Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 252, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 March 1923 — Page 4

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HALF A yv ACK in Washington, a lot of Senators put on LEAGUE an air of mystery at the President's proposal ONWARD J J that the United States now join the League of Nations judicial court, and act as though they Svere at a loss to understand the President’s sudden change of heart. / Out here we don’t pretend to be very wise in statecraft, but we can give those United States Senators the Key to the President’s abrupt move toward the league. Just talk to the folks back home. The President and his advisers have heard from them. When they took office, President Harding and his Cabinet members probably interpreted their s6ven million majority as a ground-swell for isolation. It wasn’t, at all. It was a groundswell for discontent. Only now are Administration leaders waking up to the fact that the ground-swell of public sentiment in America is against isolation. Talk to folks about you. Not one person in a dozen agrees with the handful of so-called irreconcilable Senators in Washington that America should sit idly by and “let Europe stew in her own juice.” That policy doesn’t help America, and it certainly does not help Europe. It is neither wise nor generous nor American. It has taken the President a long time to awaken to the increasing American sentiment for closer relations with the, rest of the world. Letters from the readers of this newspaper have advertised it all along. The reaction to this paper’s peace plan was one evidence of it. Now Mr. Harding has heard from organizations of farmers, and bankers, and workers, and church members, and manufacturers. Very gingerly the'Administration has singled out one of the back doors into the League of Nations, and it is knocking for admission. The brave thing to do would be for Mr. Harding and Secretary Hughes to go straight up to the front door, daring to run the gantlet of the irreconcilable Senators. But if they can not do that, half a league, onward, is better than no progress at all, and on behalf of the folks back home, we welcome it as one step forward. KEEP AN EVE swimmincr in a river. From them he gets an OX PERU JL idea for an invention, an improved paddle wheel which he says would carry a ship across the Atlantic Ocean in two days. Tiehapata catches a steamer, arrives in New York to interest capitalists in his invention. This Inca chief is a university graduate. He builds canals, is an expert at repairing sugar plantation machinery, and travels in his home country on a bicycle of his own invention. The bike has revolving wings. Tiehapata is a Christian. Compare him with bis sun-worshiping ancestors, and you realize how the white man’s civilization is penetrating to the far corners of the earth. From Panama to the coast near Lima, Peru, is a steamer trip of six days. An airplane line will be built, cutting the time to two days, including stop-overs. Captain Walter Simon tells about it. He’s head flying man in Peru, born in New Orleans, still an American citizen. Simon says Peru is far ahead of us in organization and plans for adapting the airplane to commercial nse. Take that with a gTain of salt. But these items do illustrate how the Latin-Amen-can countries are coming to the front. An Inca chief, riding a bicycle and crossing the ocean to consult bankers, is about the most startling piece of news of today.

FATHER world’s airplane speed record wa.s broken OF AIR | recently bv Sadi Lecointe, French aviator. FLI\ r V ERS _jL He flew 233 tniies an hour. Few of us would fare to go that fast. More important is the news from Dayton* Ohio, where a helicopter flying machine rises straight up in the air to a height of fifteen feet and remains aloft nearly three minutes. The importance of this achievement is that the helicopter is the forerunner of popular-priced flying flivvers that will eventually be used as extensively as autos are now. By risingstraight up and descending the same way. it does away with the necessity of a long field for “taking off” and landing. Will be kept in garages whose doors will be in the roof.

‘99 Year Leases’ Made After Remark of English Jurist

QUESTIONS ANSWERER Ton pan net an answer to any question of fa t or inforir.r.fii.n hv writinr to the Irnitennrolm Tut Wushir ton bureau, 1322 New York Are., Washington. D. C. enclosing 2 cents ir stamps. Medical, Icg-ai and love and marriage advice cannot be given, nor can extended res'-arch be undertaken, or papers, speeches, etc., be prepared. Unsigned letters cannot be answered, but all letters are confidential and re celve personal replies.—EDlTOß. Why arc leases mode out for 999 years Instead of for 1,000? It Is said that Lord Coke, an eminent English Jurist, once remarked, "a leas© for 1,000 years Is never without a suspicion of fraud." Thereafter it became a custom for intending lessors to take twelve months off thou-sand-year leases. The habit grew until 200 year leases were made IS9, and 100 year leases P 8 years. ' What was O. Henry’s real name? When did he die? William Sidney Porter. He died in 1910. How many people in the world have blue eyes? Out of a total population estimated at 1,747,000,000 about 200,000,000 have blue or gray eyes. These blue-eyed people all belong to the white races. People of all the other races have i lark eyes. flow many pints of blood are there In the average human body? The amount of blood in a human body is figured in pounds, and not in jvlnts. There are about nine or ten pounds, or one-third of the body weight. lias the time of year of birth any relation to the intelligence of children? Experiments with 368 boys, ranging from 10 to IS years of age, showed . that boys born in the late spring i months are in danger of developing less Intelligence than those born about October. • Give the difference between an erratic and an eccentric chess player? "Erratic” iniplies a more or less! temperamental player, one who shows *bflity at one time and at another is A

j leas Interested, and therefore is on the whole less skilful; a player who does not conform to rules and standards; shifting, with skill that comes i and goes, "Eccentric” implies a player who is out of the ordinary, differing from the usual In form, peculiar in method, irregular or odd. Who was the first Prince of Wales? What Is t-lie origin of this title? Wales was ruled by sovereign princes from the "earliest times” until the death of Llewellyn, in 1282. The first English Prince of Wales was the son of Edward I, and was oom in Camavon town on April 26, 1284. According to a discredited legend. he was presented to the Welch chieftains as their prince, in fulfilment of a promise that they should 1 have a prince who “could not speak a word of English” and should be native born. This son, who afterward become Edward 11, was created "Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester.” at the famous Lincoln Parllamen on Feb. 7, 1301. When and where was pure silver first hall-marked? Is silver hall-marked in the United States? The first time pure silver was hallmarked was In England In 1300, during the reign of Edward I. England seems to be the only country in which hall-rnarklng has been Systematically and officially carried out. In the United States various arbitrary trade marks are adopted by 'he leading manufacturers, but they have no official significance. Which departments of the Governinent have the greatest number of employes? The Postoffice Department, with 284,207. The Treasury Department employs the largest number of people doing clerical work, 5G6.392. Wlmt is or was a “stomacher?” An article of dress usually rich in material and ornament, worn over the breast and upper abdomen. It was worn by women in the seven- j leenth century. It took its name from : 1 part of the body over which it j was worn.

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Explorers Seek $5,000,000 in Pure Gold Buried in Mountains of New Mexico Three Centuries Ago

j Hit XEA Servica ITS rICIIITA, Kas., March I. In quest of $5,000,000 in gold, buried three centuries, an adventurous party will start early this spring from Wichita to the rarely penetrated mountains of New Mexico on a treasure hunt beside Avhich the ■ omancss of "Treasure Island” and Captain Kidd seem commonplace. Fred Maryot, French Canadian and former employe of the United States Geological Survey, and Dr. Claude G. Baker, wealthy Wichita dentist and Maryot’s financial hacker, will be the principals in the expedition. An ancient tale, gleaned from the black-letter text of old French documents and records and hinted at in obscure and forgotten histories, gave the treasure seekers their knowledge of tiie rich gold cache. ‘ Says the talc —which history verifies: Explorers Land Party In 1620 the French government, then | :n control of the vast tract known as | the Louisiana territory, sent a party !of 300 to explore the land between I Louisiana and the Pacific. I They went up the Rio Orandp val- | loy and traveled Inland. Running out iof water, they turned back toward the | river. They found territory which

POLITICS BOOMS DURING VACATION Democrats and Republicans to Repair 'Fences.' WASHINGTON, March I.—Re publican and Democratic politicians are looking forward to a busy time during the forthcoming nine months' vacation of Congress. Republican strategists are concentrating on solidifying President Hard.ng’s hold on the rank and file of the G. O. P. They preach the Impossibility of any other Republican ardldate, but Mr. Harding. While the Republicans are centering n Harding. the Democrats are worshiping several Idols. Foremost f them now ar William G. McAdoo and Senator Oscar Underwood of Alabama. Underwood, a runner up at Ru! t'mor* In 1912. Is again being boomed by i movement with support from big financial Interests who prefer a "safe and sound" candidate of con, creative tendencies. Friends of former Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo oppose the Underwood movement. They would have the Democrats the progressives In •he next, campaign, with McAdoo their leader. In the meantime former Governor .tamos M. Cox of Ohio. Democratic ardldate In 11*20, ha • no Intention ••f being co”n! 1 out. The Democrats re also flirting with John W. Davis, former Ambassador to Great Britain, and former Supremo Court Justice John Clarke of Ohio.

Critical /’>/ I nitc'l ,V/-ir XEWAIiK, March I. —Chewing tobacco In bed Is in awful habit, Mrs. Martha Harlow thinks. Her husband hits it. She asks divorce.

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evidently had been the scene of volcanic disturbance. Scattered about on the ground and in cracks and crevices In the rocks, they found gold. Almost pure gold. It was everywhere. But bes *-e they could get away With

of draper Daily LeriVn Bible reading and meditation prepared for Commission on Evangelism of Federal Council of Churches The World’s Need of Truth “They were as sheep not having a shepherd, and he began to teach, " Mark. 6:34. Read Mark 6-30 44. "A part of the shepherding Is feeding and an important part.” MEDITATION: The world needs TRUTH more than any material thing. We are under divine obligation to teach whatever of truth we have made our own through personal experience. HYMN: f I Would live evep In the light.# 1 would work ever for the right. 1 would serve thee with all my might: Therefore, to thee. I come. PRAYER: Grant us, <> Ijord, In all our duties Thy HELP, in all our per plexltles Thy COUNSEL, In all our dangers Thy PROTECTION, and in nil our sorrows Thy PEACE, for the sake of Jesus Christ our Savior. Anient

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Destructive Children To fhc Editor of The Times Please write an edit ora Ia column long to parents who are not training their children to respect the property end rights of others It seems the rplrit prevails that If one has a. little more than his neighbors on the street It gives all the children the privilege of destroying something for him whenever they find on opertunity. I witnessed a ease only this week, where people had gone to the wood* for fine hard maple trees, carried com home, set them out and had e-n watching them grow for about mx years. I counted ten boys, ages from 4 to 10 years, in this yard just chopping these trees to pieces and climbing them. The woman of the house would not go out and put a stop to It, because she was in fear

the metal, the Frenchmen were attacked by Apaches. They beat the savages oft. But fearing another rail, they buried the gold. The Apaches returned with rein foreements. They slew all the Frenchmen save two. These escaped, made

of the people on the street calling her a crank, since she had heard others spoken of in such away. One of the mother's was to’d of the incident and her remark was, "Well, aren’t the children worth more than the tree?” That Is tjie attitude many parents take, without realizing the sort of character they Rre forming in the children. What will “law oral order” mean to such children? I can tell you, it will mean "to hell with law and order if you have more than I have.” If the churches and schools and newspapers do not get busy on young Americans we are lost, as a nation, because soon they will be the Government. What we need is to tell people what Christianity Is. The people do not read the Bible as they used to do and very few people know what Is right and what is wrong. 8. B. L. PANTS BURGLAR CAUSE OF PAJAMA PARTIES Fog-Whiskered Mornings Are Hard on Pa. Hu Faffed S I'iCI BAYONNE, N. J., March I.—Pn, :s holding pajai.na parties on the front porch those fog whiskered mornings, for the “pants burglar” is at it again. The thief enters in the dead of night., swipes the trousers of the home, leisurely divests them of change and then returns them to the veranda. He got S6OO and gave half a dozen husbands good spent-money alibis this way Wednesday.

Disillusion. By berton hrai.et I'M always * Pit optimistic f vc twen prn'.c to vjv Thai people r. ei ■ \-i —V n bettThan fran.ii. 1 knew that they werBut even the , hi crudest person Must loam—from hi* lita or Ms book*— That the stuff In die pastry cook # window Is seldom a# good as tt looks! THOSE mountains of marvelous pastry. Those structures of lollies and cream. Those fatry-fike cakes and concoctions. How toottisome and dainty they seem! Reware, they are snares and delusion* Constructed by fa!ao.hojirtc<l crooka, The Stuff In the pastry <-onk window Is seldom a good as tt looks! THIS hsJlad. of course, has a moral. A moral that * simple and Want You can't always Judge by appearance. You can t tell a man by bts front. You can't dope a chef by his menu Until you have tried what he cooks; The stuff In the pastry-cook's window I seldom as good as tt looks I (Copyright, 1023. NEA Service. Inc.)

their way back to France and told their story at the French court. Greedy for the yellow metal, the king sent a powerful expedition to recover it. But the expedition never was heard from. The ship doubtless went down at sea with all hands. But this tale is not the only clew to the treasure. In 1898 two shepherds were watching their flocks grazing in the rough region near Yuni, N. M. Suddenly the staff of one of the shepherds sank into the ground. Quickly the two men began to dig. A deep shaft was disclosed. Half way down, it was barred by a large flat rock. The shepherds threw this aside. In the dark passageway they could see two heavy wooden doors with Iron bars. At the pit’s bottom lay an object resembling an iron crucible. An ancient rawhide ladder crumbled when It was touched. Terrified, the superstitious shepherds closed tho pit and never again visited it. But they told their discovery to a Spaniard, who repeated it to Maryot when he was exploring New Mexico for the United States geological survey. The same shepherds, say Maryot and Baker, will serve as guides in the present expedition. They are certain the mysterious pit contains the French gold. "I’m convinced we’ll find the treasure,” nays Maryot.

CONGRESS NIIS ST TRAFFIC IN DOPE Conference of Drug-Produc-ing Nations to Be Called. WASHINGTON, March I.—Congress is about ready with a solution for the illegal dope traffic, In the Porter resolution asking the President to call r conference of the leading drug producing nations of the world. Great Britain, Turkey, Persia, Peru and Holland, to devise means of limiting drug production and trade to that needed for scientific and medical use. Authorities here doubt the feasibility of the plan, which would In volvo great losses of revenue to the nations participating in the proposed drug agreement. Home startling revelations wore made by experts who testified before file House Committee on foreign affairs which considered the resolution and gave a favorable report. Os the 1500 tons of narcotic drugs brought into the United States annually, only ■ -oventy-flve tons are required for medical and scientific purposes. The j remainder is consumed by drug ad- j diets.

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TOM SIMS SAYS: • YOU can’t beat Henry Ford. He makes flivvers and then buys railroads so he can build more eross ‘" ?s ' • • • ( Light Congressmen are threatening I %&>""? fSwj to tour the United States. \ This Easter you will not see any \ 'myr women sitting at home in their row hats listening to radio sermons. I •'j Xi4i/W Seven tax collectors were shot in Siberia, showing that even the worst of countries has its pleasures. • * • Some people will even stand out in the snow in bathing suits to get their pictures in the paper. • * * European countries are paying men big wages just to sit around and think up excuses for wars. t • • Financial writer says lower taxes are not in sighs, agreeing with us that all taxes are out of sight. • • • Roar of Niagara Falls has been broadcast by radio, but broadcasting chicken frying would hr- better. * * • A man who ran away from the nice, warm, steam-heated Wisconsin insane asylum was crazy. *• * * * The Seattle wife asking divorce because hubby cut her hair probably alleges barberous treatment. • • A rich man in Alabama wiio may think it is hereditary has adopted the family of a late moonshiner. • • • After trying to paint the town red a man is usually blue. * • • German artist says bis people are shaving their whiskers. but it may bo they were worn off lacing so manv crises. ... t St. Petersburg, Fla., bold a horseshoe pitching tournament, which no doubt boosted chewing tobacco sales.. • * • Astronomers are puzzling over a meteor fceen from San Bernardino, Cal., so we suggest it was merely a movie star all lit up. *

World Court Characteristic of Harding and Hughes, Quick Says

By HERBERT QUICK ON the day when President Harding was finally defeated on the ship subsidy he worked hard ail day on his message to the Senate proposing that we join—with reservations—the International court of justice provided for under the League of Nations covenant. The reserva tlons keep before the eyes of the world the fact that we won't, we won't. wc will not join the league itself. It is to bo hoped that the Senate will act as the President and Seen - tary Hughes suggest.. It will give us some part in a good thing. "We shall belong to this great world court. It is quite characteristic of our President and still more of his sec-

retary of State that the oqly thing they are willing to do is to Join a court. In a court quarrels are adju cheated. Issues are tried. Men with guns drawn are persuaded or enjoined not to shoot. But in a court nothing is done to prevent quarrels. Nothing Is done to prevent issues from being drawn Nothing is done to keep parties from drawing their guns. That is why th< lawyer's mind of Hughes naturally ac cents that part of the league which sets up a court. It is the League of Nations itself which takes hold of real things and prevents, or attempts to prevent, the issue, the quarrel, the drawn gun. It is the short view, the lawyer’s view to set up a court and let quarrels rage