Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 226, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 January 1923 — Page 4

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FREEDOM - w ■v EPRESENTATIYE Rowbottom of EvansFOR ville places himself again in harmony with CITIES _X_ v that spirit of progress which insists municipalities should have a reasonable freedom to choose the form of local government which a majority of citizens deem best. He has withdrawn his bill to repeal the act of the last Legislature granting cities the right to adopt city manager form of government, instead of the prevailing mayor and council plan. Several hundred cities in many States have, by adopting the city manager plan, undertaken to replace petty partisan control with management of city affairs on the lines followed by the best conducted private business comeras. Cleveland is the largest and one of the latest cities to take up the city management idea and is soon to embark upon an experiment which will be watched and possibly copied widely. In a number of cities where tried, the city manager- plan has provided more satisfactory administration than was experienced under a commission form or the older mayor and council regimes. But how universally the city manager scheme works out to the great betterment of civic conditions remains to be seen. Government in Indiana cities has, not been so irreproachable that we can afford to shut the doors against any scheme of government promising improvement and which lends itself to the American principle of popular sovereignty. YOUR 0 you like your name? In Hammond, Ind., CHILD’S E | the nurse tells a father that a fifth son is LABEL 1 J born to him. ‘‘Five is enough.” says pa. £o he names the son Enough. This may seem funny now. But it will not seem funny to Enough when he grows up and gets tired of jests about his name. We carry our names with us as long as we live. Parents should select baby’s name with great care. The selection should be made with an eve to whether baby will like, his name when he grows up. Some people have to waste a lot of time and effort, living down a foolish name that mol her liked when she saw it in a novel. JUSTICE OMEWHERE in his oath of office as GoverIN V nor of Arkansas. Thomas C. Mcßae swore he ARKANSAS kJ would uphold the Constitution of the United States. All Governors do that. If he will read the Constitution, Governor Mcßae will find that, among other things, he promised “to establish justice, in sure domestic tranquillity, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare and secure the blessings of liberty” for his people. More than a fortnight ago a railroad in Arkansas, having a labor controverv with its employes, hauled a mob into Harrison Heber Springs and other points along its right of way. The rail road accused strikers of burning bridges. The mob ran local officials out of office, usurped civil authority, hanged one union man, heat up others, drove a score or more with their families from their homes at the points of guns, and forced others to sign affidavits declaring themselves "one hundred per cent American’’ —whatever that is—and made them promise to guard railroad property if caljed upon to do so. Leaders of the mob denied inhabitants of Harrison the freedom of speech and of the press, invaded private homes, and denied men and women the right, to return to their residences. Nobody has denied that this took place. - Governor Mcßae, when interviewed by a correspondent of' this newspaper, declared that he was “sorry if the homes of the i strikers have been violated,” that “if women have been mistreated, they have my sympathy,” that, if railroad officials furnished cars to bring the mob to Harrison, “it was their affair,” and finally that, after all, he was “only Governor, and without authority unless the Legislature dictates. Previously, the State Legislature had voted a resolution giv ! ing Mcßae authority to act in the emergency. The "mob” which : ran out civil officials was still ruling Harrison. We ask Governor Mcßae these questions: Is that establishing justice, insuring domestic tranquillity, providing common defense, or securing the blessings of liberty to those citizens of Harrison who were driven from their homes by the mob? Or doesn t the Governor of Arkansas believe in the Constitution? The next time we feel like pointing the finger of shame at the high-handed methods of the bolsheviks in Russia or the Turks m Asia Minor, we are going to hide our faces in shame at the “one hundred per cent Americans” of Arkansas instead.

Bible Does Not Mention Name of David’s Mother

QUESTIONS ANSWERED You can get. an answer to any question of fact or information tty '.vritimr to the Indianapolis Times' Washinirton Bureau. 1322 New York Ave.. Washington. D. C.. inclosing- 2 cents in stamps. Medical, legal and lore and marriage advice cannot be given. Unsigned letters cannot be answered, but all letters are confidential, and receive personal replies. Although the bureau does not require it, it will assure prompter replies if readers will confin< questions to a single subject, writing more than one letter if answers on various subjects are desired. EDITOR. Who was David’s mother? The Bible account does not state this fact. Is it safe to handle red and yellow phosphorus; ran yellow phosphorus be cut with a knife? Red phosphorus may be handled without danger, but only an experienced chemist should attempt to handle yellow phosphorus. Yellow phosphorus may be cut with a knife, but this must be done under water, since phosphorus is extremely inflammable, GO ON By BERTOX BRAXET KEEP on a little longer. Though the gaam •cc-ma gene, it mania > uur spirit stronger If you just keep on What if you're sick and stale, you're Not all gone, I guess. Keep on. it’s thus that faUure Often brings success. KEEP on a little longer. Why ehould you admit That cny body's stronger Thfn yourself—and quit? Although your pep's diminished. Why. the wise guy knows. Th? game is never finished Till the whistle blows. WHEN ev'ry bone and sinew Seem to fall you, flat. There's Something Else that's in you Which is more than that: There’s a spirit that is stronger, With a vtzor strange. Keep on a little longer. And the luck may change! (Copyright, 1923, NEA Ssrvtoe)

and the friction of the knife blade is almost sure to set it on fire if It is cut in the air. Red phosphorus does not take fire readily, nor is it soluble in carbon disulphide, as Is yellow or white phosphorus. Can you give me formula for a very sticky glue? Avery tenacious glue is formed by heating rubber, coal tar and shellac together. It forms an ingredient in some special kinds of varnishes, and it also improves the lubricating qualities of mineral oils, when a small quantity is dissolved in them. What are the college colors of Carlisle University? Red and gold. Who wrote the story called '‘Me?’* This story was published anonymously and the secret of its authorship, so far as we know, is known only to the publishers. How many 1-cent pieces were In circulation in 1919, and how many of pat h kind? There was a total of 119.905.263 1-cent pieces in circulation in 1909, distributed as follows: Indian Head, 14.679,645; Lincoln head with designer’s initials, 28,479,000; Lincoln head without deslgner’6 initials, 74,527,618; Lincoln head with letter “S” under date. 2,309,000. What is the best breed of rabbits to raise for fur? The solid color Flemish giant ral> bite are the best h-eed for fur. What do the names .Minnie, Nova, Barali and Bertha mean? Minnie means ’‘numbered”: Nova, "ninth-born”; Sarah, “a princess”; Bertha, "beautiful,’'

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Condemned Man Smiles as He Faces Gallows—Believes He’ll Be Born Again

BY ROY GIBBONS XEA Staff Correspondent C CHICAGO. Jan. 30.—Condemned . to death for murder, James Smith sits in his cell here with an inscrutable smile playing about the corners of his mouth. When you mention his execution, which will take place in a few weeks. Smith laughs—not the hard, bitter laugh of despair, nor yet the mirthless laugh of man half-crazed by the continual thought of approaching death. Instead, Smith’s laugh is a laugh of Joy! Because the condemned man beeves that after death he is coming back to earth again to expiate his crime, to live a good and useful life. Smith has been converted to the Brahmin and Buddhist doctrine of reincarnation, the teaching that the soul lives on forever, using many bodies as its tempoary quarters, that death simply means a changing of the soul’s abode. Sees Death as Release So, thinks Smith, when he drops through the gallows trap door, his soul will leave the lump of lifeless clay that is his liody and will enter the body of a pure, new-born infant. He looks upon his execution as n deliverance from the self that caused him in this life to rob and kill. The crime for which Smith must pay with his life was the shooting

Bliss Isn’t Prophet, So Cannot Predict Outcome in Europe

By HARRY HUNT NEA Staff Correspondent *1 J ASHING TON, Jan. SO—Seek \\ ing expert advice on the llkeli hood of open war between Germany and France, T paid a call on General Tasker H. BINs. "Here.” 1 thought “is the man who

can give me the low-down on Just what is likely to happen As Ameri can plenipotentiary at the. peace conference and as America's representative on the Interallied military mission, he knows the whole layout from A to Z.” I stated my visheif simply. I didn’t wish anything involved or

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BLISS complicated—just a brief, A-B-C version ot what was liltely to happen In Germany In a military way in case things blew up Bliss grinned. Deliberately he took off his glasses and laid them on th*in front of him. Then he squared

I Public Opinion Pensions For Aged To the Editor of The Time I nave read-with interest the article entitled, "Neighbors rent home for Poor Farm Inmate," in the Times of •lan. 27, and the thought occurred to me how many parallel oases there might he In Indiana minus the kind neighbors with which Mrs. M was fortunate enough to have come to her rescue. How much joy and happiness could be brought into the lives of hundreds of unfortunate old mothers and fathers of the State if the Swartz-Nedjl hill to pension old people now pending in the Indiana legislature could be enacted into law. The money that it costs to keep them in the Poor House could be applied toward paying- a pension that would make many Indiana homes bright and many aching hearts light with happiness and contentment. How many prayers of thankfulness to God there would be for the Legislators who were instrumental in providing home comforts instead of the | sufferings of the Poor House In to their lives in their old days when despair had taken the place of hope in their hearts. I do hope the good neighbors here and everywhere in the State will use their influence In favor of the Old Age Pension Bill. JOHN HUTCHISON. Indianapolis.

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JAMES SMITH

to death of Frank O’Connell, crippled cigar store clerk, when O’Connell sought to frustrate the plana of Smith and the latter's accomplice, James Butler, to rob him. Butler and Smith were held jointly responsible for the slaying, but

himself in his chair and started to speak. “Ah-hal” t congratulated myself mentally. “Easy! Pretty soft!” “Well,” he said, speaking slowly, thoughtful];-', almost with a drawl—“what you want isn’t a military man You want a prophet!” I-v >ST.MASTER GENERAL WORK noted the other day that the girl who usually waits on him at the restn.iira.nt ita the J'ostofflce I>e partment building, yhere he lunches

and rn ocr n f I cally with departmental assistants and clerks'j v was missing. “Where's Mary?” he asked the substitute girl who served him. “Her baby's sick. Georgetown Hospital Pneumonia. I believe," was the answer. Work didn't say anything more. But that evening when he lets the department he or-

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derod the chauffcaur to drive to Georgetown Hospital. There he In quired for Mary. She wasn’t there, but the baby was In ward so-and-so. He might see It. He found the baby and gave it a hasty scrutiny. Then he called the nurse. "Let me see this patient’s chart,” he requested. The nurse brought it and started to explain its meaning. “Never mind," said Worlt **T used to practice medicine myself." Then he asked for the physician In charge. He Introduced himself and made some suggestions. The doctor said they would be adopted at once. Tt Isn’t every day that the president of the American Medical Association volunteers a consultation. A week later Mary was back at her place fn the department restaurant. Baby was up and about again. MEDICS TO HEAR HUMES Ur. E. D. Clark Also to Talk at Meeting of Society. “Preliminary Report of Spinal Fluid —Especially Referable to Epilepsy*’ will be read by Dr. C. Dolph Humes at a meeting of the Indianapolis Medical Society tot lght. In the Indiana Dental College. Dr. Edmund D. Clark will speak on ‘‘Appendicitis.’’ Dr. John Warfel will lead discussion. Dr F. C. Banting of the Toronto Medical College will address the society in February on ’’Pancreatic Extract In the Treatment of Diabetes.”

Butler received life imprisonment instead of the deaths penalty because of his heroic record as a soldier overseas. Smith confessed his crime in open court, without a jury trial, throwing himself on the mercy of the judge. Blames "Other Self” “I don’t know why I shot him," Smith says today. "It wasn’t the real me, it was my other self—the thing I count on death to rid me of. "That done, I shall come hack to earth as something good, to wipe the slate clean. "Hanging me won’t settle things between me and the man I killed. After I’m dead I figure I’ll have to serve out a long sentence by coming back ns a good force in some way or other." Smith’s strange belief has aroused keen controversy among certain schools of religious belief. "Should this man be hanged?" some of them are asking "Should not a man’s expectation of punishment In the hereafter temper the punishment the State metes out to him here?" But all this fine-spun philosophical discussion means nothing to Smith. He Sits daily in the jail death chamber, not far from the green door behind which the gibbet waits with shadowed arms to receive him— Y. r ith a smile on his lips!

FINANCIAL WORRY HITS NORTHWEST 168 Farmers in Four States Have Committed Suicide, By F. O ORR WASHINGTON, Jan. SO.—One hundred and sixty-eight farmer-suicides within the last year In four States— Minnesota, North Dakota, South 1 >akota and Montana—are reported in statistics collected by John F. Sinclair. Minneapolis bnnker. This is part of the vivid picture of financial distress and physical suffering in the northwest, which has been presented to the .Senate committee on agriculture and forestry. Mr, Sinclair obtained his facts by means of questionnaires addressed to bankers in these four States. Only a small percentage of the questions asked were answered, so Sinclair thinks that the total number of suicides was much larger than this. Bankruptcies among farmers in the four States were reported as 1,641. Stolen Gar Deserted An automobile stolen from Estell Mnstes of Fort ville, Ind., was found today bv Sergeant Claffey. .Toy riders deserted It at Superior and Tenth Sts.

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[WATSON NURSES ASPIRATION FOR 1924 PRESIDENCY Courts Publicity as Widower Does New Love —Modest arid Proud, By JOHN CARSON Times Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.—Just like an experienced widower courting a new love— One-half of 1 per cent modest and yet proud of the new attention and inclined to be a little boastful about it— Senator James E. Watson of Indiana is a prospective candidate for the Republican nomination for the presidency. And just like the anxious widower with his new love, there Is a tendency now and then to run to excesses in getting attention and thereby— To court trouble and to invite just a shade of scandal. Just now quite a few people In Washington are talking about, the "mileage book” rate case before the interstate commerce commission. Senator "Jim” offered this bit of art in courting his new love. Friends Wanted Publicity The traveling men would appreciate it and my, how the traveling men can nurture a presidential boom. So friends of Jim wanted it known that i he had sponsored the case and pushed 1 it to a successful conclusion. Then suddenly pictures appeared with Watson holding the "decision" of the commission and the representative of the traveling men admiring it. Then came trouble. It developed there had been no “decision” or the commission had not Issued it. The commission was under some fire then. Although there was no charge. It was pointed out that leaks on some decisions might cause flurries In the stock market. Watson got a lot of publicity and then realized suddenly that perhaps the commission had better issue the “derision ’ before there was any more talk about it. Publicity Stopped “Nothing to it! Nothing to it!” said Watson, discussing the presidential talk, putting it aside but still fingering It affectionately. “Os course. T am a conservative, and when the fellows get thinking about n conservative It is natural they would mention my name. But when it conies to the presidency, there will he a number of names mentioned. Johnson of California will be a candidate, perhaps, and a strong one. Borah will have a lot of boosters. Follette will have r lot of strength. Os course, if they are going to split that group up and j the conservatives would unite on me, I IM not object to the situation. "But that Is all talk. President; Harding is going to he the candidate. The rest is all talk.” J

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TOM SIMS SAYS:. RUMOR says the ex-Kaiser and his wife are living apart—which means he has lost another /9f '' it <ir . / Pittsburgh bootlegger left only I $1,500,000, the spendthrift. \ * Some one stole a cannon from the New Oxford (Pa.) square, so half the landlords are worried sick. K? Anything can happen. Suits will be higher. • * • Poland is fishing for trouble with Russia, the fishing poles. * • • New York fortune teller serving twenty years is not a happy medium. • * • Overseas vet has been made a big league umpire and might as well shine up his old equipment. Seven aviators think they can fly around the world, but we don’t. * • • California congresswoman was elected without making a single speech, which may be the reason. • • * Most of the cats have been eaten in Russia, so the mice are nearly tickled to death. • • • Cincinnati team playing football at night will have no trouble keeping its plays dark. Things could be worse. Special session of Congress is improbable. t • • Turkey is asking as for a square deal and has the cards stacked.

Getting Really Ready for War

By HERBERT QUICK! This Nation will never be kept out of war because it la not ready for war. No matter how unready we are, we will blunder in’ just the same, once the impulse strikes us. Therefore, the best thing for us is to be ready in all reasonably inexpensive ways. We ought to be prepared on chemical warfare, for instance. It is sure to be the decisive factor in that horror which ought never to happen, that possible next war . When the last war broke out, our most eective army was In our factories. for this army had to make the things which the boys at the front were supposed to use. But our army of workmen had no preperation for making these things. They had no tools. Now, according to Congressman Trllson of Connecticut, this state of factory unpreparedness has been changed, or soon will be. All factories have or will have tools for making the soldiers’ tools. These workmen’s tools in the factories are gauges, dies, spare tools, fixtures and the like for the making of small arms, small arms ammunition, field guns and field gun am-

munition. These will be all ready. In case of war our factory army will not have to wai! to make tools before it can begin to make weapons. This is only common sense. So sea how much we have learned. We have adopted a national policy of conscripting men. We shall have these tools in all our factories. We shall, 1 hope, have a good chemical warfare service. We can thus mobilize in all ways so much quicker. But we lack one thing. We can draft the men and put tools in their j hands. One step farther, and we. shall be quite ready. We must have a law for the drafting of the factory itself, i A man earning $lO a day or SIO,OOO a year is drafted into war and is giv;en $35 an onth. Let us have a law placed on the statute books now for drafting our capital which is making its fine profits and make it serve on the same rrduction of earning power) suffered by drafted men. Chemical warfare, factories provided with tools, a draft for men. a draft equally drastic for capital. Then we’ll be really ready for war. But we’ll not be likely to have it. Capital will never face conscription. Give us the capital-draft law now!