Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 115, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 September 1924 — Page 7

SATURDAY, SEPT. 20, 1924

HOI - COMING DAY TO 8E HELD ATM’CORDSVILLE First Methodist Church Plans Special Program. SWELFTH annual home-com-ing and all-day meeting will be held Sunday, Sept. 28, at the First Methodist Church. S. B. Prater, 1530 E. Tenth St-, is president of the organization. Omer E. Stoner is secretary-treasurer, and Miss Lena Fred is‘assistant secre-tary-treasurer. both of McCordsville. The program is as follows: 9:ls—Sunday School. 10:30—Church Service. The pastor will preach. 12 00—A basket dinner in the basement of the church. 1 00—Social hour, to renw old acquaintances and malic new ones. 2 30—A general meeting for all. All soldiers and sailors of ail wars are especially invited to a place of honor at thi3 meeting. 7:oo—Epworth League and general singing. 7:3o—Church services The pastor will be assisted by other pastors and laymen in the services. The Martinss have promised to give some special numbers and to assist ir. the genera! songs Capt. Joe Edvard- of Indianapolis and Rev Harr:t and C. '.than of Fortville have promised to b- with us and ass st in the services of the day. The Alumni of the Mi-Cordsville High School are cordially invited to join in this celebration ana share in the program. * * METHODIST MINISTERS TO MEET MONDAY The Methodist Ministers’ Association of Indianapolis will meet in Roberts Park Church Monday morning at 10 o’clock. M. S. Marble, secretary announces. * * * AT ST. PAUL M. E CHURCH Dr. Benjamin F. Ivey, pastor emeritus. will preach in the morning on “The Mini That Was in Chriat Jesus,” and at night on “Christ Jesus the Jehovah of the New Testament.” V. 11. Manifold will address the men a: 3:30 a. m. REV. GUY Y. HARTMAN of the Hall Place M. E. Church announces his th’rr.es as "The Man Who Encourages” at night and “Our Policy for the New Church Year” in the morning. * • * DR. M. B. HYDE will preach at Grace M. E. Church on “The Minister and the Church." At night, "The Goapel and the Masses.” REV. PAUL W EDDINGFIELD will preach Sunday morning at the Broad Ripple Christian Church on “Laborer'- in God’s Vineyard." and "Should Christians Kneel During Prayer.” “TRUTH FROM ST. PAUL" will be the 10:55 a. m. theme of Dr. Edwin Cunningham at Central Universalist Church. REV. CLYDE L. GIBBENS of the Garden Baptist Church will take as his morning theme. "Divine Promises of the Afflicted.” and at right, "The Grammar of the Bible Verbs.” • m * REV. EARL COBLE, pastor of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church, will preach Sunday morning on "The Great Sayings of Christ.” Night services will be resumed on Oct. 5. The brotherhood of the church will he organized on Wednesday night. 7:45 o'clock. • * * DR. FRANK S. C. WICKS. All Souls Unitarian Church, announces the following order of service nt 11 o'clock: Offcrtoire Ambroise Thomas. Benediction—Karge Eiert. Hymn 336. s Third Servire. Covenant. Anthem. Words of Aspiration. Responsive Reading, 2lot selection. Scripture. Hymn 254. Notices and Offerings. Chorus of Angels. Address —“Ministry of Suffering." Hymn 247. Benediction. Postlude. Postlude in D —Read. • • • DR. EDWARD HAINES KISTLER will di-cuss in the Fairview Presbyterian Church, Sunday at 11. the matter of emotions in religion also, under the caption. "Peter’s Blotted Letter.” “Why One Minister Gave Up His Job." will be his theme Thursday at R. ♦ * * THE REV. PAUL JUDSON MORRIS will preach at the Emerson Ave. Baptist Church, corner of Emerson Ave. and E. New York St.. Sunday morning on “The Secret of Power.” The Sunday evening theme will be "Idle Thoughts.” DR. E. A. ROBERTSON of the Barth Place M. E. Church will preach Sunday on “Jesus, A World Figure,” and at night on “Human Life Is Like Unto an Auto.” * THE REV. L. C. FACKLER of St. Matthew Evangelical Lutheran Church will preach Sunday morning on "Obedience to the Heavenly Vision.” The teachers will meet Wednesday night at the parsonage. 1 * * At Hillside Christian Church or. j Sunday morning the anniversary of j the sailing of Mr. and Mrs. Ray- I mond Peterson as missionaries to Tibet will be observed. R. A. McLeod, at home on furiough from his j work in Tibet, will be the speaker. I At the children’s church service the j pastor, Homer Dale, will speak on j “The Three-Handed Boy.” The I theme of his evening sermon will be i "Christianity’s Plus Sign.” MOTION PICTURES ! ISIS First Half Next Week Richard Al , Seats 10s Company” AlltheTime Buddy Messenger Comedy “BUDDING YOUTH”

WEEKLY SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON SETTING A GOOD EX A MINE—GOING ABOUT DOING ONLY GOOD

Missionary Tour. Mark 1:35-45. The International Uniform Sunday ’School Lesson for Sept. 21 Jesus Makes BY WILLIAM E. GILROY, D. D„ Editor-in-Chief of The CongregationalisL I j i ESUS, who had been spumed I I I and driven from His own i J J home town, Nazareth, was having great popularity elsewhere. Many who had seen, or heard of, His wonderful works were pressing to hear Him. As the disciples said, all men were seeking Him. Confronted with this popularity, what did Jesus do? Most men would have capitalized that popularity. They would have stayed in the limelight, to use our modeern term. Who can eonveive of a man at the outset of his career throwing away such publicity? But Jesus went off alone, early in the morning before it was light, “into a solitary place”— to pray. That is the difference between the great prophet, the teacher, the Savior, and the mere demagogue. The man who follows in the footsteps of Jesus will feel the more responsibility the greater his popularity and success—he will want to pray. Jesus needed to pray. Grasp that fact well. If the Son of God in His earthly life and mission needed to pray, how much more do we in our weakness and lack of wisdom need to pray! Jesus knew that the throngs of people were not coming to Him because they really believed in Him and understood his teaching. They were more impressed with the mira-

DAIRY SURVEY IN STATE MADE Indiana Has 3,09 Per Cent of Cows, Ore-third of all dairy cows in Indiana is losing money, a third is making up for that loss, and the other third is reaping profits for their owners, according to a survey of the dairy situation by the Flue Valley Creamery Institute. Better feeding and better breeding is the solution, experts declare. “Indiana has dairy cows in milk on 78 per cent of her farms.” according to the report. In 1880 the State had 3.98 per cent of all the dairy cows in the Unied States: this | year. 3.09 per cent. In 1910 the 1 State had ninety-three head of all kinds of cattle per 1,000 acres of \ improved land. Now It has only | eighty-one head. i The average cow in Indiana makes J only 3.044 pounds of milk, and only 2.2 per cent of all the dairy cattle in the State are pure bred. Better feeding will raise production and j lower costs per hundred pounds of milk. Cows sired by pure bred bulls will increase that production and still further lower the producI tion cost In 1919, the peak year, only 22 per cent of the entire State's 1 income went to farmers. Experts point out this is not enough. MYSTERY SKITS AT LYRIC AND PALACE (Continued From Pago 5) Hindu seer and crystal gazer, whose performance attracted wide attention here during previous visits, returns to the Lyric next week. Axiom readily answers all manner of questions put to him by the audience. apparently with the gift of peering into the future, though he lays no claim to supernatural power, maintaining that his achievements are accomplished solely through mental concentration, a science which he mastered in India. The bill wiy include: DINUS-BELMONT PLAYERS— Five artists who present “A Musical

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cles than with the truth that He uttered. They were drawn by the sensation.

Mrs. Fixit Never fear. Just leave it to the modern girl, who has solved more problems, as well as created more, than ptrhaps any of her predecessors. Her latest is a solution of the problem of being kept waiting on corners for her beloved or other male friends when they suggest a theater date. If he says. “I’ll meet you in the lobby of the Murat.” or "I’ll meet you at the corner of Washington and Illinois Sts., at 7:45,” she doesn't say “yes” any more. Her reply is “Get the tickets, mail me one. and I'll meet you in the show. Then neither of us will be kept hanging around, and if something delays me or delays you, the one on time won’t miss half the performance." Ushers report these meetings are quite the thing now and it keeps both parties better na* tured. The "What kept-you?” arguments do not continue half way through the first act.

Frappe,” reminiscent of sunny Spain, consisting of sparkling comedy, some clever dancing and an attractive hit of pantomime. ROLAND TRAVERS—A magician, famed for his spectacular and mystifying inllusions, who is presenting an entirely new program of ledgerdemaine. KAUFFMAN' AND LILLIAN— Entertainers who appear in a com gdy oddity with music entitled “Furs and Feathers.” CAMERON AND BECK—Favorites of yore, known wherever vaudeville. is played as the “Apostles of Humor.” who have a brand new fun skit for thtpr inimitable antics. ROSS AND EDWARDS—Singers, dancers and eccentric comedians, who style themselves “The Original Buil-Garlans” MARY’S PONY BOY—An educated pony that performs .an unusual routine of tricks. ON THE SCREEN—Third episode of the Jack Dempsey film series. "Fight and Win." kinograms and Harry Langdon in a Mack Sennett comedy, "Luck O’ the Foolish ” Train Kills Man /{j/ Time* Speeinl CRAWFORDSVILLE, Sept. 20 James Endicott was struck by a south bound Vandilia passenger train iust north of Crawfordsville Friday and instantly killed. The train crew brought the body to the station. The ostrich feather industry in South Africa is on the decline.

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rather than by the desire to live the way of life that He proclaimed. So He prayed about His mission.

TRAFFIC EXPERTS FAVOR TROLLEYS Say Motor Bus Will Supplement Street Cars Only, Electric, railways will continue to handle mass city transportation while busses will perform supplemental service according to American traffic experts who have just returned from a tour of European cities. A copy of their report has been received by Robert I. Todd, president of the Indianapolis Street Railway Company. Bus lines should cooperate with street cars rather than operate competitively, the report points out. Lord Ashfield, who operates several bus lines and electric, lines in London, .-aid motor transportation would not supplant tram cars unless streets were widened and subways built. At Manchester, England, officials told Americans that busses could not !,e operated at less than double street car fare. In Paris, busses and street cars are owned jointly and there is little competition. Busses are usually more noisy than street, cars, tests in London

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What was His prayer to His Father? Probably for strength and clear vision to see and do only His Father's will; that He might not be turned aside from His purpose to save men’s souls, by the temptation to yield to their plaudits and demands. Possibly He was battling again with the temptation that assailed Him as He began His ministry—the temptation to use His power for His own gratification rather than for the salvation of men and the glory of God. Jesus came from his early and solitary prayer knowing what He should do. When perplexed prayer is the means of finding out God’s will. Jesus came from prayer with a great impulse to go to other towns and preach the gospel. He came with a message. His purpose was first of all to save men’s souls. But is it any wonder that such a marvelous man should have brought people new life and health and strength? Bus Jesus wanted people to believe in Him rather than to believe merely in the miracles. He condemned those who merely sought signs, and in one place we are told that He could do no mighty works because of the unbelief of those to whom He appealed. Note how these miraculous things that happened on His preaching tour all illustrated the higher mission

proved. The congestion of busses in the downtown London area caused unusual noise, it was said. Music Season Opens Soon Paul Whiteman with his organization of instrumentalists, which ho ' designates as a Modern American Orchestra, will open the Indianapolis musical season with two programs on Sunday afternoon and evening, Oct. 12, at the Murat, under the direction of the Ona B. Talbot. Fine Arts Enterprises. Whiteman has directed his attention to jazz, that musical madness which has enjoyed several years vogue in the ballroom; has developed it. has subjected it to the refining influence of definite orchestral scoring, and lias with sensational success presented his improved popular American music on the concert platform. During the visit of the Prince rs Wales in this country'. Paul Whiteman and his orchestra played for many entertainments given in. honor of his royal highness, and each time the prince heard the orchestra, he requested his favorite selection, “Leave Me Alone.” Other attractions booked by the Ona B. Talbot Fine Arts Enterprises for the season are th Sunday series

1 of Jesus as well. He "cast out devils” —that is. He restored people to their right mind. He cleansed the lepers—a symbol of His power to cleanse the leprous soul. How beautiful is the expression here concerning the Master! He was “moved with compassion.” That expression is used elsewhere, too. “When He saw the multitudes He was moved with compassion.” To have compassion means literally to "suffer with” those in trouble. Jesus did not have only a passing pity. His whole life and soul went out to those in need and sorrow. But Jesus knew that the real disease in life is sin—a wrong attitude toward God and man. He knew that that is a canker worse than any bodily pain or physical misfortune. Perhaps that is why', as the lesson says. He did not go into the city, but stayed outside in the desert — that people might come to Him, and that He might instruct them in he way of life. We may sum up this lesson in the words, “He went about doing good.” Is there for us any higher mission than to follow in His footsteps? School Hack Wrecked By Times Special CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind., Sept. 20.—Police here are searching for the driver of an automobile •who ran into and ditched two machines, one of which was a school hack, carrying sixteen school children. The man did not stop. No one was hurt.

which include, Rachmaninoff, Nov. 16; Farrar and her own opera company in "Carmen,” Dec. 7; Kreisler, Feb. 1; McCormack, Feb. 22. Two performances of Pavlowa and her Ballet Russe which will mark the farewell appearance of this famous dancer in America, Jan. 5,6, as well as the three Symphony Orchestra concerts to include the Cincinnati Orchestra, Minneapolis Orchestra and St. Louis Orchestra on Dec. 22, Feb. 9 Hand March 6, respectively. -!- -I- -!- DAVIS ANNOUNCES CONCERT GROGKAM Arnold Davis, 19. violinist of this city, today announces his program to be given at the Tabernacle Presbyteriana Church on Wednesday night. Oct. 1, as follows: Concerto in D Minor Wieniawaki Allegro moderato. Andante ma no ntroppo. Allegro eon fuo-o. Allegro moderato. Mr Pavia. Afi Rr— Vulcan's Song < Philomen et Baucis) Gounod Mr, Morris. Selected Melodies— Carrr Me Back to Ole Virginny". B'and Mighty La’ a Bose Nevln “The Rosary’ Nevin-Kreisler “Minuet ia G" Beethoven Mr Paris —lntermission Guitarre Moszkowski.Saraste Schon Rosmarm Kreisler “Ave Maria" Schubert-Wilhelm Mr. Davis (a) “Mohses Field” Korbay tb> “The Tear” Rubinstein (c) “Jean ' Burleigh fd) "The Trumpeter ' I)Lx Mr. M orris. Introductio net Rondo Caprieeloso Saint-Saens Mr. Davis

LARGER CHS MOVING TOWARD COMMISSION PLAN Politicians Oppose Its Introduction as Destroyer of 'Plums.' Note —This is the last of four articles on modern city government. By GAYLORD NELSON The reasons the commission manager plan has not made more rapid headway in the larger cities is easily apparent. So claim its friends. It is not because this forlYl of government is unsuitable for the largest city. But it is due to the bitter opposition of the political machines in large cities. There machine politics is most deeply rooted, and can be dislodged only by greater effort. The opposition of city politicians is easily understood. A real business administration is fatal to the boys—then they have to get on the city pay roll by merit. Opinions Unwieldy Public opinion is more unwieldwy in a large city. It takes more time to crystallize it. and to overcome civic inertia than it does in a smaller place. But the commission manager plan is coming to the larger places, they say. And they point to Cleveland, Ohio. Cleveland, with a population approaching the million mark, adopted the commission manager plan xvith its new charter last year. The plan came into effect this year. It has not been in effect a sufficient time to afford a real test. But in Cleveland there is enthusiasm over its operation so far. Other municipalities of considerable size that now have the commission manager plan in operation are: Dayton, Ohio, population 152,559: Norfolk. Va., population 159.080; Grand Rapids. Mich., population 137.634; Knoxville, Tean.. population 77.818: San Diego. Cal., population 74.683: -Wichita, Kan., population 72,217. One of the fundamental problems in all government is the high cost of government—and the low efficiency of the tax dollar as compared with the dollar of private business. Does the commission manager plan reduce the cost of city government? Infallible Tests Is the tax rate in cities operating under it less than in communities of

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similar size operating under the old charter forms? There, urges the average man, are the infallible tests of its worth. In attempting to answer those perfectly simple questions any investigator is plunged into a sea of conflicting figures. They can be made to prove anything or nothing. The United States Census Bureau publishes a report on the financial operations of municipal governments. The last available report is dated 1921. The data contained in it is entirely inadequate to answer the question: Does the commission manager plan reduce the cost of city government? It can he used as the basis for propaganada, but not for serious argument. Only one or two cities have operated a sufficiently long time under the commission manager plan to have results of their operations reflected in the Census Bureau figures. So no definite figures are available, proving or disproving a reduction in the cost of city government under the commission manager plan. And it is utterly impossible to compare government costs, and 'tax rates, in commission manager cities with cities under old charter forms. There is no real comparison for such comparison. Vary Widely The functions of city gox-ernment vary widely in different cities. Local problems due to geography, climate, area of city, topography, varying governmental activities (the operation of municipally owned utilities), and the basis of assessed valuation —all affect the tax rate. These variable factors make intelligent comparisons of Government costs in different cities impossible. Anyway the real answer to the question of the efficiency or lack of efficiency of the commission manager plan is: Does it gix-e the taxpayer more for his money than he got under any other city government plan? And that is answered affirmatively by all manner of people in all sizes of commission manager communities. Would it prove successful in Indianapolis? Why not? STORM HITS MISSOURI Several Persons Reported Injured —Houses Blown Down. Bn United Press ST. LOUIS, Mo., Sept. 20.—Several persons were injured and houses were blown down at Annapolis, Iron County, Missouri, 150 miles south of here, in a tornado Friday night. All telephone lines were down and further particulars could not be learned. Physicians were summoned from Bisrrark, Mo., to care for‘five or six injured at Annapolis. The stoim came from the south, considerable damage being reported to have been done in North Arkansas early in the evening.

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