Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 297, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 April 1924 — Page 4

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PUBLIC WOULD HELP STUDENTS SIIERE can be no doubt that the people of Indianapolis are convinced of the desirability of providing reduced fares for high school and other students who must use street cars. The proposal of The Indianapolis Times that this be done has met with hearty response. Civic clubs are for it, Chamber of Commerce officials are for it and the city administration is for it. Students are constant users of street cars. The Indianapolis Street Railway Company is certain of a constant revenue from this source. Pupils are carried for the most part on off-peak ' periods when cars otherwise would run only partially filled or empty. The public service commission order increasing the rate of fare will not become effective until May 20. There is plenty of time before that date to modify the order to provide for special rates for students. There is no question of authority in this matter. The special rate is being charged in at least one other Indiana city. Since the company surrendered its franchise there is no question of a rate contract between the company and the city. The increased fare order will cause considerable dissatisfaction when it is put into effect. All rate increase orders do. But an order reducing the fare to school children will go far toward building up a better public sentiment toward the company. DUMPED OUT OF THE G. 0. P.? JrnOß ALL that he is being pretty generally condemned for his 1 * 1 utterances as editor of the National Republican, George B. Lockwood of Indiana, secretary of the National Republican Committee, is just now performing a very useful service to the American people. He is engaged in reading out of the Republican party those members whose views on public policy do not meet his own. This includes such old timers as Senators Norris, La Follette. Frazier. Borah and others. The Senators named may speak the desires of their constituents. They may point to the large majorities given them each time they face the test at the polls. But they seldom voice the views of the dominant element in the Republican party organization. Lockwood is squarely in line with that element. The Republicans named and their hundreds of thousands of followers are not. So Lockwood quite properly proposes to give them the air. Where shall they go? Into the Democratic party? Watch the expression of horror on Norris’ face. And on La Follette’s and Borah’s. Why are they horrified? Because in their minds the Democratic party is the party of reaction, not the party of the people at all. They look across the dividing aisle in the Senate and see certain faces set toward the past, not toward the future, and that makes the Democratic party picture for them. It would be a wholesome thing if the ninety-six United States Senators could be shaken in a sack until all their party labels were worn off and then redistributed in accordance with their actual principles so that one side of the aisle would contain progressives and the other side conservatives. If the whole voting population could be similarly shaken and distributed, it would help still more to clarify American politics. But unfortunately nothing like this can happen. The process of realignment is bound to be slow and painful to those realigned. Secretary Lockwood is doing his bit in this process. It would be kinder of him, however, if he would first provide a place for the outcasts to light before he dumps them out of his temple. DAUGHERTY AS A WINNING ISSUE " ARRY DAUGHERTY, sometime Attorney General, in a formal, public statement says of Jesse Smith: “I never knew he had an office in the Department of Justice, though since his death I understand he frequently made use of a room occupied by others in looking after some private and legitimate matters for me.” Baugherty also says that his conduct of the Department of Justice will be one of the issues of the campaign and that it will be a winning issue. Smith occupied an office on the same floor with Daugherty in the Department of Justice building. The Congressional Record, May 5, 1922, shows that Senator Caraway, in open Senate, charged that Smith occupied such an office and used department stenographers, telephones, et cetera. Thereafter Smith had a desk in the office of Daugherty’s private secretary. During all the time and up to Smith’s death, Smith and Daugherty lived together. First in Ned McLean’s house on H St., and later at the Wardman Park Hotel where Smith committed suicide. If Daugherty didn’t know Smith had an office in the Department of Justice, he is the only one in the department who did not know it. To be a winning issue in the coming campaign, discussion of Daugherty’s conduct of the Department of Justice must proceed from a basis of fairly approximate truth. IF THEY TRIED, the cigar manufacturers could abate the smoke nuisance very considerably. IF WE TAX mah jongg sets, we should be able to pay a bonus, build eight warships, settle the national debt, raise postal salaries and buy all the oil land in sight. Let’s go!

Commencement Programs

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EINSTEIN RELATIVITY EXPLAINED Scientist Holds That Nothing in Universe Is Absolute, By DAVID DIETZ Science Editor of The Times Professor einstein named his theory, the Theory of Resale tivity. It means that- nothing in the universe is absolute. Everythin?: is relative. We can only speak of motion in relation to, objects. The motion of men on earth in relation to the sur- | face of the earth; the motion of the | earth relative to the sun; the motion of sun relative to the stars, and the motion of the stars in relation to each other. If no objects existed, Einstein • says, neither time nor space would I exist. Space and time, Einstein says, are i not absolute and infinite, but finite j and relative and dependent, upon each | otrier. One could not exist without ; the other, he says. The length of an interval of time, I Einstein says, decreases with the motion of a body. That means that if you left the earth on an airplane traveling 100,000 miles a. second and returned to earth in what seemed a half hour by your watch, you would find that a thousand years or so had elapsed on earth. As Einstein phrases it, "Asa consequence of its motion, the clock goes more slowly than when at rest.” Length Varies Just as time intervals are dependent on motion, Einstein claims that the length of objects is dependent upon their motion. The faster a body travels, the shorter it becomes, according to the Einstein theory. Thus an arrow traveling 100,000 miles a second would only be about "half as long as the same arrow at rest. Einstein says that the laws of geometry vary in different parts of the universe due to gravitational forces. Thus or. Mars or Jupiter the relation of the circumference of a circle to its diameter would differ from the ra tio on earth. Einstein also says that the action of gravity is not constant, but vary ing. Gravity, says Einstein, is not a force as we usually think of a force, but a warping of space. Gravity Explained He explains it this way: If a small object Is laid carefully on the surface of a pool of water, it causes a little depression in the surface. A second object placed carefully on the water will now roll dow f n into the depression. A creature on the surface of the water which could only look to the right or left and rot up and down, that is a 1 creature only aware of two dimen [ sions, would not be aware’ of the de I presalon an4_conequeQtly im ' agine some force between the two objects caused the movement of the second one. In the same way, Einstein says, we are only aware of thi’ee dimensions, and consequently imagine a so-called force of gravity. A warping of space into a fourth dimension, says Enisteln, Is the real cause of gravitational ac tion. Einstein explains the shifting of the star Images on the eclipse plates in this way. The rays of light from the stars are bent in passing” by the sun. he says, because space ip the neighborhood of the sun Is warped into the fourth dimension. Next article; The Glory of the Universe. (Copyright, 1924. by David Diets.) Around Town An old colored man carrying a large grip over his shoulder on a cane was seen walking barefooteod on the dowmtown streets Thursday. Another sign of spring. A local department store window is creating an unusual amount of interest among the women with a window display of rubber reducing corsets. Wonder if the women bowjers in conference in the city have tried them out? Sand blasting of the English Hotel building on Monument Pi. is revealing the beauty and attractiveness of the structure. The faces and other features which heretofore Wave gone unnoticed by the casual passerby is arounslng their curiosity. Henry Dithmer hold another of those icehouse parties along about the middle of July when ice would be appreciated. Street cleaners are said to be sup. porting Shank. Sweep for Shank! Soon be time to get that bathing suit out of the moth balls. Only a little more than a week and most of the candidates will have to go back to working for a living. The new Meyer-Klser Bank Is a real addition to the city. Tongue Tips Mrs. Virginia Henry Mayfield, judge of Domestic Relations ("ourt, Birmingham, Ala: "Work in thip court is grand, wonderful. It Is more satisfying to one’s better self than anything society may offer.’’ Hayozoun Hohannes Topakyan, visier of Persia: "Persia is a land of romance and mysticism,’and It would be pitiful if it should lose its individuality and become commonplace.” The Rev. C. H. Reusskamp, Lutheran, Detroit: "It is a great thing to be a Christian.” ’ v Sir Philip Gibbs, English writer 1 : "By the advent of party topower, something has gone from England which not all the kind’s horses nor all the king’s men can restore. Gone some of its dignity, some of its splendor, some of its old-fashioned customs of social fife, some of its romance." Dr. Frank Crane, preacher-journal-ist: "I believe in the aristocracy of soap and water." , v

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UNUSUAL PEOPLE Lumber King Passes 97

John Jtudolphus Booth of Ottawa, Canada, known as Canada's Lumber King, recently celebrated his ninetyseventh. birthday. He's still on the job and employes at his mills presented him with 97 American Beauty roses. Booth attributes his present good health to a life spent in the open. Ask The Times You can get an answer to any question of fact or information by wrim.x la the Indianapolis Times’ Washmeton Bureau, 1322 New York Avo., Washington. b. C„ inclosing 2 cents in stamps for reply. Medical, legal and marital advice cannot bo given, nor can extended research be undertaken. All other questions will receive a personal reply Unsigned requests cannot be answered. All letters are confidenUal.—Editor. Are divorces increasing in the United States? In 1916 there were 112,037 divorces land in 1912 there were 148,664 di- ! vorces, an Increase of about 30 per cent. What is the birth rate In the United States? in 1921 It was 24.3 per 1,000. What Is used for a cement for cementing linoleum? A mixture of glwe, isinglass and ■ dextrin, wh'.ch dissolved in water and : heated, is given an admixture of tur- | pentlne. The strips pasted down | must be weighed with boards and l brick on top until the adhesive agent ; lias hardened. There are especially i prepared cements for linoleum than | can be bought at most hardware j stores.. I Are there any States that do not have the county unit educational system? The following have not: Maine, j Massachusetts, Rhode Island. New ; Hampshire, Vermont, and Nevada, i Louisiana has the parish system, which corresponds to the county sys- ' tern. Can a,street car be reversed If the trolley Is off the wire? j Yes, and this would be the best | thing.for a motorman to. do in case I his trolley was off and his air brakes j and emergency brakes refused to i work. The motor would then act as i a generator nnd would provide the j current for sending the car in the op- : posltft direction. Whitt is the principle of the automatic pistol? The recoil due to firing a cartridge j is utilized as the force to eject the empty shell and reload for the next round. What is the next grade to solid gold? Gold filled Is the next best grade to solid gold. Where are the chief sources for sapphires? . Montana and Ceylon. What is the proper thing to do for the care nnd safety of a high pressure boiler while in service, when it Is discovered there Is very little or no water in it? Draw or cover the fire as quickly as possible. Close ail the dampers and let the holler cool down gradually. Do not turn on the feed water. Probably some of the seams will leak no matter what one does. The boiler should I be thoroughly Inspected before being placed in service again, . : .,r • Listen, Dad k By HAL COCHRAN Say, Dad, as you sit in your rest-a-bit chair and dreamily gaze into spactj, your thoughts seem to come to me, out .of the air, or maybe from looks on your face. You’re scanning the past, and the days yet to be; Jes' pondering over your life. .You’re giving a thought, now and then, Just to me and then to my mother —your wife. Has everything been Just the way we'd desire? Have most of our wishes comb true? Has life, as we've lived it, been really afire through the things that you’ve struggled to do? No wonder you wonder;,why, shucks, you’re a Dad and all Dads keep thinkin', I guess. It’s human to judge by what kinfolks have had as to whether you’ve been a success. Now, listen here, Dad, I am just startin’ cut on my battles with good times and strife. If I can do half what you’ve dofte, there’s no doubt I’ll be mighty well pleased with my life. (Copyright, 1924, NEA Service, Inc.) Musicland Richard Wagner’s life was a life of endless toil and.countless misfortunes. He was the youngest of seven children, who were left fatherless when Richard was a babe. The early part of his life was spent in study and travel. He was a restless adventurer, trying his fortunes first in one place and then in another. He usually met with failures and great disappointments, which, however great, never seemed to overoome his enthusiasm for one moment. He was banished from hi* native Germany because of y.B political views. His fortunes were entirely changed when he gained the favor of the King of Bavaria. His famous operas, such as "Lohengrin,” “Parsifal” and “Die Walkure,” are very mythical and suggest the composer's early study of Greek poetry and drartia. “Parsifal," his last work, was produced for the first time •a >ear-before his death, in'l3B3.

READER SA YS POLITICIANS R UN THINGS Financier Also Comes in for Share of Control Over Nations, To th-e. Editor of The Timex The politician and financier for ages past and at present are the forces that control and shape the destiny of nations. To fully understand how well they have answered the purpose of natural growth and development of civilization, we need only to inform ourselves regarding the national condition of the world today. Every nation of Europe is bankrupt, old folk and children by the millions are suffering for the common necessities of life, hundreds of thousands are crowding the ports for exit, endeavoring to reach some port of safety in other parts the world where life can be sustained. Strange to say, we in the United States are operating upon the same financial basis that Europe adopted one thousand years ago. The policies of the financiers have not been changed since the age of the Czar. The politician has widened his field of action. Instead of one head he has one thousand, each of which is under strict control of the financier, and today, claiming to live in the most civilized age in the history of nations, we hear the cry, "dellvjer us from the bondage of government taxation.” No imperial potentate of any age ever demanded the tribute from the individual that this Government demands and receives. Politicians say, "Put our party in power and we will lower taxes.” This is all they can tell us. Both sides say the same thing; both offer the same remedy. They say they will spend less money. This Is impossible unless debts already contracted are repudiated and left unpaid.

The financier holds the key to the situation. He controls the blood of the Nation, its circulation, upon which depends all national prosperity. Until his wings are clipped and his greedy power destroyed no advanced national prosperity can encircle this world, nor can Individual growth and development make that progress which the national spirit should demand. FRENCH HOLLINSHEAD. WltAt About Tills? To the Editor of The Times These few words are for the benefit of the IndlaJiapolls Street Railway Company's employes. I was in the VV. Washington St. car barns a few weeks ago when the street car company started after their Increase In fares, and I noticed a bulletin which read: “Assuring the boys a substantial increase in wages if we get our increase in fares," and I find 95 per cent of the boys have told this to the car riding public. That is why the public has not made any kick. Now, street car company, come on and tell the editor of The Times what you are going to do with the motormen and conductors who slave all hours to bring in your nickels and dimes. The car fare of this city is equal to that of sixteen other cities, and why not pay your motormen and conductors what other cities pay? A HEAVY TAXPAYER. Other Editors Wide Choice With the big list of Republican and Democratic candidates for Governor of Indiana this year, the voters should have sense enough to elect a man finally, w r ho will measure up to the office. And besides the men run ning in the primaries, both parties,’if not suited by those getting the pluralities, have the privilege of naming still others in the State conventions. —Muncie Press. • • • Quiet Times Ahead The Coolidge boys are so sure Os the nomination of their chief that they are now casting about for a good, strong man to take the tail of the ticket. General Pershing is being baited, but so far has not given his consent. With Coolidge and Pershing, either as talkative as a clam, the campaign would, no doubt, be carried on by the deaf mute language. Fingers and thumbs, you know. —Bluffton ‘Tanner. • • • Doesn’t lake Len Illinois certainly did herself proud (we don’t think) when she renominated Len Small for Governor. What would outsiders think if Indiana voters were to renominate and re-elect Warren McCray Govern Dr of the State? Len Small should have been relegated to private life.—Alexandria Times-Tri-bune. • * * Fast Work It took ten days to get Jury in the McCray trial in the Marion County Criminal Court and two hours In Federal Court. They do have a Way of dispatching business before Judge Anderson—Decatur Democrat. A Thought A wholesome tongue is a tree of life; but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.—Prov. 15:4. • • • While thou livest keep a good tongue in thy head. —Shakespeare.

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Family Fun On© on Boston Four-year-old Doris was getting ready for bed. Suddenly she turned to her mother and asked: "Mother, are we going to move tomorrow?" “Yes, dear; this is the last night you will sleep here,” she was told. “Then,” said wee Doris, kneeling beside her bed, “I’d better say goodby to God, now, if we move to Boston In the morning.”—Everybody’s. Her Dad’s Hint ”1 asked your father.” “What did he say?” "He said. ‘lt’s leap year.’” “And then?" “Why—er—l leapt.’—Boston Transcript. Auntie Gets Truth “A thousand thanks for the presents. Auntie.” “Don’t mention it, my dear; it was nothing much.” “No, I don’t think so either, but mama said I should do it anyhow.”— Detroit News.

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Tom Sims Says: The bank cashier worries us. He sits in a cage behind bars and every time he takes our money the cage looks like a cell. World’s greatest shoe value is when you shoo flies off the dinner. In Sedajia, Mo., two sisters married two brothers, which makes them sister-in-law, so now they can fuss more than ever. Russia is getting cleaned up and wants to trade with us so we might buy enough whiskers to make hair mattresses popular again. In Washington, when you see a Congressman smiling you know the charges against him have been dismissed. Maybe the recent earthquake left the Japs’ heads muddled. The Dawes report, says another expel”, will turn Germany upside down.i This is nice. She has been on hert ear a long time. The world gets better. You seldom see a motorcycle now.