Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 161, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 November 1923 — Page 4

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WANTED: REAL SMOKE INSPECTOR mF INDIANAPOLIS obtains a capable, efficient smoke inspector to rid the city of the cursed smoke palls, the advisory committee giving him the examination should be congratulated. The smoke abatement ordinance went into effect last Saturday without a smoke inspector. He is to be selected Wednesday. Getting a good smoke inspector is like hiring a city manager when a city votes to establish that form of municipal government. Both offices require a man of experienoe and exceptional ability. According to the Indianapolis municipal code, however, no expert can be employed unless he has been a resident of the city. In England cities bid for the services of experienced men. A man, living in the country, can serve in English cities if he pays taxes there. Germany has one of the best systems of municipal government in the world. Being a city official is a profession there instead of being political patronage. American cities, using the city manager plan, likewise have been compelled in many cases to obtain experienced executives from elsewhere. Difficulty may be experienced in Indianapolis in finding an EXPERIENCED man for smoke inspector. When we’ve never had smoke abatement yet, as choking clouds of smoke testify daily, where can a man, experienced in smoke abatement, be found ? A puzzling question. Try to answer it. TOUR HOME AND THE CONSTITUTION ONSTITUTION WEEK” should be observed again. I L After the city had joined in fitting observance of the Federal Constitution and orators galore had lauded its merits in a Fourth of July fashion, it took the good sense of the State Supreme Court to give a real contribution. Police and city court officials during Constitution Week continued a policy of making out warrants to search “persons or person whose names and description are unknown to the affiant.” Raiding your home at a mere suspicion, without even giving a name or place on the warrant, was never intended nor included in the Constitution. The home has some sanctity. This, the Supreme Court has well ruled in deciding that blanket warrants are not legal. The local application of the decision has been brought to the public’s notice by the criticism of Judge James A. Collins, Criminal Court, who has dismissed cases in appeal from city court because of the Supreme Court ruling. Hang up the epigram, “God Bless Our Home.” Home is still a man’s castle after all. LIBRARIES DIDN’T SAVE ROME mF YOU had lived in Rome during the days of the great Roman Empire, you would have had access to twenty-eight libraries, all well equipped. This is a historical fact, Dr. C. 11. Oldfather said in an address before the Indiana Library Association here recently. While this development of ease with which the Roman could enjoy books testifies to historians of the greatest of that period when Rome ruled the world, it is interesting to know that all the libraries in Rome and in Italy, which boasted of twenty-four others, did not save the Empire from total disintegration. Mere access to knowledge never saved any Nation. The luxuries of Rome, refusal of the plebeians to work, a huge standing army, corruptness, admission of hordes of inferior, illiterate people from Gaul—these were the principal causes for Rome’s ruin. There was a reason then, and there’s a moral today. The next time you visit one of Indianapolis’ fine libraries, re member Rome.

MERE MAN TO A MERE MAID tTTIAN HAS now become uninteresting to woman if we are to iVI gulp down the declaration of Miss Rebecca West, English novelist, who gave an address before an Indianapolis literary club. “As for polygamy in England, I refuse to believe that it is possible for a man to make himself interesting to more than one womfen at a lime,” she declared. The great menace of modern man acquiring more than one wife is thus proved to be only piffle, after all. And it took a British girl to discover it, too. That a man, nowadays, wouldn't care to buy bonnets for more than one wife is, no doubt, only a mere incidental. " If man were more interesting, he perhaps could have a couple of wives, Miss West might have concluded. Dumbness has its reward if that’s the case. POCKETBOOK NEWS ,OW about business conditions? Are times goin£ to be good [£! or bad? The questions are asked daily in Indianapolis and other metropolitan cities. It is no use disguising the fact that many men are out of work. But — * The iron industry looks good. Experts for years have considered pig iron production a weathervane of general business It’s supposed to rise or fall six months ahead of other lines. Iron output in October was a trifle more than in September, a customary seasonal movement. October production was quite a bit less than in May, the record month, but production last spring was so excessively big that a reaction was inevitable. October output of pig iron averaged over 101,000 tons a day. In October, 1914, the average was not much more than half as big. As long as our basic or key industry is stepping it off nearly twice as fast as before the war, there’s no excuse for pessimism. Steel industry not only is busy, it’s preparing to continue so. This year’s shipments of iron ore down the Great Lakes, up to the November, pares with about 39,000,000 tons in the corresponding period of last year. If that doesn’t shake the blues, try this remedy: In. October over 360.000 passenger autos and trucks were manufactured, compared with only 239,191 in October, 1922. Railroads continue hauling record-breaking amounts of freight. So far this year they have loaded and moved 416 cars of freight for each 353 cars in the corresponding period of 1922 and 328 cars in 1921. Business men should (flip that last paragraph and paste it on their Masks.

QUICK URGES REVISION OF TARIFF LAWS Economist Declares Farmers’ Interests Supplant Fake Party Ills, Herbert Quick, well-known economic writer, a former editor of “Farm and Fireside" and himself a West Virginia farmer, has written a series of eigrht articles on the agricultural question for The Indianapolis Times. Here is his first article, on “Symptoms of Farmer Troubles." By HERBERT QUICK EOR the past three or four years now, the demands and the troubles of agriculture in the United States have been also the troubles of our Government and Its Legislature. The farmers have become a nuisance in Washington. For it is always a nuisance when real economic or social issues supplant the fakes of party. The farmers, through the farm bloc, have held at times the balance of power In both House and Senate. They have swept into power several State governments. But In spite of these successes, and of the measures passed supposedly for relief of basic Industry of agriculture, the farmers were never so depressed or so discontented, within memory, as they now are. They do not believe laws controlling the dealing in futures in the terminal grain markets has done them any good in stabilizing prices. They laugh bitterly when the “protection" of oUr present tariff law Is mentioned. As to the new rural credits law, providing for longer-time personal credits than banks can give, they say what they need is some system by which they can get out of debt, rather than into it. on even the easiest teiuns. Fertilizer Too High In the East and South, they find that they must allow their fields to revert to sterility because of the high price of fertilizer. In Minnesota, thence west and south, they are in political revolt, and have sent to Washington Shipstead, Johnson, Brookhart, and the Non-Partisan Leaguers. They an? talking in the wheat and cotton regions of dairying and diversification of crops. Men like Brookhart, seeing no real hope, apparently, in the old remedies, are agitating for cooperation along the old Rochdale lines. All these things are signs of a whole class of our people In the agony of economic suffering. Whatever they do in the way of protest Is legitimate' if it calls attention to their plight, I, who am a farmer myself, and who come of a family of farmers, have seen this thing growing for fifty years.

Agriculture Languishes If agriculture languishes our civilization then enters upon its decline. And it is languishing. Farmers all over the world are In strenuous competition with each other. Our farmers have no monopoly of any product worth mentioning. In cotton i production, if our farmers were to so organize as to make cotton scarce in j the world’s markets and send the prices upward, the operation would merely stimulate a cotton boom fn a dozen tropical countries. In wheat and other grains the competition is keen with India. Argentina, Australia and the countries of Europe. Russia is coming back on the wheat market. If we shut out the foreign grains it will do no good—excent perhaps temporarily In certain specialties—for we produce more than the country can consume. If we were completely shut out from the world by an impassable wall, some of our crops would rot on the farms for lack of market. The cotton and grain raisers are as much dependent on the foreign markets ns though they were close enough to Liverpool and Manchester to haul their products to those markets. Will Continue So This will be so until we have decreased our agricultural output, or developed our domestic consumption to more than we can produce. Then we might artificially raise our prices by law. But our city folk would never consent to this. They w’ould not allow the cost of living to be so raised, and they have the votes. It would seem, then, the remedy of restrictive laws will not work. Our farmers must remain subject to world prices. There Is no hope we shall ever, as farmers. l>e relieved from strenuous competition with + he world on grains and cotton. We have note a plan for trying to relieve the surplus in wheat and perhaps In cotton, through a holding movement. Anew law now lets the farmers warehouse their wheat In their own granaries or in local elevators. issue warehouse receipts, and borrow money to the extent of threefourths of the value of the wheat through the new Intermediate credit bankaP' Jit is what is called In the financial world a “valorization" plan. Plans Never Work i Such plans never work in a field open to world competition unless they arc accompanied by a decreased production. The surplus held back becomes a nightmare to the holders after the regular marketing season has passed. If our holding plan should boost prices, It will cause every bin all over the world to be scraped for wheat to sell. The trouble in both wheat and cotton lies in ‘two facts: the povertystricken peoples of the world are going naked and cutting down cotton demand; and starving and cutting down their wfyeat demand. But they cannot buy from us because we, through our tariff laws, refuse to take the goods with which they would pay for our wheat and cotton. So they go on naked and hungry, while we are actually madepoor because we have a glut of what they want. Suppose our tariff laws were so modified as to let the foreigners send in duty free the goods they produce on a basis of bartering for our farm products? It would enable farmers who are holding their wheat to sell out at good prices. It might replace nakedness and starvation abroad with plenty. I commend th© idea to the farm bloc. Safe Secrets She—How is it that widows generally manage to marry again? He—Because dead men tell no tales. —Harper’s Magazine.

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UNUSUAL PEOPLE Veteran of Three Wars

By NEA Service I r\l WATONNA. Minn., Nov. 19. Ivy I The American Legion has I I picked a “veteran” war veteran to be its national chaplain for the • oming year. BEzra C. Clemans, Methodist miniswho dates his service for Uncle Sam back to s ergean t, sercaptain of two companies. He MAJ. CLEMANS was chaplain in the SpanishAmerican War, and later accompanied the Second Minnesota Infantry to the Mexican border. In the last war he rose from chaplain of his old organization to senior chaplain of the entire S. O. S. back of the lines. He had forty other chaplains under him.

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 New York Are.. Washington. D. C., enclosing 2 cents in stamp) for reply. Medical, legal and marital advice cannot be given, nor can extended research be undertaken. All other questions will receive a per sonal reply. Unsigned requests cannot be answered. All letters are confidential.—Editor. >. Wh.it Is the chayote? A vegetable related to the cucumber and squash, although the ft-uits are not similar, ranging in color from dark green to ivory white and in size from those weighing a few ounces to fruits two pounds or more in weight. There are also wide varia tions among the chayotea as to surface and shape. In the South the chayote proves an excellent fall and early winter table vegetable. It is also used extensively as a forage crop and as an ornamental Mine; another use Is for green for producing blanched shoots which are used like asparagus tius, and as a straw which is used in making extra quality ornamental baskets, hats and other articles. This plant cornea from Central America and promises to be satisfactory for use in the mild-wintered regions of the South Atlantic and Gulf Coast States and parts of California. How much of the world’s milk supply" is produced and consumed in the U. 8.? One-fourth, in both cases. What foreign country has the most people living in the United States? Germany. What are the roots of Campanula used for? For making expectorants, remedies for angina pectoris, and epilepsy. What Is the address of the Na tional Association of Audubon Societies? 1947 Broadway, New York City. How may glass bottles be broken off everdy to make glasses? A glass maker gives the following formula: Fill the bottle with lin seed oil to whore It Is to be broken off; shove a redhot poker In the oil. Have two pieces of iron ready In case one is not effective. As soon as the poker is put in and the oil starts to boil take out the first poker and put In the second. Rub a stone around the sharp edges of glass to smooth them.

On what day of the week did July 13. 1891, fall? Monday. If a gray hair Is" pulled out of the head does this cause other grey hairs to come? The new hair that comes in will probably be gray but the act of pulling out one grey hair does not cause others to grow or have any influence in hastening the graying of tho rest of the hair. What did dinosaurs eat? What caused them to become extinct? Dinosaurs were of two kinds, one of which ate flesh, and the other ate plants. The cause of the extinction of the dinosaurs is uncertain, but it Is thought that perhaps tho change of climate as the years went by was such that they coujd not adjust themselves to It. Who .Is the present poet laureate of England? Robert Bridges. Where and what Is the Giant’s Causeway? What Is the legend concerning it? It is a basaltic formation on the north coast of Ireland. Popular legend ascribes this stupendous formation to the labor of giants seeking to construct a road across the sea to Scotland. What is the height of Chimborazo in Ecuador? 20,498 feet above sea level. What Is the average price for a pedigreed German police dog, about 3 months old. Average price Is SSO.

Heard in the Smoking Room

“11l g'l enough on that one to yl stop an alarm clock,” commentod the drummer for cigars, as one of the other smokers finished this one: “Maybe you never heard how Mrs. Smith tried to stop her little daughter becoming a newspaper person. Well, little Bessie was much given to exaggeration and one day, after her mother had caught her in an unusually big whopper, Mrs. Smith said: “ ‘Now Bessie, on your next fib you must go into the clothes closet, tell God all about it and ask forgiveness.’ "Pretty soon* Bessie cried out, ‘Mother! Mother! come to the win-

UNDERWOOD IS OPPOSED TO KU-KLUX Candidate From South Faces Natural Obstacle in 1924 Race, By ROBERT J. BENDER (Oopyrie'ht, 1925, by United News:) EW YORK, Nov. 19. —Not since V 1865, w r hen Andrew Johnson, ’*• son of the village sexton and constable in Greenville, Tenn., was inaugurated President, following assassination of Lincoln, has the socalled “South” been represented in the White House. So it has come to be said any candidate raising his head from below the Mason and Dixon line, with presidential aspirations, “is not located right geographically.” This probably had its foundation immediately after the Civil War in the cry that a southern President might return slavery. In all events the slogan haiN passed on down through the years until it has become more or less axiomatic that a southerner should not be President.

Underwood’s Difficulty That is probably the biggest difficulty that Senator Oscar Underwood, able leader for years in both houses of Congress, has to contend with, first in seeking the Democratic nomination and, second. In winning the election, should he be nominated. He might point to the sact —Virginia has seen five of its home-folks-Washington, Jefferson. Madison, Monroe and Tyler—hold reins of government in Washington. He might point to the fact that, in addition to Johnson the State of Tennessee was drawn upon for two presidents—Jackson and Polk. He might even recall in 1848 the American people went as far South as Baton Rouge, Louisiana to select their leader in the person of Zachary Taylor. Nevertheless since the war and up until now, a Southern candidate has been discounted in advance if he comes from the South. Wouldn’t Strengthen Party The further, and perhaps actually the dominating reiison for discounting a Southerner for the Democratic nomination has been the argument that the “South is always Democratic any how and it wouldn't strengthen the party any to name a man from that section.” So Underwood faces a natural obstacle In his race for party leadership. The chances of his winning the nomination are all against him. He has. however, raised one issue—he Is the only one to have raised the issue and probably will be the only outstanding presidential candidate who will raise it —and that is the Ku-Klux Klan. Underwood has come out bag and baggage against the Klan. And on that issue, may rest the biggest, if not his only, chance of success. All of the cand.dates so far mentioned, or their personal backers, are in a quandary what to do about the Klan. Most of them favor Ignoring it as an issue. The M.asourl State Democracy recently handled It by what was tantamount to a mere declaration of the first clause in the Constitution espousing i.l.Lical and religious freedom. That Is how most of the candidates In both parties—and the party platforms themselves—will probably dispose of the troublesome issue. May Grow in Scope Rut there is a possibility in the coming months the Klan issue may grow in scope and political importance. Underwood, for one, may be expected to make a fight for an anti Klan clause in the Democratic platform. If the issues has .reached a dominating position in the body politics by early next spring. Underwood’s position will be strengthened. As friends of candidates opposing Underwood's put It, "it might be the feeing against the Klan was such that Underwood would draw the sold anti-Klan support.” Already one Klan periodical—May field's weekly in Texas—has come out against Underwood and had good words to say for McAdoo and others. McAdoo's friends acknowledge publicity such as this will hurt him In sections where feeling is strong against the Klan. In other words, a majority of the candidates will wish to be shown neither as pro nor antiKlan. Underwood has taken a positive stand on the issue and it will help him in many sections. Underwood also has a record for being opposed to prohibition. He mav not make this an issue. It is more likely he will confine himself to domestic issues largely, such as tariff and taxes.

Science

On the Island of Crete, supposed to be the birthplace of the Grecian race, there have been discovered recently the ruins of cities of an ancient. civilization that died 300 years before Greek history began. This civilization was of high order. It existed at least as far back as 2800 B. C. Whole libraries of stone tablets covered with writing have been unearthed from the palaces and temples, as well as statutes and works of art. Thus far science has been unable to deciper the ancient writings, hut It Is plain that some of the characters mentioned in Greek mythology really lived in these ancient cities. A study of the Basque language is being made In an attempt to gain a clew to the dead Cretan language. The Basque has been a puzzle to all students of languages. It has no known ancestry'. All other modern languages in Europe can betraced, but the Basque has not a single root derived from any known tongue.

dow quick. There’s a big lion lying out on the lawn!’ “Looking out, Mrs. Smith saw the neighbor’s large Collie dog sunning himself on the grass, and said: “ ‘Now, you naughty, naughty girl, you’ve done it again. Go straight into the closet and tell it to God!’ “After a while Mrs. Smith opened the closet door and asked: “ ‘Are you a good girl? Did you t tell God all about it?* “ ‘Yes,’ answered Bessie. “ ‘And what did He say?’ ' ‘Oh,’ replied Bessie, “He just said: ‘Never mind, Bessie. I thought it was a lion at first, myself.’ ”

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Z7oU SIMS l' -!- -!- Says _„ J ELL, a Washington expert. YU! claims rats talk. Then they -T-T-l say “That’s a woman. Let s jump at her.” Wot* a man wearing sideburns and a wrist watch yell and jump on a table if he saw a rat? Women are getting so masculine. Men are becomiing so effeminate. Rats hardly know which to scare. Fashion note: While entertaining rats please wear silk stockings. Even Dame Fashion can’t shorten a skirt as quick as a rat can. Health hint:* Women looking at rats should be careful. Bad colds may result from undue exposure. Bet it surprises an old-fashioned rat when a modern woman hits him. Nothing tickles a dog more than seeing a little mouse chase one of these long-pedigreed cats. News from Paris. Pictures sold there as being 1,000 years old will not be that old for 1199 years y§t. Evansville (Ind.i bricklayer caught stealing chiekeus, perhaps intending teaching them to lay bricks. Keep away from Russia. People are eating dogs there. You might eat one and start barking for more. Ford’s stand on the presidential question is simple. He will refuse it unless he accepts it. This has been a bad year for all champions except champion liars. Very few people do as well as they expect while a great manv do better than their friends expect.

Indiana Sunshine

Henry Ford has gone into business at Bloomington. "My name may suggest ’tin-Lizzies,’ but my specialty is shining shoes, ’ Henry- says. “So don’t get me mixed up with the Detroit manufacturer," Henry warns as he applies a musical rag to hiß pavrons’ shoes. Indiana steps to the front with a new record of 1,230 cars of onions shipped out of the State. This is more than is produced by any other Slate A contemporary- remarks that “it is gratifying to note that the onions were shipped out.” Attorney Thomas J. Sare, Bloomington. Is a good Democrat and he wants the wide world to know it. He has just had constructed a giant metal rooster to be used as a weather vane on his Spencer County- farm. With this emblem of Democracy atop the structure no one will question his politics. - Here’s a man who had a right to get peeved. He entered the Jackson County’s clerk’s office and asked for a license. A woman entered with the applicant, but remained near the door. “Hunting license?” the clerk inquired. “Yes,” He was handed the license with a copy of the State game laws. At this point the man glanced at his blushing bride-to-be and said in an aggrieved tone, "Guess I don’t need this kind. I want a marriage license.”

A Thought

The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings' palaces.—Prov. 30:28. * • * a HEN devil® will their blackest 'vV ti ‘ ns put otJ ' do 6U "? e3t at i first with heavenly shows.— Shakespeare. Delayed Repentance A Wisconsin man, attending a revival, was pressed to repent. He wavered for a time, but finally arose and said: “Friends, I want to repent and tell how bad I have been, but I dasn’t do it when the grand jury is in session.” “The Lord will forgive,” shouted the revivalist. "Yes, but he ain’t on that grand jury.”—Success.

How Long Can He Stay Under?

The Outcast BY BERTON BRALEY I guess I’m a musical moron. For somehow or other I find That classical stuff doesn’t score on My bourgeois and commonplace mind; Beethoven and Mozart and most of The masters don’t thrill me a bit; It isn’t a thing that I boast of, But something I have to admit. I’ve tried to improve: I have listened To concerts, and struggled to learn Why eyes of the audience glistened With pleasure. I failed to discern Whatever it was that enchanted Their spirit, and caused them to glow; So now—l just take it for granted I'm stupid and never will know. Yet when from the saxophones issue The accents of Kern or Berlin, I find every fiber and tissue Is tingling in tune; I begin To sway to the strange syncopation Though classical music falls flat. What, YOU'RE in the same situation? Oh well, let s just leave it at that! (Copyright, 1923, NEA Service, Inc.)

What Editors Are Saying

Amazing (Bloomington Star) According to Chief of Police Rikhoff, there was “an amazing number" of law violators in Indianapolis last week. Another amazing thing was so many of them were allowed to get away-. Weeks (Goahen Daily Nt*ws-Times) We are a little confused as to exact dates, but we have heard that some tme recently we celebrated Forefathers’ Furniture Week. Now we are watching out for Grandmothers’ Quilted Bedspread ''ffeek. We can’t bear to miss, any of these important celebrations. City (Marlon Leader-Tribune. Marion is growing so large an airplane can pass directly over the city and crash into the ground a few miles from town with few people knowing anything about it. * • • Sam (Bluffton Banner) Republican newspaper broadcasts the statement that "Tom Taggart is out and out for Senator Ralston for President.” Yea, sure, and that’s a fact. The aforesaid Republican newspaper might have gone even farther, and added to the Taggart list thousands of Democrats and thousands of Republicans who are for Ralston foi President. At least, thousands of Republicans voted for Mr. Ralston in 1822, and they tell about, boast about it and are glad of it. Many of them in a small community like Wells County, and where simonpure Republicans are rather scarce, say- on every occasion that they have cast one Democratic vote of which they are proud. Fact is. friends. Sam is the grand old man of Indiana, politically or otherwise.

Family Fun

A Bit. Careless Mrs. Blake —Husbands- are strange creatures. Her Friends —Aren’t they? John has to ask his garage nian a hundred questions about the brand and manufacture before he puts a drop of oil into the cai\ But he never asks his bootlegger a single question for fear of hurting his feelings.—New York Sun. Too Much Wood “Is this the woodenwar© department?” “Yes.” “I dunno if I am in the right place.” “What is it you wish?” "My wife told me to get some lipsticks.” —Judge. His Dilemma “Why is the little fellow crying?” “Because he can’t have a holiday.” “And why?” “Because he doesn’l go to school yeti”-—Meggendorfer Blaetter. Munich.

MONDAY, NOV. 19, 1923

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To the Editor of The Times May I in all sincerity and pandoi\ but without the slightest reflection upon the ability of the incumbent—for whom I entertain great respectin simple fairness say a word In behalf of Dr. Potter, the former superintendent of the asylum at Julietta? I respect the opinions of and have no quarrel whatsoever with those who differ with me in the matter of the proposed change of superintendents at this institution. I hold no brief for Dr. Potter and have not seen him in years, but there are some essential* things vo be said in his behalf and those of us who are advised in the prem'ses, seemingly ewe it not only to the doctor himself. but to the public as well, to come forward and with “malice toward none and charity for all”—frankly stand for the “right as God gives ug to see the right.” Dr. Potter was placed in charge of ‘he “Marion County Asylum for Inurable Insane," March 30, 1910, and so remained until February, 1917. He came exceptionally well recommended and subsequent events disclosed, that; those who so warmly espoused his cause, truly builded better than they knew. Servant Who Served From the day of his acceptance of. until the hour of his ruthless separation from the incident responsibilities, Marion County—strange as it may seem—had at the head of this parar mount, this benevolent asylum, “A Servant Who Really Served.” I had the honor of occupying the auditor’s office during several years of this time, a post that gives one an opportunity second to none to observe, to judge and to measure up the fitness and fealty of those charged with the respective responsibilities that go to make up a county government, for after all, the various county affairs and transactions funnel down into the auditor's office. And I can say without exaggeration, that for punctuality, careful attention to details, scrupulous care in management and economy. Dr. Potter could always be found away up in the front ranks. In a word, he gave the hospital standing! He put it on the map! On top of It all, he was absolutely dependable. But lo! and behold! one fine day, like a "clap of thunder from a clear sky,” an edict went forth! 'Was It “Well done thou good and faithful servant?" You know it was not!

Unceremoniously Fired The faithful servant was unceremoniously fired. True to form, honest, unostentations, but capable sen-ant though he had been, conscious of duty well done, he succumbed to the Inevitable, he took his medicine. A bit heartbroken perhaps, but what o’ that? The powers that be, just sat back and —“laffed.” Do you recall any particular one of my good friends who are now so valiantly and doubtless so sincerely “Standing Up for Good Old Marion” manifesting even a passing show of righteous indignation then? Do you recall the awful conditions that developed under the succeeding management "out there” and which fog the good of all concerned made a further change imperative? Cognizant as they should have been and doubtless were of Dr. Potter’s efficiency, do you recall any one of the county's “present well wishers” s'o much as simply intimating that a wise course would be his prompt reinstatement then? And would it not seem that If the doctor now aspires to a vindication as it were, we should not gainsay him that privilege? And again, if the incoming majority on the board of commissioners in its wisdom now elects to give this good and faithful servant “a show for his white ally,” what more In all fairness would It be, what could it he, in the truest fullest sense, but deserved retributive justice? I repeat, “with malice toward none, with charity for all”—let’s be fair. ALBERT SAHM. Mose Has Proof Mose —Dis here Ilyin’ business am a mighty ole venture. Rastus —How come you say dat? Mose —Didn't de parson say dat Esau sold his “hairshlp” to Jacob? — Selected.