Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 4, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 May 1924 — Page 4

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CAPTAIN JOHN ZENER Q UPPOSE you were a policeman, just an average, sober, hard-worKing cop, who walked a beat and took the duty of protecting the. lives and property of citizens seriously. Suppose you plugged away, night after night and then, your opportunity—or what you thought your opportunity—came, along. You were equal to it. The burglar shot at you a couple of times, and you thought a lot about the wife and little ones at home, 'but you got your man. The papers you up. It was pleasing to put the clippings in the family album. But the clippings didn’t buy shoes for the children. You thought, perhaps, that when they needed anew sergeant down at headquarters they might remember you. Did they? Not that any one has heard of lately in the Shank, administration. Instead, here’s an example of the way Mayor Shank and the board of safety have been remembering pblicemen: John Zener, politician most of his life, dance hall operator part of the time, worked hard for Shank in the municipal campaign of 1921. He was appointed patroljnan early in the administration as a reward. Asa reward for such endeavors as Zener put forth it wouldn’t have been adequate to make him just an ordinary cop, so they assigned Zener to the city controller’s office. Just what Zener,’s duties were and are is not exactly plain to the layman. Reporters were told he was supposed to round up those who failed to pay city licenses. Zener ■rounded up some license delinquents and one day it was discovered he had been made a sergeant. And one other day it was learned he had been promoted to lieutenant. Had he captured any burglars? Not by the shiny spots he wore on city hall chairs. Shank entered the Republican primary as a candidate for Governor. Zener’s duties were doubled—but he didn’t perform doub’e duty. He just handled the end of his job which took him out in the State as a sort of advance agent for Shank for a while. Under criticism. Zener resigned from, the police department and went on with his political work. That was about six'weeks before the election. Shank was defeated. Zener wasn’t “working” for the city. He had worked hard for Shank. So, it was discovered Wednesday, the board of safety reappointed Zener to the police department. Now mark you. Mr. Cop who caught the burglar, was he reappointed as a lieutenant ? Not by those same shiny spots. He was made a captain! He bad worked hard for Shank. A captain draws $l6O more a year than a lieutenant. Perhaps, Mayor Shank, you might not need to search further for a reason why Chamber of Commerce experts criticise your police department.

BUNK q ' HIRTSLEEVES to shirtsleeves in three generations, ” is an old saying. It means, as you know, that in three generations of rich heirs the wealth of a family becomes dissipated—passes into other hands. This old saying is bunkum in most cases. It is based on the supposition that all sons or grandsons of the rich are spendthrifts, which isn’t true. Especially in our day, when crafty lawyers show rich clients how to freeze their money in trust funds so the principal can not be touched even if the interest can be flung to the four winds. THE FRENCH ELECTIONS S| UNDAY a week ago Germany held her elections. She went strongly nationalistic, monarchists making big gains all over the country. Last Sunday came the French elections. It was generally believed that France would consider the German result a direct challenge and would retaliate by returning in kind a strong nationalistic bloc in support of Premier Poincare. Nothing of the sort occurred. The trend was toward moderation. Latest reports indicate Poincare’s bloc will have only 264 seats in the new Chamber of Deputies as against the opposition’s 307. This means the resignation of Poincare and perhaps of President Millerand himself, since he is reported to have said he would resign if the nationalist bloc were put in a minority. Edouard Herriot, brilliant mayor of Lyons, Socialist Deputy and leader of the fight against Poincare, may be the next premier, but the chances of Aristide Briand, former prime minister and a moderate, would seem to be better. In any event the chances of a general European settlement are undoubtedly improved. Which is all to the good, for that way only lies peace.

Who’ll Be the Next President?

The votoers will decide that in November? Not so; they’ll only choose between the candidates picked by the national conventions of the great parties in June. Do you know how a President is nominated? Do you know the origin of political party conventions? How are the delegates to these conventions chosen? How many are there? Who chooses the national party committees? How are contests settled? Which States choose by primary, which by conventions, which by other means? How do the delegations vote in the conventions? How is a party convention organized? Who chooses the temporary officers? How is a party convention organized? Who chooses

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the temporary officers? How are the permanent officers chosen? How is the platform written? How are the candidates nominated? You’ll be reading thousands of words about the national party conventions between now and the time they adjourn in June; will you understand everything you are reading about? Our Washington bureau has prepared an eight-page printed bulletin on the national party conventions and the presidential campaign, which explains the whole machinery of the nomination of a President, the writing of a platform and the conduct of a campaign. If you want the inside stuff on how these things are done, fill out and send the coupon below to our Washington bureau, as directed:

PEPPER IS TALKED AS SECOND MAN Senator From Pennsylvania Is Known as Out-of-Doors Man. By CHARLES P. STEWART, NEA Service Writer. Tyjß ASHINGTON, May 15.—1f the \Y Republicans nominate President Coolidge and choose Senator George Wharton Pepper of Pennsylvania for his running mate, they'll be naming for the vice presidency an out-of-doors .lover without an equal since Colonel Roosevelt’s day. Senator Pepper is an athlete, for his age. at least, and he looks one. The Pennsylvanian is a big man, but there’s no weight about him. He’s about six feet of solid bone and muscle. In his college days he went in for sports of many kinds and excelled,

ABOVE —SENATOR PEPPER, WHO IS DISCUSSED AS A VICE PRESIDENTIAL POSSIBILITY. BELOW—THE SENATOR GETS IN THE PAGE BOYS’ GAME.

at ail of them. Today, at 57, he's still a. crack tennis player, a redoubtable hiker and every summer he spends at least a month in the Maine woods, tramping, camping, shooting and making light of hardships that would appall many a man half his years. He’s so much a baseball fan that he’s written a book on the subject. Os the Boy Scouts movement he’s one of the country’s best friends. He’s Aristocratic The Senator was born in Phila- j delphia, an aristocratc cty, and Pep- ' per himself is something- of an aristo- | crat. Not but that he’s most social •and companionable. Pepper Is a “good enough" politician, but not a wizard. In this respect perhaps he suffers by comparison with his senatorial predecessor, the late Boies Penrose, who was one of the most wonderful politlcans the world ever knew. He makes a good job of it, as hq does of everything he undertakes, but it isn’t second nature to him. The la\V is. He practiced his profession for thirty-two years. He has half a score of legal degrees. He is author of several standard works on legal subjects. He’s been a law professor at tne Universty of Pennsylvania—his alma mater—and lectured on law at Yale. President Wilson’s idea of a League of Nations didn’t appeal to him and he helped to organize the publiety end of the campaign against tt. Yet now the country finds him urging President Coolidge to call a world conference to take up international issues and to form an international court and some sort of an international league. Musicland Johann Strauss is known as the "Waltz K'ng." His great gift of writing danced music came very naturally to him. His father owned a dance hall and was a composer of .dance music himself. The boy early showed tendencies toward following his father’s vocation, much to the displeasure of the latter. Johann left 400 waltzes, as well as a great many other dance rhythms. His “Blue Danube” still holds the medal on the concert stage as well as the dance floor. Wooden No, Johnny, political platforms are not made out of' boards, but that doesn’t mean that they are not wooden. Logansport Pharos- ~ \.

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Nature By HAL COCHRAN It’s a little frame affair, built many years ago; its style of other times is proof supreme. For 10, these many days it’s stood the test of rain and snow. It should have tumbled long ago, 'twould seem. Somebody calls it “Home, Sweet Home,” in spite of wear and tear. The house in mind may cave and fall some day. But, with its floor-up windows and a family living there, it stands erect as time goes on its way. This faded, dwelling is a blot upon a*place that holds sky-scraping buildings all around, and yet it seems to keep its vagrant self without a trace of ever falling, crumpled,' to the ground. Around one little window winds a lonely little plant, which doesn’t really mind the shattered shack—in truth it only serves to give the touch-of-nature slant there, boldly, with mere wreckage at its back. It only goes to show you that there’s fairness quite supreme in the way that Mother Nature’s bound to roam. For this little sprout of ivy adds its beauty to the dream of the residents that this place is a home. (Copyright, 1924, NEA Service)

Science Dr. Harlow Shapley of Harvard Observatory says it takes light one million years to come from the newly discovered group of stars beyond the milky way—a group that is generally referred to as anew universe. These suns are the most distant objects ever viewed by man. They were discovered by taking photographs of a fanit and unknown luminous haze in the sky. The discovery was made through a 100-inch reflecting telescope, the largest ever made. Such discoveries are not made by looking through the telescope with the human eye, but through photographs taken by means of the telescope, a much more accurate and efficient process than the older methods. In terms of mileage the new group of stars is six quintilllon miles away. Family Fun Intelligent "And this is the new baby?” “Isn't he splendid?” “Yes, indeed.” "And so bright! See how intelli-. gently be breathes.” Successful Farming. Mother at the Zoo “What is that monkey acting so funny about?” “Oh, don’t bother about him. He's just looking for the key to the elephant’s trunk!” —Sun Dodger. A LhipjDff His Ma “Mr. Burns,” said the teacher, "I will have to report your son Tommy as a nuisance to the school. He talks almost all the time.” “Y-a-a-s, teacher. He gets that from his mother—all except the ‘almost.’ " As to the Age “This is an age when you fool men pay a barber a dollar for leaving four hairs under your nose, for style’s sake.” “Yes, darling. And it’s also an age when you fool women pay a dollar for a marcel that you used to make with shaving papers. fqr husband’s sake.” A Thought A whisper separateth chief friends.. —Prov. 16:28. * * • A KNAVISH speech sleeps In a ■V* foolish oo r —Sbs kosnest

FREE TARIFF HAILED CURE FOR H. C. OFL. Writer to The Times Opposes McNary-Haugen Bill. To the Editor of The Times: SHE farmer is suffering from a panic which has continued with but little, if any abatement for the past two years and longer, and it is pretty generally conceded that when farming industry suffers all other industries feel the effects. Many remedies have been suggested as a panacea for the farmers’ ills; legislators have pondered the subject; tariffs have bee i increased on the farmers’ products—all to no substantial benefit, and his products still decline while prices of what the farmer has to buy remain the same or steadily increase. If prices can be unnaturally raised by means of the tariff, then why is it that it does not raise the price of farmers' products? This is obviated in the case of the manufacturer by limiting the, output of the factories, by combination and thereby producing a scarcity of his products. This the farmer can not do on account of the great number of farmoKs and the diversity of his products. Hence, the farmer must sell in an overstocked and unprotected market and buy in a protected, limited and high-priced market. Two Theories Advanced Two have been advanced by our legislators in Congress, one represented by the advocates of the McNary-Haugen bill whereby the Government „is to ouy the farmers’ surplus products at a fixed price and then sell the same at whatever price and wherever a market can be found either abroad or elsewhere. This method is unratural, unjust and inequitable and puts the Government into the business of fixing prices on one class of products and not on another class of products. This method might do for an imperial and nighty centralized form of government where the government is supreme and the people only subjects, but not in a republic form of government where the people are supreme and the Government subject to the will of the people. Favors Free Tariff The other method proposed and sponsored by the opponents of the McNary-Haugen bill is that the tariff be reduced and open the markets of the world to the farmers' products as well as the products of all other industries. The farmer will then buy his binders, mowers, wagons, plows and harrows, clothing, building materials, rents, etc., in a cheap market. This is the natural method, and neither the farmer nor any other person can have a just cause for complaint, unless it be from scarcity and high-priced labor. If such condition of labor should ex Ist, then it is the duty of the Government to remove by legislation some of the restriction* in our immigration laws and permit a sufficient number of laborers to enter our ports so as to restore competition in the labor market. The farmer can then employ his labor on his farm in proportion to his income. But someone will say, that this will not do for the reason that it will reduce the price of labor in all the other industries as well as in the farming industry. My answer to that is that the laborer is already suffering from high prices of what he has to buy. The manufacturer can run six or nine months in the year and satisfy the home demand and during the remainder of the year the laborer is out of employment with high prices and high rent to pay. a condition far worfce than if he had steady Employment with low prices for what he has to buy and low rent for the home in which he lives. GEORGE A. ROSE. -

Tom Sims Says: Have a talk with a man at the top and you will f.nd he is at the bottom of a lot of things. Many relatives become distant relatives when you try to visit them. The older a man becomes the younger every one else seems. Two heads are better than one in a porch swing at night. Maybe love went blind reading love letters. Any girl who goes through college without' having her heart broken twice will make a fine school teacher. Next to loafing the one thing that takes up more time than anything else in the world is work. Some men seem to stay at home when they don’t need a shave. Politicians seem to think that to turn about is fair play. Only a few more shopping months before overcoats. Tongue Tips Jeannette Rankin, ex-Congress-woman: "There is a simple and understandable plan for political action —to declare war the crime that it is.” Rev. Vincent Ravi-Booth, D. D.: “The only way we can discharge our debt to the past, is to live greatly in the present and plan even greater things for the future.” Roger Babson, financial expert: “Considering the vast amount of money now in circulation, when the tide does turn in favor- of the borrower. it will be a flood.” Nathan Soederblom, archbishop of Sweden: “No sane person can deny that prohibition in America constitutes a gallant and magnificent act of moral self-defense. But sobriety will always remain a matter of

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EDITOR’S NOTE: A BILL HAS BEEN INTRODUCED IN THE LOWER HOUSE IN WASHINGTON TO INCREASE, THE PAY OF OUR REPRESENTATIVES TO SIO,OOO A YEAR.

NET CHAMP IS LEADING RADIO FAN <0 Former Tennis Shark One of Few Women Who Flave Wireless Licenses. By HAROLD B. MATSON, SEA Ecrrtcc Writer 08TON, May 15.—From tennis to radio—and always a champion. Before the days of radio, Edith E. Rotch of this city was driving her way to triumph on the tennis court, winning many an important title. Today she enjoys the distinction of being a radio champion—that is, she is one of the few women amateurs who have been granted a special license to transmit, with privilege of operating on special wavelength for experimental work. At her home sliver trophies, placques and medals are being crowded from sight by loops, receiving sets, transmitters and their accompanying apparatus, not to speak of certificates and diplomas which testify to her accomplishments in radio. Miss Rotch first became interested in radio in 1917, when she felt the urge to engage in war work. After completing a four-months course in

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MISS EDITH E. ROTCH OF BOSTON, FORMER TENNIS TITLE HOLDER, NOW ONE OF THE FEW AMATEURS IN THE UNITED STATES HAVING LICENSE TO TRANSMIT ON SPECIAL WAVELENGTHS.

a raadio school here, she passed Government examinations and was employed as an inspector in the American Radio plant at Medford, Mass. It was her task to test radio sets before they were packed for shipment to the war zone. However, the ending of the war did not end her activities in radio.' Besides continuing experimental work at home, she took up instructing radio students in a Boston school. Among the amateurs. Miss Rotch has been known by her call IRO, but now with her new license, lifting her above the amateur class, her call is IZR. Her transmitter is a set using the IDH circuit and a 50-watt tube, and her working receiver is a 3-tube ra-dio-audio-frequency set, hooked to a six-wire loop. Sometimes she connects it with her transmitter cage antennae to clarify and soften the tone. Her apparatus includes aDC motor generator and a concert amplifier. One By the Cook “Late again this morning! Don’t you use that alarm clock I gave you?” “Yes, ma'am 1 But it goes off when I’m asleep.” v- American . Legion Weekly. I

Ask The Times You can get an answer to any question of 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 be undertaken. All other questions will receive a personal reply. Unsigned requests cannot be answered. All letters are confidential.—Edjtor. Please advise the meaning of meals served ala carte and table d'hote. Ala carte —according to the bill of fare, with prices given for each dish, so that one pays or.ly for what one orders. Table d'hote —common table for guests at a hotel. A meal of several courses in restaurant or hotel for which one pays a fixed price irrespective of what one orders. Is nil found in underground streams? Expensive and fruitless drilling has shown that underground streams of oil do not exist. Oil is really contained in the tiny spaces between grains of sand, in the pores and crevices of crystalline limestone, or, as in the largest wells, in the comparatively small openings of a very porous rock. What is an artesian well? A sprouting well bored down to a point, usually at a great depth, where the water pressure, owing to the conformation of the geological strata, is so great as to force the water out at the surface; the term is often applied, however, to any very deep bored well, as for petro-

leum, and even where pumping is necessary, as in an ordinary driven well. Os what is rice paper made? From the pitch of a tree (fatsia aralia papyrtfera), grown in Formosa. The pith, from one to one and a half inches in diameter, is opened out with a sharp knife and then pressed flat. From this, when dried, the best artificial flowers are made; it. is also employed, chiefly in China and Japan, for pictorial designs highly colored. At what rate do goldfish grow? How many goldfish can be kept in a gallon of water? Growth depends upon the food and care, but the average goldfish grows two inches the first six months, and three to four inches during the first year. Not more than two fishes should be kept in a gallon of water. How tall was I? Five feet, five inches. There have been various measurements given, but this is considered the most creditable as it is that given by his chamberlain, Bausset. What is Marie Prevost’s height? Five feet, four inohVe J

THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1924

TAMMANY REAL POWER IN NEW YORK ) Strength Due to Fact Organization Always Is on Job, Editor’s Note—This is the third of five articles by Lowell Mellett of this paper s Washington staff, who has just finished a study of the Tammany machine and its ways. By Lowell mellett ms THERE such a thing as Tammany Hall, in politics? Governor Smith to the contrary notwithstanding, there emphatically is. The man who succeeds Charles F. Murphy as leader of the New York county Democratic committee will need to be a member of the Society of Tammany if he expects to last more than a week. What is the secret of Tammany Hall’s success in politics? Governor Smith says it is merely that there are more Democrats in New York than Republicans. Which is beside the mark, of course, since the question is why does Tammany Hall maintain its hold over the Democratic party in New York and how does it use the Democratic party to keep itself in power? Organization Is .Answer The average New Yorker answers the question by saying: ’‘Organization. ” He means better organization than the Republican party has and be*ter organization than independent Democrats can effect. This is the fact. Pressed for further explanation, the New Yorker tells you that Tammany is on the job every day in the year, whereas other political organizations are idle except in campaign time. He tells you also that the Tammany men look after the poor,,that they make a practice of knowing all the voters, and that “they take care of their own.” These are all valid reason and only need elaborating. In 125 years of New York political history there has scarcely been a two-year period without a Tammany scandal. Tammany has not become synonymous with corruption in the American mind without due cause. TammanY in the past has meant graft and bribery, incompetence and dishonesty, immorality and crime. In the later years of Murphy’s rule, it is said, there was little to complain of in this respec . Since the administration of Mayor Mitchel set anew standard for the city, that standard has not been 'allowed to slip back appreciably. Murphy, perhaps, saw a light in his declining years and compelled others associated with him likewise to see it. Yet the pttblio revolt which put Mitchel in of ice was against a Murphy-contrc lied Tammany, a Tammany as vicious and corrupt in its influence as ever it had been. Public Hard to .Arouse New York City, by its very size and the nature of its population, is set apart from other American cities. It is difficult to interest the average citizen in public affairs. Tt is difficult to obtain public opinion. The possibilities for corruption and graft have been reduced. The police have been taken out of politics. The saloons are out of business. The public service corporations no longer furnish vast campaign fur; s. Civil service is a partial fact. But Tammany can still get its vi te out on election day. That comes from looking after it* own. We Are Waiting At the age of 66, De Wolfe Hopper has jusi, lost his fifth wife by divorce. Pending alimony details the name of the sixth Mrs. Hopper for the moment is withheld. —Lafayette Journal and Courier. *

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