Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 301, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 April 1924 — Page 4

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THE NEW GOVERNOR’S PROBLEMS under circumstances probably unrivaled in the history of an American commonwealth. He goes into office to succeed a man who has been convicted of a particularly grave crime and who has been thoroughly discredited in the eyes of the citizens whose affairs he was elected to handle. McCray did well to resign. He would have been within his legal rights in appealing his case and retaining his office pending action on his appeal. But his usefulness as Governor of the State was at an end and he was wise to realize the fact. Governor Branch is confronted with many difficult problems, problems which will keep him continuously busy during the eight months of his administration. The affairs of the State are demoralized. The government of Indiana js in a deplorable situation financially. The Statehouse is filled with office holders chosen by McCray, principally because of personal friendship. The people have all but lost confidence in the State government. It will be the duty of Branch to restore this confidence, and this will be a difficult job. The financial situation alone is ft mansized problem and one which no man could be expected to solve in eight months. But some steps toward its solution will be necessary to a restoration of confidence. • Branch must inaugurate his own policies. He cannot, as President Coolidge promised to do. carry out the policies of the previous administration. McCray promised when he was inaugurated that he would conduct the State's business as he conducted his own private affairs. He did not do that badly, but he did so conduct the government of the State that no executive would be foolish enough to attempt to follow his example. McCray gathered around him counselors who did not always advise him wisely. He did not have the faculty of picking big men for big jobs. He listened too often to men who were attempting to gain their own ends. He frequently permitted his capacity to friendship—and he has such a capacity to a marked degree—to the better of him. He was and is a pathetic figure, a weak man in a position that could be filled oqly by a strong one. Branch comes into the office with some experience in public affairs. McCray assumed the duties of Governor with none whatever. Branch has been Lieutenant Governor and Speaker of the House. He knows intimately many of the problems confronting the State. His duty is to attempt to solve them. It is not an enviable job. The people of Indiana can do nothing more than wish him well and make things as easy for him as possible. He may make mistakes, as every human being does, but he should not be subjected to unreasoning censure, because his is a difficult task. GEOGRAPHICAL STATESMANSHIP mlllS. of course, is the silly season in politics, but there is one form of silliness that the public might be-spared. Just now the newspapers report that weighty conferences are in progress among the party political leaders regarding the selection of the temporary chairmen, the permanent chairmen, nominating speakers, vice presidential candidates, and so forth. Congressman is favorably regarded, says one writer, but it is thought in case he is selected a Senator must be chosen for another and equally important job. Many favor Governor Godelpus for this job, says another writer, because he comes from a Middle West State and that would make him a strategic selection. Which geographical advantage makes the Governor more likely of selection than, for instance. General Gherkins, notwithstanding the latter makes a better speech and knows more nearly what he may happen to be talking about. So it goes. Instead of talking principles, they are talking geography. Instead of talking about men. they are talking about the map. Does any sane person think the whole people of the United States prefer a dumbbell from one side of the Mississippi River to a statesman from the other side? * The character of the men selected for the important work of the coming conventions, theri records for ability and for sincerity, do not count. Os course, they do. Borah nominating Coolidge has some significance—so much, indeed, that it is difficult to picture him in the role. But not because he comes from Idaho. Senator Gooding also comes from that State! If Borah accepts the responsibility of nominating Coolidge, voters will have cause to think Borah sees something of his own progressivism in the present President. Conversely, if Senator Watson should be given the job, the voters will have something else to think. A ponderous business is being made, however, of an unimportant matter. Knowing how lightly the presidential candidate probably will accept his party’s platform, how seriously is it thought the public will receive the protestations of the gentlemen who make the convention speeches!

JERUSALEM! Think of a Coolidge-Pershing ticket, with “No Bonus!” as a slogan! ! HOLLAND is rigorously enforcing its anti-profanitv laws, €or that kind of language sounds perfectly terrible in Dutch. OF FIFTY Mex generals who started the rebellion, only six Kemain, ’tis reported. But you don’t have to sow any seed to get crop of Mex generals. V S.— ONLY eight persons died in train accidents on the Pennsylvania railway in three years, but 711 died at crossings. The moral is plain, but it will only make more motorists cross. DIGGERS have found a trench at Jerusalem that was dug 3,000 years before Christ, and it may be said that here is one case, at least, where the boys were out of the trenches before Christmas. SENATOR M'KELLAR thinks $2,000,000 is enough for a party to spend in a presidential campaign, and it suggests the [thought that, perhaps, the oil companies would be glad to get off cheaply. Oscar Underwood, candidate for President, holds is an insult to the heroism of the boys who fought. feeling insulted by getting money will please rise and flak hat. / *

IMMIGRATION POLICY FAIR TO KOREANS Mew Exclusion Bill Commended by Commissioner From That Nation, By RUTH FINNEY \ .„ .1 HILE Japan is k holding mass meetings and dubbing the ex- ___! elusion provisions of the new immigration bill as “discriminatory,” Koreans, also excluded under the bill as Orientals, take occasion to congratulate this country on the fairness of its action. Dr. Syngman Rhee, styled the “President of the Republic of Korea,” in a statement issued from the Korean commission in Washington, points out that the United States has. in the past. “flagrantly discriminated” against all Oriental nations except the Japanese by recognizing the gentlemen’s agreement, and by allowing Japan a privilege denied to all other nations, that of regulating her own immigration. No Cause for Complaint “The present bill,” he says, "excluding all Orientals on an equal footing will remedy the injuries done by special favoritism, and will leave no just cause for complaint, providing the law is enforced strictly to all Orientals alike.” In the. past the United States, while admitting all Oriental students, has required those from Korea to present a Japanese passport before entering. Japan, under the power given it by the gentlemen’s agreement, has demanded, according to Rr. Rhee, that a Korean student acknowledges allegiance to Japan t>efore avise was granted. This the Koreans refused to and recognizing the annexation of Korea by Japan—and as a result they have practically been barred from this Country. Commenting further. Dr. Rhee said: Change for Justice “Abrogation of the gentlemen's agreement will be entirely welcome to the Koreans and to all other Orientals except the Japanese, because to do away with it is to do away with all the source of injustice and discrimination among Oriental nations. For the sake of justice and fair play, the United States should exclude cither all or none of the Asiatics. "By recognizing Japan's preposterous claim to its racial superiority, America is not only encouraging the over-sensitiveness of Japan’s national pride, which is a dangerous policy, but also offending all other Asiatic races whose good will and friendly disposition will mean more to America commercially or otherwise than that of the comparatively small island empire." Remember! Rv DR. DONALD A I-AIRD, Yale Psychological Laboratory. If you memorize or learn slowly, it is very li! tlv that you work at mem Prizing too hard Hard, concentrated study is less efficient in memorizing than easy going study. Now for a few minutes of practice. Use this newspaper you are reading. Turn to the classified page, choose the first advertisement in any one of the major classifications of the small advertisements, and try to remember the wording. Lay the paper aside and see whether you can re member what you have read. Try the same test with several of the advertisements in several classifications on the paee. Use the newspaper again for another hit of practice. Turn the pages, beginning a‘ Page t. and trv to remember the order of page numbers on which appear soe! news, editorials, sports, financial news and classified advertisements. Ley the paper aside and see whether you remember what you have tried to re member. , After you have, practiced on this test, turn your memory again to the small classified advertisements whose wording you memorized, and see how much of each advertisement you can remember. In all of this do not drive your memory. The value of easy-going effort was demonstrated a*, the University of Wisconsin. A large number of students were put to work memorizing numbers to take the place of letters of the alphabet. They then had to translate prose from letters to numbers. They worked two hours at the task. Those students who worked two hours continuously translated 130 letters, while those who worked ten minutes at a time for a total of two hours translated 265 letters. ” Your second lesson in remembering, then, Is to memorize through easygoing study, rather than by hard driving. What was the most important line I in the first lesson, printed yesterday? i Do you remember? Spence Service. Ine.. 1115 Connecticut Ave., Washington, D. C.

A Thought Let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbor.— Zach. 7:17. • • • Wherever there is a human being there is an opportunity for a kindness. —Seneca. How to Do It After my girl and I had our last quarrel, she kicked me out of the house, telling me she never wanted to see my face again. I love her dearly; but she told me she never wanted to see my face again. What shall I do? (Signed) O. U. SAPP. Answer —Raise a beard, and then go back. —Sun Dodger. Classifying Harvey Col. George Harvey, who has been Progressive, Democrat, Republican, now announces he is an independent and will sav what he pleases and vote as he likes. From his record we take it he has been pretty much that all the time, with- his eye on a job.—De catur Democrat. Something Else All the allies have accepted thu Dawes reparations plan and Germany having done so "in principle,” all that is left to be done is for Germany to begin paying.—Muncie Press.

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Patrick O’Keefe of New York is onb of the ‘ unheralded heroes on the Battle of Jutland. He lay unscious for two months after being blown off the bridge of a British battleship, and is now a student at the New York Training College of the Salvation Army. Ask The Tunes You can get an answer to any question ol 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 research tie undertaken. All other questions will receive a personal r-ply Unsigned requests cannot be answered. Ail letters are confidential—Editor. . Are the mules used in South America shod or not? They are not. What is the shortest distance between Tasmania and Australia? About 200 miles. Which is the second brightest fixed star? Alpha Argus (Canopus). What sort of a tie Is worn with a dinner coat? A black bow tie is correct. Who is the governor of the Bank of England? The Rt Hon. Montagu Collet Norman , D. S. O. Wh re can I obtain the military record of a man who served in the World War? From the Adjutant General of the War Department. Washington, D. C. What ia an Induction motor? A motor of the alternating current type, in which, the current is induced in the armature by the rotation of the field magnets about it. What is the Aurora Australis? Also known as the “Southern Lights," this is a phenomenon of the Southern Hemisphere, corresponding to the Aurora Borealis in the Northern. Have sardines scales or fins? Sardines have small, easily removad. scales, arid are usually run through a machine that will remove the scales immediately after they are caught. Sardines have no fins. When and hew should water 'lilies ho s t? In May. in f, om IS to 24 inches of water. If they are grown from seeds, start them in a greenhouse in j February or March in mu ! under wu ter. This can be done in tubs. How can I break In & pipe for smoking? Fill the bowl with salt, dampen it. and let It stand for four or five hours. Another way is to dampen the pipe by dipping It ir vater before smoking It for the first time, and to draw on it very slowly the first couple of days. How should paint used to deoorate glass ornaments bo mixed so that 't will not easily rub or wash off? Use colors ground In oil, and thin thse with pale Japan drier and turpentine. This will cause the paint to dry quickly without rubbing off. ' Will a car move smoother on the magneto or on the battery? It depends upon the speed, the distance to be run. etc. Under ordinary conditions there would he practically no difference. For long idstar.ee. driving smoother running would be obtained by using the magneto. What is the cause of the “creak" of tin? The ‘creak,” or more commonly called the “crying'' of tin, has been explained ns due to the breaking up of the crystals along their cleavage planes, although no crevices can be detected in slightly bent tin. Ts there an Interstate Commerce Commission ruling a to the length of time one must serve before being qualified to become an engineer? No, this is entirely a matter of the rules and regulations of the different railroad companies. W>iat is the meaning of the name Shakespeare? I No othei name in the English ldn- ! guage has had so much nonsense written about its meaning. It appears to be one of the many "phrase-names,” such as Lovejoy, Dolittle, etc. The name means simply “shake-spear." What Is the liquid that drips from the exhaust pipe of an automobile? One of the major constituents of the exhaust gas from an interna! combustion engine is water vapor. If the exhaust pipe and muffller are comparatively 'old a portion of this vapor will be cjp 'used and will drip from the end of the pipe as water. This principle is taken advantage of in the ballast recovery device now being applied to airships. The water vapor in the exhaust is condensed In a series of pipes, and the weight of the water thus obtained compensates for the weight of the gasoline burned In the engine. ,

‘CAL’TAKES CHANCE AS JAY-WALKER Coolidge Anything but Cautious When Its Conies to Crossing Street, By HARRY B. HUNT NEA Service Writer. rr"a ASHINGTON, April 30.—Despite his sobriquet of “Cautious Cal,” President Coolidge is a jay-walker. And jay-walkers, or so at least the traffic experts tell us, are anything hut cautious. Anyway, just as the departments were letting out the other evening and sidewalks and streets were jammed with pedestrians and flivvers, Cal decided to shake the kinks out of his legs before dinner by a brief hike. Instead of following the sidewalk, as he emerged from the east gate of the White House grounds on Pennsylvania Ave., to the cross-walk where pedestrians are supposed to cross. Cal struck straight out from the curb for the other slde.Brakes Squeal Brakes squealed and horns honked as drivers swerved or Slowed up to avoid collision. But Cal, flanked right and left by a secret service man, held | his course. At the middle of the street, he had to pause to let a stream of vehicles pass. At the first opening, however, he plunged In again and made the other curb. Which incident may or may not mean anything. At the time I witnessed it, however, it struck me that maybe Cal isn’t so awfully cautious after all. At !e t that was one time when he certain’", “took a chance.” Less cautious, perhaps, Is Hon. J L. Phillips. Republican State chair man for Georgia. Phillips called on Uonlidge, during a recent visit to ,Washington, to i-e----port the condition of the G. O. P. in that southern State. Georgia Republican? “Georgia.” Phillips said after leaving the White House, and presum ably voicing the viewpoint he lm parted to the President, “has distinctly Republican leanings, and may he expected to break away from the Democratic fold and lead a r#voluMon which wiU sweep away forever the political tyranny which has hound the South since the days of reconstruction " He declared he helDved the time had arrived when the Republicans of Georgia are ready to arise in their strength and “place that State permanently In the Republican ranks." Now the question is: Are all the political prophets nut of step except Philips? Or did Phillips’ visit with Cal and his consequent faith in a Republican victory cause his optimism to outrun his caution? Tongue Tips Arthur Brisbane: "Mussolini says Rome is again to extend her empire over the world and he all that she ever was. the ruling power of the earth. More power to Italy and to muasollni." Rabbi I,eo Franklin, Detroit: "The exclusion provisions of the Johnson immigration bill are based not on racial principles nor on racial unfitness. but on religious discriminations.” George stole sl4.do® of American Express money at Snnsnlin 10. Cal., headed for Broadway, blew the money and landed in the Tombs, broke and sick: “My Broadway friends? They’re probably busy with some other sucker. T was just plain fool plain damn fool.” Premier McDonald: "All my life I liave been opposed to the sympathetic strike. It has no practical value; it is simply heating the air. Liberty is far more easily destroyed by those who abuse it than by those who oppose it." Frank A. Goodwin, registerar of motor vehicles, Massachussetts: “I know of nothing in the constitution preventing me from critislng courts or jurors, if I thijik the are wrong.” The Rev. M. S. Rtqe, Detroit: “Some are so enamored of the things of the world they are eternally poor.” Judge J XV. Wescott, Camden, N. J.: "As Abe Lincoln has for thirty years been the dominant tradition of the Republican party, so now should Woodrow Wilson be made for the Democratic party. I/et us press forward and reincarnate Woodrow Wilson.” Mme. Resnard, French artist: "Art always existed and was, from the beginning of thb ages, a spontaneous impulse of man which made him absolutely different from the animals." Augustus O. Thomas, president World Federation: “It Is better to boast of the virtues wo possess than to try to make ourselves appear greater by minimizing others." Richard Nallin, American League umpire: “An umpire perhaps is sometimes wrong, but to the fan he is always wrong.” On the Porch By HAL COCHRAN After the grind of a troublesome day, when you're needing of real relaxation, shed all your cars and re main unawares of all, save a few hours’ vacation. You’re due for a rest; shed your coat and your vest and blot out the oares of the day. Hie to the stoop and just let your nerves droop as you watch Mother Nature at play. The birds in the trees and the cool evening breeze are restful if man makes them such. Look the world Ov-|' and smell of the clover and get th<p real open air touch. Throw out your chest and just drag ip a breath and fill up your lungs to the brim. Breathe long and steady, ’cause nature is ready to help keep your system in trim. You’re just a machine that’s been functioning keep and running in form through the day. It’s great' to go to it. but don’t overdo it; remember, your system Leeds play. (Copyright, 1924, NEA Service, Inc.)

NOT ABLE TO BOOST OWN PAY Present Congressman Can Not Benefit if Increase Is Voted, By KENNETH WATSON T r ~‘"“I HE Congressman who hesitates to vote for the Celler bill, raising scions’ salaries from $7,500 to SIO,OOO a year, for fear % the folk back home will think ho is voting money into his own pocket, has one good alibi for his constituents. Under the law no Congressman osn receive any benefit from a salary increase enacted during any term he was in office. He can help his successors, tut not himself. The law preventing Congressmen to share in any increases they may have voted for or against also extends to them if they accept Cabinet positions during the same session. Instance Cited This situation developed during tho Taft administration when the late Philander C. Knox was made attorney general. Knox was prevented from receiving the $4,000 increase just given to Cabinet officers because he was in Congress when the measure passed. Although present indications point to defeat of the Celler bill. Congress has already recognized the h. c. of 1. by voting substantial increases to officers ami employes of Congressmen. Ai present every Congressman not a chairman of any committee is allowed $3,200 for clerk hire. If the Senate agrees, this amount will be in creased to $4,000, Congressmen not committee chairmen are limited to two clerks, but they are not required to hire, but one if they see fit. Thus instead of hiring one'” $2,000 a year secretary and one $1,200 a year stenographer, about forty Congressmen have elected to hire, but one assistant who receives the full $3,200 allowance. Limit on Clerk Salary Tho bill passed in the House prevents any clerk from receiving more than $3,300 annually, however. Senators not committee chairmen are allowed four clerks with salaries of $3,300, $1,940, $1,740 and $1,320, respectively, under the proposed law. The measure also provides approximately 5 per cent increases for 490 other employes including capltol police, capitol clerks, elevator operators and other employes. Present salaries of capltol employes total $4,172,206. If tho bill i§ made a law the expenses will be $4,497,840, an increase of $325,634. Family Fun Dad’s Excuse “You certainly are crazy about women.” “Why shouldn’t I be? Half of my parents were women.” —Medley. The Doctor Wise “Are there any marks on the baby?” asked anxious father. The doctor looked the new arrival over carefully, and replied: “Yes, he’s marked C. O. D.”—Colorado Medicine. Daughter’s Fare “Ethel's face is one that grows on you.” “Not on me, and it didn’t really grow on her, either. It is hand-made.” —Boston Transcript. Sister’s Great Sorrow “I told her that I was going to give her a kiss for every step on the way home.” “And what did she say?” "She wished that hobble skirts were back in style.”—Punch Bowl. Too Many Checks “How was Cora dressed at the dance last night, Jack?” “Why-er-it’s hard to remember, but I do know that the dress was checked.” knew itl She's no girl for you to be going around with!”— Widow.

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Tom Sims Says: More" investigating before electing a man would save more investigating after he is elected. They arrested a bob-haired bandit In New York because she used a gun instead of just talking to her victims. At first he thinks she is the super sex, but a few years later he calls her the supper sex. Among the important things going on now are straw hats. This report about the rising generation going to the dogs is several mil lion years old. A man on a vacation will spend more money accidentally than he will on purpose at home. Now we will see If Babe Ruth has a steady Job as home-run king. Love thy neighbor, but be not too friendly with his garden tools. A compromise Is when a man agrees to let his wife have what she is arguing for if she wilj only shut up. It's a wrong road that has no turning. The skeleton In the average closet is in the cellar. Science Man made his first great step in progress and lifted himself far above other animals when he learned how to make fire. He lias never done anything since to equal in importance this event. But he will make another advance even greater when he learns to utilize the power of the atom. Miich has been written about that subject for many years, but it is only recently, since the structure of atoms became known, that there seemed any probability that thev could be forced to give to man their secret of power. Studies and discoveries in the field of electrons —the negative particles that, with a positive nucleus, make up the atom—indicate that the greatest discovery of the human race may not be far distant. Methods of disturbing the electrons have been found, but the necessary disruption of the nucleus has not been accompalished. One of the most interesting of recent achievements in this field is the invention of a machine that hears and counts atoms. The sounds it reproduces are ticks, made by helium atoms as they are discharged from polonium. The machine was invented by Madame Curie, discoverer of radium. Musicland Camille Saint-Saens was compared to Mozart when a child. He began to study piano when 3 years old. His tiny hands were so weak that he found it necessary to hold one hand down with the other in order to produce a clear tone. He was playing in concerts at the age of 7, and received much praise for his efforts. At 12 he began to study the organ with distinguished teachers. A composition written when he was 17 received first prize in competition with a hundred other musicians. His compositions are noted for their harmonious blending and beautiful melodies. He held the coveted position of organist at the Church of the Madeleine in Paris for twenty years.

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BAKER GIVES HISTORY OF POWER SITE Former Secretary of War Tells How Muscle Shoals Was Started, By NEWTON D. BAKER. Former Secretary of War. mN 1916. after the water power act was passed, the water power commission was organized in accordance with its terms, and by direction of the President, I, as Secretary of War, became the chairman of that water power commission and gave a great deal of time to the formulation of the rules and regulations that governed the administration of the Federal water power act. Another thing that happened In 1916 was the passage of the n&tional de- . act. TANARUS: contained a provision { directing the President to select a water power site in the United States for the manufacture of nitrate, appropriating $20,000,000 for that purpose. It was directed that the President should direct certain experiments to see whether synthetic nitrogen could be produced in this country, both for agricultural needs and for explosives. Sites Examined The President designated Secretary of the Intetrior Lane, Secretary of Agriculture Houston and me to go all through the southeastern section of the country and examine into water power sites with a view to selecting a location for this first installation. We had with us experts from the Army Engineer Corps, who had charge of navigable rivers and who were pretty expert as to the location of available water power. We had experts from the Department of the Interior and from the Bureau of Chemistry, the Bureau of Soils, in the Department of Agriculture. Million Horse Power We went all over southeastern United States and Inspected on the ground every water power called to our attention by the Army engineers. When we got to Sheffield, or Florence. where Muscle Shoals dam now is, the Tennessee River was in flood. It was a receding flood, it was not j at Its maximum at that time, but it* was the most impressive spectacle I have ever seen. The tremendous sweep of that mammoth river in flood suggested quantities of power that simply fascinated the imagination. It was said by the Army engineers that the river, as we saw it. was displaying a power of one million horsepower. Os course, we knew that that was not a stable horsepower. In the dry season it would fall away from any maximum as that. Reports were prepared by the experts who accompanied the committee and finally the committee recommended to the President that Muscle Shoals he selected and designated as the place to begin the installation of the first hydroelectric unit in conformity with the National Defense act. That was the selection of the Muscle Shoals dam site.

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