Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 117, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 September 1924 — Page 7

TUESDAY, SEPT. 23, 1924

GIFT OF SAILOR IN 1878 UNUSED For Marine Hospital Never Constructed, B’l Timex Special WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.—1n IS7B a grateful patient of the Marine hospital service, now the Public Health Service, donated $3,523.50 “for the benefit of the Marine hospital at Bath. Me." The amount was placed at interest by the collector of customs and is still on deposit, because there was no Marine hospital at Bath, Me., and never has been, the nearest one on that coast being located at Portland, Me., and Boston. Practically all cities in the United States are increasing in size, and the city of Bath is no exception. It is not all improbable that the time may come when anew Marine hospital will be needed on the Maine coast to serve those who go down to the sea in ships, in conformity with the Government policy established in 1798 to provide medical care for merchant seamen. Students of compound interest may compute the period necessary for the donation to grow to the necessary size. ■ i READS BIBLE 48 TIMES Coal Dealer Covers Three Chapters Daily—Five on Sunday. MT. CARMEL. 111.. Sept. 23. Heading the Bible doesn't get tiresome for W. P. Habberton, a coal dealer here. At the end of 1924 Habberton will have completed the Good Book for the forty-eighth time. This is a record as far as is known, although Dwight Moody, famed evangelist, was reputed to have gone through the book fifty times. Friends of Habberton brought up his name when they read stories of a Madison. Wis.. man having read the Bible thirty times. Habberton reads the Bible on schedule —three chapters daily on week days, and five on Sundays. This makes exactly one reading a year. FORD BUYS OLD HOME East Deery, X. H.. Residence Built in 1740 Sold. Bu Timex Speeial MANCHESTER. N. H Sept. 23. The old Burnham place at East Derry has been sold to Henry Ford The old house which stands on the property was built about 1740 Mr. Ford, touring through, discovered the old house, the paneled stairway attacting his attention, so that he made arrangements to purchase the house. It has been torn down and is being removed to Wayside Inn at Sudbury. Mass. The wrought iron nails have been saved and have also been carted away. ELECT BLIND OFFICIAL New Tax Collector Was in Yale Football Team Bp Timex Special MIDDLETOWN. Conn.. Sept. 23. Perry T. W. Hale, an all-American Yale football center of nearly a quarter of a century ago, who is now totally blind as the result of an explosion. has been nominated by the Democrats of Portland, his native town, as tax collector. Because of his popularity in the town and their confidenee in him. the Republicans have indorsed the nomination, so Hale is assured of an election. Hale will keep his accounts in the Brailie system with the appliances used by the blind.

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Gets Results m ll t- -*i * O. J. MEINHARDT. Asa result of the steadily increasing business of the Indianapolis studio of Bachrach Photographers, Inc., under the direction of O. J. Meinhardt, the silver cup awarded the studio doing the greatest monthly business was won by the local branch for the months of July and August. Meinhardt came to Indianapolis to take the management of the studio in January and gradually increased the business until in the months of July and August the amount of increase was greater than in any other of the thirtythree studios of the- chain. The cup is awarded by Walter Bachrach of Baltimore, president of the concern. A policy of cooperation with the newspapers and a widespread system of advertising has been adopted throughout the State under the new manager. Baby ll.uigs The 7-months-old daughter of Mr. and Airs. William Uarivee of this city hanged to death in her baby carriage recently. The baby's dress caught on a projection of the carriage. strangling her.

Weekly Book Review Riley’s Gorgeous Humor Plays Again in Otis Skinner’s Story ofAmerican Stage

By WALTER D. HICKMAN A— UMAX'S beautiful memory of James Whitcomb Riley s keen wit is to be found n Otis Ssinner’s own story of the stage. As you turn slowly th< pages of Skinner’s Footlights itid Spotlights." and you will turn ’em slowly because the to that actorauby the Hobbs SKINNER Merrill Company of Indianapolis. ' Here is ore of those rare books written by a great man of the stage which reads like a glorious adventure. And above all it is real literature. Skinner has not written this book in a hurry, but the result of careful thought after years on the Americ m .st ige !. nd’ town knows Otis Skinner as a great actor, but they know him also as a

TWICE STRICKEN, BUT CARRIES ON Actor, Going Blind, Not Discouraged, Bv I'mted Prrxs MUSKOGEE, Okla, Sept. 23 The second great tragedy in Harry Bennett's life is settling over him like dusk at sunset. Bennett, an actor, artist and musician. is going blind. Nature for a second time has thrown a physical barrier in his way. Y'ears ago. Bennett's voice was stricken in his appearance at the opening of the $1,000,000 Keith Theater in Boston. That eccentricity of fate was enough to crush an artist standing near the peak of his career. Not so with Bennett. Starting anew he centered his efforts at the piano and pipe organ and became a theater photoplayer. He has been playing in Muskogee's leading theaters for some time. Now, the keys of his instrument are becoming blurred. For him the sun is setting. But, Bennett i3 not giving up. His mind visions a traveling minstrel show. His wife, once known to circus celebrities as “Olivette Martin" and famous for her ability in Roman riding, will be the "eyes.” Bennett has not forgotten the trick card performance he learned from a Hindu seer years ago. Blindfolded. he visions mystifying his audience by his dexterity with cards. When Bennett embarks with his new venture, the closing chapters of an adventurous professional life covering a period of forty-five years will begin: NEW YORK, Sept. 23.—The present proximity of the planet Mars has been blamed by many prominent scientists here for the extraordinary hurricanes, frequent earthquakes, great floods and other disturbances which are resulting in havoc and loss of life throughout the world.

gentleman who reflects the best interests of his own world as well as real life. As you start this book, you teel that you and Skinner are sitting side by side in his library made wonderful by marvelous memories. Y'ou seem to feel the touch, memory's reminder, of i*. T. Bnrnuni. Louis James, W. E. Sheridan, Madame Janausehek. Edwin Booth, Augustin Daly, Joseph Jefferson, Modjeska, Ada Behan, James Whit comb Riley, Fanny Davenport. John AD'Oullough, Charles Frohman and many, many others. Here you have the American stage right in your grasp, fifty great big growing years. And in it you find the story of the dramatic climb of Otis Skinner. Home Folk Indianapolis figures in Skinner's story. In May, 1913. after the Boston run of “Kismet,” Skinner came to Indianapolis for an operation to he performed by Dr Lafayette Page. Skinner was here for several weeks following tin- operation. It was then that Riley took Skinner riding in the poet's big limousine. What a delightful picture he "paints" of the Hoosier poet. In writing of a dinner attended by the. author. Riley and others, Skinner relates this gem: "Only once during this supper did he- (Riley) become really animated, it was when Doctor Page’s wife was relatiijg the unromantic circumstances of going

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Miss Freda Michael, daughter of Air. and Mrs. A. C. Michael, 5622 Guilford Are., received one of the scholarships awarded by the Chamber of Commerce. Miss Michael, who made an exTechnical High School, where she was graduated in June, will enter Manchester College, N. Manchester, Ind. Award was granted on the scholastic record and recommendation of Milo H. Stuart, principal. No Suey in China PEKIN, Sept. 23.—Chop suey is unknown to Chinese housewives. Except in the American quarter at Shanghai, there is not a dish of chop suey in China. The food was invented by Li Hungchang during a visit to the United States. He concocted the dish in a hurry to entertain some American guests. To the concoction was added a piquant sauce made from the soya bean. He told his guests that tHe dish was called "chop soya."

to her fiance just before their marriage to have her tonsils removed Riley's eye twinkled What a charmmg wedding present,’ lie remarked. 'A pa:r of tonsils.' ” Another Utley story as related by Skinner: years Utley had been fond of convivial parties. It was one of these, the story is told, that he returned early in the morn ing to his rooms at the Denison Hotel. and gave orders that he -khould not be disturbed About noon Senator Albert Beveridge called. The clerk tried to explain that Mr. Riley was not feeling well and wished to see no one. The Senator insisted, and. writing the single word ‘Rev ertoge' on a card, asked that it should he sent up. It was some time before the bellboy could get an answer to his knock at Mr. Riley s door. Finally a sleepy voice: “ ‘What is it .” “'A card.’ * " ‘What does it sav?' " 'Beveridge,' replied the hoy. “Beveridge! Take it back That's what was the matter with me last night.’ ” Tile Real Stage The old days, the real ones, have been faithfully recorded by Skinner. So there can be no misunderstanding; this book is delightful reading. No novel of the stage can compare with it. because you have the true stage of the past fifty years reflected here Names, hundreds of them, some you recall and others are known to you only by hearsay, are unfolded to you in this delightful recital of stage history, rt reads like fiction because it is gay at times and again its dramatic climaxes makes you feel that you are seeing a play dealing with the stage. Here is a book that I am going to cherish. It is one of the few books that I really want to have handy so I can get chummy with Mr. Skinner and the stage on a minute’s notice. I am told at the book department of the Ayres store that this book is in heavy demand. That is not unusual. It is stage history told at its best. You really have new faith in life when you realize that such worthwhile books are not only published but in great demand. “Footlights and Spotlights” is a compliment to the many contributions to the literary world. Read it if you do not want to pass up a gorgeous and beautiful adven ture into the land of make believe. I love this hook.

Business Help Your public library wijl tell you how it can help you in your business. Ixiok out for books on your subject. Next Tuesday you will find a list of books on the automobile business. Later will come lists on machine shop work, storage batteries, welding and fifty other subjects. Your business will be among them. Don’t fail to get full value out of your public library. Its service is free. No red tape. Library open to everybody from 9 to 9; Sundays, 2 to 6. Three good books on the aubust ness: “Automohile Selling Sense,” by Knoble. Interesting book on motor car advertising, covering mailing lists, successfully tried methods, etc. “Automohile Selling,” by Ny Strom. Practical book for the retailer, with suggestions on management, selling, advertising, accounting and pedicles. ‘‘Service Station Management, selling, advertising, accounting and policies. “Service Station Management,” by Jones. Tells how to lay out, equip, manage and build up a service station business.

FEAR OF SECRET SERVICE STOPS FREE SPEECH TALK —— —— By ROBERT M. LA FOLLETTL

This is the fifth of a series of ten <t articles dealing with the outstanding events in the life of Senator La Eollette in the last twelve years. In September, 1917, a conference between producers and consumers on question of the high cost of living was held in St. Paul, Minn., under auspices of the Non-Par-tisan League. Several members of the Senate made speeches, , among them Senators Gronna and Borah. I was invited by William Lemke, one of the organizers of the conference, but was reluctant to go because of pressing work in Washington. Senator Gronna suggested I wait until he had had time to look the conference over and to advise me whether the meeting was of such importance as to justify my sacrificing the necessary time. In due course he joined with Air. Lemke in a telegram urging me to come to St. Paul, and I went. The committee which met me at the station gave me a copy of the convention's printed program and I saw I had been given the subject. “The People’s Fight.” One of the committee remarked that the subject had been made broad enough to allow me to talk about almost anything X desired. He indicated he expected me to talk about the war; the people of the community, I learned, certainly did. Worked 18 Hours For forty-eight hours I isolated myself in a hotel room and worked on the speech. '1 lie theme I worked upon w;tk tlie right of the people freely to discuss causes and objects of the war which they were fighting. When the manuscript was finished 1 submitted a carbon to Mr. Lemke and James Manihan, the latter a prominent man in the new non partisan movement. This was about 0 p. m. of the evening on which I was to speak. They returned the speech to me later, saying that since the fact of my coming had caused considerable speculation as to what I i would say, they had submitted it to j their publicity department. Their : meeting, they said, was harassed by the presence of secret service men Lind they feared that the speech as ! prepared might cause trouble: that lit might subject them to opposition J in their work of organizing the NonPartisan League. r told them tiie speech was forti- | tied by the example of the greatest : statesmen the country had produced exercising their right of free speech jin war time, but that I had tin inch j nation to insist upon delivering it. i said I should be very content to w thdraw from the program and <•< ! turn to Washington, leaving li to I them to make any explanation time I might choose-- -ave that they must ! assume the n sponsibility for do id ! ing against the subject of my speech j and my treatment of it. 1 told them also 1 expected to make use of the ! material it contained in speeches in i the Senate and that therefore per- | haps my labor had not been wasted They urged me to speak extemporaneously; if only for five or ten minj utes; that they couldn’t afford to have rue disappear from the program under such circumstances; that the people of that section had complete I confidence In me and that they'd be misunderstood if l did not appear. Finally I agreed to speak briefly. Auditorium Jammed We found the immense auditorium | packed to the doors. As we started elbowing our v\ . hrough the jam the audience began cheering and | soon the noise was deafening. One of my escorts, impressed by the re- | reption, clapped me on the hack and j told me to go ahead and make the speech as prepare ! However. 1 did | not. have the manuscript and this was impossible. I talked for twenty or thirty minutes and the audience was warmly jiesponaive. I discussed my votes on war questions in the Senate and if applause is a criterion, the audience appeared to approve, those votes. On the return trip to Washington I stopix 1 off in Toledo. Ohio, to keep a speaking engagement and 1 delivered to the Toledo audience the speech I had prejwred in St. Paul. Later I incorporated it in a speech In the Senate in which I defended not only the right of the people to discuss war issues, but the right of Congress to do so! A good deal of historical research had gone into my effort and citations supporting my view' included not only such statesmen as Lincoln, Henry Clav, Daniel Webster, Charles Sumner and other great Americans, but Fox and Burke and Lord Chatham, Britishers who openly opposed the course of their government glaring our war of Revolution; John Bright, who did the' same during the Crimean War, and Lloyd George, who frankly criticised his own government's policy during the Boer war. I urged Congress should openly declare the purposes of the war: that such a declaration was the surest means of weakening the German military force, since the latter could not then misrepresent our purposes to the German people: further, that it would strengthen our own military force, because when the objects of the war were clearly stated and the people approved of those objects they would give to the war a support it could never otherwise receive. Well, that was the nature of the speech I had proposed to deliver in St. Paul, but which the secret service men said to be listening there did not have the pleasure of hearing.

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No man could have found anyt, ng except complete loyalty to the government and to the people in it. As for the speech actually delivered, the Associated Press did find something that sounded disloyal. Its report of the speech had me say that we had no grievances against Germany. 1 had said just the opposite. Months later the Associated Press made retraction of its error. Expulsion Urged Five days after that St. F’aul meeting the Alinneapolis commission of public safety, of which Governor Burnquist was ex-officio chairman, adopted a resolution charging me with disloyalty and sedition and calling upon the Senate to expel me from its membership. Senator Kellogg, now ambassador at the four, of St. James, offered the resolution to the committee on privileges and elections. Hearings on this resolution, re reived by the committee Sept. 29, 1917, were deferred and delayed from to time, despite my earnest insistence upon a hearing, as shown by the record and by my correspondence with the committee, until Dec. 2, 1918. A year and two months! The armisti •“ had been signed in the meant inn*. Then the committee, which hid been furnished with a stenographic report of my speech, reported as follows: “Resolved. That the resolutions of the Minnesota t'ommission of Buhl;Safety petitioning the Senate of :ht; United States to institute proceed-

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ings looking to the expulsion of Robert M. La Follette from the Senate because of a speech delivered by him at St. Paul, Alinn., on Sept. 20, 1917. be and the same hereby are, dismissed for the reason that the speech in question does not justify any action by the Senate.” Senator Kellogg was one of those who signed the report. So much for the prolonged commotion caused by the St. Paul speech. I should like to reprint her, however, another portion of that speech which was given little publicity at that time, but which I believe was ready worth the Government's consideration. It may not read well. It was delivered extemporaneously to an audience that was frequently interrupting with remarks ‘ and cheers. It if the following, just I as reported by the offiicial stenogra- | pher: “Fellow citizens, we are in this war. “\Ve have got to finance it. "How slnyll we do it? “Now, let me say to you, that there are three ways of financing the war. “First, by raising all the money that the war costs by taxation, and paying the expenses of the war day by day as the war goes on. That policy of financing a war is called the plan of paying as you go. “The founder of the science of political economy was Adam Smith. No one has ever discovered anew principle involved in that science from the days of that wonderful man down Ito this hour tonight. And from I Adam Smith down through the lines of great economists —Ricardo. John Stuart Mill, on down to the political economists of the present day, one and ali, with such rare exceptions as to be unworthy of notice, one and al! have said there is but one sound wav' of financing the war, and that is to impose taxes sufficient while the war is on to pay the expenses of the war. That you have no business, no right to hand it on to other generations. The generation that makes the war should pay for the war.” (A voice: “That’s right!”) (Cheers and applause.) “But that is not all. That is not aii. These gre at economists have said another thing, and it was the enunciation of a great economic [principle, that is if you finance a war in any other way you impose a [double burden not only upon the peoj pie of today, but upon the children ' of the next generation. Borrowing “Let me explain that. I said there was one way of financing a war. There are three ways. That laid

down by the great political economists of all times is that you should pay as you go: that you should levy enoiigh taxes at the time to carry the expenses of the war; Os course, if you are going to do that you have got to put the taxes chiefly upon the wealth of the time. (Applause.) “Some people don’t like that way. (Laughter.) “Then there is another way, and that is that you shall "borrow, borrow', borrow, issue bonds. Alortgage the government and the generations to come in order to pay the expense of the war. That is the opposite of paying as you go. “Every time yoti issue bonds you inflate the currencj' and prices and you make it harder for the people of that particular time. And because you have put a mortgage on it, a rate of interest not of the government’s choosing—for -when the government is in war and starts in upon the loan policy it can’t fix the interest: it can not fix any of the conditions of the bonds. It goes to the money lender w'ith its hat in its hand and says. What will you furnish the money for? “And the money lender—the wealth of the country, looks out for itself. “Why, do you know' that jjist about as soon as the w'ar cloud began to show on the horizon, do you know | that 350 of the greatest economists iof the United States, representing | the best universities and colleges of the country —your own among the I number —petitioned Congress in a petition, the logic and power of which to me was irresistible, that this war should be financed by imposing taxes upon surplus incomes, i war profits and other sources of rev- ; f-tuie, so that we should pay as we ; go? (Applause and cheers.) "That petition fell into the .hands | of the Philistines. And if it ever saw the light of day or ever was made : the subject of comment upon the j floor of either House, I venture to i say that it was at the time I made i the argument against the plan pro- ; posed in the tax bill just passed, and quoted largely from that petition in j the making of that argument. Wealth Objects “Feliow citizens, no war has ever | been financed as Adam Smith and i all of his successors have said it i ought to be financed. Why? Why? i Because wealth, wealth, is always | potential in government, and wealth ! neve • wants war financed wholly by i taxation, for the reason that wealth I would have to pay the bulk of the [ taxes. Because the underlying prin- ; oiple of taxation is—and I repeat it —that the burdens of taxation must I he borne according to the ability of the owners of property to bear the taxes. And so Rockefeller would have to pay more considerauly than a farmer in No-th Dakota would. (Laughter and applause)." (Copyright, 1924, NEA Service, lac.) The sixth article by Senator La Follette will appear in The Indianapolis Times tomorrow.

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