Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 65, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 July 1924 — Page 4

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The Indianapolis Times EARLE. E. MARTIN. Editor-In-Chief ROT W. HOWARD, President FELIX F. BRUNER, Acting Editor WM. A. MAYBORN, Bus. Mgr. Member of th Seripps-Howard Newspaper Alliance • • • client Os the United I’res* the NEA Service and the Scripps-Paine Service. • * • Member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Published dailv except Sunday by Indianapolis Times Publishing Cl.. 214-220 W Ma’ryland St.. Indianapolis * • * Subscription Rates: Indianapolis—Ten Cents a Week. Elsewhere—Twelve Cents a Week. • • • PHONE—MA in 3500.

WHO RUNS POLICE DEPARTMENT? .nr E wonder who is running the police department, if anyW one. Chief of Police Herman F. Rikhoff recently went to Montreal with the police band. He had no more than left when wholesale raiding of poolrooms was started and hundreds of innocent persons were taken to police headquarters, locked up, required to give bond and then turned loose by the city court. The raids were extremely unpopular, as they should have been. After a day or two of protest from the law-abiding public, Mayor Shank disclaimed any responsibility for the raids and the responsibility was placed on the shoulders of "Walter "White, who was acting as chief. Now Rikhoff has returned and has announced that he does not approve of such raids and of such persecution of innocent persons. He rightly declares that patrolmen should know the suspicious characters on their beats and should be able to distinguish them from the law-abiding citizens. But, as we said before, we would like very much to know who is running the police department. THE DOLLAR DOES IT E r ~~“ VERY day brings new proof of the power of the almighty t ___ dollar. Secretary of State Hughes, now in London, is telling his European audiences:- “You may count upon our interest and assistance in necessary measures to assure the economic rehabilitation of Europe.” Now that’s fine. Without the economic rehabilitation of Europe there will be political chaos, as Secretary Hughes admits and as we ourselves have'been preaching for years. And political chaos means anew world war and the slaughter of countless American boys. We said that way back in 1920, and before, when the Administration, which Mr. Hughes today represents in Europe, was sending its spokesmen up and down this great land shouting: “No entanglements abroad!” Then it was only a question of saving our boys from death in anew war. And the Coolidges and the Hughes said nothing doing. Now it is a question of saving the dollars of Wall Street. Europe is ripe for a $200,000,000 loan and the J. Pierpont Morgans and Thomas W. Lamqnts want to be in on it. And Secretary Hughes cries: “You can count on us.” We are for the Dawes-Young plan for salvaging Europe. We are for American “assistance in necessary measures to assure the economic rehabilitation” of the old world. In fact we are for doing everything necessary to safeguard our matchless youth from being ground up and destroyed in anew war. Only our motives are different. Mr. Hughes and his crowd want to save the dollars of Wall Street millionaires and we want to save the sons of plain American mothers and fathers. SAVE YOUR TEARS, GENE ENE STRATTON PORTER, the author, transplanted herVJ self from the enticing country of the Limberlost swamp in Indiana to the fervid atmosphere of Los Angeles only to find a worry. “The fact of the matter is,” sa\*3 Mrs. Porter, “that the men of America today are losing out intellectually as fast as it possibly can be done at the hands of their wives and daughters. While the men are earning the money and paying the bills, the families are living in luxury, developing their tastes and minds. I do not know when (regretfully) I have met a man who was superior to his wife in appearance or intellect.” Then Gene tells of three women she saw at a club meeting in the movie city. They were wonderful, for they could get up and make speeches and quote poetry to beat the cars —off-hand, too. And Gene fell to wondering if they had husbands who could do anything like that. Then she fell to sorrowing for the men. Cheer up, Gene! Do not be too much impressed by what you saw and heard at the woman’s club. It may have been superficial —mere veneer —as is too often the case in these days of tangent pursuits. Here in your old Hoosier State, Gene, there is a fine library that employs a very bright young woman whose duty it is to prepare papers and speeches for-leading clubwomen who didn’t know how. Also, there was, in this locality, a newspaper man —a mere man, we might say —who was considerably pestered by still other clubwomen who sought his erudition and gift of writing as material aid to their exploiting of themselves at club meetings. It is not at all improbable that other communities—even Los Angeles—know similar incidents, for there are many women today who are making a hit with the mental pabulum of others. Theirs to show the signs of health, we will say, Gene, as a result of digestion they have borrowed. Anyway, don’t sorrow for the men, Gene. There have been a lot of them in this world so far and there will be a lot more. Always they have been able to meet situations and emergencies with considerable success and the signs of the times are that they will continue to do so. The modern woman, remarkable as she is, may appall the male of the species at times, but she will not baffle or shade him. "We will all wag along about 50-50, Gene, as usual, and, whatever the way or the end may be, we will get there together and just the same. So, save your tears. IT NOW develops that General Dawes already has had experience as the president of a gas company. THE BRITISH admiralty has issued an order that all its sailors shall learn to swim. If the experience of our own Navy means anything, this British precaution is a wise one. IN 1922 the per capita consumption of coffee in the United States was 11.04 pounds. Then someone announced that coffee was an intoxicating drink and now the per capita consumption is 13.30 pounds. THE Chevy Chase Club has decided that Senator Robinson is no gentleman, but were they expecting anything like that of a golf player T MR. M’ADOO will visit France, and, perhaps, compare the devastation there with his. THE STRONG influence of environment is m\de manifest in the case of that Anti-Saloon Leaguer who is i\Sing Sing prison, for he is writing a sdpg. \

THERE IS QUEEN IN THE SKIES Her Name Is Cassiopeia and it is Easy to Find Her, By DAVID DIETZ Science Editor of The Times mHE constellation of Cassiopeia (prononucedkas-i-o-pe-ya, with the accent on the second last syllable) is easy to find if you have become acquainted with the Great and Little Dipper. To find it, go outdoors tonight and face north. Now trace a line from the “pointers” in the Great Dipper to Polaris, the north star, and continue this line for about an equal

SCHEDAR % w f'xul marfak I l \ > \ SVA \oamma I I J ZETA

THE ARTISTS CONCEPTION OF CASSIOPEIA. THE QUEEN IN THE SKIES. THE INSET SHOWS THE ARRANGEMENT OF THE STARS FORMING THIS CONSTELLATION.

distance on the other side of the north star. The lino will end very near five fairly bright stars which forrti a sort of letter “W.” The “W” is not quite regular in shape but looks as though someone had gotten hold of it and stretched one side of It. * These five stars are the principal stars In the constellation Cassiopeia. If you watch the constellation throughout the evening, you will see that as the stars appear to revolve about the north star, the “W" alowly turns about and so becomes an “M” instead. Easy to Find In addition to the five stars outlining the “M” or “W" there are also four other stars which are easy to find. They are shown in the accompanying diagram. One is close to the “W,” one above it, and the other two below it. The constellation is supposed to represent Queen Cassiopeia sitting upon her throne. No stretch of the imagination will show you the figure of the queen though the live stars do look somewhat like the outline of a throne. In reality, though, they look more like the outline of a modem steamer chair. In our drawing the stars are shown so as to form the letter "M.” Thl3 is*so the queen can be shown sitting on the throne and not balanced on her head as she appears in the sky in the early summer evening. As in the case of the Little Dipper. astronomers designated the stars of this constellation by the letters of the Greek alphabet. The first star in the “M" is the second brightest in the constellation. It is therefore called Beta, the second letter of the Greek alphabet. The Arabs called this star “Caph,” which means the “hand.'' Brightest Called Alpha The next star is the brightest in the constellation and therefore called Alpha. The Arabs called it Schedar, which means the “breast.” This star is of particular interest to us because it is a variable s-tar; that is, its brightness is not always the same. § The telescope reveals that it is a double star the larger one being of reddish hue and the smaller one blue in color. The next star in the "M” is Gamma, also a double star. About midway between Alpha and Gamma is a small fourth magnitude star known as Eta. Two more stars remain in the “M.’’ These are Delta and Zeta. The Arabs called Delta “Ruchbah,” meaning “the knee.” . Above the “M” are two small stars, Mu and Marfak. Marfak means the elbow. These stars of course received their Arabian names because of their positions in the imagined figure of Cassiopeia. Below the “M” i3 the small star Kappa. Near it on our diagram you will notice a little square with the date 1572. This marks the position of a wonderful phenomenon which appeared In the heavens in the year IE 72. A star suddenly appeared there Where none had been before. Two years later it disappeared. The star was known as Tycho's Nova. Next article: Tycho’s Nova. (Copyright, 1924, by David Dietz.) Tongue Tips Kathleen Norris, author: “It is never the rich nor the poor people who ‘talk poor’; it is always and inevitably the bad managers.” Rev. Dilworth Lupton. Cleveland: “Hatred is a block to progress.” Jay R. Benton, attorney general, Massachusetts: “The tendency to centralization became manifest shortly before the World War. We now have an army of over 600,000 Federal employes grouped in different bureaus with vast inquisitorial powers. We are threatened with a condition of which our forefathers

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Just Three By HAL COCHRAN Just a wee little cake that was made with much care. ‘Twas a mother who baked It that way. The topis all frosting, with three candles there, ‘cause it's someone’s third birthday today. And, what is the story the three candles tell Just why are they lighted, in truth? The little one wonders, while Mom knows it well. They burn for the love of a youth. One candle for sweetness and purity, rare. It burns with unflickering flame. Another for innocence brightly will flare as a part of the motherlove game. The third little candle’s a message that’s new; that comes with life's third little page. It flickers of mischief and cutieness, too, the traits that are born with that age. Yes, that is the story that mother can see. But, to youth, too much thinklnk ‘twould take. And, therefore, it seems, to a youngster of three, the bright burning candles mean-—CAKE! (Copyright, 1924 —NEA

In New York By STEVE HANNAOAN NEW YORK, July 24—New York is a deserted village over week ends. Every one. It seems, rushes to the beach or country for a breath of purified air. Consequently It Is the one time of the week when it Is a pleasure to be in New York. No rush or flurry; no one to disturb the tranquillity of a great, deserted city; it is as peaceful as a cross roads hamlet gone a fishing It is then the quiet open spaces of beach and country adjacent to New York became seething, swarming, steaming cauldrons of humanity Six hundred thousand people visited Coney Island lasi; Sunday. When the Saturday rush out of New York takes place railroad stations are jammed, suburban trains are filled, ferry boats are taxed to capacity By Sunday afternoon New York is delightful to the few who remain behind. There are seats on buses, subways and street cars. One can cross the streets in comparative safety. Sunday traffic is but a bleached skeleton of its week-day self. Monday morning the frenzied influx begins. Sunburn and aching bones make New York irritable The crowds complain until Wednesday, then start planning for the coming holiday I love the eoutnry, but New York Is too restful on Sunday to leave. • • The most popular place in New York for sailors off Uncle Sam’s men-of-war Is Central Park, They row about on the lakes for hours In small boat*. • • • Along the Harlem River at the north end of Manhattan Isje is a bungalow made from a beached houseboat. The stilts have slipped, permitting the kitchen of the house to sag Into the river. An observer remarks that "the occupants get out of bed in the morning and slide Into the kitchen for breakfast,” adding that there is “running water in the kitchen.” “My Home Sweet Home in Dixie” is the name of one of these river bank abodes It has a roof garden and front porch. • * * With traffic signals, similar to those placed in use on Fifth Ave. long ago, the vogue on Broadway and Sixth Ave., one can walk ten or twelve blocks more quickly than he can make the trip in a taxi. Taxicab drivers contend that the new traffic signal system has cut down their profits, that people are actually walking to save time. Before the traffic signals, the artful drivers could worm their way through traffic. Now they have to wait the signal lights. Tom Sims Says Walking isn’t as good an exercise as riding in second-hand autos. When daughter comes to the door with red hands she has been washing her face, not committing a murder. Butchers don’t have any trouble making ends meat. Wish it took as long to spend money as it does to save it. Love may be blind, but it can see an expensive auto. Isn’t It strange how temptation picks on married menThe school of experience stays open all night. Detroit man asks divorce because she beat him twenty times in four years; which was five times a year and too often. Must be great to be a male locust. He can sing but the female can’t. There- are many nearly weds and yearly weds in the movies.

ENGINEERS LIFTING UP OLD NA VY $200,000 to Be Spent in Salvaging German War Fleet, By MILTON BRONNER NEA Service Correspondent rj; —JONDON, July 24.—T0 spend j $200,000 on the off chance of I I getting great piles of scrap iron and scrap steel from the bottom of the sea looks like risking a lot of money. But Cox and Danks, marine engineers of London, are taking the gamble on what promises to be the greatest sea-diving and shipsalvaging feat in the world’s history. British ingenuity will seek to overcome the results of German determination. Peacetime business will seek to make use of war-time preparation. For the job the London firm has set for itself-is nothing less than raising from the murky waters of Scapa Flow the once proud and mighty German bhttle fleet. When fished up, all it will be good for will be to tow to shore, break it up and sell it as a scrap. And if the marker. is good, there Is lots of money in scrap. Ships Are Sunk Five years ago, in compliance with the terms of the armistice, the German battle fleet steamed into the great harbor in the Orkney Islands to the north of Scotland. British and American battle fleets were on hand to receive them. The allied vessels had guns ready in case the Germans tried a last-minute act of desperation, but everything passed off peacefully. Then on June 21, 1919, the world was startled by the news that the Germans the night before had scuttled almost their entire fleet. Seven or eight battleships, five battle cruisers, eight light cruisers and fifty destroyers were sunk. They have been lying there rusting ever since, Cox and Danks have a preliminary contract to raise twenty-four torpedo boat destroyers and two of the biggest battle cruisers, the Hlndenburg and the Seydlitz, each of 27,000 tons. For this purpose they bought from the British government the great German floating dock, which was used for submarine repairs by the Teutons. First Job fnr Divers This dock was cut in two, thus forming t*vo pontoons, each over 200 feet in length, and each fitted with workshops, electric power generating plants, an air compressor and gear used In ship-salvaging York. Powerful cranes have also been Installed. When all is ready the twin pontoons will be placed on either side of the vessel to bo raised. The first Job Is that of the deepsea divers. They will go down into the hull of the vessel to be raised and systematically stop up every hole in her from hatchways to the seacocks which the Germans opened in order to sink the ship. Met'al patches, concrete and wooden blocks will be used in this work of patching holqs. Cuts will then be made In tho various decks of the vessel and powerful electric pumps will be lowered. These are capable of ejecting 5,000 tons of water an hour. The object Is. of course, to empty the vessel of water so that she will start rising by her own buoyancy. Once this starts, the wreck will be taken at each tide to shallower water until it

FLOATING THE GERMAN BATTLESHIP HINDENBURG FOR SALVAGING AS JUNK.

is found possible to keep her on an even keel and float her normally. This is the operation that will be performed on the LllnAenburg, which settled upright, her funnels and topmasts even now extending well above thp level of the sea. The Seydlitz, which is lying on her side, presents a different problem. She will not be pumped out until by combined action of tides and pontoons she is dragged to shallower water. j Nature The tarantula has a deadly foe in a giant wasp, which trails the big spider through grass and rubbish as a hound follow? a rabbit and never quits until tar yntula gets into a hole with only its poisonous jaws exposed. A battle between the two is an interesting but rare sight. The wasp usually win-s and carries his victim’s meat of- for cold storage. The home life of the tarantula-killer is practically unknown to naturalists. \

U. S. CUTTING OUT DEADLY CR OS SINGS Bureau of Public Roads Is Working for Safety of Motorists, Time Washington Bureau, IS'it A etc York Ave. “~"3 ASHINGTON, Ju;y 24. Alarmed by a great Increase in railroad grade crossing accidents last year, the Bureau of Public Roads has started a survey to learn the location of every such crossing in the country. Efforts will then be directed to eliminating the most dangerous crossings before the year ends and others as rapidly as the Federal aid system of roads is extended. Last year 8,582 persons were killed or injured at grade crossings, according to figures compiled by the Department of Commerce. This is an increase of nearly 20 per cent over 1922. 33,000 Miles Completed So far upwards of 33,000 miles of the Federal aid system of roads started by Congress In 1917 have been completed. The program calls for finishing of the entiz-e system of 170,000 miles in ten years. In the past six years many of the most dangerous crossings have been eliminated P. St. John Wilson, chief engineer of the bureau, says that

about 25 per cent of the crossings have been eliminated so far. “In many cases, however, we have simply changed the course of a road so that it runs along side of the railroad instead of crqsslng and recrossing it,” Wilson stated. Many Graded Roads Surveys made by the bureau show that the total mileage of surfaced roads in tho United States has now passed the 400,000 mark and in addition thousands of miles of wellgraded earth roads have been improved in the last few years. In the fiscaj year ending June 30 the Government spent upwards of $79,000,000 in improving roads on the system. As the percentage expended by the Government is only about 43 per cent of the total amount spent on road improvement it is estimated that fully $183,000,000 was expended on road Improvement last year Boy’s Scheme “Why do you always sing while taking /our bath?” “The bathroom door won’t stay locked."' —Jadga.

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Ask The Times You can get an answer to any question of fact hr information by writing to the Ind:aziapolia 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.—Editor. What are the duties of the captain of a baseball team? He has charge of the team in the field. He announces the changes of players. Inspects the batting order, submits the score card of his own team for the inspection of the captain of the opposing team, and looks after the genera! morale of the team. W'hat is the proper salutation of a business letter addressed to a stranger? “Dear Sir" is correct, if but one person is addressed; or "Gentlemen,” after a firm name. "Gentlemen" is considered better than “Dear Sirs,” when addressing a firm. What is the origin of shaking hands? It is said to have originated m the days of chivalry when one man wished to show another that his intentions were peaceable, in this way signifying that he placed himself at the mercy of the other by giving up his fighting arm. If the other reciprocated, it showed mutual trust and friendship. How soon after the death President Harding did Coolidge take‘the oath of office? President Harding died at 7:30 p. m., Pacific time (11:30 Eastern Standard time) at the Palace Hotel, San Francisco, on Aug. 2, 1923. Coolidge took the oath of office as President, administered by his father, at 3:47 a. m. 'Eastern Standard time), in the Coolidge home, in Plymouth, Vt. What can be done for a very,, oily scalp? Try a little borax in the water in the weekly shampoo. What is the superstition about the turquoise? It is said that a turquoise given by loving hands carries with it happiness and good fortune. Its color always pales when the well-being of the giver is in peril. What, is the meaning of the expression., "Non compos mentis"? “Not in sound mind." Is it well to use hydrogen peroxide on a fresh wound? No, the use of this treatment is not prescribed. It causes pain, wets the wound and is not an efficient germicide. What is the meaning of San Jacinto? This Is Spanish for Saint Hyacinth, whose day is celebi’ated on Aug. 16. A Thought If any would not work, neither should he eat. —2 Thess. 3:10. * * * Without labor thei'e were no ease, no rest, so much as conceivable.— Carlyle. Science One of the greatest marvels of scientific progress is reported from Liverpool, England, in the cure of paresis. A large percentage of the patients who crowd the insane asylums are afflicted with paresis, caused by the same germ that causes locomotor ataxia. Paresis has been, up to the present time, incurable. The disease starts with a slight tripping of the tongue—the slurring of words and awkwardness in pronouncing com-monly-used words. It goes on through total insanity to death. The cure is announced by Prof. Warrington Yorke and Dr. J. W. S. Macfle. The patient is injected with blood in which the mildest form of malaria parasite is living. It was found, some time ago, that malaria germs kill off the genus of paresis. After the perfection of the Injection human experiments were made. The doctors announce that the malaria germs cure the patients of paresis and give them malaria Instead. Malaria is then cured in theree days by treatment with quinine.

THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1924

WEALTH OF FARMER IS SCATTERED High Prices Do Not Affect All of Country in Same Way. Times Washington Bureau, 1322 Sew York Are. . ’ 3 ASHINGTON, July 24.—Don’t JYY/f get too excited about the inI vy I creased purchasing power of Friend Farmer, due to soaring prices for wheat and corn on the grain exchanges. His increased purchasing power is a mirage—something which turns out to be nothing. Lump the farmers of the country together and the increased price of wheat and corn is not going to give them any increased purchasing power at all. This may sound gloomy for politicians who have been counting on votes from a suddenly contented agricultural population, but the figures come from the Bureau of Agricultural Economics of the Department of Agriculture and they are eyeopeners. Some Will Profit Not that in Isolated instances certain farmers are not going to profit from what has happened. They are. There are whole States of farmers who are going to feel mighty good if prices hold up. They are the ones who have something to sell, and they include wheat farmers in Kansas, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota and possibly Nebraska. Discontent will be keener than ever zynong wheat farmers of Idaho, Oi-egon, Washington and California, whether prices hold or not. This is because they have already sold their wheat at low pi-ices and had very poor crops to boot. It sounds exciting to say that wheat is bringing $1.27 on the exchange. But of course the farmer isn’t getting* $1.27. Nevertheless he is getting for the new hard-winter wheat now coming into the market at Kansas City from harvestings in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas, about 90 cents a bushel, whereas this time last year he got 77 cents for that same wheat. 15 Cents More for Wheat The farmer is getting on the average about 15 cents more per bushel for all kinds of wheat today then he go a year ago, according to the Department of Agriculture. But It must be remembered that the crop of wheat in the United States this year is 100 million bushels less than last year. Hence the increased purchasing power of farmers over last year on account of the increased price of wheat may be estimated at around one million dollars. Our crop last year wa3 00 million bushels. ‘ Com has taken a big jump in price due to the short crop. The weather has been bad for corn, so that whereas the farmers normally sell 650 million bushels, this year they have only 400 million bushels to put on the market. Though the farmer gets about 95 cents a bushel for C(orn this yepr compared to 80 cents 'last year, he is going to lose $140,000,000 this year because of his bad crop. You can figure that out for yourself. He got $520,000,000 last year and will get only $380,000,000 this year. lowa is one State which is going to be badly bit with this paradoxical situation. One on Dad “This paper says a dog to match the hair is the latest fashion note.” “If husbands take up the fad it is going to open up a great market for the Mexican hairless kind.”—Youngstown Telegram.

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