Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 194, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 December 1922 — Page 4

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DODGIXG b'jeu doing a great deal of talking SPEEDERS in Indianapolis recently about dodging auOLD GAME y y tomobiles, paying coal bilis and sewagc disposai, but if you think that thè problems of city lifc are new and peculiar to our generation ponder tliùs: In New York City, 117 vears ago this month, thè retail price of stove-wood soared to s2l a cord. A great hovl went np. jPiiblie and nowspapers denounced thè profiteers anni dentandoti a return to thè nornial priee ot‘ thosc; times—sll.so a cord. Priees durfng thè Napoleonie wars, and later during thè Civili M*ar, soared to alinosi exactly thè sanie average level as \ve Amerieans had in 1920 on thè eve of thè big crash. Then. as.notv, many wise-heads insisted that “priees can never! go back as tow as they nere.” Those generations back youder at least didu't have to dodgej autos? Morse stili, judging from old accounts. thè galloping horses an# wagons of bakers’ boys and hucksters. The driv©rs vere raostly wild yonng men, an.xióTis to speed things up. And ! they were aeeustomed to elitnb down and beai up anv pcdestrians; who objeeted to traffio ha/.ards. There is no roport on ;fnv mayoralty inquests as lo thè sanity of these birds, bui (he Evening Post in 1805 ealled such dare-devil drivers ‘‘flying Mereuries.” and reeorded that—to. strike terrori iuto téc hearts of people on fooi— they delighted to erasli around thè corners of narrow streets. at a breakneek gallop, eareening on two wheels and splasliing mud. Diffieult to dodge your way aeross city streets now, but it is not much more thau one ì.undred vears sinee hogs in great droves j ran At largo in New York City, upsetting pcdestrians and swish- \ ing muddv water against fashionable ladies’ skirts. This state of affairs went urunolested until thè swine took a fancy to lying around in M ail Street. Then thè irate financiers rose up in their wrath and got action in thè forni of an ordinanee against using thè public higlnvays for pastures. You don’t have to go back mueh farther to fìnd cities without sewage systems. all garbage and refuse dumped in thè streets j until raiu swept it a way. TliaUs how>lie terrible plagues started. There was also a tax on Windows, so high that thè poor had to live, in dark horaes. Thugs had prettv much their own way, with few ; police. Fire was a Constant perii, onlv a bucket brigade to tight it. : Since people first eongregated in cities they have howlcd and squirmed at thè “awful conditions.” These conditions 4re thè penalty of city lise. And conditions in every city are always at least fìve vears ahead of what is heing done to cope with them. The solution of thè city is to get out of thè city. WHERE THE W( DOPING down upon thè United States mint WILD MEST Denver, four desperadoes opened tire with BEGINS ritìes, whàiiged a way wjth a hiuidred ride shots, killing a guard, injured citizens, and whirred away with $200.000 in cash in a high powered automobile. Movie aotors never did it with more drama. P>ut. this was reai lise. and death, “out where thè We.->t he- ( gins, ’ as thè song writer has pnt it. M~here is thè wild and woolly West, with its gangs. its dare-devil liold-ups. adventures and hairbreadth escapes? Denver? Or Kalemazoo, or Baltimore? Or. as Emerson said of Boston, is it “a state of mind?” That’s it. We knew a reformed eonviet gave up burglarizing to beconie a tin-miih becanse “burglarv doesn’t pav itnion wages.” Ile said “When 1 was voung 1 liked thè adventure of. it, and pictiu*ed myself a hero. Now I know I was onlv a tool.” The state of mind that makes that wild M r est robbery possible in Denver makes it equally possible in Birmingham or Buffalo. The wild M’est hegins in movie thrillers and hair-raising fiction. But it doesn’t end there. This time it ended in Denver. MAKING A SM ALL box, about thè size of a eigar EXPERIENCE humidor. studded with hrass nails, is a AN ASSET X X. treasured reìic of thè Bowerv Savings Bank Bank in New York. This bank’s ontire valuables were kept in this box. in 1834, and oarried home at night for safely by thè oashier. Today thè bank is a Storage place for noarly $200,000,000. And ali from thè simple start in thè small box. Drudgery that vields us little return today may be leading to richrs or fame later. Getting experience and training is like piling up money in thè bank.

France Paul Germany Rillion Dollars Indemnity Aster 1870

i|l ESTIONB AN^VK.KKD Tou ran g:ct an answo- lo rmy nf faci or informntion bv w rifinir lo thè Indianapolis Tiraiee’ Wr#' n. tri mi Hin-au, 1322 New York Ave.. Washn.Vioii. J>. C. inelosing” 2 <fnt in stamps Mulinai. Jeca! ar.d lovr ar.ri aclvi? * ho iriven letters oannot ho msw re*!. h'.st all Ìetter3 aTe oonfidential. ani rt- ive personal rop]ie<*. Although thè bureau doee not reqture it. Jt aasures prompt* r replie? if ronderà .vili eonfine Questiona to a gingie Biibjeet. writing more than one letteokif answers on various sub jeets are <jt -itP*.—EDITOR What hhs the indemnity paid by Frante io Germany aster the Franco-Prussian war? Aster thè Franco-Prussian war (lSlii--711 France paid to Germany si ve milliards of fra nos (nbout *1.000.000.000) as war indemnity. One milliard was paid in 1871 and tho baiatine in installments extending over three years. What is a practirai way-to cut a fciass botile in two? Probably the most practical way to cut a glass bestie aft°r tlie inanner you desi re is to wrap the bottle with a wtre, through whieh an clectric rurrent can be conducted so that it will heat the wire to redness. Af'.er the part of the bottlo under tho wire has bcoome heated, remore the wire rap-

Good Manners Kach person invited to a eh riatening is expeeted to remember the infant with a gift. Probably thè child doesn’t need and eertainly lie won’t appreciate what he gets, so many peoiile tnake their presenta with a view to the future. A silver spoon. a hook, or money, either in gold or the forra of a check, are suitabll.

ìdlv and drop a few drops of water upon tho heated portion of the già ss. This should e r ack the bottlo along the line of heating. What wwe the chief cause* of the war of 1812? As given by President Madison, the chief causes for the war of 1812 were: 1. The impressment of American seamen. 2. The extension of tho right of search to United States vessels. 3. The paper bloekade established by British orders in council. 4. The alleged efforts of Great Britain to persuade the Northwestern In.tians to attack the Amerirans. What did John Sialer do for tlie negro race? In March, 1883, John F. Slater of Norwich, Conn., created a trust furiti of 81,000,000 for the purpoae of “uplifting the lately emancipated population of thè southern States and their posterity. What is thè amotint spent by the War Department in one yrar? The expenditures of the War Do 1 partment from July 1, 1021, to .Tune j 30, 1922. amounted to $454,730,717.67. What great men trere bom on Friday? Washington. Bismarek, Biadatone and Disraeii were all born on Friday. Of what race were the Cari ha genians? The Carthagenians were partly of Libyan and partly of Phoenician descent. Their empire was flourishing as early as century before Chrlst and was destroyed about 149 B. C. How may cellulold be rendered inflexibie and how may it ho coiored red? To make celluloid inflexible, de-ci-easp the amount of camp’nor used ano sufficient tillers, such as zinc oxide, barium sulphate or other filiere, to impart the deslred rigidity to the material. Liquid cellulold may be rendered red and transparént by the addition of a spirit soluble red dye.

The Indianapolis Times EARLE E. MARTIN. Editor-tn-Chief. F. R. PETERS. Editor. ROY W. HOWARD, President. O,*F. JOHNSON. Business Manager

‘Ariti-Ugly’ Society Is Formed to Rid Cities of Defacements on Buildings and Highways

Hy .V Ì'A Service KANSAS CITY. Dee. 23.—What is expected to boccone a Nation-wide niovement to make cities cleaner i and more beautiful has its seed here in thè organization of thè Citizens Anti Ugly Protectlve Association. This organization, thè first of its kind to be incorporated, is financed by sevon publie-spirited citizens. It aims to rid thè city of all defacements on sidewalks, highways, alleys and buildings. Already it has accompiished its first objective—removai of tattered placards and out-of date advertising matter from walls, and buildings. The movement grew out of thè •■(Torts of Joseph Meinratli, rotired business man. who sperit severa! thousands of liis o\\H in ;m ©lTort to ben ut if y thè city. Meinrath’ appeals to thè public through newspaper articles, pald newspaper advertising and other puldicity i hanuels brought him six wealthy aids and lin4d up public sympathy on thè side of thè movoment. Then Meinrath and bis six aids incorporateti their organization. The first thing they did was to dig up an old ordinarne against piacimi posterà on poles. They prevailed on thè mayor and police commissione!to enforce Aiis ordinanee. Poles, walls and buildings were covered with posters. some of them vears old. Police aid was enlisted to tear all of them down. • "We’ve accompiished our first aim." says Meinrath. “Now we hope to get through thè council ordinances which will rid boulevards of obnoxious signboards and residence streets of filling stations. • What s thè use of having fine boulevards and residence distrlcts and statuary if they're not protocted? “The word ‘uglies’ weìl deaeribes thè evils we’re fighting. And ’antluglìes’ is a good nickname fcr thè seven of us who're leading this war.” There Will Re No Christmas Tree at White House Rii Time Special WASHINGTON. Dee. 23. —There wilj he no Christmas tree at thè White House this year. but everythlng else that goes to make it a Merry Christmas will be there. Mrs. Harding has recovered fro-n her illness to surh an extent that she ls taking a lively interest In Christmas octivitles atitl is directtng detalls of thè advance preparations. Sii*- will sit in ber usuai place in thè f unily dining room Christmas and un--1 ess setb.icks occur, sho will eat turkey. oranberries. und other deltcacies which will he served at thè Christmas dinner l.'nless Harding relatives ar rive, there will be no outside guosts. Mrs. Harding has seen a few friends since her eonvaiescence and aster thè holldays. she exhects to see more. When Congrega adjourns NLarch 4, she and thè Presldent are planning a trip to Florida.

U. S. Mints A re Gtiarded Against Future Robbery By Times Sprrinì WASHINGTON, Dee. 23.—Don’t try to roh any of thè United States mints: lt can't be done, aithough a lot of folk think lt was done In Denver thè or.her day. "The United States mint didn’t Tose a penny a s thè result of that $200.000 rohbcry in Denver thè other day," he continued. "Thls money had boeri turned over by thè mint to thè federai reserve bank and a receipt obtained therefore. beforc thè hold-up oceurred." Robhing thè United States treasury here, whlch has billions of dollars in cash stored within its gray stono walls, would be almost an impossibllity. Not only has thè Nation’s dopositorv its armed guarda, who are on duty throughout thè day and night, and perhaps thè cloverest system of burglar alarms extant, but iff is also connected by wire with Ft. Myer, Va., and any attempi to molest it would bring a troop of cavalry elattering into thè city on a few moments’ notice. ( fiat for Spring A coat. of Canton crepe, for spring wear, is made on straight linee and glves a narrow silhouette. The cullar is of chinchilla squlrrel.

Good Night! By BnUTOX BBALET WE say “Good night" in tho llvin* room Threo timi, perhapa, or four, We say “Good night" in tho outer hall As we Unger about thè door, We say "Good night" In thè vestibolo Some six or righi llmes more. We say "Good night” on thè poreh awhlle And then on thè steps, of course, We say "Good night” at thè outer gate And then—aa a last resource. v We ebout "Good night" as we start thè car, Though we're gro’vlng a little hoarse. It's funto vtsit and funto play At thè home of a loyat friend, But, oh, thè time and thè breath we waste, And thè energy we spend, As we say "Good night;" "Good night;" "Good NIGHT! 1” Till it seems wa wlll never end. ! like to leayp in a courteous way. But I d like to fix it so That when a party is flnished up. And thè moment coraes to biow. 1 could shake my hosts by tne hands and then • Say “Good night" ONCE—and gol (Copyright, 1022, NEA Service)

A STREET IN KANSAS CITY AFTER THE “ANTI-UODIÈS" WON THEIR FIRST VICTORY. INset.: JOSEPH MEINRATH, LEADER OF THE ORGANIZATION.

British and American Labor Leaders Teli of Politicai Aims ofEach Nailon

By L.YL.E C. WILSON United Presa Stati' Correspondent Copyright, 1922, by United Press IvONDON, Dee. 23. Oiganized American labor must change iis tao tics )>efore it can ever oxpect to hccome a reai power in American politica. Ramsay Mac Donald, leader of thè powerful I-altor Party tn thè British Parliament, told tho United Press in an esclusive lntervlew. “I'arUa.mentary authority comparable to that In thè hands of British lal or today can only he gai ned by breaking away fiom thè polirio* of thè American F- deratlon of I.ahV SfaclMral'l said The system so long followed by laho- in thè United States hy which tho lnfluonce of lattoe was thrown to ibis or that candidate, depondi ut l'pon tlia that could ho ohtalned, la not MacDonald’s Idea, of gettine resulta. Pus Up Candidai*^ •'HTntt cl fahric of th.e labor party, tho indttstrlals on one hand and thè Intellectteils on thè other, go out aster politicai power hy put.ting avowed labor c.iAiidat.es In tho fiele!. Keen rejK-ating this procesa until success oomos.” That is Mac Donald'fll advlco to American labor. MacDona'd is a firft believer tn thè dostlny of labor. Desplte a naturai cautlon tn tho matter of politicai prophestes ho gives tho prosoni government less than thè .erage Ufo of a British Parliament. .As to its successor he p.oints out that labor Is no-.v thè officiai opposition io bis maje: ty's govcrnrnent. ;us represente. 1 t y Premier Boitar law. Capital levv is a permanent plank of thè British labor party. MacDonald was ernphatic on that point. It 1 capitai lavy that has put labor tn thè position of becoming tho ]

DOCTOR MISSES BOARD ASKS RESICMATION Or. K. K. Hod gin Saya Ile I.ost Interest in Sunnyside Hospital. Attaehos of thè county commissionerà’ oflice today declared Dr, E. E. Tlodgin, president of thè city board, of nubile health, was askod to resigli from tho board of governerà of SunnyaiUc tuberculosis sanltarium becausa he had nulssed thrae meeting of thè board. Ilodgln lesigned, anving: ‘‘l bucamo a mnber of thè Sunnyside board for thè purpose of caring for Flower Miasion tubercular pailcttts. Tho patients are without a hospital t%mporarily, and aster T was unable to get tho courtcsies extended I took no further interest In thè Sunnyside board. ’ NO HOME; ILL HEALTH; NO RELATIVES; SUICIDE Man Is l'Viund hi Hotel Itoom With iiiillet Through Head. /(;/ I itili CLEVELAND, Ohio., Dee. 23.—"N0 homo; no relatives; 111 health.’’ This laconlo note explained thè trugedy of M. B. Jones, Detroit, Mich., who was sound dead in his room at tho Hotel Statler last night with a bullet wound in bis head. The mah registered as M. B. Smith. Ho is about 40 years old.

Labor in bo!h America and Brìtain greatly nicrc-awii ita politicai ’.:r* nrth in thè rt<s*nt eloction* Th Brittbh workers, tiiroush their -uppor; of thè Labor - Party, aucoevdi-d m < -.petin % such a stronj: group in thè <’onirnona that thè party has Pecorile His Majesty"* opposition. In rii cjcolustve interview with thè > i,:tfi l'rees. Karn■>.)>■ Ma<-nona7d, .'e.-uier of tho British Labor Party, says American labor cannot become a rea! povu-r in politica until it forin a c.-linite politicai party. Repiyinr. Samuel Gompers. presldent of thè American Kcoer.itlon of Labor. asserts by foltowinir ite po icy of backinp its fri end a. wlictiier they i>e ltrpubheans ni I) aio rat- iabor in this ounutry “has eaptured control of Conen in thè causi' of pn.Kress.''

officiai opposi ti on, he says. In this policy, which lias hsn ohallenged nt tlmcs as communlstlc, MacDonald see* relief for many of thè ijls of tho pr-sent day economie System. MacDoanld points to tho comparative polis of thè two major parties and draw-- a hroad Scotch ronclusion. If, he rcasons. labor has been tibie to seriously challenge thè jiolling power of thè establlshed conservativo party with Its vears of parila menta ry leadership to bolster its prestigo. then labor by vigorous seizure, of its opportuntty to prestige as tho offi'Jai opposifton will soon tum tho scale By SAMUEL GOMPERS, Pregldont of tho American Feileration of labor. (Copyright, 1922. hy thè United Piess.) WASHINGTON. Dee. 15.—1 dare say that American labor today is ©x(ictly as elTective politi) aìly as British labor, Lui whether or not that is tho caso, thè material thing is that h© later must, and does. sult its conduct to thè conditions which surround Brittah labor and to thè psychoiogy of British labor. American workers must sult their action to conditions with which they

Public Opinion

■Stands hy Arbuckle To thr l'ditor of Tho Times Aster readlng an artici* In laat evanlng’B Times In whlch our eeteemed mayor, Mr. Shank, made a statement regarding Mr. Arbuckle. motion pi ture actor, I wish to sav a few words In favor of Mr. Arbuckle. In my opinion Mr. Arbuckle should be glven a fair deal. The courta of California awarded him an aqulttal, apd therefore I cannot quit* understand Mr. Shank's vlewpolnt. Mr. Shank, aa welt as others, scema to bave tho idea that when a man is down everybody should Help to keep blm down. Mr. Shank is, in my opinion, a little too haaty in bis donunclatlons. Ho should remembor that lt was thè people of Indianapolis who elected him to his present office. He should cousider thè feolings of tho poople as well as hia own. As for moral correctlon. I think thore are enough theators In thia city showing pictures whlch are liabla to disrupt thp weak minds of a great. mnny people who do suoli a great amount of “bowling." There is plenty of tinte to pass lawa as to wiiat kinds of show thè puhlio can go to see when thè ploturea nave alreafly been passed by thè board of censors. There 1" enough crime and trouble In our city that our leading officiala should be taking care of, lot alone a little moving piotare. E. S. ROGEKS, 535* N. Capitola Ave. For thè Pedestri;! n To thè T'fy’ of The Times I have read thè articlea in The Times by thè Rev. J. Randolph and John Soser, and they have thè sanie idea. I have. I cannot bear very good so T do not think there ls any one who watchea thè slgnala any more than -T do, and T have sound lt imposslble to obey tlie corner policeman’a slgnala. When I do I have to step back on thè corner some timo three or four titnes before it is safe to go on. Now I think it a shame that we who should be classed as jf ywalkera. I have noticed that when a man driving a car ls waiting for thè policeman’s slgnal to move that he does not even look to see if there is any one In front of him, but just goes ahead, Mr. Soser's Idea of thè one way pian on Washington St. is what I bave had-in mlnd for a long time. I nm glad that some one has given thè poor pedestrians a little thought, for it seems that there has only been thought to malte it safe for thè man or woman tjhat can afford a car and thè pedestrians left out altogether. ’MRS. a R. HUBER, 45 N. Capito! Ave.

are surrounded and to what they tind ls thè domìnant psychoiogy among American wotkers. We are not ad visi ng British iabor, hecause we are convincevi that Britisi iabor is mudi more competent to shaps its own course than auy ad viset unfamiiiar with conditions surjouritlinii it. W'o liave for British labor every good wish^ \\ in li llini Wcll When it comes to shaping tho tuuiso and detei tnining thè poiicies ol American labor, whetiier industriai or politicai, ali we itali sai 1 tu Mr. AjUu.iXm.Ud is that we wisli him well m i'.ngianu, but so far as out ulfaiis are concernevi, we trust he wìli contini' Ina advice to Englanu We a(e conviiioed that thè cuursa o£ American iabor has been. and is, thè righi cour.se. The rcpoi t of thè 11011-partisan politicai campaign commlttee of thè Anici leali r edomuon of Babor ou thè recent pv>iitical campaign showu an nchievemi-m with which w- diafienge compaj ison. The poiicies ot American itou: ;ts upplied lo Ameritahav. proven their cotTectness and their ett'eetiveness la-yond rjuestion. Working in Record with th© farmers of our country, labor has bionon down llie reactionary control of our politicaci lise and captured thè control of Congress in th© cause of progress. Every outstandlng roactionary leader has been returneó, with perhaps one senatorial xceptlon. I know of no politicai achievement in any countrj- that sui--passes thy accomplishment of Ameri- > an labor in thè campaign just closod.

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TOM SIMS SAYS: 'Santa Claus does most of M r arsaw is under martial /• Wj&g^k law becau.se Warsaw savv war. / A golfei- tells us thè lea at thè ninewould be no insòmnia. The 8. 8. beton; a ship’s name may # Ì£tt\ soon stand for Sìlip Subsidy. I * * Did you know ibat stratr liats for spring are being made now ì A • • Fatlier always learns what bis Chrisimas presenl cost. • ♦ * The sewiiig maehine was pafenled in 1790 and neighbors have viropjjed in to us*? if ever since. + * * A Washington man has paid SSOO for twenty eggs that ha ven t been laid. so this must make thè ben nervous. • • • Have thè movie reformer.s considered barring all films in which any mpvie actors take parts? • * • Seattle aulo driver ran into a new building going up and may elaim il was ori thè wrong side of thè Street. J • * * Reader asks if a clau.se in a will in your favor is a Santa Claus. Yes. • • • Ordinary travet may broaden one, but Christnias traved flattens one.

Boy ’s Pica to Surgeon Gives Added Skill to Keen Blades

PITTSBURG Fa., Dee. 23. Lise and returning health, which thè eurgeon? said a few weeks ago could not be his was bestowed to Gayiord AVoodsj a 12-year-old !ad. through thè generosity of John A. Bell. Sr., a multimillionaire. of Carnegie, when an operation removed from younj| Wood a ln.,d windpii# a iunior tha* soon would havp closed thè air pass;g© and caused his death. Today thè lad is convalescing in a hospital, able to wnlk about and on thè road to recovery aster what a r.umber of noted surgeans declare to have been one of thè most unusual cperations ever performed. Boy Is \Yeak So acute was thè boy' conditimi when thè operation was performed that il was deoined to be inadvisable io administer a regolar anesthetic, and thè operation was carried on with only a locai anesthetic to deaden thè pain. Through it all tho little fellow bore up gamely, from timo to time putting his a.nns around thè neck of Pr. Iv. S. Simpson, thè operating surgeon, and whispering plalntlvely: “You won't lei me die, will you, doctor?” as thè surgeon's keen blades cut into his thròat and windpipe. "1 am more than glad thè little lad

/will recover,” said Dr. Simpson to- ’ day. ”It was thè most heart-rend-ing operation I ever performed. That ; boy’s little voice into my ear sttemed | to give me strength as we went on, j and when it was all finished I felt : that we had saved him. I never felt . better over anything in my lise.” ’ Result of Fever A year ago thè boy was stricken with scarlet fever, which left its mark ; in thè form of a swelling in thè throat.. Physlcians were consulted and they | decided thè trouble was in thè glands iat thè back of thè neck. The condition grew- vorse and an operation was ! deenied to be neeessaryFinally it was performed, but it failed to relieve thè condition, and i thè boy grew m orse. The swelling in his throat increase-i until his breathiiig was seriously interfered with. The lad .t condition becamo so grave that he could breathe, and then with : diffioulty, only when sitting crecL One morning about six weeks ago John A. Bell, Jr.. stopped at ther Woods cottage to Inquire into thè con-* dition of thè little patient, and was. informed he was worse. He went inside and saw thè little sufferer. Doctors had said that he must die. The younger Bell immediately ealled a specialist, Dr. Frank Edmumlson.