Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 143, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 October 1923 — Page 4

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* “JUST FOLKS’’ OF INDIANA EORGE ADE. in writing of Indiana, once said “some mighty bright men come from Indiana, and the brighter they are the quicker they come.” Had the Hoosier humorist not proceeded deliberately in face of his statement and moved to Brook, Ind., the world might have believed him. Certainly Ade has a clear title to brilliancy. Press correspondents traveling with the Lloyd George party as it swung around the country were unanimous in their praise of the cordial, hearty welcome which Indiana accorded to the distinguished British guest. The average Hoosier is quite likely to point out with pride that we have had several noted Vice Presidents and -one who was without a vice other than a yearning for a good nickel cigar, or that if all the stories, novels and poems of our literati were put together, page by page, they probably would encircle the moon fourteen and one-half times and still have enough left over for the Congressional Record one entire year. Indianapolis, other than being the State capital and the present geographical location of national political interest, could well put on her best Sunday dress with even a bib and tucker and tell the “hull” country that we have the largest percentage of native-born Americans than any large city in the country—with the exception of Columbus, Ohio. And Hoosiers, generally are, of course* not heaitant to tell the world blandly that the State boasts of having the highest per cent of native American-born of any State in the Union. Seventy-eight per cent of ’em, too, are natives of Indiana. So when Lloyd George visited Ipdianapolis, we were blooming proud to greet him. “Just folks” is more than a phrase made famous by our poet. James Whitcomb Riley. STEINMETZ AS 1 INSPIRATION v Jl~ IREAT men and the inspiration of their careers are const ant|Cj | ly before us. Lloyd George left in Indianapolis some of the atmosphere of his own great and well-directed energy. Over at Schenectady. N. Y., Charles Steinmetz, the electrical wizard, personally radiated energy to the whole world for years np until his death Friday. The inspiration of this life of energy will soon be preseryed for us. Someone will write the story of this wonderful little man’s life and his achievements. Time will always preserve records like this for us. Time stays forever, and in her hands holds all the inspiration of achievement and admbnitions of wisdom we will ever be able to tme for ten million years—if we only take the trouble to look for it. %

A NEW SHRINE OF AMERICANISM EODAY in New York City ft new shrine was dedicated to the sacred purpose of keeping alive the spirit of Americanism. The log cabin birthplace of Lincoln on a farm in Kentucky is an inspiration to the poor youth who faces a bitter struggle in the world for success. J The birthplace of Theodore Roosevelt, however, was one of the wealthiest of the time in New York. That house in which the great American was born sixty-five years ago is proof that wealth and aristocratic birth is no barrier to an everlasting place in the niche of fame. Ceremonies today honor the memory of a disciple of Americanism who brought to this country new inspiration and new ideals at the time when needed most. Jk LATE BEATS NEVER *Y/j E ardently hope the cheering news from Washington proves h correct and that Europe - , at this eleventh hour, is really to be saved from complete and final disaster. Our sincereSt congratulations go to Secretary of State Hughes for suggesting the way, that is, by naming an international committee of experts, to work with the regular reparations commission, if so desired, to decide just how much more Germany can pay. But why was all this not done at least two years ago? If the hope inspiring cables from Paris mean what they say, France has not accepted a single thing she would not-have accepted years ago had it been properly put up to her. The dispatches announce Premier Poincare gladly accepts the Hughes plan to have experts probe Germany’s capacity to pay, providing, mark you, he said providing they do the job under the rules as laid down by the Treaty of Versailles and work under the regularly constituted reparations commissioh. If this is allfc-ighi with Secretary Hughes, and he is quoted as saving it is, then why did he not make it plain a year ago? f Premier Poincare has been saying for months that the regular reparations commission, had full power to make use of outside experts if it wanted to, but what Washington appeared to require was an international commission unhampered by any such ties, particularly as flte regular commission is reputed to be dominated by France. The truth is, Washington in its blindness, fejl down two or three years ago when it failed to have a man on the original reparations commission. Our commissioner could have asked for all the experts he needed, and got them, and as unbiased and unhampered ones as can possibly be had now. For England and Italy and America would have had three votes to France and Belgium's two. a Then the reparations problem would have been solved before Kt really became a problem; before the Ruhr; before the collapse *of the mark; before Germany fell completely to pieces and before the whole world came to the brink of self-annihilation. Still and all, late beats never. PAVLOWA, the dancer, says the American people are ruining their stomachs with sweets, and that suggest there should be something in the Constitution to check it. A DETROIT choir broadcast the song “Drink to me only with thine eyes,” an evening or two ago, and back out of the adjacent river air came a hoarse, sardonic guffaw, “NEW YORK authorities fire double-barreled gun” is a newspaper heading. Yep! And bagged a lot of *ich brewers , andjthe usual covey of prohibition oncers.

RULING ON MONEY ACT IS REVERSED Decision Regarded as Turning Point From Bank to Rail Control. Lowell Mellett. of this paper's Washington staff, has made an extensive study of the movement to curtail the power of the Supreme Court. Mellett hag written a aeries of articles rivtnr the out-standlnc incidents in the court's history. This Is the seventh article in the series. By LOWELL MELLETT v mN February, 1870. the United States Supreme Court held the Legal Tertder Act was unconstitutional. In December, 1870, the United States Supreme Court held this same act was constitutional. . This amazing change is held by some writers to mark the- point at which the banking Interests ceased to be the dominating Influence in the court and the railroad interests succeeded to that role. , , Congress in 1862, the Civil War* being in progress, passed arr act authorizing Die issuance of $60,000,000 of Treasury notes which should be legal tender for all debts, public and private, except duties on imports and interest on bonds and notes. The exception as to interest payments was an amendment resulting from the pressure of the banks. .The banks held all the gold. The Government had to borrow gold from the banks and, as a result of the amendment. had to pay ruinous premiums to get it. Insist on Gold Despite the outcry that money good enough for the men fighting at the front should be good enough for the bankers, Congress was compelled by the banks In 1863 to go further and provide that not only the interest on' notes and bonds but the principal an well should be paid in gold. The banks threatened otherwise not to market the securities Issued by the Government and so to paralyze the Government's power t.o carry on the war. The bahks profited enormously by the distinction made in their favor. Tn 1869 the effort was made to have the use of legal tender money still farther restricted. A decision of the oourt was sought to declare this Government money' was not acceptable In payments on contracts made prior to the passage of the laws of 1862 and 1863. Opponents of the banks declared It was part of a plan to destroy the Government’s power to issue mbney, giving that privilege entirely to the banks. Resignation Demanded While the court wa3 considering the case an interesting episode occurred. Justice Grier, one of the Justices who had been" in correspondence with President Buchanan concerning the I>red Scott decision, displayed such changeability of opinion—first on one side, tlpn on the other—that other members of the court were disgusted. They united in demanding he resign. He did so. The decision was written by Chief Justice Chase, who had been secretary of the treasury when the legs! tender acts were passed and who was then known to consider those acts thoroughly constitutional Prior to becoming secretary of the treasury. Chase's professional and personal associations had been chiefly with the banking interests. While chief justice he was notoriously—some said scandalously—ambitious to become President. Decision Caused Howl The howl that resulted from the court’s decision came not alone from the plain people. The railroads demanded to know why the money they received in fares and freight charges was not good enough for the payment of their contracts. Justice Grier's resignation mode two vacancies on the Su ireme bench. President Grant appointed two railroad lawyers, William Strong and Joseph P. Bradley, to fill the vacancies. The attorney general then moved for a rehearing of the case. The decision, promptly forthcoming, by a 6 to 4 vote, reversed the court's first opinion and declared the legal tender act: to be constitutional.

Tongue Tips

Mre. Sarah Conboy, New York labor leader and bank director: “The 50-50 marriage, where, both husband and wife go out to work, is wrong. A woman has enough to do, if she runs her home properly. To leave it deliberately for a Job is a misfortune. And, if she has children, U’b a crime." Lawrenoe M. Jones, Kansas City merchant: "Think, work, produce and save, for civilization depends upon the dollar left over. That's sound gospel for everybody*, from janitors to members of Congress. The people generally are unmindful of saving. Therefore, no one reminds the men in charge of city, State or national government to think of the left-over dollar.” E. W. Marland, president Marland Oil Refining Company: “Let us ad mit the facts regarding our wasteful competition, its consequent over-pro-duction and its peril to the industry. But let us not admit that Governmental regulation Js necessary to prevent such, over-production. Should the present low price of oil continue, I think some form of State regulation of production is inevitable. ’’ Magnus'Johnson: "I am opposed to five to four decisions ot the Supreme Court on the constitutionality of a law passed by Congress. You don’t like that, do you? But I’ve said it, I believe it’s wrong because one man can make the decision, when the court splits."

Heard in the Smoking Room

ii ITIHE greed for sordid gold,” 1 said the smoker from Ver- | * J mont, "often leads men Into funny predicaments, to say nothing gs disappointments. I am thinking at the moment of a neighbor of mine, a hardy, horny-handed plowman of the granite hills. The pther day he went down to Boston to see a chemist. He threw a sample bag of mineral on

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Boston is lively this fall. Man sat his wife on the stove. Well, he made things hot for her. * * * Weather Bureau employe in Washington waß robbed, which may he what’s wrong l with the weather. * • 0 Big smokestack on a St. Louis hotel collapsed, perhaps because It wasn’t as high as the rates. • • • Baroness Popper, a Metropolitan Opera star, is back from Europe looking more like a sweet mama. • • * Salmon weighing 16 pounds caught In Oregon. Big enough to feed two cats or 500 boarders. * * * A man has brought 58 camels to this country from Australia, perhaps for bootlegging mascots. * • • Drive carefully. Blow your horn. In Omaha, Neb., a wreck victim was robbed while* unconscious. • • * Probably thinking it was an office seeker the governor of Michigan hit a pig with his auto. •• * t Cops in St. Louis caught an egg thief. Guess he was a hard-boiled egg. May have been a bad yegg. • • * Even if a Miami (Fla.) did break his leg taking a bath, practice will lessen the danger. • • * A post card mailed in 1906 has arrived in Portland. Me., in time for the hunting season, \ + • On the day a Vancouver (B. C.) man was 103 he worked 13 hours, so when he gets old he can rest. • • # Fortune teller says Mary Garden will marry next year. Others may say It was a misfortune teller. • • * The fifth annual prediction that the federal soldier bonus will be passed is being made. • • • They will pass a federal bonus If they can’t pass it up. • • • Due to a food shortage Canadian bears are eating porcupines, without even salt or sepper. * * • Juror who fell asleep at the Stokes scandal hearing in New York would sleep at a burlesque show.

Editor’s Mail * . T A® "illln* to print vtews of Tim** readers on Intereatinr subject*. Make your comment brlsf Slen yonr name a* n evidence of (rood faith It will not be printed If you object.

To th Editor of The Timet Your reporter who tried to give aw'ay a dollar or at least jet cheated out of it, and who conoluded "we are a city of honest folks’* perhaps has never left a pair of newly half-soled shoes In a down-town bank, tut I did. 1 forgo t the shoes and next morning went back and made inquiry about them, but they had not been turned in at the bank. One of the bank officials said, "About one-hajf of the articles left In this bank are turned In. The other half Is carried away." So you see we are not a city of “honest folks.” but only a city in which one-half of the people are honest. If your reporter wanted a real test of honesty, why didn’t ho leave his dollar bill on a desk or some other prominent place and then go back and try to find it? Who Is going to steal when watched or handicapped? Answer me that. P. T. J.

Family Fun >

Nothin’ But Expense At election time the mayor of a western city made a great play for the women’s vote and, of course. If one wishes to win the mothers it is good policy to compliment the daughters. But one evening the mayor met Ills Waterloo for he was so rajsh as to compliment a sophisticated high school girl. “What e beautiful com plexlon you have," cried the mayor. “It Is a gift from heaven." “Don’t you believe It,” retorted the girl, "it’s nothing but steady expense." —Argonaut. All Men Bom Equal "Do you know,” said the successful merchant pompously, “that I started life as a barefoot boy?” "Well,'’ said his clerk, ”1 wasn't bom with my shoes on, either. Spurring Dad On “Kill th’ umpire!” “Oh John, I wish you’d use that tone of voice in talking to the cook.”— Judge. Wiley's First Pie gracious, dear, what a long pie! It is surely too big for\Just two.” "I’m sorry. Cecil, but I couldn’t get any shorter rhubarb anywhei-e."— Passing Show. ,

A Thought

When the righteous are In authority, the people rejoice; but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn. —Prov. 29:2. • • • Af 1 UTHORITY intoxicates, makes mere sots of magisu— trates: The fumes of it invade the brain, And make men giddy, proud and—vain; By this the fool commands the wise; The noble with the base complies; The sot assumes the role of wit, And cowards make the base submit. / —Butler.

the latter’s desk and asked what it was worth. ‘lron pyrites.’ said the ohernist, as he Juggled the stuff in the air. ‘lt isn’t worth a cent.’ " ’Roaring hell!' shouted my friend, an expression of horror on his tanned visage. 'You mean to tell me that stuff’s not gold? Gee-chrlatmas. there’s a widow living out here who’s got a whole,hillful of that and I up and married her yesterday.’ ”

G. O. P. WAITS FOR M’CRAY TO RESIGN / Policy of Watchful Waiting Pursued by Republican Leaders at Washington, By JOHN CARSON, . Times Staff Correspondent. rY/l ASHINGTON, Oct. 27.—1f Govemor McCray Is forced to re - sign by facts developed during the inquiries being made, Republican leaders of Indiana will be the first to criticise the Governor and first to cast him overboard from the political ship. This is the tacit agreement amoqg the Republican leaders of the State. They have surrender-ad to the conviction first expressed by soirtfe of their number—the Republican party must be first to clean house if a housecleaning is demanded in the public interest. Asa part of the political strategy they feel they must- “beat the Democrats to It.” Will Be Given Chance In the meantime Governor McCray is to be given every chance to make good and to satisfy public opinion. And in the meantime the Republican leaders are sitting somewhat as a Jury in the court of public ppinion. They are ready without much, delay to act. Senator “Jim" Watson is back home watching the drama and awaiting developments Generally the Republicans who participated in the conference a few weeks ago and who were disposed then to try the Governor, agree ( now they errored. They feel now they should have given the Governor more opportunity to satisfy the public before the State committee .acted. It was this realization that caused adjournment of the meeting. By adjourning, they out all the burden directly upon the Governor. Reaction Interesting It has been interesting here to catch-the political reaction from the Indiana situation. Within a short time after the Governor’s plight became known. Democratic leaders were expressing personal sorrow for the Governor, but were happy over one thing. "The Republicans will not dare have McCray take the Mump as an exhibit of the prosperity of the farmer." was the Democratic cry. Postmaster General New and Senator Watson vent around with long faces and In profound silence. It was Impossible to drag a word from them. That they were angry and depressed was evident. Immediately the polttle-i! strategists went Into conference. Without much ado. Governor McCray was condemned as a political liability. How to get rid of him was the problem and It was the belief than the Governor would quietly pass out of the picture Regret for G^enwr There wss nothing but regret for t.he Governor, personally, and nothing but bitter animosity for him, politically. McCray was tried then, politically. The meeting of the ISpdere was to render Judgment. Now we have the Interesting spectacle of these same Republican leaders, watchfully waiting. convinced the Governor’s tenure of oft’ce will be short and that the Repuhlican State Committee must act. To find some? method of acting and yet to salvage the situation Just a yeah before an Important presidential election, is the great worry Hence the gloomy expression in Washing ton and also in Ipdiana.

Halloween

SACATION days are over. Winter watches from his tomb. While men survey their coal piles. With a face engraved with gloom And the Fords begin to splutter And jerk when thrown in gear; Which is Just a way of saying That winter’s almost here. Yet amid the changing weather There Is joy along with strife. And to a man must see the changes To appreciate hte life. Summer has its fascinations; Yet it equals not the cheer That a man derives from knowing That old Halloween is here. Bo along comes old October With its jolly Halloween; And the summer is forgotten (Just a kind of bygone scene.) So doeß man reoall his humor Thus he yields to nature’s paint, And he smiles through October, And he looks like what he ain’t. H. RUSSELL WILLIAMS.

Science

Scientists of the University of Chicago are conducting experiments with rliechanioal apparatus in an attempt to prove the existence of the ether and to teet the Einstein theory. The ether, universally accepted by scient:sts, in reality is a theory first invented by science to explain how light waves were conveyed. It is supposed to fill all space. Einstein questioned this theory, aa he did oth.ur accepted ideas. * If the earth is revolving around the sun. the ether must be sweeping through its pores at about nineteen per second. The ether must drift through all matter. Mathematical experiments, based on principles relating to the facts about the speed of light, have been in an attempt to find out about this “ether drift." The experiments showed nothing at all. They 'proved that the ether did not travel around with the earth and that it did not stand still while the earth traveled through it. The answers were .contradictory, thereby Indicating there may not be any ether. The answer of science to that assumption is this: What carries the light waves? A Word to the Wife "Yes. John, as I was saying. Miss Blank has no manners. Why, while. I was talking to her this morning, she yawned eleven times.” "Perhaps, my dear, she wasn't yawning—she might have wanted to say riomathlng.”—-Sydney Bulletin.

QUESTIONS Ask—The Times ANSWERS

You can got an answer to any question of fact or Information by wrltins to the Indianapolis Times' Washington Bureau. 13*12 New York Ave., Washington. D. 0.. enclosing 2 cents in •tamps for reply. Medical, legal and marital advice cannot be given, nor aan extended research be undertaken. All other questions will receive a personal reply. Unsigned requests cannot be answered. All letters are confidential.—Editor What was the date and the ceremony of making Oklahoma a State 7 The ceremonies of Oklahoma statehood day began in Washington, D. C., cf the Nov. 16, 1907. in the Cabinet room of the President. IJttle formality attended the act. A number of Oklahoma citizens, several Senators ond newspaper correspondents were I in the room when at 10:16 lo’clock, Secretary Loeb threw open the oouhle doors leading from the President’s private office. The Secretary had the proclamation in his hand and laid it on the large square blotter at the head of the table. The President entered, greeted those assembled and took his seat. Ke was handed a long eagle quill pen (the pen was made from the feather of an eagle killed In Oklahoma). The President wrote his name in large letters, and then looking up exclaimed "Oklahoma Is a State.” The act took Just one minute. The pen and the eagle (stuffed) from which the quill was taken, are now the property of the Oklahoma Historical Association, What were the final allotments of the sales of Liberty Bonds? First Liberty Loan ....$1,989,456,660 Second Liber- Loan . 3.807,866,000 Third Liberty L'*n 4.175,650.050 Fourth Liberty Loail ... 6.964.581.260 Victory Liberty Loan ... 4.497.818,750 On what day of the week did Feb. 2. 1906, come? Friday. What ere the largeet fresh water lakes In the United States? The Great lakes (Superior. Huron. Michigan. Erie. Ontario), which are also the largest series of fresh water lakes In the world. Lake of the Woods, tn Minnesota and Canada: Tulcare Lake. California: Lake Okechohee. Florida. Lake Tahoe, between California and Nevada, is th# largest freshwater lak* west of the Rockies Who said: "He thst prefers the beautiful to the useful In life will, undoubtedly, like children who prefer sweet-meats to bread, destroy his digestion and acquire a very fretful outlook on the world." Nietzsche, in "Thus Spake Zarathustra.” What modem church corresponds to the religion of the Puritans? The Congregational Church. How many persons were rejected under t.he Selective Draft because of poor teeth? 27,016 approximatetly. Are there any women electricians in the United States? The 1920 census reports nineteen. How many members were there in the first House of Representatives in the United Statee? Sixty-five. How should one place a knife when it is not In use? The knife should be placed all the way across the side of the plate, never with the handle on the table and the blade on the plate, and of course, the knife Is never placed on the table after It has been used. How Is the expression "beau monde” pronounced, and what does it mean? The expression is pronounced "bo maund.” It is French for "the fashionable world." • When was the Philippine Insurrection declared officially ended by the President? July 4. 1902, Why Is cream es tartar used in c%ndy m&King. To crytallize the oandy. Haa Statee ever paid a yearly money tribute to any power? Yea. at one time the United States paid the ruler of Tripoli $20,000 a year to let American ships sail the Mediterranean in peace. This state of affairs was brought to an end by war, in which Deeatur, Bainbridge and Preble distinguished! themselves.

Holding Up the Caravan

A Jazz Record By BERTON BRALEY / Sometimes a moniker gets on my mind, Ruqb Jike a tune through my head. I And*"Peter B. Kyne” is a name of! that kind . (His stories you’ve certainly read). I find myself making a fool little song Nonsensical in its design, A metrical whimsy step-stepping along s And rhyming to "Peter B. Kyne.” I hope he won’t take it amiss. The chorus goes something, like this: "Oh, Peter B. Kyne to me, Peter B. Kyne, Your label just fits my poetical line; Your name has a lilt which I cannot define It’s Peter B. Kyne to me, Peter B. Kyne!”’ Booth Tarkington’s name is entitled to fame, And I get a kind of a throb, When, here and anon occurs Something in monikers Such —say, as “Irvin S. Cobb.” And ‘‘Edna St. Vincent Millsy’’ Possesses a name in a way Quite fit for a lyric design. But no other title has quite such a vital Enchantment as "Peter B. Kyne." I sing it in various keys. I use it in verses like these: “Oh Peter B. Kyne to me. Peter B. Kyne. The name fairly jingles, It tingles like wine. And by the same omen • That natal cognomeD Keeps jigging along through this noodle of mine; Until I MUST croon Thiß nonsensical tune, Oh v Peter B. Kyne to me' Peter B. Kyne.’" (Copyright, 1923. NEA Service, Inc.) Names (Washington Democrat) There isn’t much in n name and there will probably be lees when the Indiana primaries get through with the three Eds.

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What Editors Are Saying

Pleased (Newcastle Courier) The appointment of Judge Frsd 0. Gauss of the Henry Circuit Oourt to be a justice of the Indiana Supreme Court, and that of J. Rufus HJnshaw to succeed Judge Gause, are generally and heartily approved and applauded by Henry' County people, irrespective of their politics. Governor McCray, who makes the appointments, always did display good judgment in selecting Henry County men for preferment, and has maintained his standard In his latest choices. -I- -I- !- ’ Ventilation (Vincennes Sun) One-third of all the deaths in the United Statee are caused by respiratory diseases, says a representative of the Smithsonian Institution in a seasonable comment upon the necessity of good air to good health. With winter coming on, with its, closed doors and windows and stag nant indoor air, much can be done tr> Ii crease physical well-being by & right appreciation of the part ventilation plays in health. -J- -I- -I- , Approval (Portland Commercial Review) America has lately become the campaign ground for world politics. We might flatter ourselvee here of late by the European statesmen who have come amongst us bidding for American app."* val. America has come to the fore as the great power whole opinion must he obtained and cherished by statesmen of Europe, and we may expect in the future to be the battleground of politics from over the sea as well *# at home. • • • Closed (Kokomo Dispatch When a man wanta an open car and his wife* a sedan or coupe, the argu merit generally develops'tnto a closed Incident.