirth, for each 1.000 LIVES OF live babies that are born in America. This is MOTHERS thè average for thè last seven years, as shown by thè census. It is a terrible toll and should make all of us realize keenlv and indeliblv thè vast deht we owe to our mothers. each of whom went down into thè valley of thè shadow to usher us into thè world. Better news is this: The mothers’ death rate in childhirth is slowly declining. For whieh, thank medicai Science.

PHONE P | ’iIIE public service commission is to be compliRATE 8 raented on thè thorough mauner in whieh ìt PROGRESS investi gating thè affairs of thè Indiana Bell Telephone Company. The affairs of thè company are complicated, and obtaining a thorough understanding of them is an enonnous task. The public feels that telephone rates are too high. This is sufficient justification for thè commission to use everv resource to determine whether this is trae. Day aster day hearings are being held, many of them bringing forth only a mass of, to thè public, uninteresting detail. But every detail, however small, is important in determining whether thè company is properly organized, what relation it bears to thè American Telephone and Telegraph Company and thè Western Electric Company, and whether thè rates being charged and thè higher rates asked are justified. The Telephone Company is more than locai or even Statewide in its scope. It is essentially a national organization, and for this reason its affairs meander through manv channels. It appears to be inseparable from thè American Telephone and Telegraph Company and thè Western Electric Company, and yet it is being opcrated as a separate unit. The painstaking research of thè public Service commission should lead to thè establishment of rates fair bolli to thè public and thè company.

Height of Tirnber Line Varies Greatly in Different Latitudes

QITEBTIOXB ANSWFREP You can got an answer to aay question of faet or inforniation by wntiner to thè Indianapolis Times' Washington Bureau, IJJ22 New York Ave.. Washington. D. C.. inoioetn* 3 cerna in stampa. Medi ai. legai and love and marriaee ad vice cannot be given. Unaign~d lettcm cannot be answred. but al! lettera are oonfidential. and recelve personal replles. AJthonffh thè bureau doea no; refluire lt, It wil! arsure prompter replio li madera wil! confine questiona to a single snbject. writlng more than one letter if answers on various eub.ccts are desired.—EDlTOU. rioes fhe ”timber line” vary wlth diffoient latitudes? Yes; thè timber line varles greatly udth thè latitudes. For instance, thè thnber line in southeas*ern Alaska on thè Congress National For e st, la botween 1.50 C and 2,000 feet above sea level. In Arizona, on thè Crook National Forest, it la approximately 12,000 feet bove sea level. In Montana lt is brtween ? TOO and B.s£*f e-t; while in Colorado, lt is 11,000 feet above. \Vhat is thè ftrst mention of sm&ilpox? Accordine to Science Service sno illpox was described zi early as thè sheth cenutry rather vnguely, but Rhazes (860-932) gare a description of it which is almost modem. What proof is there that thè Arctic was once wamier than it is today ? Fossils in rocks show that thè Arctlc once had a milder climate than now. At Spìtzhercen, for instance, there are e-vidences of extensi ve foreets of oak, beech and other woodland treee characterlstic of a temperate clhflhte. althougb there are no trees

on that Arctic archipelago today on account of thè cold. What would he a good menu for a (hrìstmas lunchcon and appropriate fahle decorations? The table may be decorateti wlth a tiny Chriatmas tree, Santa Claus favore, etc., at each piate, and lt is also effective to have tiny Christmas eandles lighted at each piate and amali, appropriate gifta. The followiag; menu is suggested: Tornato bouillon with whipped cream. Strips of toast. Crearned or slieed turke-y. Cranberry jelly. Potatoes stuffed with green oeas. Candlelight salad. Crackers. Christmas pium pudding with hard sauce. Coffee. Red and green mints. What is thè compiete poem, “Olir lives are songs; God writcs thè words?” The poem is an anonoymous one and appears in ‘‘One Hundred Choice Selectlons,” No. 27, edited by Phineas Garrett. It is as follows: ‘‘Our lives are songs; God writes thè words. And we set them to music at pleasure, And thè song grows glad, or sweet, or sad, As we choose to fashion thè measure: We must write thè music, whatever thè song. Whatever ita rhvi\e or mbt,re: And if it is glad. we may makft it sad sweet, we may it A

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German Mark Is Deuce in World’s Financial Deck of Playing Cards

Neither Government Nor People Know Where They Stand Proni Day to Day.

Pii MILTON BRONNER NEA /Staff Corretpondcnt BERLIN. Dee. 20.—1 n America we are fairly sure of our dollar; nobody in Gemiany is sure aboiU thè mark. 8 The dollar may not buy as much as it did before thè war; but thè markt o d a y doesn't buy as much as it did yesterda y—eometimes not as much vs an If thè dollar ia thè ace in thè worid’s flnancial deck of cards. thè German mark is Nobody wants EBERT it if he can get his hands on some other major coin a gè. That is why thè German govern ment had to prohibit German buying American and English and Dutch money The fact that thè mark rlsos and falls, but moatly fall, upsets all Oerinan business. Neither thè government nor thè people know where they stand freni day to day. Throughout Germany there is generally a vry anxious desire for stabUization of thè mark: First—On thè part of thè shopkeepers who buy and sell inainly in Germany Second —On thè part of thè middle class ivhose salaries put them near tlio starvation line. Tìiird—On thè part of th workmen, who evpp. with their tinions and their increased wages. find it had to make both ends mept. The feeling of thè German government. from President Ebert down. la mixed. Valile Hits Government When thè falling vaine of thè mark compels it to pay more to all its employes. and more pensions to thè insured old people and to thè dls ahled soldiers, thè Government would like to see a stabilized mark. But thè Government has ìssuefl l illions of ever cheaper paper marks. Sudden stnbllizatlon at a fairly high value would vastly Inerease tlie ; htirdens of thè Government so far as deflation and interest payments were coneerned. And one hears it openly charged that thè great eaptains of lndustry do not want a stahlli/.el maPlt betta use they sell quantitie of goods abroad. As an eeonomist explained to’me: "The thing that is keeping many German industrie! going today Is forelgn trade. We are keeplng that trade hecause we can undersell our competitore. We do so by reason of thè fact that our competitore pay their workmen in dear currency and we pay in cheap currency. Could Not Violi] Trade "If thè mark were stabilized, our factorles could not oiTer bavere of r.oods prices so much lowor thar. ethers as to justify using German goods.” And thè same thing haa been charged in "Die Bank.” one of thè : leading flnancial monthlle* in Ger- | many. Its editor. Dr. Alfred Lana : lurgh, thè agreement be-j twoen Hugo Stinnes and Marquis de * Lubereac. and other slmilar arrange ! nents botween Germans and French- i men whereby Germans aie to suppiy j

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thè materials for thè rebuilding of ravaged northern France. “The agreement sets a premium vpon all efforts made to depress thè mark and send up thè frane,” says Lansburgh. There is stili another reason why big German industrialists oppose a ppeedy stabilization of thè mark. Many of them have borrowed billions in cheap marks; they pay thè interest in cheap marks: If thè mark were stabilized and thereby increased

Roof Playgrounds Will Cut Ciiild Deaths, Woman Claims

Rv JOSEPHINE VA.V DE GRIFI ’ -V FA Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, Dee. 20.—The aviator who flfty years from now starts on a little afternoon jaunt across thè sky will look down on thè housetops below whereupon thè Nfollowing eonversation will ensue: “Hey, what you ùolng down there, buddle?” "Aw. nothing,’ mister, just skinnin’ a cat." For thè skylina of all great cities will show a multltude of roofs neatly lattice 1 ani! proterted along thè outer edge whlle within will be swings. see-saws and alidore fotthè h mdreds of children who have gone up to thè roofs to play. This is predicted by Dr. Cecile Greil, whose move to convert tho icofs of tenements into playgrounds has receivetl intpetu.s from thè prornised cooperation of thè New York board of health. Expect Eurther Aid "The board of education will undoubtedly be thè next eoopouating factor.” says Dr. Greil. “Làndlords already have expressed their approvai of thè pian and within two years I expect to see 1,000 roofs of sc-hools, factories, tenements and apartment houses ma'' -ver luto playgrounds. "I expect to see a dirmi.. ... Street accidente which last year resulted in tho death of 1,054 chlldren. These are not thè only cause* of waste of child lise. Tlie tenement distriets with their swarming aileys make it hard for a child to 11 v and breathe, let alone play. “Every city has ita slums. My

We Forget Su SERIO V URAI.EY THANK Hcarcn * forjjot for thn wr zain Peaor from tho ituol woiindr of srarim.- pain Our hrarls lira! ovor, ami asaiu * faro l.’pon our ay, unahai-KicU by Uiwpair. IYI-o of pat Bufferlns ami old regret, Thank Htaveu we forteti Thank Koaren we forte! thè barbe and tilt Of yeetrri.ay, and that about uh eilrwts But little meniory of Utile woea. Thank Heaven that thè paat eo qulcitly goea Into thè lUnbo where dead dayt are zone Whlle we lift hopefui ey.n to each ne* dawn ! Thank Heaven we force! for otherivte We ahould waele breatn n unaTßlhnir igh For vanlaheil palli, ami eiaggiT 'neath a eroe Of sin repente!, and of bvgone iosa. Whieh now vre bury In obltvton. l.’nwept—with all that s beltor dead and done. Thank Heaven we forpet, and co our way. Troublrd or tlnddened rnalnly by Today; Durine now paln. obllHous of thè old. Remembered only aa a tale loux-told. Ever upon new goal our eyea are set, Thank Heaven we for,feti Copyright, 1932. NEA Service)

in value, automatically thè reai debt of thè big industrialists and thè interest they would have to pay would be increased. On thè other hand, and to complete tlie picture, it is but fair to say that owners of German factories which are mainly engaged in supplying home r.einands, claim thè fading mark is ruining them. Bronner’s next story will concern thè battio over thè eight-hour day in Germany.

Wr siJ là “ ' sbl e r DR CECILE GREIL study of them in four coast-to-coast trips has convinced me roof playgrounds will solve many of these ploblems.” Dr. Greil becaino interest ed in child welfare years ago through her associatlon with tho children’s departments of various hospital. In Laly she observed many of thè roof playgrounds condueted by thè gov ernment under thè Montesslro System.

Pastor Declares He Understands Animai Lingo By JOSEPHINE VAX DE GBIFT, NE A Service Staff Writer BAYSIDE, L. 1., Dee. 20.—Animals talk and understand each other much better than human beings, be cause they never attempt to iie to one another. The “ 1 ■ Rev. F. B. Stock jJ dale, pastor cf thè Methodlst Church jr , sjp| here, did not. as jb^ji|§jÈ|ÉÌ others have dono, travel into thè . *-.> jungles of wildest Africa to ar- : : rive at this con- / 'jP". " •;■. si clusion. Instead, ■ ...... he made a .study ?£''■ ( of his own tiarn- 0- 'j yar,1 ‘ irfr A - % "Observe, for instance,” he says, chickens endeavors to keep her STOCKDALE flock out of danger. “Fi’om my atudy window I can listen to a hen clucking and teli whether thè cause of thè excltement iis a hawk or a dóg and whether thè danger is far away or near at hand. "Or, observe thè sparrow. In a flock ©f a dozen sparrows quarreling, eight or ten different cries may he distinguished. “I trained a spider to come out of its lair when I knocked on thè old wooden post where it lived. It would climb to my shoulder. "Two dogs may be Jhe best of pals but when one is indisposod to play, thè other will pass it with no evidence of recognltion. "These and many other oxperiments have convinced m that animala converse with each other readlly. It is by no means always done with sounds, but more frequently by means of vibrations, aa in thè case of thè spider. “Why should thè talk of animals be of interest to thè theologlan? Because, just as a dog’s intelligence is increased by associa:ion with human so I belleve that man's intelligence is ini-reased when he allows himself to be drawn within thè mind that Controls thè universe."

Public Opinion

For rtne-Way Street To thè Editor at Thr Tinteli I think all this talk of flning people for jay-walking is siliy talk as long as thè present System of handling vehlcle trafile is in effect. for podestrians bave as mudi righ to cross thè Street as automobilss or Street care. My suggostion is to make TV.ishington St.. for a certain distance, a omway thoronghfare. not only for automobiles, but for Street care, then you can enforce your traflìe rules and make everybody obev them. JOHN LOSER. Marridge a la Mode On her marriage ove, a 1 ’ersian girl's maids liold over her head a copy of thè Koran tur luck. and a mirror to doublé thè length of her lise. She kisses thè hearthstone on leaving homo, and carries with her. again for luck, bread, salt and a piece of gold. The slavcs who form part of her dowry accompany her to thè hrldegroom’s home, where tlie wedding guests are waitlng.

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TOM SIMS SAYS: WHAT coniti be worse than getting in ja.il about Christ- *** / & Perhaps nobody loves a fat man be- / cause be is hard to get around. I This winter a hvpoerite is a coal \ dNyfs dealer who frowns. \ Wgjf * * t The Christmas during whieh we shopf early is always next Christmas. /^ua Restaurant minee pie is made by putting something in thè raisins. • * * Sam Gompers teli asleep in court. Some courts do look like churches. V • * A Tennessee liunter who wore a red eap and met a bull will buy another kind of eap when he gets out. 4 * Once your friends put you hep, but now they put you hip. ♦ • * When a man is talkirg to himself he believes everything he hears. Biggest oil output during Christmas is thè castor oil intake. 4 4 4 Another eomet has appeared, making three, none of which is as high as fried chicken in Russia. * • 4 A big Canadian asbestos rnill burned recently. We can prove it did. • • • Congress ends its session in March, which is thè month of other winds. 4*4 A Michigan woman horsewhipped her husband. so she may have thought he acted like a jackass. 4 4 4 An Alabama man who drove too fast with a wagon load of dynamite is a former Alabama man now.

Ritrai Credits Bill Is Necessary for Rehabilitation of Farmer

Su Timeh Special WASHINGTON. Dee. 20.—What is this "rural credits" proposition, anyway, that seems to have monopolized discussion at thè Capito!, thè White House, and by polnts in Washington? You’re a fartner in North Dakota. You raise wheat. Conditions over which you had no control make it necessary for you to borrow money to buy soed wheat and make necessary repairs to mnehinery. Now, it would he no disgrace to borrow money if you were a merchant, manufaoturer. wheat broker, or cattle buyer. Indeed. thè banks couldn't run, otherwise. But with thè farmer it's different. Listen to thè following dialogue: Farmer: “I want to borrow SSOO for six months.” Banker: "We make only commercial loans for ninety days." Fartner: "All right, make mine for that.” Banker: “But wa donX loan to

Aunt Alice* Robertson WillGo \ Rack to Indians of Oklahoma

Su Tinien Special WASHINGTON. Dee. 20.—"Aunt Alice" Robertson, thè only woman member of Congress, probably will go back to her beloved Indiane of Oklahoma when her temi expires March 4. According to information here. Miss Rcbertson, one of thè most conspicuous "lame ducks" in Congress. is to be made superintendont of thè Ave eivilized tribes. The office pays $5.000 a year. Victor M. Locke, thè present

n? q? Christmas In 1839 HIBTORICAL S K RIE 8 SLEIGH bells, mingled with thè soft, sweet notes of thè Christmas carols—thè burning cantile in thè tvindow sending out rays of good cheer —stockings hung from thè inantel before thè oid fireplace—wild turkey that was killed out in thè country, now St. Clair and Meridian —merry laughter and shouts of glee as Santa Ciaus gave out thè knick-knacks—-egg-nog that was as soft as thè falling snow. In 1539 "Fletcher’s Bank” celebrated its flist Christmas. Today-—B3 years later —thè Fletcher American National Bank, thè direct successor of thè business of thè oldest bank in thè city, wishes everyone in thè big Hoosier Capital and thè great Hoosier state a very merry Christmas. J i JL Fletcher American National Bank .Capital and Surplus $3,000,000 VAJ V Caj

farmers, except on reai security. Did you want to mortgage your fami'.'" Farmer: ‘‘No, you see, my farm’s already mortgaged.” Banker: “Well, in that case, we can’t lend you anythlng.” Farmor: “But you loan thè buteher, baker, and candlestick maker.” Banker: ‘Tes, but that’s different. Farmer don’t understand economics. Very complicated subject.” Farmer: “But how’m I gonna get money to put in my crop?” Banker: “I don’t know. Ready, [ don’t know.” There you are. That’s what all this “Rural Credits” talk ls about. Farrning. thè greatest industry in thè Fnited States, is practically on thè rocks, facing ruin, farm bloc leaders here say, unless a way is sound to fumish thè farmer with thè samo credit facilities enjoyed by city ini dustries. £

superintendent, is said to be sTated for transfer to thè Army. The live civilized tribes of Oklahoma are thè Creeks, Choctaws, Chickasaws. Cherokees and Seminoles. For years Miss Robertson was a missionari’ among thè Indiana. Headfjuarters of thè five civilized tribes are at Muskogee, Miss Robertson’s home town. No woman has over held this position in thè Government’s Indiali Service.