Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 15, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 May 1924 — Page 4

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WHO IS RESPONSIBLE? JOME one is guilty of gross negligence or worse in the erection of new buildings at the Marion County poor farm and at the county hospital for the insane at Julietta. The State board of accounts, or whatever other agency has the authority, should lose no time in fixing the responsibility. The county council, following investigaticm by the Marion County board of charities and The Indianapolis Times, has asked the -board of accounts to order the new building at tli*r poor farm razed and another erected in its place. It also has asked the board and the State fire marshal to take immediate action on the new building at the insane hospital because it believes the structure MAY COLLAPSE AT ANY TIME. The taxpayers of Marion County and the inmates of these institutions certainly were “ gypped ”'by someone. Whether the responsible persons are county officials, architects or contractors only official investigation can disclose. The county has paid a total of $268,000 for.two buildings, one of which is not habitable and the other of which may fall down. The county commissioners, following the protests of the charity board and The Indianapolis Times, have refused to accept the building at the poor farm. It is not clear why they accepted the structure at Julietta. The Julietta building was accepted in 1923. Here is its present condition as found by the county council: “Cross-beams on each floor running north and south sagged at least four inches. Beams on all floors running east and west have sagged accordingly. Flooring on all floors is bowed and cracked. In several places the building has sunk at least ten inches. “Cement work can be removed by scraping with foot. We consider this in a collapsible cindition. “Attic, where it connects on to old building is very hazardous, especially as to fire.” Here is the finding as to the poor farm building: “Outside and inside walls are out of plumb. Inside walls very rough and uneven. (They are of rough brick.) Floors in very bad condition. (They are of concrete and are honeycombed with cracks.) Doors and window casings do not fit. (And they are so designed that they cannot be screened.) Doors do not fit. No downspouts on eves.” An Indianapolis Times reporter removed a brick from the wall of this building with an ordinary door key. He could crumble the cement around this brick in his hands. This is the sort of work the Marion County commissioners are obtaining for the public. What kind of specifications would result in buildings of this character ? Was there any inspection and, if *so, why were these things not prevented? Who is responsible? Public officials, elected and sworn to serve the public, should immediately take time off from their arduous political activities and get to the root of this thing. It smells to high heaven.

SLAMMING US ■priNE of the greatest present-day indoor sports is taking Vy a whack at mid-western, particularly Indiana, politics. Just listen to what Life, the humorous publication, says: It is not necessary to talk about the Republican nomination because it seems to be settled that Mr. Coolidge will get it, and he will be a pretty strong candidate, particularly in his stand for economy in Government and the reduction of taxation. But about the Democratic possibilities there is plenty of talk and enough good candidates to take away all excuse for nominating a weak one. The last time there were presidential conventions, both parties yielded to the same temptation. When they were tired out with wrangling and wanted to go home, each of them nominated a man from the Middle West. Brethren, do not cfc> that again! The Governor of Indiana has just gone to prison under a ten-year sentence. Do not go to Indiana for a candidate. Politics in that State does not Beem to be in a condition to develop men of strong character. And do not go again to Ohio. We tried Ohio faithfully last time, and such good as came of it did not come from Ohio. The truth is that the political reputation of the Middle West is at present very low. One does not go there to find anything better than availability. For fortitude, for integrity, for political idealism that is not, at present, the place to look. CRIME mF PROHIBITION has reduced crime, the bankers haven’t heard about it. Robberies and other crimes against banks have “risen to heights heretofore unknown.” So reports J. E. Baum, manager of the protective department of American Bankers Association. Forgeries, check alterations and minor thefts are at a rate 48 per cent higher than a year ago. Banks, nevertheless, are easily 1,000 times safer for your money than any other hiding place you can find. That’s the primary purpose of banks —safe hiding place. Safety comes first, interest or profits second. t -r- . IT APPEARS that the French are about as poor losers as winners. ONE WOMAN speaker insists that “politics needs a housecleaning,” showing that, no matter what you do for them, they cannot rise above the mop that tries men’s souls.

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COOLIDGE COOLNESS IS EVIDENT Calm Fills Headquarters of National Republican • Party, By LARKY BOARDMAN NEA Service Writer. |YY7| ASHINGTON, May 28.—That well-known song, “Sweet and L.. - J Low,'’ might have been dedicated to the Republican national committee headquarters. It is so quiet and calm you can almost hear the “earnest workers” thinking. John T. Adams, committee chairman, sits in state in an office overlooking Potomac park and the green hills of Virginia. Every now and then he calls in Publicity Director J. Bennett Gor-, don, formerly of Indianapolis: P. Litschert of Indianapolis, his secretary; John Hamlin, in charge of the College Bureau: or Joe Stearns, confidential clerk, and whispers a few orders. Then Gordon, Litschert, Hamlin, or Stearns transmits said orders in a low voice to his collaborators—and that's that. The whole place is riotous—just like a county morgue. , Part of the answer is that a good many of the “earnest workers” have

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JOHN T. ADAMS, CHAIRMAN OF THE REPUBLICAN ■ aL COMMITTEE, GIVING SOME INSTRUCTIONS TO A CROUP OF AIDES. FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. JOE STEAKS, CONFIDENT AL CLERK; ADAMS; JOHN HAMLIN, COLLEGE BUREAU CH: EF AND J. BENNETT GORDON. PUBLICITY DIRECTOR.

pulled out for Cleveland, to make final arrangements for their impending national convention. The rest of the answer seems to be that the Republicans are imbued with the present administration’s idea that any noise is more or less undignified, and the less said the better. But they all have the confidence complex just as strongly as the Democrats. Ask who the next Press dent will be and it’s a cinch some one will whisper "Coolidge.” Musicland Giuseppi Verdi was one of the greatest composers of operas. At 10 years of age he held the place of village organist and when 16 began serious study. He was married at 20 to the daughter of his benefactor. Just after the success of his first opera his wife and two children suddenly died, the loss of which, together with the failure of his second opera, utterly discouraged him. However, after he had tasted of sorrow, his pen began to pour forth one beautiful opera after another to the number of thirty. His last work, “Falstaff,” was completed in his eightieth year. The most popular of his operas are “Rigoletti,” “Aida” and “II Trovatore.” Though he lived to be 88 years old the tragedy of his early life was ever with him. Tongue Tips Mrs. Martha Toombs, mother of twenty-two children, Los Angeles: “Birth control may be ajl right, but you’ve got to show me.” Billy Sunday, sick evangelist: “The Lord is my shepherd—l should worry.” Anatole France, French author and publicist: "I have often said I do not believe war is an eternal human necessity.” Lord William Gascoyne-Cecil, English bishop, deploring decrease of births in this country: “If I had my way, I would place a cradle beside the flag on Empire day, and when the girls of the school came to salute the flag, I would make every girl salute the cradle.” Nature The Mediterranean flour moth is thought to have originated in Germany. It was brought into Canada and from there spread to this country. It is one of the most serious pests in flour mills, and is also a nuisance in storerooms, pantrys and kitchens. The eggs are often deposited on sacks and in this way are brought into homes from grocerys, etc. Their larvae spin webs wherever they go, matting flour together and spoiling it for human use. In mills matted flour often clogs machinery so that It is unable to run. Xhl3 larvae Is very fond of rice and ouckwheat flour, but will eat most any cereal. A- ~

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In the Garden By HAL COCHRAN R’"l IGHT now is the time when the garden brigade sets u—— forth on a mission of fun. And Dad does the hoeing while Mom plies the spade ’cause there’s plenty of work to be done. Old clothes, from the attic, are handy once more as the diggers start turning the soil. The work goes along and some muscles get sore. It’s the toll that you pay for the toil. The rubbish is cleared and there’s war on the weeds thkt have sprouted all over the place. There’s ridges to make for the various seeds and there’s sweat of hard work on your face. Some things that you planted the season before were supposed to come up every year. They used to be there, hut they’re not any more and there’s nary a sign they'll appear. But shuck, just the same, garden workers are game ’cause the work and the air gives ’em spirit. They hope they’ll be able to furnish the table, but seldom come anywhere near it. (Copyright, 1924, NEA Service, Inc.) A Thought He that followeth .after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness and honor.—Prov. 21:21. • • • Kindness gives birth to kindness. —Sophocles.

THE REPUBLICANS’ NATIONAL PUBLICITY OFFICE

Science The problem of making cold light may be near solution through the discovery that common quartz, which is transparent when melted, gives out this light when submitted to the action of electric discharge. Scientists have been working for years to create light without heat. The present lighting methods arf extravagant compared to a process that will produce cold light because most of the energy used in making light now goes into unnecessary heat. The light emitted by the quartz is phosporesence. The discovery was made by D. L. Chapman and L. J. Davis, at the laborartory of Jesus College, Oxford, England. They also learned that if the quartz is cooled by liquid air its power to phosporesce is greatly increased. The experiments with quartz at Jesus College are ctyisidered the most imiK>rtant developments thus far In the problem of light without heat. Ornery The weather man’s conduct for the greater part of May suggests he’s either backward or just plain ornery.—Clinton Clintonian. Bulls Again Tom Taggart has sold his entire herd of blooded Herefords to William Randolph Hearst. Has Tom been passing the bull to his New York friend?—Biuffton Banner.

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Eva Martinez, Mexican beauty, is a refugee in the United States from her homeland. She is a former president of the Mexican organization which corresponds to the Red Cross in the United States, and helping care for others who fled ’across the boundary lisa.

RAIN NOT CAUSED BY WIRELESS Weatherman Says Hoosier Is Wrong in His Theory. Times Washington Bureau, 1322 New York Ave. —WASHINGTON. May 28.—AntAH swering letters from people ” who want to know more about the weather provides a busy job for Prof. William J. Humphreys, meteorologist of the United States weather bureau here. Every day they come flooding in from many parts of the country and are referred to his desk. “Here’s a letter," said Professor Humphreys, “from a farmer out in Indiana, who insists that radio broadcasting is responsible for the unusually heavy rains this spring, and suggests that the radio people be asked to desist until the crops are in. “If I should merely tell him that he is mistaken. I probably would do little more than produce an argument, as he might think his opinion is as good as mine,” Professor Humphreys went on, “but if I explain why he’s wrong I believe I can convince him.” First of all. the weather scientist explained, there are three factors

necessary to produce rainfall—moisture .n the air, dust particles or other particles upon which this moisture can condense and cold air with which to condense it. Obviously. radio does not cause any of these. "One of the favorite time-worn fallacies is that crops should be planted during certain phases of the moon to get the best results.” Professor Humphreys continued. “We now- know beyond a doubt that the moon has nothing to do with this, and I believe we can convince , "In the first place, plant growth depends on these things—the fertility of the soil, the looseness of the soil, photosynthesis <which is the chemical action of light on growing plants), humidity (the amount of in the air) and the temperar state of the weather. .Moon Not Responsible “Obviously, the moon cannot change the fertility of the soil or plow it or pack it. “.As for photosynthesis, or ltgjit, we have found by measurement that thf light of a full moon is only twomillionths of the light given by the run. in a clear sky and at the same piece. By experiment, we have found that this quantity of light is tjo feeble to affect plant growth. “As the moon produces tides in the water, it ought to produce tides in the air. So it does, but these moon-caused air tides are so minute us to defy measurement, but by long computation we find that they change the height, of the barometer about the thickness of a hair. This is about the normal difference in baromefic pressure between the hat and shoes of a man who is six feet tall. That’s far too little to affect plant grow-th. “The only factor now left is the change in temperature exerted by the moon. Well, this is too small to detect with the thermometer, but by computation we have figured that the total effect of the moon on our temperature can not exceed 2-100ths of a degree.” All these Professor Humphreys said, ought to form convincing reasons why farmers need not pay any attention to the moon in planting their crops—but thousands of them still do it, just the same.

Tom Sims Says: The average man has to keep busy to be happy because if he stops and thinks his conscience starts hurting him. The average crop of a cocoanut tree is sixty nuts, but the crop of a general election varies. . Bad news from England. Most of the war weddings are failures. Perhaps they knew how to fight too well. I No matter how rough the sea of matrimony you can steer safely by following the chart. Few people notice you as long as you are good, but when you start out to borrow trouble the interest is very high. The chief trouble with being a man is shaving takes longer than smearing on a little* rouge. A conservative estimate would be that half the fruit jars have held booze at one time in their life. When you start out to get rich quick you are liable to get poor quicker “Another world war in five years,” predicts a French general, so we had better start passing the bonus for it now. A Congressman wants to dispense with the speech amplifiers in the House, and it strikes us as being a move in the rig’ht directon. It must be awful to be a doctor and get called to the bedside of somebody who already owes you a big wu.

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PIRATE IN HOPE OF RELEASE In Prison for Twenty Years, Inmate Always Sees Liberty. By KAIN O’DARE. MERICA’S only pirate is Joseph Kerwin, and he is doing t- life in the Federal penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kan., ’ for sticking-up a boat on the Great Lakes. My main reason in writing about him is, that he is the editor of the Leavenworth New Era, a prison paper, and it has always been my desire to get back at an editor. Joseph and I ivere churns, more or less, while I was a prisoner in his home town. Kerwin has already been locked up for more than twenty years. During the time several Chicago papers, and other sheets throughout the country, have made effort to have the pirate released on commutation of sentence or by parole. For some reason or another these petitions have been made without avail. Kerwin enjoys an outside pass front within the walls of his durance, and has had the chance to walk

—a jfipfcN IN "GOOD-BY!” away from his fate for more than ten years. This he refuses to do, however. And it is such conduct meeting without award that has puzzled his petitioners for years. Kerwin is a likable fellow, and Is spotted anywjiere in the prison by his smile. This smile has been seen by over 18,000 men, all of whom have come Into Kerwin’s durance, finished their terms of imprisonment, and have bid him good-by. I presume Kerwin has bid more people good-by than any other individual in the UTnited States. When I first met the pirate, years ago, he told me he had hopes of getting his freedom within a few weeks. After my sentence was finished and he had bid me good-by, and after I had had another' fling at the world and was returned to Kerwin’s abode again for another term, he again told ine he had hopes of getting his freedom within a few weeks. This is the broken song he has tffeen singing for years, and to him it never grows old. How’s the Climate? California has voted against having the Bible taught in the public schools, probably because the Bible gives Heaven, instead of California, as the place of eternal paradise.— Lebanon Reporter. ’Taint So This is a good time for the venturesome young man to pause a moment and look into the reputation truth and veracity of the man who said, “Two can live cheaply as one.”—Lafayette Journal and Courier.

Our Own Olympic Games

Ask The Tunes 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, leral 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.—Editor. To what church denomination and what secret orders does Dr. Carleton McCullough, candidate for Governor, belong? > He is a member of the Congregational Church and a thirfry-second degree Mason. Where and what is Pike’s Peak? A famous peak of the Rocky Mountains in El Pasa County, Colo., about six miles west of Colorado Springs. Its height is 14,108 feet above sea level. How many cabbage plants can be planted on one acre of ground? Ten or eleven thousand if the plants are two feet apart each way. What is Tom Mix's address? Fox Studios, Western Ave.. Hollywood, Cal. On what day of the month did March 31, 1908, come? Tuesday. j In what order did the various countries finish in the latest Olympic games?

United States. Finland, Sweden, England, France. Italy, South Africa. Canada. Norway, Denmark. Esthonia, New Zealand, Belgium, Australia, Holland, Czecho-Slovakia, Luxembourg. What is the best method of exterminating bugs on squash plants? Pick off the adult bugs and spray the plants with kerosene emulsion to kill the young hugs and eggs. What is Alberta Vaughn’s ad dress? F. B. O. Studios, 780 Gower St., Hollywood, Cal. How many Christmas dinners are distributed by the Salvation Army? About 450,000 Christmas dinners and about 175,000 toys each year. It also gives over 25,000 Thanksgiving dinners. What is the capital invested in the United States t fisheries; how many vessels and how many persons are employed, and what is the value of the products? There are 6,001 vessels, and 187,807 persons employed; the capital invested is $183,944,501, and the value of the products is $110,999,957. What was the total amount of the appropriations made by Congress for the fiscal year 1924? $3,706,779,083. What are the largest banks in the United States? The largest, according to deposits, are: National City Bank, New York City, $260,700,000; Guaranty Trust Cos., New York City, $211,100,000; Continental and Commercial National Bank, Chicago, $155,700 000; Bankers Trust Cos, New York City, $140,400,000. Family Fun Calamity Senator Underwood said In a discussion of spiritualism at a dinner party: “There is one sure thing about the spirits raised by Sir Oliver Lodge and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle —they talk in a ridiculous way about Heaven. The ridiculous details that these spirits give us remind me of the little girl, who, rummaging in a drawer, exclaimed: ‘There! Grandma’s gone to Heaven without her spectacles!’ ” —Argonaut. Brother’s Favorite “Who do you like best of all those yejung men who come here to see your sister?” “I like the sailor best, because he doesn’t hang his handkerchief over the keyhole.”—Detroit News. Good to Wifey “It seems to me I heard the clock strike two when you came home this morning.” “Yes, it had just started to strike eleven when I stopped It so that It wouldn’t awaken you.” Detroit News.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 1924

GLOOMS GA Y GLITTER OF BROADWAY t That Congressional Club Gives Weary Solons Way to Study Farm Ills, Times Washington Bureau, l tii A ci” York Ave. ASHINGTON, May 28.—Ev\/y erything's all fixed now for T ' our overworked statesmen to get hack to nature. The Congressional Country Club is open. No longer need the harassed lawmaker lose touch with the soil —at least no longer than it takes to get into his hard-boiled shirt and patent-leather pumps and hie his limousine out to the club. Fifteen miles from the lawmaking mill he may find peace and repose, lulling his exasperated nerves with the soothing sigh of the saxophone and the snare drum. He can have an evening of the simple life, amid the lowing kine and the bullfrogs, the soft-soled waiters and the brass-buttoned bellhops. His wife can show the other Congressmen's wives that her daughters and her diamonds are just as snappy as the rest of them. Simple as Broadway

The place chosen for this rural retreat is a simple little palace resting on a hill in Maryland, beyond the District of Columbia line. It is hidden away among electric lights and : one comes upon it unawares at a distance of five miles. Os course, if it happens to be one of the pleasant little informal affairs, the approaching visitor finds the Army, the Marines and the Navy, to say nothing of the Maryland State police, stretched out along the highways to guieje him. It must be understood that the club is not confined only to the lawgivers. The executive branches also receive its benefits and lends it aid. The War Department lends the Army, the Navy Department the sailors and marines. What’s a Bad Cold? How well Washington appreciates this new contribution to government efficiency, this unique agricultural experiment station, was shown the opening night. Ilorny-handed sons of the soil by the thousands* took the three roads to the milliondollar dingle. In their limousines and landauiets they poured out to honor the men who had conceived this method of relief for the farmers. They bore without complaining the hardships of the worst traffic jam in Washington's history since the burial of the Unknown Soldier. They milled about for an hour on the hard tiled floors, pointing out to one another Secretary Hughes. Secretary Mellon and various Senators, commenting on the beauty of the oil painting of Herbert Hoover himself, the club’s first president, ar.d seeking a peek at President Coolidge himself. For the President was there. Despite a cold that had cancelled other engagements, he could not let this opportunity pass to show his interest in rural relief. Everybody Happy And everybody came away happy. “Why, it is so simple and unpretentious,” was the universal comment. “It isn’t any bigger than the Wal-dorf-Astoria!” The overburdened farmers of America, in voicing their gratitude for this latest effort in their behalf, should not overlook their real benefactors, the men who gave the most money to make it possible. J. Ogden Armour. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Pierre S. Dupont, Vincent Astor, Mrs. Rockefeller McCormick, S. R. Guggenheim and John Hays Hammond are among this number. They each gave SI,OOO to become life members of the club. So did 750 others like them. Since most of them do not play golf and will not be able to use the other farm features of the club—the swimming pool, the bowling alleys, the billiard room, the bridge rooms and the tea balconies —it is perfectly clear that their sole interest is the welfare of the honest farmer himself. When Johnny Risks All “Johnny, if you eat any more you’ll burst.” “Well, pass the cakes, mother, and get out of the way.”—London l^ail