Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 279, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 April 1924 — Page 4

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SOFT FOR CAR COMPANY IOBERT I. TODD, president of the Indianapolis Street Rail- ___ way Company, and Taylor E. Groninger, corporation counsel for the city, with the assistance of a few other individuals, staged a little vaudeville skit before the public service commission Thursday. It was for the “benefit” of the public. The car company and city representative appeared in almost perfect harmony. Groninger made emjihatic the “miserable condition” of the car company property. Todd agreed with him. The answer. Todd brought out. is higher fares. “That’s what I think, Mr. Todd,” Groninger remarked, end that was about all there was to it. In other words, everybody simply went through the motions of holding a hearing. The company presented its carefully prepared exhibits in rapid fire order. Groninger asked question of car company witnesses which brought out the “crying necessity” for higher fares. Very little was said about efficient or inefficient operation. Perhaps the company does need more money. But certainly, the undisputed testimony presented to the commission would convince no one. either one way or the other. It was an investigation in form only. Pretty soft for the car company! It wasn’t even required to make a case. LFDENDORFF’S ACQUITTAL A r ”“ WAVE of jubilation sweeps Germany. General Ludendorff who, with Adolph Hitler, last year attempted a “putsch.” or revolution, calculated to restore German monarchists to power, has been acquitted of treason. Press reports say the trial was a farce, and while Hitler was! given five years, all hands seem to agree he will be amnested and ; released in less than six months. Patently guilty because caught red-handed, the two men have never been considered in Germany as other than national heroes. As traitors, never. And had they been condemned to death, or even if long sentences had been imposed, their followers would have risen and torn their prisons stone from stone. Ludendorff correctly gauged the situation when, in a gran- ! diloquent speech during his trial, he lauded himself as “the victor j of Tannenburg, ” and warned his judges that they, not he, “stood before the judgment of history.” And “history.” he re- I minded them, “does not send men who fought for the fatherland to a fortress, but to Valhalla!” Striking a theatrical attitude, correspondents tell us, he j boldly told the judges after the verdict that he considered the whole proceeding, arrest, trial and aequitta’, “an affront to this uniform and the insignia of honor upon it.” Whoever thinks Germany learned a lesson in ihe last war, would do well to study the Ludendorff-Hitler trial at Munich, the atmosphere surrounding it and the feeling it aroused. The German army was not beaten in the war, Ludendorff and his followers continue religiously to believe, but, as the gen- 1 eral exclaimed at his trial, that “it was crowned with everlasting fame.” “Something slipped”—that’s why Germany didn’t win. And uppermost in heart and soul and mind of virtually every German today is a yearning for anew “Der Tag” when that “slip” can be remedied. - THE NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL "pnO far as the personal character and professional record of iJ Harlan F. Stone has been disclosed up to now, there is no reason why the Senate should not confirm him as Attorney General of the United States. The sooner the better, so that he may get on the job and get busy. The country has been without a department of justice in the real sense of the term for from three to seven years. The Department of Injustice would be a more proper designation for the Daugherty outfit. The country, outside of a very narrow New York circle, knows little or nothing about Stone. Without being captiously critical, it has a right to expect of him the very highest quality of public service to establish the great office of Attorney General in public confidence. £■ • The forced resignation of Daugherty was only the beginning of the thorough job of house cleaning which is needed and which must be done in the Department of Justice. If the new Attorney General is as wise and big as he should be, he will welcome the assistance of the Wheeler committee in the housecleaning job. The committee has made a good start, but it is only a start, and it would be nothing less than a public calamity if it did not continue its work with renewed energy and aggressiveness. This will be no reflection whatever on the new Attorney General, as he, of course, is in no way responsible for the foul mess that he has inherited. If Mr. Stone does not welcome the committee’s assistance it will be an indication of his unwisdom and littleness, which will make the committee's continued efforts all the more necessary. EXTRA! Greece a republic again. (The Times takes no responsibility for the truth of this item tomorrow.) WAYNE WHEELER says the Anti-Saloon League does not control Congress and perhaps he is right. Congress is a trifle too wild for that. ENGLAND’S labor government has been in power a little over a month and has violated all the union laws by working fourteen hours a day. IT IS explained that “Apples” in those private McLean telegrams referred to Fall, it being recognized, no dtmbt. that Le was a pippin. IT IS stated that it would cost $5,000,000,000 to wipe out all the grade crossings in the country, but that would be a comparatively small price to pay for making them fool proof. SO, THEY'RE thinking of reducing taxes, just as we were getting used to the income tax, the gasoline tax, the luxury tax, the property tax, the school tax, the road tax, the dog tax, the city tax, and the movie tax. But if they really want to lift the burden, they might remove that movie tax.

DEATH OF EX-SOLDIER BARES SEX As Man, Girl Fought for Cause of Irish Republic. Bu XFA Service LEVELAND, April 4.—" Frank” O’Brien isn’t answering the buzzer in the big ward at Huron Road Hospital any more. The slender, boyish looking orderly is dead. But “Frank’s” secret did not die. Death only revealed it. "Mr.” O'Brien was a girl. Irish Soldier The "Irish Republic” scarcely had come into being when Mary O'Brien, still in her teens, quit her classes in a convent school, shore her tresses, donned male attire and ran off to join the Republican forces. It was only when she was wounded her sex was disclosed. But they let her stay as a nurse. The "Black and Tans,” though, were on her trail.- She skipped out for America. In Philadelphia, she found a home at her uncle’s house. But things in the Quaker City were a bit too tame, she determined to be a movie actress. She donned boy’s clothes, started for Hollywood, though it was midwinter. When the train pulled into the yards here, she was nearly frozen. I winded Man’s dob She had no trouble in landing an orderly’s job at Huron Road Hospital. One night when she reported for duty, the nurses noticed her face was pale and drawn. She had contracted pneumonia. Mary lived Just three days after that. To the last she refused to tell the names of any relatives. So they buried her in Potter’s Field. By chance, her uncle, George Moran, learned of her death. He had the body exhumed and sent to Philadelphia. There the little patriot has found rest at last.

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Re-'kless drivers should steer clear of ambulances beeai se they will ride In one themselves some day. Sow your garden seeds according to directions or you will be sowing the seeds of discontent. If your memory is bad. you can improve it by trying to loam all the new soft drink rames Haircuts are so high now it almost lays to be a musician or a poet. The hot summer months are coming. A practical hot weather costume in a bathtub full of water. A summer resort Is a place where the mosquitoes start in about dark, Just when the flies quit work. T There Is a big crop of fried chicken this spring. If you are well bred, you will buy your new straw lid instead of getting It In a restaurant.

At Thought

We know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully.—l Tim. 1:8. EAWS can discover sin, but not jemove. —Milton, hS 1 ' DAILY POEM Combinations mHERE are many combinations that the world knows mighty well. What I mean Is, things we mention in duet And they come in close relations; Just for instance, llet us tell of a Hue of combinations wo can get. Ham and eggs are surely listed in the places where you eat and you’ll also find the famous pork and beans. Many years they have existed and stood forth as quite a treat and have caused you to bring money from your Jeans. Then there’s liver with its bacon that we all havo heard about. And the well-known dish of beef and cabbage, too. Where’s the man who has not taken cakes and sausages? There’s no doubt that mere bread and milk have oft appealed to you. Steak and onions are a winner that is always bound to please, and another dish that’s sure to hit you right is the spare riba and its sauerkraut.' or the kite of pie and cheese, that you eat befortl you go to bed at night. Now there may be many dishes that I’ve left out of this list wtiieh are prominent at morning, noon and night. But, with these, my little wish is that the aim in mind’s not missed and those mentioned give you all an appetite. (Copyright. 1924, NBA Service, Inc.)

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jfellotosfiip of ipra^er Daily Lenten Bible reading and meditation prepared lor Commission on Evangelism of Federal Council of the Churches of Chrißt in America. FRIDAY By Their Fruits

Read Mt. 12:31-37. Text: 12:23. For the tree is known by its fruit. "The best thing about a piece of work well done is that it registers itself in the personaltiy of the man who does it, and he goes forward fit for a more important task than he would be fit for if he had left a slovenly piece of work behind him. If he does his work well he lives under the great law of enlarging opportunity.” MEDITATION: Some try to camouflage the poverty of their spiritual life and lack of moral principle by smooth tajk and occasional generous deeds. They may succeed *for a time in deceiving others, but) in the long run such efforts result in failure, for ihe protender will forget his pose and his own inner life will stand revealed in all its poverty and insincerity. But greatness; of heart and honesty of purpose are self-re-vealing. PERSONAL QUESTION: What growth do I detect in my personality as fruit of the spirit of Christ? PRAYER: Our Heavenly Father, we pray that our souls may be like well watered gardens. Give us a hearty will to bring forth fruit pleasing to Thee. May we not be contented with the good but ever seek the best, through the indwelling of Thy spirit. Amen. (Copyright, 1924 —F. L. Fagley)

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You rail got an answer to any question of fact or information by writing to the Indianapolis Times' Washington Bureau. 1323 New York Avs.. Washington. D C.. inclosing 2 cents in stamps for reply. Medical, legal and marital advice cannot be given, nor can extended research lie undertaken. All other questions will receive a perk nal reply Unsigned requests cannot he answered. A!! letters are confidential.—Editor. What is Wedgewood and why is it so called? / It Is porcelain ware with white cameo reliefs on a blue or biscuitbrown background, and was so named because of the originator of the ware —Jusluh Wedgewood. When and where was Bert l.ytell born? In New York City; 1888. Hnve bananas seed? How are bananas propagated? Bananas are the fleshy covering of an etnbyro seed, although they do not appear to have seeds. They are prop aguted from shoots, the new shoots be ing sent up from the roots. These thoots are called "offsets.” Will more water flow In the same length of time from one twoinch pipe than from two one-inch pipes? . Yes. Between what countries was the war of 1812 fought and what was the cause? Between the United State* and Groat Britain. Causes: England’s im pressment of American seamen, aggressions upon American commerce, incitement of Indians In the West; the war parly In Congress. What does "semester" mean? A period of six months. A term used to denote the half-yearly division- of the college or university year. This division Is employed universally in Germany and usually in the colleges and universities of America. The duration' of a semester varies from fifteen to eighteen weeks.

What was Josh Billings’ real name? Henry Wheeler Siiaw. What is meant by “puts" and "calls'’ with reference to the stock market? A “put” In the language of the grain or stock market is a privilege of delivering or not delivering the subject matter of the sales; a "caU" !*-. privilege cf calling or not calling for it. What breed of milch goats Is considered the best? The Togg'-nburg and the Saanen breeds are about on a par. What is the height, weight and coloring o fLois Wilson? She Is 5 feet weighs 120 pounds and has brown Italian and hazel eyes. When din palmistry originate? The origin of palmistry is not known definitely. It is known to have been practiced thousands of years ago by the Chaldeans, Assyrians, Egyptians and Hebrews. When Is the moon new? Popularly the moon is said to be new when it. is soen as a thin crescent. The almanacs, however, use a different and mofe exact definition of new moon: namely, th© instant when sun and moon have the same longitude. At this time the moon is so near the sun as to b© quite invisible. This definition is in accordance with astronomical usage.

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MATTER IS NOT SOLID, ■ BUT ALIVE’ Molecules in All Substance in Continuous State of Vibration. By DAVID DIETZ Science Editor of The Times Copyright by David Dietz T i HE physicist has two more remarkable facts about molecules v-, equally as astounding at first glance as the fact that the diameter of a molecule is on the average one one-hundred-and-twenty-five-mil-lionth of an inch. The first fact Is that there is in reality no such thing as “solid” matter. So-called solid matter is not made up of molecules piled tightly together like the bricks which make up a wall. All matter la porous in that there are spaces between the molecules. A simple experiment proves this. If a piece of gold is placed in a pool of mercury, the gold will absorb some of the mercury just as a sponge absorbs water. What has happened is that molecules of mercury’ have made their way Into the open spaces between the molecules of the gold. No Inert Matter The second Interesting fact is that there is no such thing as Inert matter j from the molecular viewpoint. There ; is an old phrase “dead as a door nail.” j But in the figurative sense ot considering motion! as life, the door nail is very much "alive.” The physicist knows that the billions of molecules which compose the nail are in continuous and ceaseless motion or vibration. The same is true of all matter in existence. The molecules are In a continuous state of vibration. It is this vibration which accounts for the temperature of a body. As the rate of vibration increases, the temperature of the body increases. In a solid, the molecules have fixed positions. They do not touch each other and iliey are continuously vibrating. But each molecule seems to stick to its own sphere. Force Varies The force which holds the mols cules in their spheies varies in different substances. That is why some substances are soft and can be easily broken, while others are very hard The molecules of a steel bar have so great an attraction that It takes a force of hundreds of tons to pull some steel bars into pieces. In a liquid ihe molecules do not adhere to specific positions. They adhere to some extent but are free to move about each other at random. Avery beautiful experiment illustrates the molecular motion in liquids. If very fine particles of matter arc placed in a liquid and then watched under a microscope, the particles will ; be seen to dart about violently like i billiard balls knocked about on a billiard table. Physicians have demonstrated that these movements, called Brownian j movements after the scientist who j first observed them, are caused by j collision of the particles with the ! molecules of a liquid. Travels in All Directions In a gas, the molecules apparently exercise no hold on each other at all. ; That is why the slightest bit of gas | let loose in a room immediately spreads throughout the room. The molecules travel cut In all directions. Each molecule* of the air we ; breathe is traveling faster than a rifle bullet. But it collides with another molecule every twrnty-thou- | sandth of an Inch and is turned from its course five billions times a second by such collisions. If We keep in mind the molecular distinction between gates, liquids, and solids, and also the fact that j temperature depends upon molecular | motion, we can see why heating a | solid turns it liquid and then gaseous | and also why gases and liquids can be | frozen into solids. Next article in series: Discovery of I the Electron.

Family Fun

Work Nothing Archie's deaf was paying them a visit and her affliction greatly Impressed the little fellow. As he and his small sister were getting ready for bed, he remarked: “Isn’t it awful to be deaf. Nancy? Just think of having to wash your ears every day and never getting any good out of them at all!” —Boston Transcript. One by the Grocer "How do you sell that cheese?” "I often wonder myself, ma'am." IJUe Grandpa "Isn’t that man queer looking; he has Pullman teeth.” "What do you mean by Pullman teeth?" "One upper and one lower.”—Magazine of Fun. Ma to Pa "It took millions of years to develop man from the lower forms of animal life.” f "Isn’t it strange? And a man can make a monkey out of himself In half a minute.”—Youngstown Telegram.

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Readers Discuss Views in Times’ Forum

Buying on Farm To the Editor ot The Times I am in favor of a bonus for the ex soldlars who went over seas and fought to save our country, and also I am in favor of the mailmen getting a fair salary deal. But as to what "A Reader" referred to regarding the farmer, he surely does not live on a farm and has no Idea of what farming means. As to trading eggs and chickens for coffee and sugar and the like, you can take a whole bosket of eggs to the store and receive anywhere from 16 to 18 cents a dozen for them. Ten dozen eggs will bring from $1.50 to $1.80,' and witn coffee 32 to 60 cents a pound, sugar 11 to 12’a cents and everything else in proportion, you get very little in trade. If you iell your chickens you don’t get any rggs. Then, we are taxed on : thesv hens, and high at that. Now. Mr. -Reader, when it comes to a showdown, the farmer Is getting the rottenest deal of the entire bunch, unless it is the ex-service men. What is our produce worth after we work hard to raise it? Just whatever they see fit to give for it. N. M STANLEY. Plttsboro, Ind. If They Quit To the Editor ot The Time * lo have noticed letters written by several persons regarding increase in salary for postal employes. “Blackie” should really be pitied because of his ignorance. He says when he doesn’t like his job or get enough money he quits. That is perfectly all right for him and for any other one man. but let’s consider 374,000 men who are not getting enough money and all these men in the postal service. Now, taking "BlackieV advice, suppose they all quit. Within forty- ; eight hours ’’Riackle'’ and all his supporters would be ready to repent.

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The Four Horsemen

.THE EDITOR WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU

’ MAKE YOUR COMMENT BRIEF ' The country would be thrown Into a state of chaos unparalleled in history. The postal employes are going after more money in a fair way; that is, petitioning Congress. If any one deserves more money, they certainly do. “Reader" hit the nail on the head when he said both the postal employes and soldiers were getting a raw deal. They can both get a readjustment without conflict. The bonus bill means a draft on the public treasury, while the postal employes increase means an increase in postage rates, which I for one am more than willing to pay. ANOTHER READER. Proliibition To the Editor ot The Tinas Another booze seizure has gone “flooie." ”m speaking of a raid on a Los Angeles, Cal., athletic club, where 350 cases of assorted liquor and eighteen barrels of beer were seized. The booze was "pre-Volstead” stuff

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and belonged to member® under permits properly issued As H consequence, every drop of it mua be returned to these owners for th® undisturbed tieieciaiion of their gufl lets. H It is a fine little object lesson cl how a prohibition law does not pri® hiblt. A favored and bibulous fet® fortified and protected by goveri® mental permits, may booze to the® hearts’ content. The law is made mean nothing to them. This sort of tiling does not invi® any respect fur Mr. Volstead’s enaefl mer.t. nor does it offer encouragemei® to those who are trying to enforce i® On the contrary, it provokes the boot! leggers. blind-piggers and hi-jacker* to go blithely and gaily on their law-1 less way and it forces overcoming) nausea on those who have hugged the delusion that the. Jaw really ateani to inaugurate and maintain prohibition. A NEW CITIZEN.