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OUE SCHOOLS mHE Indianapolis school board has yielded to the will of the people and the city is to have needed school facilities after all. At a meeting three weeks ago, the new majority faction, following in the footsteps of the minority of the old board, stopped plans for the construction of three new high schools and for additions to grade schools. It was announced work would be halted only temporarily, but no indication was given as to when it would start. Then the protests began. The Federation of Civic Clubs took up the fight. West Side citizens held a mass meeting and friends of Shortridge High School protested. The demand for schools became general. The result was that the board capitulated Tuesday night and the city is to have its new schools. It is to be hoped there •will be no necessity for further school fights in Indianapolis. The people are watching the school board. The board has learned obstruction will not be tolerated. ‘KEEP YOUR GUNS READY’ mNDIANAPOLIS is having something of a crime outbreak. It has not been of the proportions of waves in other cities, but a series of hold-ups in stores hss been followed by the murder of a coal company yardmaster, the father of seven children. To some folks Police Chief Rikhoff’s blunt advice to police, “Keep your guns ready for quick action,” may sound like an Invitation to be more promiscuous in the use of firearms. But, remember, a bandit is a potential murderer, and the policeman stands for the safety of you and your property. One good live policeman is worth a dozen dead robbers. The chief has told his men to clean out loafers who infest certain poolrooms and saloons. The bluecoats should get busy at once and the courts should do their duty. That crime waves have been restricted here is due in a measure to the conscientiousness of our judges. They have been putting teeth into the law. The public has applauded. It has indicated its keen interest In law and order and a deeper concern over the little things that roll into crime waves. It is public interest, public support and, if necessary, public protest that must be developed to make permanent any clean-up that the police start. In a general way and without being specific, it may be remarked that political tolerance creates breeding places hatching criminals; gambling places where youths are tempted to lose, and, losing, turn to crime to recoup; the poison distiller who peddles moonshine. Public opinion and a sense of civic responsibility on the job at all seasons—and especially on election day—can stop more crime waves than an army of police. They can stop them before they start.

MISERABLE MILLIONS mHERE seems to be no visible 1 exception to the rule that, r man cannot leave millions and a happy family. Old Jay Gould sweat, dug, schemed, grabbed and gambled until he was able to leave an estate of $85,000,000 —enough for millions for each of his children. Among the bequests which he didn’t mention was a series of divorces and family fights, the latter the customary, if not the inevitable, effect of leaving millions. Now, Helen Gould Shepard, one of the noblest and bestloved of American women, has to come forward and fight her brothers in a public law suit. She is joint trustee with her brothers, George and Edwin, and guardian of her sister, Anna, and charges that her brothers secretly sold millions of dollars’ worth of the estate’s securities. It is humiliating. Tt must sadly wrench Helen Gould’s great heart. But, the good and innocent suffer with the others in the tragedy of “Too Much Money,” every time. WONDER what King Tut would think of modernists os a general proposition! NOW a world-wide merger of telephones is suggested despite Mr. Bok’s expensive efforts toward peace. “INSUFFICIENT yield of cotton this year” is said to be certain. By the way, what do they make of cotton nowadays? BABY out our way swallowed dime yesterday. Doctor who made X-Ray examination says he can see no change in him today. THAT row over Teapot Dome, which has been under investigation for so many months, completely disproves the old theory that “a watched pot never boils.” WOUNDED veteran of the world war Is suing Ills wire for divorce in Minneapolis because she compelled him to wash her hair. That entitles him to two wound stripes, at least. HUGHES decides to sell Obregon five thousand more American rifles. Guess he’Agoing to help Obregon on the installment plan, so that too much of his aid can’t fall into the hands of the rebels at any one time. “HAIRBREADTH HARRY” DAUGHERTY says he’s going to prosecute all wrongdoing in the Teapot Dome scandal. Now watch “Alkali Al” tremble in his boots. Just like the profiteers and the sugar gougers are I MR. BRYAN insists that, if an American leaves tnese shores and takes a drink while away, he shall be debarred from returning. Fine. A provision like that ought to give sufficient excuse for establishing another bureau composed of breath smellers. HARRY SINCLAIR says he won’t come back from Europe until he finishes his five weeks’ business trip, so “Alkali Al” w ; ll have to think up new sources of his SIOO,OOO unassisted for a short spell. And now’s when a feller needs a friend. ROY HAYNES, national prohibition director, has senr out word that the Democratic and Republican conventions next June must be bone dry. That’s certainly fair to the bootleggers—gives .six months to perfect discreet uniter-cover arrangements for >fA*ajling their booze. L

STAR CLUSTERS ARE MAGNIFICENT SIGHT Only Few Are Visible to Naked Eye—Some Contain Thousands Seen as Hazy Patch of Light,

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TO THE NAKED EYES THE CONSTELLATION OF THE PLEIADES IS A LITTLE GROUP OF STARS. THE TELESCOPE REVEALS IT AS A GREAT NEBULOUS CLUSTER, A GREAT SWARM OF FLAMING SUNS ENTWINED WITH NEBULOUS MATTER.

BT DAVID DIETZ Science Editor of The Times. (Copyright by David Dietz.) A' "IMONO the grandest sights in the heavens revealed by the b—i telescope, are the star clusters. Only a few of the clusters are visible to the naked eye, and then only as small hazy patches of light. But in a large telescope their true magnificence is revealed. The clusters are shown then to be great groups of stars containing hundreds

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BIG NOISE HOWELL HOWLS CAN'T TRUST A TRUST. ''TT] ENATOR HOWELL'S recent radio howl is creating static ■■■ - among the bozos who d*n! ir. the big noises. Federal Trade Commission asks Congress to investigate charges of a radio trust. Take it from Dan Dobb's Daily, there are not many trusts you can trust. But you can trust Congress in an investigation. You can trust Congress to make more noise than six cats fighting on one loud speaker. There Is something strange about Congress investigating a noise trust. Maybe Congress Is jealous. JAIL NEWS A girl bandit was caught In Cleveland. This one used a gain, but all of them don't. WEATHER Tt got so cold In New England recently all the girls were shimmying without trying. SrORTS "A collage education kept me from getting a Job,” says Miller Huggins. But even In sports if a man works hard he can outgrow a college education. Look to the future, folks. Don’t let having a college education discourage you. SCIENCE SECRETS "A glance at the sky shows the stars are not all alike.” says science writer. A glance at Hollywood divorce figures shows he Is right. BRO. DOBB’S KITCHEN Put hair oil In the mayonnaise and la may go to your head. EDITORIAL Bok Is spending about 1300,000 for peace. Many a married man would spend more than this for peace If he had it. There Is a great deal of peace being made, but very little being had But any honest effort to make peace is worthy. There always •s a peace shortage. Even Ford couldn’t make enough to supply the demand. HOT NEWS Orange (OaJ.) thieves who stole SI,OOO worth of chill pepper must be having a hot time. SCHOOL NEWS Boys who got caught trying to blow up a school need to be taught a lesson. MUSIC NOTES All a musician does for a living is play around. SOCIETY Henry Ford recently bought a school. Maybe he Is going to hold a spelling bee there all by himself. A spelling bee, as you may know, is not a bee that spells Go to the head of the class, Henry. Send yourself home If you don’t study. HEALTH HINT Calling a bigger man a liar Is not healthy. BEAUTY SECRET Let your clothes get on the bum and you are the bum.

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U ~q~ HORTLY after I became superlntendent of a California asylum for Insane,” Bald a big, hearty-looking fellow among the smokers, “I became interested in a fine appearing patient named Parsons, and I'll be hanged if I could discover any insanity in him. So I asked Dr. Adams, who was not of the asylum’s faculty, to take Parsons out for an auto ride and size him up. For an hour Parsons entertained Dr. Adams with most interesting accounts of foreign travel, criticism of books, and remarks upon scenery they were viewing. Dr. Adams was nsrnished at

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and In some cases thousands of stars. The clusters are divided Into three classes by most astronomers. The first class Is known as the Irregular clusters. These, as their name suggests, do not possess any regular outline. In some cases they seem to be formed from one or the other of the two greAt star streams. In other cases, as previously pointed out, they appear to have a motion Independent of the star streams and to be all moving along parallel lines toward a common destination. Number Varies The number of stars In these clusters range from about thirty to about 1.000. Probably the best known cluster which has an Independent motion is the Hyades In the constellation Taurus. The second class of clusters Is known ns the nebulous clusters. This is because the stars in this type seem bound up or Interwoven with hnzy nebulous matter. Th Pleiades probably constitute the most famous of this type of cluster. On a clear evening, the naked eye will distinguish six stars In the constellation of the Pleiades Those with good eyesight can distinguish seven or eight. An average size telescope will reveal more than eighty stars In the Pleiades A photograph taken with a large telescope revenis about 4,000 stars and interwoven among them great patches of luminous nebular material. Alt of these stars, though probably do not belong to the cluster. Some are farther out In space, forming a background, so to speak, against which we see the cluster. Is Most Magnificent The third type of cluster Is the globular cluster. This is the most magnificent of nit. More than 200 globular clusters are now known. As their name Implies, they are globular In shape. At the center the stars appear so thick that the telescope fails to distinguish Individual stars. The number gradually thins out as the outer boundary of the cluster 1s reached. Home of these clusters are estimated to contain as many as 8,000 stars. Dr. Harlow Hhapley. director of the Harvard Observatory, estimates that they are from 20,000 to 50,000 light years distant from our solar system. Next article in series: New stars.

Horrible! By BERTON BRALEY What was the crime of Mr. Bok That gave the senators such a shock? His was a sin we must all abhor. He spent some money In fighting war, And so the Senate consumed its time Investigating this frightful crime. And the senators gathered in quite a flock To probe this conduct of Mr. Bok. Oh, foul indeed Is his deep Intrigue! His plan might get us to Join the league, And so the senators shout "Police! This guy is try In’ to keep peace! We must Investigate what, he means By being willing to spend his beans To save the nations from war’s red murk. Help! Help! There’s danger his scheme might work!” And thus the senators nobly t.rj To harry and badger and probe and pry, Because a citizen dared to do A bit toward making a dream come true; Because a patriot bravely sought Something for which our soldiers fought. And the joke of it is that every knock Is a wonderful boost for Mr. Bok. (Copyright, 1924, NEA Service, Inc.)

the man’s intellectuality, but it was not long before the auto struck a rough canyon road and Pai-sons suddenly asked: “ ‘Doctor, do you happen to have a saucer in your pocket?’ " 'Saucer* exclaimed the doctor. 'For what?’ “ ‘Well, you see,' replied Parsons impresßisvely, ‘l’m a portion of jello pudding and feel that I would ride safer in a saucer,’ and in a minute he was yelling that he had to be eaten with cream and sugar, and the doctor had to forcibly hold him ip the machine all the v#>v back to the asylum.” "

DEMOCRATS IN OHIO TO BOOST COX League of Nations is Leading Issue, With Baker Looming as Dark Horse, This article Is one of a series by Lowell Mellett of the Times' Washington Bureau who is making a tour to ascertain political conditions in various parts of the country BY LOWELL MELLETT INCINNATI, Ohio, Jan. 31. If any important persons In the Democratic party are planning to keep international relations in the background at the coming national convention, they are not reckoning with Ohio. Ohio Democralo leaders are ready to force a fight at the first sign of repudiation of the Woodrow Wilson principles. They have been drawing closer together on this subject In recent weeks. It Is not Improbable their determination to keep the League of Nations Issue to the forefront may furnish the most dramatic battle of the Madison Square Garden meeting In June. This does not mean necessarily the League of Nations as is. It means, however, membership In the League with the slightest reservations consonant with American principles. The fight against isolation will be made In the name of James M. Cox. the party candidate of 1920. He will have the Ohio delegation entire. He Is accepting It as indorsement of his unswerving advocacy of the League during the 1920 campaign and since then. He has said he would make a fight again this year to keep the party's record right on this question, even though ho were not placed before the convention as a candidate and even though he knew It would be a singlehanded fight. It will not be a lone effort, of course. Former War Secretary Newton D. Baker, former Senator Atlee Pomereno, former Supreme Court Justice John H. Clarke and others are equally determined the party shall not accept the theory the Teague issue was settled in 1920. Whispers Are Heard Baker, for example, does not know whether he will be a candidate for delegate-at-large, or even for district delegate to the convention. But he declares his purpose to participate In the fight for the league at the convention. One hears whispers in Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati If Baker is compelled by circumstances to really extend himself, the convention is liable to wind up by nominating him. Hard-boiled, unsentimental politicians are among those who whisper this. Getting back to Cox. It is evident he regards the league issue as his one principal ground for ronominatlon and he proposes to press It. Politically his friends regard it as good strategy since they are convinced Me Adoo intends to present domestic Issues ns more important than international affairs. Some believe Cox v ill receive such support as Woodrow Wilson is able to give'—and they consider this Important—unless McAdoo swings In whole-heartedly for the league and removes the impression he is endeavoring to avoid the issue. Kian Question Raised McAdoo’s Is the only other name heard to any extent In Ohio. You hear much straight-out anti-McAdoo talk, for the Cox adherents are rather positive folks. Home of them like to raise the question of the Ku-Klux Ivian In connection with his name, remarking if ho Joins Ooolidge In pussyfooting on this lsstio. he will find himself beaten in many States that might otherwise be for him. While there Is no mistaking the sincerity of the Ohio leaders in their purpose to push Cox’s candidacy, it cannot be said the strong anti McAdoo feeling shown by some of them

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Car Rider’s Kick To the Editor of The Timet "Carrying One Hundred Million People—and Saving Them One Million Dollars." The above lines are the heading of a recent poster. I looked at the bottom of this poster expecting to see it signed by officials of the Street Itailway Company. Especially did I expect to find the name of the company’s attorney at the bottom. But no. It was signed simply, “The Indianapolis Street Railway Company.” Poor thing. It has taken millions of years for evolution to create this company, and now that it is just ready to begin to function, it Is having the struggle of its life to prove itself the survival of the fittest over more modern conveyances. About two years ago some real estate men laid an addition out north on Pennsylvania St. At that time the Meridian Heights ear line crossed over to College Ave., running five blocks on Forty-Ninth St. It was a onvenience to thousands of patrons n Ia source of revenue to the comany. At the time mentioned the officials were putting up a pitiful plea that the company had no money to extend lines to accommodate the people. Yet in the face of all this, and over the protests of the patrons, some real estate men, one of whom at least is an official of the company, took up this track and laid it out to their addition of vacant lots. On account of this change I lose nearly an hour each day. Three other members of my family are likewise affected, and ours is only one of hundreds of families. PETER E. GRIMES. 4934 Broadway. -I- •!• -IFor McAdoo To the Editor of The Times There Is a'citizen of this Nation who has held an important position, and probably will be ridiculed, but that is no condemnation, and should he be chosen for the Democratic nomination for President, his opponents who are entered in the race will admit before they are through that they will have to go some to beat William Gibbs McAdoo. AEBERT HEATH, 20 S. Capitol Ava.

is shared by the rank and fije. The party voters generally think this may prove as much of a Democratic year as 1920 was a Republican year and they won't be found scratching the ticket If the nominee should prove to be McAdoo. All for Coolidge As for Republican prospects, they are all Coolldge’s at the moment. The Htate organization is his solidly. George H. Bender of Cleveland, an original T. It. man, is organizing for Johnson to some extent in the State, but there Is hope for little headway In this direction until further weaknesses have developed In Coolidge's candidacy. More than one machine politio'an has admitted, however, that should the Coolidge strength start crumbling a real stumping campaign In Ohio by Johnson might upset the program to a large extene. What Editors Are Saying Rally for Game (Lafayette Journal and Courier) One way to stop dissension In your community is to rally all the contending forces in frenzied support of the local basketball team. J- 'l' -I’ Danger (Wabash Times-Star) Home of these aspirants for office who can’t get newspaper support think that the press is becoming a great danger. -!- -I- -!- Preference (Lebanon Dally Reporter) A Lebanon woman who has been spending considerable time on Mah Jongg, confidentially assures us that while it Is an ultra elite game she personally would prefer to discard the wall, the winds and the dragons and Just play poker. •!• -I- + ’Stough (Decatur Daily Democrat) It’s too bad the Administration can't charge the Fall catastrophe to Wilson. That has been the popular method of disposing of every unpleasant thing for six years past, but it won’t work this time. The boys finally have to stand up and taka tholr medicine. ’Stough. -I- -I* + Plot (Richmond Item) Why Homer Elliott, the United Slates district attorney, was in Washington recently la probably no secret. The Indignant resentment and anger of the people of Indiana over the Hickey bill, is plain enough to anybody who wants to know how people feel about it. President Coolidge is not going to sign any bill which. In his opinion, is counter to the sentiment of the decent and law-abiding people of any State. While Mr. Elliott Is In Washington he Is going to tell the truth about that abominable plot to get the booze cases of all northern Indiana out of Judge Anderson’s hands, hereafter. And, If that Hickey bill ever gets to Calvin Coolidge, we now feel confident it will have no chance of becoming a law. But why should It ever get past ttaa United States and Mr. Ralston will make even the least effort to gauge public sentiment In Indiana, they will work to have the bill killed at once. It should never have passed the House of Representatives. It should never have had the support of tha congressman from the Sixth District, certainly, If Mr. Elliott had the slightest respect for the views and eon vietions of the votes* who sent him to Washington. A Thought A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly; and there Is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.— Prov. 18:24. * * * I ripl HERE are three faithful friends [ I —an old wife, an old dog Franklin. r /

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You can (ret an answer to any question of fact or information by writing to the Indianapolis Times' Washington Bureau, 1322 New York Ave., Washington. D. C., inclosing 2 cents in stamps for reply. Medical, legal and marital advice cannot be given, nor can extended researjb be undertaken. All other questions will receive a personal reply Unsigned requests cannot be answered. All letters are contideutial.—Editor. Who Invented the game* of chess? This is not known. The game is at least 4,000 years old, as it can be traced as far back as can the history of India. From India chess spread to Persia and into Arabia; the Arabs Introduced it into Spain in the eighth century, although It had come Into other parts of Europe even earlier than that. It is said Benjamin Franklin was the first to bring the game into prominence in the United States. In what part of the world is the highest railroad and at what altitude? The Central Railway of Peru, which reaches an altitude of 15,865 feet and has its highest railway station at 15,665 feet. What language is mo.lf spoken In the world? Which comes next? Chinese is spoken by some 400,000,000 people, if all the dialects are Included. English Is spoken by more than 150,000,000 popole. What causes moisture on the outside of the eyes? How can it be prevented? The lachrymal gland secretes tears, which act somewhat as a lubricant. The constant motion of the upper eyelid Induces a continuous gentle current of tears over the surface, which

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carry away any foreign particles that may have been deposited on. it. This moisture is necessary. If, however, it seems excessive, It may Indicate a weakened condition of the eyes. In that case, an oculist should be consulted. What does It mean "TT. S. Patent Pending?” Is an article bought with this signature genuine or guaranteed in any way? This phrase means simply that the Inventor has applied for a patent on the article. It has no meaning or connection whatever with the worth or reliability of the goods In question. How much silk does one silkworm spin? The total length of the threads averages two and one-fourth miles. What is the "horse powsr" of an elephant? A full-grown elephant has a pulling power of about twelve horses. Elephants usually carry a load of from 1,000 to 1.600 pounds, exclusive of the saddle and attendants. What Is the farthest north station of the famous royal northwest mounted police? The station on the tiny Herschel island, in the Arctic Ocean, not far from the mouth of the Mackenzie River. This Is the farthest north police station in the world. How many colors can the human eye perceive? Experiments have proved that tlie normal human eye Is capable of perceiving only from sixteen to twenty distinct colors.

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