Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 215, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 January 1923 — Page 4

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ABSENT often when a needed law is pnt on. the VOTERS' I statute 'books and fails to work there is a RIGHTS X. popular cry of “kill it,” even when a more sensible demand would be that the law be corrected. The present cry for repeal of the absent voter law is a case in point.

Before the days of railroads and autos most people stayed home and the few who could not be at home on election day did not cut much figure. But there arc now thousands of traveling men who find it a hardship to return home to vote. The law was enacted so they would not be deprived of the voting privilege. “Fine chance,” said the professional politicians, and they went out and gathered applications for absent voter privilege from thousands of Indiana men and women who were not invalids and who had no intention of being away from home on election day. In some known cases enough of such votes were obtained* from negligent citizens to swing elections. Ohio has almost identically the same law and it has never been abused by the politicians—perhaps because Ohio h%s a more scrupulous brand of politician; more likely because public opinion in Ohio is more to be reckoned with. If it is necessary in Indiana to frame thief-proof laws to prevent candidates for office from stealing elections, devices should be put into the laws which will checkmate such chicanery. It has been proposed that the present law be amended to provide that only traveling men. clergymen and others in a limited number of occupations be allowed the absent voter privilege, but this would undoubtedly be found unconstitutional. A much more effective method of correcting the law would be to make it a serious and punishable offense for any person to solicit absent voter applications. Had the present law carried such a provision abuses which have occurred in the past might readily have been prevented Rather than repeal the present law, it should be remembered that those whose business keeps them away from home at t faction time are just as legitimately entitled to a part in the election as they ever were. They should not be disfranchised for the sins of the law’s abusers. It should not be necessary for a qualified voter to be in a certain spot on a certain day in order to have a share in government.

REAL nr X a Xew York restaurant, an actress is shot THING I and k iiled by a rejected suitor. The murLOVE Jl, derer toils the police, “My love drove me to kill her.” z Many will nod knowingly and comment with an air of wisdom, “Yes, love is akin to hate.” Not so. in this case—and few others. The murderer never loved the actress. He loved himself and went after her with a pistol because his vanity resented her failure to adore him. True love never inflicts pain on the beloved. It makes selfsacrifice freely and gladly, to the utmost, for the sheer joy of it, neither demanding nor even expecting reward. A lot of people who think they are in love are merely in a hypnotic state of vanity. PEOPLE -w-TALY cables that the whole town, San LoAND 1 renzo Bellizzi, is slowly sliding down a mounMOTHS X tainside. It has moved 2,000 feet in two years. The ground under the town is slipping in one solid piece, like a sled carrying a boy. Houses have become tottery, catastrophe is a constant danger. But the people take a chance, refuse to move. It reminds you ot householders along our rivers, who flee to the mountains during floods, then move back where/ they’re sure to be flood victims again. People are like moths, returning to the candle until it “gets” them. We make the same mistakes, commit the same foolishness over and over. The drunkard fears whisky, but doesn’t leave it alone. In reality, he wants to be its victim. FOOZLE T"T AVE * vnu 2T"tP‘n the general notion that flyI —l < n ? progressing by leaps and bounds in FLYING XX Europe? In one way, if is. But the 4.812 airplanes in I ranee last j'ear carried only about 20,000 passengers and 100 tons of freight. Rather a disappointing total for the country which, in popular imagination, is concentrating hardest on airplane development. Flying on a big scale will come first in the United States, right where the airplane was invented.

Delivery of Mail Began in 27 of Larger Cities on July 1, 1863

QUESTIONS ANSfIERKII You can sret an answer to any question of fact or information ’oy writing o the Indianapolis Times' Washington Bureau. 132. New York Are . Wash ington, I). C.. enclosing 2 rents in •tamps. Medical, legal and tove and marriage advice <an not be given. Unsigned letters cannot answered, b it all letiaes ar.j confidential, and re.-nve p-rsona. replies. Although the bureau does not require it. it will as'are prompter replies i? reader- will confine questions to a single subject, writing more than one letter if answers on v i rious subjects are desired EDITOR. When did city deliveries of mail begin? In what cities? City deliveries as they exist today began on July 1, 1863, In the following cities: New York City. Brooklyn. Albany, Troy and Utica, X. Y.; Philadelphia. Allegheny, Reading and Lancaster. Pa.; Bostoif, Lowell, New Bedford. Salem and Worcester, Mass.: St. Louis, Mo.; Washington, D. C.; Baltimore, Aid.; Cincinnati and Cleveland, Ohio; Louisville, Ky.; Providence, R. I.; Jersey City and Trenton, N. J.; Manchester, N. H.; Hartford and New Haven, Conn., and Wilmington, Del. If an article is patented in the United States, but not in foreign countries, could any one manufacture it for sale in foreign conn tries? Yes. but the ai tide could not be sold In the United States, as it is fully protected by the patent laws of this country. What is the highest official record of eggs laid by a Rhode Island Red hen? Two hundred and forty-nine in one year. Which is the hardiest turkey, the bronze, the Rourhon Red > the White HolLmt’? Os the three mentioned the bron/. is the hardiest. Is it true that ludians never attack at night? According to the United States Bureau of American Ethnology the fa-

vorite time for an Indian attack was just before dawn: that is. while it was still dark, but dawn getting close.

How many silver dollars are, in circulation in the United States? On Dec. 1, 1922. there were 60 - 761.829. Where did (he wild horses of the western plains come from? The chief progenitors of these horses were probably the horses used by Ferdinand De Soto near the Texas border. How may a hill become law O'er the veto of the President? If it is passed over the veto by a two-thirds vote In both House and Senate. What is meant by a “conservative? One who adheres to existing institutions and Is opposed to radical measures.

My Stars! By BURTON Bit AURA" (An astronomer Ims <-ome forth with the theory that stars are the result of mat,n - between masculine and feminine piemen t, m space.) A COMET whirled through the realms of space, A shining wake b* hind him. He traveled along at i dizzy pace With nary a tie to bind him: TiU once, as the comet went whizzing by. A gay little Pleiad lamped him. She winked at him with a bo.d bright eye And galiy-4adged she vamped him. So the comet paused in hla headlong Bight To flirt with the gleaming Pleiad, He found her sparkling and blithe and bright, And finally asked, would she add Her starry charm to Ins speed and force fn an astronomical tether" "And thus." lie said. ‘ we will roam a course Through the furthermost stars together. 7 lei.'hi nodded a !i assent So off on the trail they started. And over the firmament they went And never again were parted. But little com eta and Pleiads came From this joyous amalgamation. And thus the heavens began to flame With a brand new constellation 1 (Copyright, 1923, NEA Service)

The Indianapolis Times

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Expert Declares Men's Clothes Are Ugly and Too Monotonous Year After Year

By EDWARD THIERRY NEA Service Staff Writer NEW YORK. Jan. 17.—Lend an ear, men. Herewith woman hits back at man. We’ve been criticising their clothes—short ski/ts, long skirts, low necks, ear bangles, folderols and whatnot —and now they’re criticising ours! “What’s wrong with men’s clothes?” Miss Sophie Rafelman—whose business it is to know about clothes, since, as aide to Alfred FantJ, buyer for 150 department stores, she buys $10,000,000 worth of dresses a year —says this is the answer: “Two things are wrong. First, men’s clothes are ugly. Second, they are too standardized.” A harsh word —ugly. But ugly they are, says Miss Rafelman, when they are compared wit h the beauty of women’s garments. “Men are as vain as women about their clothes,” she says. “Yet they haven’t the nerve to remedy their ugliness or to break away from conventional standards. Or too lazy, perhaps. “Too much monotony—coat, trousers, waistcoat, the same year aftor year. They try to persuade themselves they have new styles. But the changes are so slight you need a magnifying glass to find them —a button more or less, a lapel broader or narrower, on inch more or less on the coat, a tiny bit tighter or fuller at the waist.” Women ought to feel sorry for men, more to be pitied than blamed, thinks Miss Rafelman. “It’s pitiful the way men try to different —and can't,” she says. “Vain man. trying to take the curse oft his drab, somber appearance, sticks a colorful handkerchief in his breast pocket and puts on a bright necktie. "But he isn’t wearing pins and jewelry now. Afraid his pattern will jar and clash with the standardized uniforms of other men. “Men are not original about their < lothos. They follow like sheep. Why don't women u.-e thc:r inventive genius and their ideas of beauty, attractiveness and orlginalin in designing clothes for men? “.Wen make women’s clothes. Why not reverse it? ' Haven't men enough gumption to r-bel? That they itch to do It is shown by the pathetic, way in which a few daring soul- seize upon golf kr.iekeis and defiantly wear them Jp streets."

Adams Has Long Ancestry, But It Didn’t Help Him

JOHN T. ADAMS fly Y f'A Rrri'tc* DUBUQUE, lowa, Jan. 17.—John Taylor Adams of this city, chair mat of the Republic ut national co*amlttee, whose resignation Is be'ng hinted In official AYash'-’gtor circles, boasts of a long line of A-peli-can oncost ry. But this did not get Adame on easy start In life. At 19 he left school for a job at $3 a week. But the ante firm that started him on bis career in ISBI now conducts one of the greatest lumber businesses In the West—under Adams' presidency. When he had established his business standing. Adams ventured Into public affairs He took up school and church activities In Dubuque. During the war he directed the Red Cross drive in lowa. Adams’ interest .'u politics was Inherit'd! from liis father, who was In Congress in the days of Daniel Webster. He started by conducting Wllliam B. Allison's last primary campcign for Senator in 1908. And be continued on bis climb through State and national politics until May, 1921, ho became chairman of the Republican national committee. Outside of politics, Adams likes books and languages. His stately home on the Dubuque hillside, overlooking the Mississippi, contains what Is said to be one of the finest private libraries in lowa.

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Public Opinion

Where to for Milk To the Editor o' The Times Yesterday mori ing a sweet little notice was left on my milk bottle stating that milk was now 7 cents a pint and to guide myself accordingly in making out my check. So 1 used the telephone and called up five other milk companies and was Informed that their price was the same, or would be, starting next Monday. So I’ve either got to pay it or steal it of? my front porch. "Competition" Is Just about to enter the dead language class. Combines are slowly inking its place Mr. Public Service Commission, If it Is your duty to take care of the gas company, light company, tele phono company, why cannot we Include the coal, ice and milk companies, too? If the last ton of coal T received was worth $10.50 then my telephone is worth the same or more. But the answer Is just this, “Well, that's my price if you don’t want to pay ts. go some place else.” Wi: r- to, I don't know. A DUNHAM, The Law of Love To the Editor o' The Timn What tines \me: :■ a need? IsH Jehovah answer: "The wisdom of her wise men shall perish, and the understanding of her prudent men shall bo hid." Ina. 29, 14. For six thousand years, because of the ruling legislating for their own profits, to maintain existence, it has been necessary for the residue to he selfish also. Here is the evil. The remedy: Enforcement of the law of love "Thou shalt love thy God with all thy heart, and they neighbor as thyself," The Christ In ih*> greet day (1,000 years) of Judgment will ex"tciso his great power and reign Isa. 52:13—-05:25. Man has had his try at governing and failed. Jehovah only, through the Christ, can enforce this law of love. Jesus said, “When ye shall see all those thing (war. revdutions. an arch;, -they are here now), know that summer the ‘Golden Ago. the King dom,’ is at the door " Then —“The Wilderness and the solitary place shall he glad, . 1 the desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose. No lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast. The ransomed of Jehovah shall return (from the grave) and sorrow shall flee away.” Isa. 55. CIIARI.ES m. weaver, 1176 Eugene St.

Q|jFto school on a winter morning •—fresh and rosy—or pinched and chilly? * k ’ j|. f / *''*'•— v \ \ That’s a matter for Mother to decide. wi Wj/ 1/ \ Children, as well as grown-ups, need jLSJ a hot mealtime beverage that is whole- *23. some, invigorating, and free from harmful after-effects. Coffee is known to be harmful —especially to children. That is why so many thoughtful mothers give their children delicious Postum. This pure cereal beverage gives needed warmth and comfort, has delightful flavor and aroma, and \ is free from anything that can injure the health of children NN. or adults. Your grocer sells Postum in two forms: Instant Postum l^j| fin tins) prepared instantly in the cup by the addition of _ggsssk~.!r MI boiling water. Postum Cereal (in packages) for those who prefer to make the drink while the meal is being prepared: made by boiling fully 20 minutes. Postum uHnTi.Ai.Tii & “ There’s a Reason ” Made by Postum Cereal Company, Inc., Battle Creek, Michigan

MISS SOPHIE RAFELMAN

TRAVEL? Not for This Man Who’s Sold Tickets Covering 1500,000,000 Miles, But Always Stays Horne

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MICHAEL J. FALASZ. fly XKA .Sen ice CHICAGO, Jun. 17.—Michael J. Falaaz has been sending folks on trips around the world and to every conceivable point mentioned on the postal map for the past 25 years. Yet he has never been farther than 30 miles away from Ids own home here at a.ny time, and says lie wouldn't go even If he got the chance. Falanz has a railroad and steamship ticket office In the Congress Hotel. Offhand, lie can name the distance to and between all imi>oi tant towns in the world, and while answering questions over two telephones at the samo time, finds a spare moment. In between to wait on customers at the counter. “I've probably written travel tickets covering 300,000,000 miles Tor people.” be says. “But since I get my Job hoi-o, way back when I was a kid. all desire to get out among 'em has been killed.” TRUCK DRIVER HURT Kenneth Folgoa, 2032 Roosevelt Ave., was slightly Injured Tuesday when a truck he was driving collided with another automobile and turned over at New York and Liberty Sts. |

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Another Indian Bill Is Ordered Killed by House

By W. H. PORTERFIELD. WASHINGTON, Jan. 17. —Asa result of extensive and expensive hearings, the House committee on Indian ' affairs has ordered another bill, in- , troduced and fathered by Senator Bursum of New Mexico, to be killed.

This latest Bursum product to get the official axe was nothing more or less than an attempt to take a number of parcels, eight or ten, of scenio and valuable lands of a total area of 2,000 acres, from the Mescalero Apache Indians in Southern New Mexico and have the same set aside as a National “ali-the-ycar-park” to be held perpetually, maintained nd operated by the Federal Government. These parcels," being widely separated, could only be connected by Federal highways, which it was naively explained by Bursum. would probably be built by the Govern-) ment. They also specified that Elephant Butte Dam, thp greatest reclamation reservoir, in the country, should he included in the “park,” end that the parcels of land were to be selected by the Secretary of the Interior.

Needed Repairs on White House to Cost $25,000 By F. G. ORR WASHINGTON, Jan. 17. —Hurrah! It looks as though the White House is about to get anew roof, a heating plant, and an ice machine! At least the Independent offices appropriation bill, now being discussed in the House, carries an item of $25,000 to be used for these purposes. It will take SIO,OOO to put in a heating plant which will connect up with the State, War and Navy* building | furnaces. Mr. Wood of Indiana says that tills centralized heating will save $2,100 .i year. But more than that, it will do away with all necessity for coal dust ami dirt around the ex ecutive mansion. Another bourgeois'* institution which ought to lio suppressed around the pli.ee where we keep our President, is that of hauling ice along the walk leading from the White House to the executive offices. The committee thinks $4,000 for self icing refrigerators will be a good investment.

K. P.S TO CELEBRATE Anniversary of the founding of the Knights of Pythias order Feb. 19 will he observed by tho Texas Pythian Home Mandolin Club with a program to be broadcast, from Radio station WRAP at Ft. Worth, 11 p. m. to 12:30 a. m., according to word received by Carl R. Mitchell, grand keeper of records and seals of the Indiana Grand Lodge. - PICKPOCKET GETS PURSE While in the elevator of a down town store, a thief robbed MaHe Gushwa. 51$ S. State Ave., of a purse containing S2O, Tuesday.

Good Manners

On the Mroet, a man never the arm of a woman he la escorting. He offers his own if he feels that the woman needs his protection. Nor. in the daytime, does a woman take her escort's arm unless she is aged. Infirm, or again, in the event of some es pecial need for protection. In the evening the woman properly acceptH her escort's support, though she only rests the palm of her hand lightly within his elbow, without linking her arm through his.

TOM SIMS SAYS:

WE have read so much war news lately we absent-mind-edly saluted a street car conductor yesterday. • * • Reader asks if Essen has very many delicate Essen stores. Maybe. • * In Chicago, when a man wakes up shot he always wonders if it was his wife or a burglar.

A Tennesseean claims the white corn moonshine works slowly but is very conscientious. * * • Cape May reports geese living up to their names by flying north already. * * * Being an expert in handling food, it is a pity Hoover declined the job as Secretary of Interior. * * ♦ “Near East at Stake”—headline. Bet they wish it was at steak. • * * Tariff is boosting the price of almonds, but the nuts knew it would. Showing bow the world changes, a New Yorker bit another man’s nose off to spite the other man’s face. Appropriation to catch bootleggers is about 10 cents per bootlegger. • • • Every now and then all of us get so mad we tell the truth. This winter is half gone and much to our surprise very few' of us have frozen to death yet. Detroit woman's husband who came home late and entered by a window is her late husband now. • % • Statistics show California children are the tallest, but neighbors’ kids always have the thickest heads. Price of window glass lias gone up and those keeping up with trusts think they can see through it. • • * Fort Worth hermit who inherited SIOO,OOO is hunting a wife. All he will have to do is sit still. • • • dust when every one was looking forward to summer the sad news comes that straw hat brims will be wider. * • Conditions could be worse. There are always more troubles we haven't than troubles we have. You must go some to get very far.

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T The First Gas Lights

HISTORICAL. SSRIKI No. s

By an act of the Legislature a gas company was chartered In 1861 and began operation immediately. The first street lights followed in 1853, when the city took advantage of this means of lighting the “downtown district.” Gas lights were installed in Fletcher's Bank, which for fourteen years had been doing business by candle light. Fletcher's Bank and Its successor •—The Fletcher American National Bank—have played an invaluable part in the growth of Indianapolis and Indiana industries—its 83 years of service places it among the finest banking institutions in the country.

Fletcher American National Bank

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