Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 308, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 May 1924 — Page 4

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PRIMARY RESULTS mNDIANA always is doing unusual things politically. Outside of Jackson’s huge majority, the outstanding feature of the primary was the fact that two Democratic candidates, heretofore practically unknown in State politics, achieved a position where they must be reckoned with in the State convention wkieh nominates a Democratic candidate for Governor. The two candidates are George R. Durgan, mayor of Lafayette, who ran second in the primary, and Olin R. Holt, a young Kokomo lawyer, who, on the basis of returns not quite complete, appears to have finished in fourth place, ahead of Dale J. Crittenberger. politician of long experience. The only reasonable answer to the results of the primary is the power of the Ku-Klux Klan. While some may not like the idea, there is no longer a particle of doubt that at the present time the Klan is the most powerful influence in Indiana politics. Its influence extends not only to the point of persuading voters to cast their ballots for candidates approved by the Klan, but also to the point of influencing thousands to vote for candidates who are opposed to the Klan. In other words, the Klan was the one and only big issue in the primary. There was little difference in the platforms of the candidates except on this point. Party lines cut little figure, thousands of voters going into the primaries of a party other than their own largely for the sake of casting their ballots for or against the Klan. Undoubtedly Ed Jackson received many votes for other reasons than the fact that the Klan was friendly to him, but the Klan surely swung the balance. The Klan influence must have accounted for the heavy vote received by Holt, who was given about 30,000 votes. And Klan opposition must have been responsible for the fact that Durgan ran second in the Democratic race, for Klan opposition was the basis of his campaign. The Klan has become a situation and not a theory in Indiana. WHO OWNS THE ETHER 1 (An Editorial by Herbert Hoover, Secretary of Commerce) mT is urgent that we have an early and vigorous reorganization of the law in Federal regulation of radio. Not only are there questions of orderly conduct between the multitude of radio activities in which more authority must be exerted in the interest of every user whether sender or receiver, but she question of monopoly in radio communication must be squarely met. It is not conceivable that the American people will allow this new born system of communication to fall exclusively into the power of any individual group or combination. Great as the development of radio distribution has been, we are probably only at the threshold of the development of one of the most important of human discoveries bearing on education, amusement, culture and business communication. It can not be thought that any single person or group shall ever have the right to determine what communication may be made to the American penpLc. We can not allow any single person or group to place themselves in position where they can censor the material which shall be broadcast to the public, nor do I believe the. Government should ever be placed in the position of censoring this material. A The fundamental thought of any radio legislation should be to retain possession of the ether in the public anti to provide rules for orderly conduct of this great system of public communication by temporary permits to use the ether. It should be kept open to free and full individual development and we should assure that there can be no monopoly over the distribution of material. (From a statement before the House Committee on Merchant Marine.) AN IVORY shortage is reported, but it isn't apparent in heads yet. A MAN named Royster is a candidate for Governor in Minnesota. That’s how far politics has gone in Minnesota. THE Prince of Wales says he likes steeplechasing, but the facts seem to indicate that steeple-climbing would be safer for him. TOO SLOW, too slow! The trotting horse is becoming a back number because he consumes two whole minutes in going a mile. THESE DRY agents that arc being sent to jail will be compensated in one respect at least. They will find no bootleggers there to annoy them. SECRETARY DAVIS says there is no unemployment in the country, and he is right in Washington, too, where only bad eyesight can prevent him from seeing his mistake. SENATOR RALSTON declined a speech-making invitation the other day, because he felt it was his duty to remain in his seat in Washington. Quaint excuse—eh?

How to Own Your Home

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INDIANS LIVE LA VISHL Y ON OIL PROFITS Trick of Fate Makes Osage Tribe Wealthiest People on Earth. By ROY' J. GIBBONS NEA Service Writer AWHUSKA, Okla., May B.—Oil, high-priced motor cars of the t. special body type and bootleggers abound here In this last Stamping ground of the Osage tribe, wealthiest people on earth. A trick of fate brought these red men here from a reservation of fat farming lands in southern Kansas. Many years ago the Government, for a cash bonus, induced them to trade the lands in Kansas away for what then looked like worthless hills in this territory, now their home. But the drill tool came along back in the first oil boom days of the State and when it bit into pay sands the Usages were transformed from blanket Indians to millionaires. Common Rights All mineral rights to the soil are held in common by the tribe, and each member or his heirs is paid a share. Last year this individual interest, or headright, as it is called, gave to every member of the tribe more than $12,000. A total of 2,229 Osages or their heirs share alike in the yearly tribal oil receipts. During 1924 oil companies paid over $14,000,000 in bonuses for the privilege of being permitted to drill on the tribal lands. In addition, the tribe enjoys a substantial royalty on every barrel of oil produced. From July 1, 1915, to June 30, 1923,

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TYPICAL OSAGE INDIAN AND OKLAHOMA OIL DERRICK

receipts into the Osage Indian of lice totaled $124,585,388.89. As is natural with a people lifted from financial mediocrity to the pinmule of wealth they find strange uses for their money. One Osage not so long ago bought a cream-colored hearse, so he could sleep while riding to visit friends. Others go in for the latest dress vogue, including silk toppers, and follow the seasons in all the style of cosmopolitan tourists. Many rich Osages have moved from Oklahoma and taken up residence in the larger cities of the country, liquor smuggling They show an aptitude for education and are great lovers of music—especially the kind emitted from phonographs of the old-fashioned horn type. Many Osage families employ white chauffeurs. They are generous to a fault with those they like and proud as a second lieutenant. White adventurers of either sex have married wealthy Osages. One white man. once a painter from Kansas City and now the husband of an Osage woman worth approximately $1,000,000, drives about in an imported motor a id the diamond stud on his shirt bli ids the eyes when hit by the sun. Liquor comes smuggled into the tribe’s old capital here at $25 a quart and upward, despite all the Government can do to curb the traffic. The Osages are most picturesque. Many still adhere to the old style of dress and wander about in varicolored blankets. Science Striking illustration of the great possibilities of scientific research in a field where it is just being introduced —that is, in saving materials—is contained in Government lumber tests in Madison. Wis. Here the Forest Products Laboratory of the United States Forest Service installed special machines to test rigorously three common styles of crate bracing. The crate which had but tw T o sides closely barred with parallel strips, and was closed top and bottom and at both ends with but one diagonal strip each —that is to say the crate representing the greatest attainable economy of material —withstood the greatest pressure. This simplest of all crates withstood double the compression that distorted a crate composed of four parallel bars ojj each of the six sides, the bars being most advantageously arranged as to direction. I '

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

Ludlow’s Book A few of the insights into the ways and wiles of public men are revealed by a volume from the pen of one of Washington’s veteran correspondents Louis L. L’”' .vV, formerly of Indiana. Ludlow’s book, entitled “From Cornfield to Press Gallery,” reviews his contracts with public men over a period of more than thirty years. Ludlow is an indefatigable worker. Six feet four inches in height, with a stride approaching four feet, “Louis” runs all his rivals ragged in covering a beat. And in his long service he has established innumerable close personal friendships among the men who make the nation’s news.

Ask The Times You can get an answer to any question of fact or information by writing to the Indianapolis Tinif-s' Washington Bureau. 132:7 New York Ave., Washington, D. C., inclosing 2 cents ia stamps for reply. Medpal, legal and marital advice cannot be given, nor can extended research be undertaken. All other questions will receive a personal reply. Unsigned requests cannot be answered. All letters are contidential.—Editor. What Jew contributed a large sunt to the cause of the American revolution? Hayn Solomon, a Jewish merchant of Philadelphia, contributed half a million dollars (a huge sum in those days! to the American cause, and died, broken in purse, a British prisoner of war. What is a groundhog? Is it eatable? The' groundhog, or woodchuck, is a species of marmot, a member of the rodent family. It is from 15 to 18 inches long, blackish or grizzled above, chestnut red below; the form is thick, the head broad and flat, the

legs short and thick, and the tail bushy. The hair is rather soft, the whiskers are Jong and stout. It is said the flesh is well flavored, and no doubt some people do eat it. What kind of cement should be used in making a pebble arch for an aquarium? Use Portland cement, either "neat” or mixed with a little elean, sharp sand. Most crackers come in paraffined cartons. A piece of this material will serve as a form for making a small areh, and it can be removed easily with little danger of loosening the pebbles. The cement must he kept damp for several hours. Cover the arch with a wet cloth. The next day you can place it in water where it will attain its final hardness. What is the total native population of the Philippines? 3.423,■557. according to the census of 1018. What are the chief exports of the Philippines? Copra, hemp, tobacco, sugar and lumber. What is the meaning of "frank" in the term "franking privilege?” Which widows of Presidents have been granted this privilege? "Frank" means free. The widows of the following Presidents have been granted this privilege: Washington, Madison, 'Adams, Harrison. Taylor, Lincoln, Garfield, Cleveland and Harding. How many feet are required for storing one ton of ensilage? This would depend largely on the size of the silo. A silo feet in diameter would hold 1.60 tons for every foot in depth and a silo 12 feet In diameter would hold 2.43 tons for every foot of depth. In what can metals be soaked to remove iron rust? The Bureau of Standards says: “We do not know of anything that will replace mechanical removal of the rust on large objects. On small objects rust can be slowly removed without attacking the metal by soaking in a solution of ammonium citrate. It might be worth while to wet the surface with a strong solution of ammonium citrate and allow it to remain on over night, washing the surface with water in the morning. Fresh rust may irt this way he loosened. The use of a non-corroding metal such as menel metal is a better proposition. How may iodine stains be re moved from white cotton goods? One way is to, soak the spot for an hour or two in peroxide of hydrogen.

HOKUM YARN IS TOLD ON JIM WATSON I Story Says Indiana Senator Wore Wooden Shoes to Get Votes, By HARRY B. HUNT NEA Service Writer —WASHINGTON, May B.—All the \Y/ hokum isn’t in the movies. Politics is full of it. Take the stunt James E. Watson, now United States Senator from Indiana, pulled back in ’94, when he first ran for Congress and defeated the veteran Hoosier legislator, William S. (Watchdog) Holman. There was a large < “Dutch” settlement in the district and votes of these solid, stolid citizens were most impartant to the young campaigner. When Watson went among them he affected baggy homespun garb and c-lomped about in a heavy pair of wooden shoes. Those wooden shoes literally walked away with the election for him. Removes Garments In the rough and tumble of a campaign few public men are such perfect masters of the little tricks that capture the imagination of the country folks as Watson. One of the most effective of these he learned from Uncle Joe Cannon. Uncle Joe had a habit, by way of ingratiating himself with a country audience, or removing his collar and tossing it rather contemptuously to the nearest chair or table, as if a collar was something to be despised. Carrying this play a hit farther. Watson—when he gets well warmed up on a hot speech on a warm day, goes Uncle Joe one or two better by discarding, not only his collar, but following this with his coat, then his vest—and then casting a sort of speculative glance at his trousers. This always gets a tremendous ovation. Thai 5-t'ent Cigar

Ever so often reference is made, either seriously or in jest, to Tom Marshall’s observation, while the bantam Hoosier was Vice President, that “What the country needs is a good 5-eent cigar.’' Few people, however, know just the circumstances under which Marshall voiced this now 'a mous remark. Joe Bristow', the long, lank, former Senator from Kansas, in the course of a speech one day as windy as a Kansas cyclone, was discoursing on the country’s needs. “What the country needs,” he would say is thus and so. After Bristow had recited the country’s needs for half an hour. Vice President Marshall, from the presid ing officer’s chair, crooked a finger at Henry Rose, assistant secretary of the Senate. As Rose leaned across to find what was wanted, Ma.rshall said in an undertone: “Bristow hasn’t hit it yet. WJiat the country needs is a good 5-cent cigar.” Shortcake By HAL COCHRAN T have downed corned beef and cabbage, cooked the good old English style, till my appetite was fully satisfied: and I've masti< ated omelets, eater, wieners by the mile, and with apple, peach and raisin I’ve been pied. Many times I've chawed a sirloin, quite enough for three or four, and the same is true of other cuts of meat. But the thing that gets me peevish, drives me mad, and makes me sore, is, they’re always short of shortcake w hen I eat. i can lasso macaroni till the service dish is bare, and they serve this food in quantities galore. I can munch <>n misled pidatoc with o hunger that is rare, 'cause whene'er I clean my plate there's always more. Charlotte Russe and 1 are playmates for I love this fluffy dish, and I’ve eaten it till I was fairly puffed. And with mother's own bread-pudding I have satisfied my wish just to stuff and stuff till T was fairly stuffed. Y'ou can name the list of dishes and T’i! say I've had my share of the total lot except for one real treat. And I never will be happy or agree the deal is fair till they don’t run short of shortcake when I eat. (Copyright, 1924, NEA Service, Inc.)

Family Fun Her Original “This dish, dearest, is an original composition of mine. “In future, my love, perhaps you’d better cook after the ok! masters.”— Boston Transcript. Sonny’s Big Wish “Oh. dear, I wish J was grandpa, or else baby." “Why. darling?" “Grandpa’s teeth are all gone and baby’s haven’t come yet.’’—Boston Transcript.

Rejuvenated

Jerry, 14-year-old Boston terrier, was nearing the end of his natural life. But now he romps about like a frisky pup. A gland operation has made him young again. It was performed by Dr. Thomas McCormick, San Francisco veterina? rian.

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STEFANSSON TAKES ROLE OF EVANGEL But instead of Saving Souls, He’s Out to Save Soils, Bu YEA Sereice NY EW YORK, May 8. —Vilhjalmur Stefansson has turned evangel of tl.e wastelands. He would send the world's derelict acres down the reclamation trail to fertility. Where the street evangelist would save souls, he would save soils. And on such a mission iie now has embarked. It was 'with considerable surprise that the scientific w r or!d learned that the famed explorer of Polar seas would penetrate the Australian wilds about which men know little —as yet. Why? “Few Americans stop to consider that only 100 years ago, or there-

VILHJALMER STEFANSSON, NOTED EXPLORER, PHOTOGRAPHED IN CONFERENCE WITH SECRETARY OF NAVY WILBUR, JUST BEFORE HE LEFT FOR HIS TRIP INTO THE AUSTRALIAN WILDERNESS.

abouts. our prairies were considered worthless.” said Stefansson. explaining his new venture. “The early settlers pushed westward and grew along the rivers. Settlements grew along the rivers. In 1818 there came a settler who decided to find out: who set out to clear ten acres. And the epic of the American prairie is now a great tradition. With the trial a success there came a great rush of settlers. “I know this story of America, and I, with members of my party, may begin the story over again for Australia. where the wastelands are shunned.” The Arctic —one day man will learn to live there properly and another frontier will be waiting, he believes. Stefansson's inievest in Australia was awakened during the World War when George Wilkins, a photographer who had accompained the great explorer, wrote of the desolate hinterland. A Thought He that despiseth his neighbor sinneth; but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy he is.—Prov..l4:2l. * * * Blessed are the iherciful for they shall obtain mercy.—Bible. Too Slow for Sister "Er-I-er want to confess that I’ve never been engaged before.” ”Oh, you slowpoke! Why, this is my fifth.”—Detroit News.

Circus Days Are Here

Tongue Tips Ruth Kimball Gardiner. National League of Women Voters: “No woman deserves a halo merely because she is a mother.” Dr. Henry S. Curtis, director of hygiene and physical education, Missouri: “The difficulty with presentday athletes is that they do not benefit any large body of our growing citizens, nor do they, in some cases, leave permanent benefit to the players themselves.” James Cuzzino, laborer who became a landlord. New Y'ork: “The life of a landlord is too tough for me. I was a workingman, and. what’s more, I'm going back to digging ditches. I prefer that to rowing with tenants.” Oliver B. MeClintock, district governor. Rotary Clubs, Minneapolis: "bYiendships rule the world. Eise. the civilized world as such would have long since disappeared.” Thomas A. Edison: “I have no conception of a God. From all my perceptions I can only some to one conclusion: that theiA is a. Supreme Intelligence pervading and ruling the universe.”

Tom Sims Says: Women who know how to raise children are kept too busy to tell. A summer report is a place where everybody is from somewhere. New fork is a place where you can live all your life and still feel you are away from home. This is the time of the year the college seniors worry over how much money bricklayers are making. The bale nee of power in Europe depends chiefly upon their balance of mind. We like winter better than summer because the flies don’t. If they don’t hurry up with these political conventions the weather will be too warm to worry over who is nominated. Many summer resorts advertise as the playground of the nation: when, really, the front porch is that. In Los Angeles a man was arrested for spanking his wife. • Bustles hart their advantages. There are more ducks in China than in all the rest of the world, but not more smart ducks. Our idea of nothing to worry about all nightj Is swindlers taking money away from Wall Street.

THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1924

IMMIGRANTS COMING IN ON BORDER Smuggling of Orientals Goes on Under Nose of Uncle Sam, . By MAX STERX C ALEXICO, Oil., May S.—A melodramatic underground traffic in Chinese and Japanese coolies | from Mexico into < ’alifornia is going jon under Uncle Sam’s nose along ; the whole Mexican border and bej coming a serious problem for the j handful of immigration officers manI ning the line. The smuggling of Orientals into California has been known for years. Gentlemen’s agreement and State laws have failed to curb the secret trafficking, but those fighting to keep California white have never felt the i real seriousness of the menace until recently. This is due to the fact that white land owners are now colonizing Mexican irrigated land south of the border with thousands of brown and. yellow farmers to make dollars for them in this new American cotton bolt. Live in Huts In tule and grass-thatched hovels of adobe on the dusty plains live more than 5,000 Mexicans, Chinese and Japanese laborers with their families. The bosses work for the white absentee land owners under a rent or contract plan. The biggest single landowner is the Colorado River Land Company, of which the executive head and biggest stockholder is Harry Chandler, Los Angeles publrshor. The Orientals come by sea. from their mothers land and disembark, along with booze, “dope” and other contraband, at Ensenada, the Lower California port eighty miles away. The booze and “dope" dribble through at Ti Juana and Mexicali. How Orientals get to Los Angeles. Oakland, San Francisco and other Call fornia cities was told by an ex-‘‘Chink smuggler” who, of course, refused to have his name used. How They Did It "We loaded 'em into our Cadillao out on the plain.” he said, v two at a time. We kept ’em in the back or. the floor and traveled only at night. The first night we made Fresno just before day-break. We stayed there all day loafing and sleeping in Fresno Chinatown. At dark the second night we started north and arrived in Oakland before daylight. We turned ’em over to a big Chinaman, who paid us SI,OOO apiece for ’em. It was good business while it lasted. I would have been in the game today, if I hadn't tried dope and booze along with the Chinks. They got me, and I lost all my money and my car in fines.” The immigration men are doing their best, but there are only eleven of them to watch the long desert stretchers between here and Andradi.

Musicland Jakob Mendelssohn-Bartholody was one of the most brilliant composers of the nineteenth century. He was of Jewish birth and the grandson of Moses Mendelssohn, noted philosopher. Jakob made his first public appearance as a pianist when only 1 years old. He began composing at It years, and composed fifty-five pieces during his eleventh year. His beautiful composition "The Midsummer Night's Dream,” which is still appreciated and enjoyed, for its exquisite daintiness, was written when he was a youth of 17. The masterpiece of his lifetime is his beautiful oratorio “Elijah.” Mendelssohn died when only 39. His last days were spent in depression, Which with the strain from overwork and the death of his beloved sister, caused his untimely death.

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