Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 263, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 March 1924 — Page 4

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AN OCTOPUS OF THE AIR mATTE it from any radio fan in Indianapolis, throughout Hoosierdom or any place in these United States, a big question of the hour is whether the American Telephone and Telegraph Company is to be allowed a monopoly of the air. The A. T. & T. already has a virtual monopoly of the telephone systems of the country. Because of the widespread enthusiasm for radio in the country, the company undertook to get control of that field of communication by buying up patents to radio instruments. Right now the struggle for air control centers in New York City, where the A. T. & T. has brought suit to prevent broadcasting with instruments made by an independent radio manufacturer. The A. T. & T. controls so many radio patents it is hardly possible for any one to make an instrument without infringing on them. If the A. T. & T. wins that suit, and it stands as precedent, “one man at the office of the great corporation bringing this suit and others could dictate what the entire nation should hear on their radio sets. That is entirely too much power to place in one position.” The quotations are those of Henry M. Shaw, president of the Radio Trade Association. Along with Shaw are ministers, theater owners and numerous other citizens as much interested in a free radio as they are in free speech or a free press. Secretary of Commerce Hoover, whose department has jurisdiction over radio broadcasting, has joined in the fight on the side of the independents. Says he: “It would be most unfortunate for the people of this country, to whom radio broadcasting has become an important incident of life, if its control should come into the hands of any single corporation, individual or combination. It would be in principle the same as though the entire press of the country were so controlled.” It so happens*--by the very nature of radio communication, that too much broadcasting spoils the air for everybody. There must be control, to prevent broadcasters from destroying each other’s efforts. It was to meet this situation that the A. T. & T. entered the field to make itself the self-appointed dictator of order in the air. That is not the way to solve the problem, whatever may have been the motives of the directors of the telephone trust. There may be times when a monopoly is for the best interests of the country. One of those times was when the postoffice system was established. But in that ease, Congress established the wise precedent of keeping that basic means of communication in the hands of the Government. If we must have an octopus of the air, let’s have it a Government octopus, which can be broken to harness by the people. Then let Uncle Sam control the air. DAYLIGHT FOR THE TREASURY SIEXATOR COUZENS of Michigan has finally persuaded the Senate to investigate the administration of the Federal income tax bureau of the Treasury, and he himself has been named a member of the committee of five to undertake that inquiry. Though our daily news diet be overbalanced in the matter of Senate investigations, let's not overlook this brand new one, for it may become the most important of all. Neither Congress nor the public has been allowed to know what has gone on behind the secret doors of the Treasury in the matter of income tax levies and refunds. Those who have been close to the Treasury in Washington have seen income tax experts and lawyers come and go with startling regularity, representing big interests. There have been rumors of vast tax reductions, and recently the Secretary of the Treasury filed a report with Congress show that over $120,000,000 was refunded in 1920. It is a fact that numerous employes of the Treasury Department have quit each year to be hired by the interests whose tax cases they formerly handled. In Waslii|kgton, many of these former employes have established themselves in sumptuous offices, bought fine cars, built new homes, and generally made display of their affluence. This is not to say that they did not earn their money honestly. --- All we do know is that Treasury officials, from Secretary Mellon down, have resisted the efforts of Senator Couzens to bring about this investigation. They have consistently opposed the idea of publicity for income tax returns, as urged in Congress. They wanted no light on tax returns or on the practices of the income tax administration, which handles over a billion dollars of public revenues each year. That is too big a sum to be handled in secret. Temptations are too great and human flesh is too weak. This inquiry by the Senate is the first move to let the daylight into the Treasury. This paper welcomes it as a move in the direction of more honesty in government. PERHAPS this idea of outlawing war would be materially advanced if we outlawed the profiteers of war.

Are you a mah Jongg fan? If not, you soon will be. The disease Is as prevalent as radioit is, and this fascinating Chinese game has taken hold of the American public with a vengeance. But there are a lot of hard things In the rules of the game that are d.ffieult to understand unless simply and clearly explained. Our Washington Bureau has a

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Dr. Eliot Advises How To Keep Alert At 90

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DR. CHARLES W. ELIOT

By HAROLD B. MATSON NEA Service Writer C r ’™|AMBRIDGE. Mass.. March 17.—A prescription for health i—J and mental alertness until ninety—- “ Eat moderately, sleep at least seven hours a night with windows open, take regular exercise in the open air, use no stimulants, enjoy all natural, delights without excess in any, and keep under circumstances a serene spirit as possible.” It is Dr. Charles W. Eliot's answer to the world’s question: What is your secret? He will be 90 years old March 20. “My experience does not furnish a short, explicit prescription for keeping health and working power, probably because many and various causes have contributed to the result." he says. Borne Much Labor “That I havo borne much labor and responsibility without suffering ever, temporary breakdowns, seems to be due —after the inheritance of a sound constitution—to my possession cf a good muscular and nervous system, prescribed by open air exercise and the habit of moderate eating. “It may have contributed to the fortunate result that at no time of my life have I ever made use of nerve stimulants like tea. coffee, tobacco or alcohol, although I have never been a total abstainer from any of these stimulants except coffee. When I have taken them it has always been in dilute forms." He Is a Arm believer in the good effects of change of one’s environ-, ments. During his life he has al-

JfeUotosfjip o! draper Daily Lenten Bible raiding and meditation prepared for commission on rvanxeliMn of Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America. MONDAY The Beet Thing In Life Is Love

Read Mt. 22:34 46. Text: 22:37-39. Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. Thou ©baJ love thy neighbor as thyself. “So far as we can now see there can never be anything better for any personal being than to love God and all other beings. So the objective held up in the teachings of Jesus, It would seem, cannot be outgrown. There may be great advances made In strengthening the heart of love, extending its scope and increasing the efficiency of its expression, but there is nothing better conceivable than love.” MEDITATION: As we study the life and teachings of Jesus we find that the one thing that life is to produce is character. Along with this discovery we also learn that the means by which God inspires his children to achieve character is love, that is, that love is the best thing In life and that only through active love can true character be achieved. PERSONAL QUESTION: What Joes God’s love mean to me? PRAYER: Eternal God, may thy love become a great assurance. May we walk in the light of thy fellowship and not be afraid. Let us know that thy protecting love is about us and that underneath us are thine everlasting arms. Amen. (Copyright, 1924 —F. L. Fagley)

Science

Louis A. Coolidge, Massachusetts: “We are trying to standardize education. That is what Germany did until her people goose-stepped into one of the greatest wars of history. There are things that you can standardize, but you can’t standardize human souls.” Gertrude Atherton, author: “Romance Is beautiful, and all life, as all art, would be poorer without it, but, unbridled and undirected, it Is the cu’-se of modern civilization.” Halleck W. Seaman, banker, Clinton, Iowa: “The prosperity of the Nation rests primarily upon the prosperity of the Mississippi valley States, for it is there the meal tickets of the musses; are eventually punched.” Miss Helen Varick Boswell, vice president Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Trust Cos.: “Women are the real financiers of the home. They have resorted to makeshifts and to subier.uges, but they have made $1 do the work of two.”

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ways spent summer vacations in the country, and In his earlier days, at sea In a sloop along the New England coast. Another Important factor in his life has been his ability to sleep. “I could spend long evenings In stirring debates and go to sleep on getting home. I could write diligently on an interesting übject until 11 o’clock and be asleep the moment I got into bed,” he asserts. Few men at 90 are able to live the pace of Dr. El lot. He is as active as a man of 60. although he has recently undertaken to guard his physical strength, living somewhat of a secluded life. Is Mentally Alert Close associates assert that he Is as Intellectually alert today as he was fifteen years ago when he retired from the post as head of Harvard. Perhaps, the outstanding thing about his Intellectual interests is that he looks forward, never backward. He Is interested In tomorrow. not yesterday. The future of humanity holds his attention, never Its past. He has absolute faith In democracy, firmly believing that education and religion are the fundamentals of democracy.

IT'S JUST J AS WELL OUR men of facts and figures— statisticians, as it were—have overlooked an Interesting bet. In spite of dope on weighty things that, have, or will, occur, there’s one thing they have never told us yet. How many married men today are members of a clique, that plays at poker maybe once a week? And. tgo, how many of these men believe that they are slick at giving alibi-byes, so to speak? “My office work detains me,” or ”a friend of mine is ill" —excuses thus will always come because friend husband thinks that, with his wife, deduction powers are nil. “Os course my wife believes me!" Ye, she does! There really cannot be a doubt that what the average wife knows all about these poker clubs, and yet, she’s Just, the type of knowing scout who’s known It all her life, but wouldn’t let him know it on a bet. For Mister Hueband’B funny and he still 1r full of boy; the echo of his youth Is far from dead. He has to sneak to poker If he wants the greatest joy, like he sneaked his first real smoke, behind the shed. So, Messrs. Statisticians, while we firmly still contend that poker member facts would likely sell, and while you ne’er have turned your line of doping to that end, we rise to add,, perhaps it's Just as well. (Copyright, 1924, NEA Service, Tuc.)

Animal Facts

Perhaps you think It, Is your blood that makes you warm. Wrong. It's your body that makes your blood warm. The oxygen you take in with every breath is constantly, though slowly burning tissues that are no longer needed and the blood flowing throgh them picks up the heat. A man can live two months without food, a week In humid climates without water, but without oxygen he dies In a few minutes. Sunlight penetrates less than twothlrds of a mile below the surface of the ocean. Hence, no sea plants grow down there and fish living at that and greater depths feed exclusively on each other. Hunger has given them powerful jaws and vicious looking teeth.

Heard in the Smoking Room

mHE fat fellow In the corner, puffing away at a fat cigar, was telling the story as the train rushed toward Youngstown. "Two rival dry goods traveling salesmen arrived by the same train at a small country town to land a big order. The younger secured the only vehicle, a wheel-barrow, dumped his samples In It and started to wheel the lot to the dry goods store. The elder was about to admit defeat when he saw a motor-hearse standing near the station. ‘l'll give you a couple of dollars If you land me at Cotton & Camisole’s store before that fellow with the barrow,’ he said, ‘so make It

ANTHROPOID APES CLOSE TO HUMANS Four Types Similar in Structure to Man —Gorilla Is Ferocious, By DAVID DIETZ Science Editor of The Times Copyright by David Dietz EHE man-like or anthropoid apes represent the highest type ©f fevolution among the apes. They come the nearest to man In similarity of structure. They do not have tails. There are four types of anthropoid apes found today—the gibbon, the orang, the chimpanzee and the gorilla. The gibbon is the smallest of the man-like apes, rarely exceeding a height of three feet. His arms are longer than hifc legs, touching the ground when he stands erect. The gibbon swings from branch to branch, hanging by his hands after the fashion of acrobats. He spends the day In the tree-top*, descending to the ground only at night. Easily Brought to Bay He runs along the ground with difficulty. and is easily brought to bay. But In the trees, he can swing by his arms from branch to branch for hours at a time, making leaps of 12 to 18 feet at a time. The orang is found In the swampy forests of Sumatra and Borneo. He Is reddish in color, stands about four feet high, hut has an arm span of about seven and a half feet. He Is unable to stand erect. He Is a sluggish creature and climbs trees with difficulty, more after the fashion of a man than an ape. The chimpanzee is found In Africa. His skin Is black. He reaches a height of about five feet but is less bulky than the orang and has the agility of the gibbon. He swings from tree to tree in the same fashion that the gibbon does. Buns on All Fours He rests In a sitting position, walks upon his hind limbs, but runs on all four. The chimpanzee has a larger head than the orang. His head bears considerable resemblance to that of early pre-kistorlc man. The gorilla is the most formidable of all the man like apes. lie is found only in tropical Africa. He stands about four feet nigh and weighs over 400 pounds. The lege are short, but the upper part of the torso shows exceptional development. The gorilla has coarse black hair which becomes gray In old age. The hands and feet of the gorilla resemble those of man mere than those of any of the other apes do. The gorilla is a ferocious fighter, using both hands and teeth. He walks on the ground with a sort of shuffling gait, the body never entirely upright. Next article In series: The Evolution of Man.

Tongue Tips

Dr. William M. McGovern, explorer: “The Thibetans will not dig for gold or oil. They believe that the disturbance of the earth’s surface will liberate Imprisoned devils. ’’ George Lord. Michigan State tax commissioner: “If public officials knew that there was a committee of taxpayers which would check up on expenditures, they would hesitate about running tho community farther and farther into debt.” Judge Arba 8. Van Valkenburg, Kansas City: “We should not play fast and loose with those who have exposed their lives in the country’s service.” Dr. Frank Crane, minister and writer: “We love nothing with such passionate pain as a bad habit.”

snappy.’ Anrf the driver of the hearse agreed and quickly earned his $2. The elder salesman was leaving the store when his rival, bathed in perspiration, arrived with his barrow. ‘No use your going in, old man,’ said the successful one. 'I have the order In my wallet.' ” ‘Yes, but how the devil did you get here?’ asked the other. “ ‘Did you see a motor-hearse pass you?’ “ ‘Yes, of course I did.’ “ 'Well, I was in it.’ “ ‘Good Lord!’ exclaimed the defeated one. 'Why I put down my barrow and took off my confounded hat to you.’ "

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QUESTIONS Ask— The Times ANSWERS

You can Ret an answer to any question ot fact or information by writing to the Indianapolis Times' Washington Bureau. 132- New York Are.. Washington. D. C., mclosing 2 cents in stamps tor reply. Medical, legal and marital advice cannot be given, nor can extended research be undertaken. All other questions will‘receive a personal reply resigned requests cannot be answered. A,i letters are confidential.—Editor. What becomes of the "conscience money” that from time to j time is sent in anonymously to the Treasury Department? It is entered under "miscellaneous receipts,” and disbursed along with other Government funds. How did Y'psllantl, Mich., get its name? From the Greek patriot, Dlmitrius Y'psllantl. When was Noah Webster's dictionary first published? His spelling book, which was the forerunner his dictionary, was published in 1783. His dictionary was published first in 1828, and contained ! a vocabulary of 70,000 words. 'Should a man wear bis ring on the right or left hand? The left. Could a wire stretched 1,000 miles, not grounded, pick up enough static to kill a person? Yes. In fact, during thunderstorms even a very’ much shorter stretch might prove dangerous. What are the soven arts? The seven liberal sciences are also known as the “seven arts” and are: Grammar, logic, rhetoric, arithmetic, music, geometry and astronomy. Is it true a pearl can be formed by Inserting a grain of sa*d In an, oyster? A grain of sand properly Introduced into the shell of a pearl oyster or pearl mussel may lead to pearl formation. but probably not to the production of a perfect pearl. This Idea Is centuries old. The trouble is to obtain unattached, round specimens. How Is an engagement announced In the newspapers, and should a picture be put in the papers? The day before the engagement is formally announced by a party, dinner, dance, or some social affair, the mother or relative of the bride telephones the papers and gives the announcement for print. The following is the customary form: “Mr. and Mrs. John Blank announce the engagement of their daughter, Jane, to Mr. James Card, son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Card of New Y’ork City. The marriage will take place early this spring.” It Is proper to allow a photograph to be printed. What Is the rule for using the hyphen when words are combined with “like.” Adjective formed by suffixing “like” to a noun should be written as one word if the noun has only one syllable (unless It ends In “1” or “f”). If It has more than one syllable the hyphen should be used. In writing foreign names which contain such forms as “de, van, von, della, da,” should these words be capitalized or not? If the first name is written, (that is the name given in full) these prepositions are not capitalized, for example Leon De Vernelle. If the first name is omitted, the prepostion is capitalized, for example De Vernelle. What was the cost of the Washington Monument and how long did It take to build it? The cost was $1,3 87,710.31. Work w'as begun In 1848, continued slowly until 1877. ceased until 1878, finished in 1884. Who was the first woman to obtain a medical diploma In the United States? Elizabeth Blackwell, who received a diploma from the Genova Medical College. Geneva, New Y"ork, in 1849 graduating with the highest honors. What Is the best way to clean zinc? Rub with a piece of cotton cloth dipped In kerosene, afterwards with a dry cloth.

The Flood

BUSINESS IS BETTER, SAY RAIL HEADS Greatest Danger to Country Is in Folks Living Above Incomes. By GEORGE H. BRITT SEA Service Writer IIICAGO, March 17.—Now that C 1924 has got well started around the track, what sort of year for business is it proving to be? The question was put up to the heads of transcontinental railroads, who should know, if any one does, just wha* and where and how much the people of the Nation are buying and selling and carrying on trade. “Business moves in broad curves rather than by jumps and jerks; and now it is on the upward slope,” answers President William H. Finley of the Chicago & Northwestern. Business Booms “The year 1923 established anew record for the railroads, and it does not now seem this record should be regarded as extraordinary or unlikely to be matched,” says Preside”! W. B. Story of the Santa Fe. And the Eastern roads, reporting to the Middle Atlantic States Regional Advisory Board, estimate srpments of most commodities in their territory this year will exceed those of 1913 by more than 10 per cent. Farmer Wor lies Frosperii^ - and good times have come to tarry a while. “I am much more optimistic than I was last fall.” declares President Finley. “I believe business will be better than It has been since the railroads were returned to private control. “The one fly in the ointment Is the predicament of the farmer. I do ndt see any great relief for him Immediately. Artificial remedies such as price fixing by law will not solve the problem. “If you ask me what is the greatest danger to the country, I’d say It Is In people living beyond their incomes. That means dishonest living. But in spite of adverse factors, in spite of the retarding effect of a presidential election. I expect business to continue good.”

Family Fun

She Dio It The tough young woman of heroic proportions had applied for and received the job of assistant cook and general factotum In a restaurant. Suddenly there was the noise of battle, and next morning she appeared in court, unruffed and undamaged. “What did you mean by knocking, those two helpless men unconscious?” demanded the magistrate. “Well,” answered the athletic lady, “the cook told me to beat up a couple of eggs.”—American Legion Weekly. Dad’s Cigars “Say, old man, I smoked that cigar you passed around yesterday, due to what you called anew arrival at your house. What was it?” “That cigar was the finest —” “Drat the cigar! It was so rotten I thought, perhaps, a something bhd arrived at your house.” Ail lioys Have It Junior Jambar is out again, after being confined to his home for several days by a severe haircut. —Youngstown Telegram. One on Mother "Mother, am I really the Image of you, or was that lady just trying to hurt my feelings?”—Boston Transcript. A Thought | Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not.—Prov. 27:10. • * * A' FRIEND may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature. — Emerson.

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Plea for Dogs To the Editor of The Times In The Times recently was an article telling of a dog saving a woman's life in this city. In the Indianapolis pound are other dogs begging for homes —dogs that will protect your homes from thieves, that will watch your children, that may save your life. A Louisville paper printed a plea for the dogs in the pound at Louisville. Many fanners took advantage of the chance to get a dog, paid taxes and-secured a faithful pal for life. Perhaps just the dog for you is waiting at the pound in Indianapolis. What are a few dollars in consideration of what a dog has to offer in return? MRS. FRANCIS INGRAM. School Histories To the Editor of The Times In 1921, Charles Grant Miller, Rosebank, N. Y., published a booklet, “Treason to American Traditions.’’ This I introduced to the national encampment of the Veterans of Foreign Wars at Detroit. I was appointed chairman of a committee on investigation. The charges made by Mr. Miller were proved to be tr ie, namely, that American history text books were being revised in an un-American spirit. Our national Americanization chairman, Capt. Walter I. Joyce of New York City, was directed to start the fight against these text books. From that day the fight has been waged with the V. F. W. taking the lead. Thousands of anti-American or pro-British histories have been discarded. An Indianapolis newspaper suggests that a certain press association be delegated to write an American history. As chairman of the Americanization committee of the department of Indiana Veterans of Foreign Wars, I say "No.” We will oppose any such history and will oppose it as stubbornly as we have other distinctly pro-British histories. ARTHUR G. GRESHAM.

Tom sims -/- -A Says

Unofficial report says half the last June husbands are washing dishes. Summer is worse than winter. You can’t throw a little ice on the grate and keep the room cool. Los Angeles woman, who wouldn’t believe a traffic cop, will now. * * The rational shoe buyers held a speakeiless banquet, and this is a. plan that should become popular. Since 30,000 horses are killed in bull fights in Spain every' year, they ought to use flivvers. Vampire movies are staging a comeback. Same old plots are used. Just been re-vamped. Next thing to perpetual motion Is digging up new oil troubles. Why say candidates hurl their hats into the ring, when they slip them in so gently? The Federal soldier bonus rates about ten wound chevrons now. New York la the city of opportunity. man who went there broke owes $203,003.85 now. They don’t have sleeping cars on the road to success. Quickest way to reduce Is to weigh on a coal dealer’s scales. Twenty years ago today we were all wondering how long before spring. Perhaps four big American battleships found unfit could he sold to the rum-runners. Insane asylums are getting ready for the annual spring poet rush. A Boston man asks divorce because she wouldn’t fire the furnace. Her mistake was falling to keep him fcs hot water.