Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 95, Indianapolis, Marion County, 31 August 1923 — Page 4

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COURTESY WEEK OPPORTUNITIES -fTpIHANK yon” and “You’re welcome” should be general ex- , 1 * I pressions next week—State fair days. All Indianapolis must be courteous and every visitor must be made to feel at home. Indianapolis is not the biggest city in the world, but it can be the most courteous. The promoters of “Courtesy Week” could not have chosen a more opportune time to advance a courtesy campaign than when thousands of folks visit our city during the State fair. Let us open our hearts and acknowledge the other person. The true man or woman has developed kindness to such an extent that he considers every one as good as himself, believes in the text—“Do unto others as you would be done by.” Courtesy springs from the heart. It radiates and magnifies the personality. You may be a stranger, but a pleasant “Thank you” will make you akin to all. Shake off the grouch, hide your troubles and robe yourself in the mantle of cheerfulness. Every citizen in Indianapolis advertises his city. All must boost, and the happier booster you are, the better advertisement you'll be. Courtesy week will not be a success if observed only by salespeople, policemen and street car employes. It should not be practiced only next week. We must all be courteous and strive to maintain a courteous disposition permanently After all it is the little things that count, and it takes such little effort to be courteous. The Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, the Advertising Club of Indianapolis and the Hoosier Motor Club are to be congratulated for their earnest cooperation in planning the week. SEVEN WONDERS, ANCIENT AND MODERN mHE SEVEN WONDERS of the ancient world were without exception structures or statues, and consequently fixed, immovable objects. Today the Pyramid of Cheops, alone of the wonders selected by Antipater, a Palestine chronicler, 200 years before the birth of Christ, is still in existence. The lighthouse of Pharos at Alexandria perished in an earthquake in 1375. The hanging gardens of Babylon were destroyed Xerxes about 484 B. C., even before they were classed among the marvels of the world. The Temple of Diana at Ephesus was burned by the Goths in 262 A. D. The statue of Zeus at Olympus was destroyed by fire in 408 A. D. The Mausoleum of Artemisia in Caria was destroyed by the knights of Jerusalem in 1402. The Colossus of Rhodes was sold to junk dealers by the Saracens in 653. Whether the Seven Wonders of the modern world will still be regarded as marvels 2,100 years from now is questionable. It is certain, however, that not one of them will perish by fire or earthquake, or suffer at the hands of military conquerors. Radio, the telephone, the airplane, radium, antiseptics, spectrum analysis and the X-Ray are beyond the reach of the elements. Another factor also argues their longevity. The modern wonders are universal. They represent ideas rather than works of stone. Six of the ancient wonders were confined to the land which .constituted the Turkish Empire in 1914. The seventh was located in Greece. The seven modern wonders are to be found in every land on the face of the globe, and will survive, whether as marvels •or not, until doomsday-

A LESSON IN POLITICS SNICE little lesson in politics it is Hiram Johnson teaches in two short paragraphs of an embarrassing private letter published, to his anger, last week. Said Johnson: * “We lost California principally because we compromised with those who compromised because they feared we would whip them and who remained as conservative and reactionary as ever, but who bided their time to strike. We destroyed the morale of progress, and convinced the ordinary individual that we are i* different from our opponents, that both sought political succes only. “My strength while I was Governor was in never yielding to the old rotten crew, standing always the same. My weakness today is that I have yielded and given power, position and political strength to the very men I so often formerly denounced. The past is past, and I have referred to it only as instructive for the future.” It is to weep! Johnson, Caifornia’s most popular Governor, exposer of graft, corruption, and ouster of private inter .sts. Leader of the popular uprising against the worst political machine in the West. Champion of the initiative, the referend <m, the recall and other progressive, popular causes. He “wore no collar.” Hiram Johnson. United States Senator! Compromised on the Newberry and other issues. Permitted the old crowd to slip back into office in California. Became lost in the maze of international affairs, a topic he never understood adequately. Made alliances with the Ilearst and Lasker crowd for political support nationally. Then he “wore a collar.” “I have only referred to it as instructive for the future,” 'said Johnson. Maybe the future is too late for Hiram Johnson. Maybe not. Certainly not, for the coming generation. THOSE chain barber shops will be all right, if the chain is ‘secured to their chins. IT is no wonder that China is in bad odor. It is the world’s .greatest consumer of garlic. NOW we learn it was a shoemaker who “made” Coolidge. -We will know later whether or not he secured a good fit. JUST a short time until boys and flies quit going shoeless. OUR guess is nine million acres of skin has been scratched by vacationists this summer. WEAR your best shirts now. Why save them until you have to start keeping your coat on ? Height of enthusiasm is applauding while reading a book. Hoochmobiles make about S2O on a gallon. GENERAL ONG is moving on Amoy. Doesn’t matter, but he sounds as if someone hit him. s KANSAS hogs are being fed on good wheat. They will be the laughing stock of the country. tfs.ASHVILLE (Tenn.) woman, 116 years old, chewed and sr~>A-d tobacco 100 years. May get net yet.

SHOEMAKER DISCUSSES AVON BARD Cobbler Is Doubtful About Birthplace of Shakespeare, By JOHN W. RAPER TRATFORD ON AVON: Mark Twain once bewailed the fact ■ 1 that none of William Shakespeare’s associates had left, for the benefit of future generations, any writings in which they told something of the personality of the great writer or discussed the human side of him. He regretted that the village shoemaker had not written some letters in which he repeated some of the con\ersations with the bard when the latter dropped in to have a shoe repaired or had stopped, on his way “up town,” to pass the time of day and have a moment’s friendly chat. He wished, too. that the shoemaker had written to some acquaintance in a distant city, giving his opinion of Shakespeare’s work and telling what the neighbore thought of him. Unfotunately the shoemaker of Shakespeare’s day has returned to dust, but Stratford still has a shoemaker and it so happens that he lives right straight across the street from the house in which the townsfolk tell you Shakespeare was born. What Shoemaker Said I have had a talk with the shoemaker and after thinking over our chat I have come to the conclusion that he knows just about as much of Shakespeare as the ancient shoemaker did. The 1923 shoemaker is short roly-poly Englishman close to 70, with twinkling eyes and an almost white beard. Like all the Stratford on Avon folk I met, he is exceedingly gracious in his manner toward the strangers who visit the little town, especially the American goose that lays so many golden eggs here. "Is the house across the street the one in which Shakespeare was born?’’ I asked, as I sat on a stool, waiting for a shoe *.o be repaired. "Yes, sir, that’s the house—that is. in a manner of speaking, sir. that’s the house in which he was born,” be answered. "In a manner of speaking?” I re peated. "I don’t understand.” "I mean, sir, that we speak of it as the house in which Shakespeare was bom. But speaking proper, sir, he wasn't bom in that house at all. “It was this way, sir. The 'people here in Stratford didn’t really know what a big man Shakespeare was. It was you Americans that showed us that. Shakespeare was bom over there, but nobody paid any attention to the house and it went to rutn, us rot knowing how Important a house it reajly was. "But I must say the Yankees are a wideawake lot. One day a sharp one came along and he made an offer for the house. Intending to buy it and ship it to America. But Mr. ’Unt, our town clerk —” "Mr, who?” "Mr. ’Unt. the town clerk —" “How do you sp*ll It?” He Spells It " ’Unt. sir. just plain ’Unt, Haitch, hugh. hen. tee, ’Unt. He was Just as smart as the Yankees, and he went to work real quick and got the people Interested and we bought It. "It was that run down, sir, that it had to be built up again, so It was fixed up to look the way it did when Shakespeare lived there—restored, we say. "So you see it’s really all anew building excepting one room. I believe. That’s the room Shakespeare was bom in, at least he was supposed to be born in that room—so they say.” "How long ago was it restored?” “I can’t say exactly, sir. but quite a while ago. I have lived here more than 60 years and it has looked that way ever since I can remember."

Dolls By BERTON BRAE BY. Betty has dolls that can almost talk, And dolls that can roll their eyes. And dolls which, wound with a key, will walk. But the one that she seems to prize. The one that she holds supremely dear And constantly packs about. Has a broken nose, and a battered ear, And half of the sawdust out. She keeps the others in solemn state And plays wkh them more or less. But treats them all in a way sedate And keeps them in party dress; But the broken dolly —aren’t children queer?— She hugs to her baby breast. The doll with the broken nose and ear Is the one that she loves the best! And maybe that is the reason why A woman will fondly cling To the sort of a man whom the world may eye Asa broken and useless thing; She'll stick through many a hopeless year To a weak and a wastrel lout. With a crippled soul, and a smashed career, And half of the sawdust out! (Copyright, 1923, NEA Service, Inc.)

Heatd in Smoking Room

“Funny how some fellows come close to fortune and miss It,” remarked a fellow In the crowded smoker, as the train pulled out of Tiajuana. "There’s Tom Sorick in the coach back there, one who missed. Last season, when the track meet opened, Tom undertook to collect some money owing him by Bill Conway a long time. Bill owned nothing but an old plug that had been running as a 100-to-l for years and insisted on turning the horse over to Tom. Tom didn't want the expense of feeding the nag, which had never shown that he had anything save the royal name ‘Caesar’, but it vu all he could get out of Bill, and so took him. It was well-known that for three furlongs every horse had to take Caesar's dust but after that stretch it was all hesitation with Caesar. One day, a Jockey was exercising Caesar, largely for his health. w 1 ' - fivsv and covered

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SIMS I Says September is upon us. First fall month. Melancholy days have come, the gladdest of the year. * * * Autumn comes In like a cup of hot coffee and goes out like a saucer of ice cream. * * Summer passed, leaving too many spring poets unsung and unhung. Practcially every ant in the United States has enjoyed at least on picnic this summer. * * • Where is the money you saved on coal during the hot months? • • * The greatest surprise of the summer came to a mosquito who lit on a man’s wooden leg. * • * Biggest liar since June was a fisherman with arms long enough to tell the biggest lie. • • • Not half enough straw hats with colored bands have been sat on since last spring. • * • Only one case of a woodpecker lighting on a camper’s head has been leported all summer. * * • A cold snap is when the coal man snaps his fingers at you. QUESTIONS Ask— The Times ANSWERS You can get an answer to any question of fact or information by writing to the Indianapolis Times Washington Bureau. 1322 N Y. Avenue, Washington. D. C.. inclosing 1 cents in stamps. Medical, legal, love and marriage advice cannot be given, nor can extended research be undertaken, or papers speeches, etc., be prepired Unsigned letters cannot be answered, but all letters are confidential, ami receive p. i soual replies.—Editor. What is i he per capita consumption of wood In the United 3tates? About 212 cubic feet, according to the booklet "Timber: Mine or Crop” recently published by the forest service of the Department of Agriculture. Why was Thomas Paine called a ’man without a country?” Because ho was literally a man without a country. He liked to call himself a "citizen of the world.” An empty tomb and a monument In New Rochelle mark the spot where he was once buried in this country, but his body was taken back to England. Thus in death he was still uncertain of his t esting place.

What is the proper way for a young man to ask for a dance? Tou may say. "May I have this dance?” or "Will you dance this one with me?” Is It proper for a woman to appear In the aisle of a sleeping car In negligee? It is quite proper for a woman to wear a modest and conservative kimono of suitable appearance for travel and wear It on her way to the dressing room in the morning. This should be at a reasonable hour, as to pass through the car very late, when all the travelers are up. Is embarrassing to others and ill-bred. A light, flimsy negligee should not be worn. What are the words for "goodby," French and German? French, adieu; German, auf wiedersehen. What Is the purpose of the League of Nations? Its preamble states: "In order to promote International cooperation and to achieve International peace and security; by the acceptance of obligations not to resort to war; by the prescription of open, honorably and just relations between nations; by the firm establishment of the understandings of international law as the actual rule of conduct among governments, and by the maintenance of justice and a scrupulous respect for all treaty ob* ligations In the dealings of organized peoples with one another.” Was there ever any species of tiger In any part of the Americas? Saber-tooth tigers (or saber-toothed cats) comprise a group of fossil catlike mammals, characterized chiefly by enlargement of the upper canine teeth. The term “saber-toothed tiger” designates particularly Smilodon (or Machaerodus) neogaeus, a fossij cat. from the Pleistocene deposits in South America, of which complete skeletons have been found exceeding the lion In size. The group attained its highest specialization and finally became extinct In the Pleistocene period, about 550,000 years ago. A nearly allied form (Nimravus) occurs In the middle miocene deposits of Oregon. Was there a prominent man named Henry George who ran for mayor of New York in the nineties? Henry George, the great Single Taxer and author of "Progress and Poverty,” ran for mayor of New York in 1886, but was defeated. He ran again In 1897, but died before election day.

the mile In close to 1:40. Gosh! but Sorick woke up. He Investigated and found that some jockeys playing terribly on mouth-organs had frightened Caesar into covering that mild like lightning. ‘Here’s where I cop much gold,’ said Tom to himself. So, he enters Caesar In a race—loo-to-l—all right—puts all his money on him and arranges to have some boys raise the mouth-organ music along about the 3furlong point. Sure, Tom had a big killing In his hand, nearly. Here they come, Caesar darned near a furlong ahead of the bunch and going like a cyclone. But them darn boys starts their infernal music with Caesar coming, not going—too early, you see. Caesar gets the fright, all right, but in spite of all his jockey can pull, he turns square around and streaks it at 1:40 back to the starting line. Tom will draw his pocket flask for you anytime you mention his big killing with his musical Oaeswr ” '

PRESIDENT IS THE BOSS AT CAPITOL Coolidge Surprises Friends and Enemies by His Attitude, By FRANK J. TAYLIR • y * ASHINGTON, Aug. 31.—At this yy delicate job of making himself boss of the Republican party, President Coolidge is turning out to quite a wizard. His friends say so: his enemies admit it. When Mr. Coolidge took over the reins of government, it was the common thing for folks around Washington to say, "If he can get away with it, etc. etc.” Not any more! One by one, as questions have come up at the White House, the President has put the Coolidge trade-mark on them. This applies not only to running the Government, but to Republican party problems. Watches Party Problems In fact, it might be truthfully said that Mr Coolidge has given as much, if not more, time to party questions as he has to managing the huge institution of government, which practically took care of itself, as soon as be persuaded the Harding Cabinet members to stick to their jobs. The first significant change In tone, in referring to the President’s hold on affairs, came from the Cabinet. As soon as he had presided over Cabinet meetings the secretaries began to speak of their new chief as an executive of prompt decision. The second gain scored by Mr. Coolidge was when he began meeting the Washington newspaper correspondents regujarly. It was Mr. Harding's custom to meet them twice a week and President Coolidge continued this arrangement. Actually Talks Mr. Coolidge came to his first meeting with the reporters with the repu tation of being very close mouthed. He surprised {hem by talking unusually freely, and by his extraordl nary familiarity with practically every topic mentioned. Mr. Harding was usually obliged to “beg off" certain questions, due to the wide range of queries presented to him. Not so Mr. Coolidge—his wide range of reading and plenty of leisure in which to read has made him well posted on most current topics of dls cussion. Finally, the astuteness with which the President tackled problems of party organization, and the frankness with which he dealt with his own candidacy, won him the respect of political minded leaders at the capital. All this Is not to say that President Coolidge has a copyright on the Republican nomination. But It Is to say that he has a good advantage over all his opponents, and barring unforseen developments, is fairly sure of the nomination unless the Re publican party abandons Its conservative platform. A Thought Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips Is esteemed a man of understanding.—Prov. 17:28. mDO know of those that • • • only are reputed wise, for saying nothing—Shakespeare. As Father Sees It "Mrs. Strong knows how to manage her husband. She has him eating out of her hand.” "Lucky man! Then he doesn't have any dishes to wash.”—Boston Transcript.

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Carbolic acid is the deadliest enemy of all ordinary germs. But germs now have been discovered that eat carbolic acid. P. H. Gray, M. A., at an English experimental station, has found the microbe that is nourished by tho acid. Gardeners and farmers used carbolic acid for the purpose of killing worms that were eating their crops, using as much as 70 pounds to the aero. On certain soils It was found that the acid disappeared with great rapidity. A search for the cause showed the existence of soil bacteria that attacked the aciat The germs were cultivated in test tubes and carefully tested. Prof. Gray then made a survey of a large number of soil samples, In England, with the result that he found about 200 strains of antisep tic- destroying germs. This discovery opens new studies in chemistry and biology. Sister’s a Diplomat "What a beautiful ring!” “Yes. It was an engagement ring, but the engagement is broken.” “Aren’t yau going to send It back!” "Os course, but I want to keep it long enough to let the next gentleman see what he Is expected to live up to.”—Boston Transcript. GUARANTEED PAINT For all purposes: all J“l QC colors Per gallon National Army Store 467 West Washington Street 2 Doors East of West Street

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Some Cold Two explorers of the far North were relating their experiences to each other and naturally drifted around to the subject of temperature. “Would you believe it?” narrated the first. “In 1911 it was so cold up around Baffin's bay that if a man wanted to get downstairs in a hurry, all he would have to do would be to throw a bucket of water out the window and slide down the icicle.” “Call that cold?” ridiculed the other. "Why. up In Greenland on the hottest days of the summer, we had to build a fire under the cow to keep her from giving Ice cream.” —American Legion Weekly. The Family Parrot's Past "Polly want a cracker?" said the visitor approaching the cage. “My name,” interrupted the parrot, "Is Oswald and I am meditating. Do not disturb me.” "Avery peculiar bird.” explained the hostess. “It eats nothing but

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beans. My husband bought It somewhere in the East.”—The Toreador. Little Tommy Missing A neighbor of the Joneses, fond of the Jones children, with whom she liked to talk, as they were bright, met Billy Jones one day, and wondered why he was alone, as usually his little brother accompanied him. "Where Is Tommy?” she asked. "He’s In bed with some green apples.” was the reply.—Judge.

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