Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 287, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 April 1923 — Page 4

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YHEN yOW and then a blessing drops upon us disrtJDGES \| guised as a disaster. This may be the ultiEKJLE US mate results of the stunning decision of the United States Supreme Court when it declared the District of Columbia minimum wage law unconstitutional —that is. maybe, if enough of us get sufficiently mad about it. To those of us who thought we were living in a more enlightened age in the twentieth century than in the late lamented nineteenth. this decision came as a real wallop. It affected not only the District of Columbia minimum wage law. but also knocked out similar measures for protection of women in other States. A few months ago, under almost identical circumstances this same all-powerful court handed down a similar decision which declared that the District of Columbia, and other States as well, could not enact laws to protect child labor. These two decisions undid in hours the progress made by painful steps through decades for the protection of women and children who labor. There is no question but that these two laws were the will of the majority of the people. They were enacted by Congress, the duly chosen governing agent of the people, and were approved and enforced by the President, whom the people elected. Yet a group of five out of nine men whom the people did not elect have assumed the authority to throw out laws which five do not consider constitutional, even though the people, the Congress and the President want them. In both of these decisions, it was merely a matter of opinion, whether or not the laws were to be thrown out or be enforced, for in both cases a minority of justices approved the laws. < hies Justice Taft read the dissenting opinion endorsing the minimum wage law. Bear in mind, also, that this power of the Supreme Court to nullify the laws of Congress is self-assumed, built up. decision by decision, during the past century until today it overshadows the two branches of the Government which are responsible to the people. A distinct movement has been gathering headway lor some years looking to the limitation of the power of the Supreme Court. Sooner or later the people must curtail this super-government of the bench or else surrender to it. They must decide whether a fraction of the Supreme Court or Congress will be the ruler of the land. Which will it be. the five out of nine men on tin* Supreme bench who are not responsible to you. or file elected members of Congress, who are?

WH\ NOT TA HARGES made in Criminal Court a month LEARN I ago under oath that an officer of the police IT ALL force took orders from a civilian as to what he should and should not do in watching gambling clubs on Indiana Ave. have never been investigated by the board of public safety as far as the public knows. •John Iloffstetter. whose reputation as a patrolman during the many years on the force has been high, testified that while he patrolled the district in which the ‘‘Golden West Club” flourished, Lieut. George M. Anderson, in charge of the district, told him: Bill Armitage said not to go upstairs on the avenue: 1o investigate downstairs but not to go upstairs.” Trial of one policewoman on charges of insubordination occupied the attention of the board one whole day. Serious charges against the integrity of the police force, paid to suppress vice, might at least be the occasion for an investigation. The public pays to maintain the police. The matter should be thrashed clear to the bottom, and the rumors started by testimony at recent trials either be laid at reast or proven and the situation cleared. CHARGE y-NR C. W. STILES, the noted zoologist of North IT TO I 1 Carolina, would impress our apehood on us JLJ by argument peculiarly his own. owing to Ins familiarity with germs. Germs, he maintains. were created to feed on other creatures; hence, they must have been created before Adam. The biblicists cannot claim that germs were created after Adam, to feed on hint, else thev must admit that the Lord not only had a grudge againsl Adam from the start but, on reviewing creation, which He declared to be all good, found decidedly important errors of omission, and so the biblicists ’ only refuge is in the proposition that Adam was set on his feet full of all the germs on the list, from those of infantile colic to those of senility. Oh well! Maybe Adam got his germs in the core of that apple that Eve made him eat. They charge Eve with being instigator of all possible human deviltry. Maybe she was the original authoress of “the germ theory.”

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t.ution, Washington; Field Columbian Museum. Chicago; Museum of Fine -Arts, St. Louis: Detroit Museum of Art, Detroit. Wliat is the average life of a canary? Ten years. Who owns “Man o' War." and " I tat was his best time for a mile? Owner. S. D. Riddle. His record for a mile at 118 pounds, is 1:30 4-5. On which vessel did Company B, 341st Infantry of the 86th, or Blackhawk. division sail for France? The Navy vessel S. S. Neleus. Pooh for Science By BEBTON BRAI-EY They -ay there are rucrobes that link in a kite < Especially one that is thriliy). But why be afraid of the flavor of bliss Because of some silly bacilli: With germs in our crackers and --mils in our meat. The microbes are tew that one misses. So as to bacilli. I firmly repeat. Id much rather get ’em in kisses li'A NCY the germs on red. immune lips Are not so tremendously vinous. For otherwise nectar one tenderly sips Oould never be half #o delicious. If tni.-robee are there, they are nice, gentle germ*. Which bring no Infection too serious. Although, as each experimenter affirms They may make you slightly delirious! GERMS linger in kisses, no doubt that is tru<T. And germs which siav with vou forever. They make a changed man quite completely of you In spite of your earnest endeavor They're dangerous germs of a lingering kind. Whose strength it's no use to disparage: The microbes in kisses, you’ll frequently find, i S3ffl2SWW.i&. , ss ,a

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WHAT IS THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS ? Lord Cecil Answers Ten Questions Put by The Times

George Henry Poses For Camera Man 'A x / >’***■* • Mi/ 5V x j \v. > c \ f I u V- "3** - J | For the first time George Henry '• Hubert consents to pose for a closetip. The son of Princess Man. - and Vis count Lascelles is the first grand- j child of the King and Queen of Eng- j land. | RUSSIAN CHILDREN ARE TAUGHT ATHEISM Grand I hike Alexander Appeals For Aid From Christians. Bu I lutnl Press PARIS. Apr. 1 11, Hundreds of thousands of Russian children are being taught atheism, the Grand Duke Alexander declares in an appeal pub lished today. The grand duke asks moral aid of Christian peoples for the Russian people in a tight against the ■'Tyrannous bolshevik government's war against religion and aimed to poison humanity." COUCH SETTLES DEBATE White Flaky Coverlet of Ntatehouse Lawn Is Ordinary Lime. Folks at the Statehouso for several days have been ruminating on just, what sort of white flaky material workmen have been spreading over the grass of the lawn. Some said it was slaked lime; some said it was unslaked and others said it was plain pulverized limestone. Some declare that whatever it is it will kill the grass. Roy Crouch, superintendent of property, today said the material is ordinary white lime, spread to "sweeten" the soil The soil, he paid, has become “acid” on account of a heavy underlying bed of stone chips distributed when the Statehouse was Constructed. SUMMER FOOTWEAR Colored footwear is destined to he popular this summer if Indications are not misleading. Slippers entirely of red green and blue leather arc seen as well as white ones strapped and trimmed with colored leather.

1 . 771 Abraham Lincoln Visits City HISTORICAL SERIES 20 February 12, 1861, was one of the greatest days In the history of Indianapolis. On this day Abraham Lincoln, the first President to visit this city, stopped over on his way to Washington and made a speech from the balcony of , the Bates house. War clouds huhg over the city, the South was organising and preparing for the war of secession. Then, as in 1914, there were those who favored "coercion,” and others who wanted "peace ai any price.” Just two months after this the first Mow was struck by an attack on Port Sumter. The South had spoken and the t'ivil War became n reality. Those were trying days—days during which Fletcher's Bank rendered invaluable services to its customers, the Stats and the Union. Eigrhty-threo years of conservative banking experience have placed the Fletcher American National Bank among the foremost financial institutions today. Fletcher American National Bank 1839 1923 , Capital and •**■*.

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By EDWARD M. THIERRY y£A Service Staff Writer NEW YORK, April 11.—Will the United States join the League of Nations? What would we gain by joining? What IS the League of Nations? These questions are paramount as Lord Robert Cecil, greatest British exponent of the much-discussed covenant, tours the country making a series of speeches that will close in New York April 27.

Lord Robert says he is here, not to try to talk the United States into joining the league, but to tell the American people what the league has acrom Mshod and what it hopes to <io to end warfare. Protagonists and antagonists of (he League of Nations are interested in what Lord Robert says. Nearly every one has a question to ask—many of them elementary questions. To get informative answers to such queries The Indianapolis Times, through NEA Service, prepared a list of ten representative questions and submitted them to Lord Robert. Here are his answers personally authorized: i. ({. How many nations are now members of the League of Nations? Which ones are not members? A. There are now fifty-two nations who are members of tbe league. The fifty-two Include Austria, Hungary and Bulgaria. The principal countries which have not yet joined are the United States. Germany, Russia, Turkey and Mexico. Os these. Turkey has announced her intention of applying for membership. 1. <J. Is the league mechanism now efficient for world functioning? \ The machinery of the league has been used successfully In finding solutions for a considerable number of problems of general world importanre. As organs for joint consultation and cooperation, the council and the assembly have been much mor< successful than any one had hoped they eould be in the early stage,, of their development. The principal reason for this. In my view, is that the whole of the proceedings of the assembly and of Its committees are held in public and that fill* punlicit v is given. 3..Q. What notable eases has the league adjudicated? A. The principal eases of international disputes so far dealt with by the league are as follows: The dls . concerning the Aland Tetanus between Sweden and Finland; the dls putc between Poland and Lithuania concerning Vilna; the dispute between Mermanv and Poland concerning Upper Silesia and the dispute between Serbia and Albania concerning their mutual frontier. In all these cases, war was stopped or prevented and In three of them a final solution which received the full consent of the parties was found. L <1 "h y, since the league was expected to end wars, have there been so many wars since the adoption of the covenant? A It is true that when thr, league came into being there were still a number of wars going on AP these wars, in one way or another, were continuations of the great World War. No new war has broken out since the covenant camo Into force. There are no ware at present going on anA peace is everywhere re established, except between Turkey and Greece 5. ({. Will American soldiers he called into outside quarrels in order to enforce league discipline? A No .soldiers belonging to any State member of the league would

# \ m ■ m> 1 H X 1 LORD ROBERT CECIL ever be called to take part tn any quarrel except with that State's eon sent. 6. Q. Do you mean literally that the league does not. and will not, rely on force Will public opinion be the only weapon “with teeth?" A. I mean that the league does not seek to arrive at the solution <>f the problems with which it deals by means of force, and that i will not endeavor to enforce the acceptance of its recommendations on any country by any form of armed or other forceful intervention. It. is by the power of public opinion and persuasion that the league has scoured and will secure tEc agreement and cooperation of its members. The covenant contains provisions for countering aggressive attack; that is to say. for neutralizing the wrongful use of force by an individual staty. This seems to me a necessary provision If war is to be effectively outlawed. No member of the U-agti- is OBLIGED to participate In this cooperation for preveuting aggression, except by joining In the economic pressure ex erted by blockade; >nd then only if In Its opinion the blockaded state has resorted to war in breach of its covenants. 7. Q. What is tiie answer to an American objection that the British Empire has more votes than any other nation, the United States, for ex ample? A The Bri ish dominions and the British Empire do not utilize their six votes in the assembly as a unified group. On the contrary, the dominions frequently vote against the mother country. On one occasion 1 heard an eloquent speech in the assembly by an Indian delegate denouncing the

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Tom Sims Says: WHAT’S worse than working all day where the boss can see you? * * * The drawback to raising a baby scientifically is the kid can’t read. Spring fever makes you feel as if you have forgotten something. * * * Nature gave the skinny people more than they can bare. * * * The hardest thing about loafing is buying cigarets on credit. A cowcatcher is what is put on engines to catch autos. New York is where building a police station always increases the price of nearby real estate. Perhaps statistics show twice is many men as women are killed because women never marry wopien A bachelor is a man who wears two pairs of socks at a time to hide the holes in each pair. policy of rho government of South Africa 1 think this fact shows that It is necessary to give Htwh highly diverse self-governing groups as the British dominions a separate voice in the affairs of the league. Since unanimity is necessary for all important international decisions, no country in the league can belong without Its consent. S. q. What guaranty does the league offer against secret treaties, priwnt and future, interfering with the efficiency of the league? A. Under the covenant, no treaty is binding between the states which make It until it has been registered by the secretariat of the league and published T think it quite p rot able that if a country endeavored to make secret treaties of military alliance without Informing Us people, the people might claim that these treaties Were invalid when the government endeavored to force thorn into war. it. Q. Would American membership in the league affect our immigration laws, particularly the exclusion policy against certain races and the denial to them of citizenship? A Certainly not. 10. Q. What are the great world problems the league can solve, besides ending warfare—such as intercommunication, disease epidemics, social conditions, etc.? A. One of the purposes of tiie league

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Northcliffe* s Widow Is on Honeymoon * •"* V a ' y.. ‘ ffaSH&jsjsjr .• Iggpr ag,. Lady Xortheliffe, widow of the late Lord Northcliffe, and Sir Robert Arundell Hudson, intimate friend of Northcliffe, are now on their honeymoon. The couple was married in compliance with the dying wish of the British publisher. is to promote international cooperation in every sphere in which there are genuine common interests to be served. For this purpose, the league has held Conferences and organized committees for preparing draft conventions concerning freedom of transit on international rivers, railways, etc.; for the improvement of all labor conditions in less advanced countries; for the prevention of all epidemic disease; for the suppression of the traffic in women and children; for the suppression of the illicit traffic in dangerous drugs: for the promotion of business interests; for unification of legislation on bills of exchange; for removal of inequitable customs, formalities. etc., (but. of course, leaving customs and tariffs entirely at the discretion of each nation to decide for itself!. (Copyright, 1923, NEA Service, Ino.)

PUR WILL FLY WHEN SENATOR WATSON COMES TO INDIANA ‘Larry’ Lyons Must Go, Is Word From Hoosier Solon’s Camp, By JOHN CARSON Times Staff Correspondent W ASHINGTON. April 11.—When Senator James E. Watson gets bank to Indiana a few weeks hence, some political nerves in the Republican party are going to tingle and jump. Watson knows today that Chairman Larry Lyons has to resign, either voluntarily or by political violence. Regardless of the refusal of Watson to talk on the subject, or even be interviewed, every one in the Watson camp has the word that Lyons must go. Did Good Work The Watson forces insist Lyons did a “good job" in the last campaign. They point to the election of State officials as his mark of success. But since the campaign, they are ready to admit. Lyons lias, unknowingly perhaps, committed political harikari. The indictment from Representative Woods that Lyons led the fight on Postmaster General New. and now the Ku-Klux episode' The Watson forces hold up their hands in token of despair. It. is because of Postmaster General New that Watson's friends are irritated. New has been sitting back watching the melee, and despite the zone of silence around the Postoffice Department, it is impossible to avoid the suggestion of a pleasure similar to that which comes from witnessing a farce. Watson Boosted Lyons When that famous conference was held in Indiana, during which Watson imposed Lyons on the party. New went down to defeat, but only because he was not on his guard, his friends assert. New did not wake up until the fight was almost over and then only was aroused by the arguments cf those who were not enthusiastic over Watson and Watson's control. At the last moment. New began to fight and he almost upset the Watson movement. He failed, but he indicated his strength, sufficiently so to keep Watson's friends on the anxious seat. A contest is inevitable, now because of the Lyons situation, or in the future when the committee is re- | organized. New knows he can control 1 the Seventh district, that the First district is his for the asking, that ; three or four other districts look safe and that there are more doubtful districts tending towards him than towards Watson. And now with the mess which has developed in Indiana, it is insisted in letters and telegrams that Watson can have little hope to carry on successfully, even where he was strongest.