Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 186, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 December 1924 — Page 4

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| The Indianapolis Times BOY \Y. HOWARD, President FELIX F. BRUNER. Editor. WM A. MAYBORN, Bus. Mgr. Member of the Scripps Howard Newspaper Alliance * • • Client of the United Press, the NEA Service Slid the Scrlpps-Paine Service. • • • Member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Published dailv except Sunday by Indianapolis Times Publishing Cos 214-220 W Maryland St.. Indianapolis • • • Subscription Rates. Indianapolis—Ten Cents r Week. Elsewhere—Twelve Cents a Meek. • • • PHONE—MA in 3500.

CONGRESS IS WISE "T 1 MORE ABLE pleader than the editor has presented to the A Federal Court this newspaper’s view of its right to print the list of income taxpayers and their payments, as “made public’’ by the income tax collector. Newton D. Baker, former Secretary of War and one of America’s ablest lawyers, rendered this service in the case of the Baltimore Post, a Scripps-Howard newspaper, selected by the Attorney General for a test of the publicity law. Not to be suspected of attempting to influence the court while decision is still pending, we are willing to stand on Mr. Baker’s statement of the case. Naturally, we believe as Mr. Baker believes that the law which requires the income tax collector to make this list available to the public includes newspapers among the “public” and that the law-makers did not intend that publicity should be confined to the gossip of those persons who might go to the collector’s office and pore over the list. And equally we believe that any part of the law that the court might construe as having this purpose would be unconstitutional as abridging the freedom of the press. We don’t believe the publicity law can fairly be interpreted as Secretary Mellon has interpreted it. Mr. Baker has explained our position to the court and there the matter rests, for the moment. In the meantime the news comes from Washington that the majority leaders in Congress have decided not to attempt to repeal the publicity law during the present session. They doubt their ability to do so now and will await the meeting of the next Congress before attempting it. This is well. It will make possible a real test of the publicity law. Few, if any. persons in making out their income tax statements last year had any thought that their payments would be made public. The whole theory of the publicity law is that if the taxpayers know their payments are to be published they will pay in full, or more nearly in full than they otherwise would. This winter the taxpayers will know this when they sit down to the bothersome job of making their returns. If the theory is correct —and this newspaper thinks it is—all of us will be a little more careful about giving Uncle Sam his due. We won't resolve quite so many doubts in our own favor. The result should be a greatly increased tax collection. The further result should be an opportunity for the present Administration to reduce the income tax rates as promised. There can’t be any question that, if by some miracle, we were all to become suddenly teetotally honest about our taxes, the collection would be so great that the tax rate could be radically reduced—cut in half perhaps. The above pharagraph relates only to average honest folks like the editor and the present reader. It does not relate to the really unscrupulous tax-dodger who exercises all his own ingenuity and the ingenuity of hired experts to cheat the Government —and therefore his neighbors—out of his just share of taxes. But we believe the publicity law will bring those fellows into line, also. At any rate, now that repeal of the law is not to be attempted until it has had a real trial, we may find out before we are six months older.

ONE OF LIFE'S JOKERS MAN WIIO had a lot of fun out of life has just said goodby to his friends and “shoved off” at the age of 75. Brian G. Hughes was “the man who made the practical joke famous.” Some seventeen years ago at the dignified Horse Show in New York, Hughes entered a nag as “Puldekah Orphan, sired by Metropolitan and dammed by Electricity.” He watched “Puldekah” get by—almost to the ring—and then confessed that he had borrowed her from a horse car and that it was just a joke. Practically the same stunt he pulled at the New York Cat Show, when he entered “Nicodemus,” an alley waif, which he had picked up. To the luxurious cage of Nicodemus in Madison Square Garden. Hughes hired liveried footmen to take fried chicken and chocolate ice cream. “Nick” must have been bewildered, but he responded to treatment to such an extent that he fooled the judges and took several prizes, while Hughes laughed. Another time he planted a bag of “gold,” which was really brass, on Asbury Park beach and then raised a hullabaloo when he came out of the surf and appeared to find a buried treasure. People almost went wild, just as they did when he hired a messenger boy to spill a tray of paste diamonds in front of Tiffany’s one day. Hughes made good “copy” for the newspapers. lie played on those qualities of human nature which Barnum also exploited. He had a good time and, after all, he did no harm. The world is sorry to see him go. May there be jokes in Heaven that lie can play on Saint Peter and the angels! A LONG-LEGGED, fringe-lipped, spear-nosed vampire, a grison, two kinkaajous. two bassarievons, a tayra and a bassaricus have been recently seen in the Panama canal zone. My, my! What a jagi

MOTHER DOUBTS EXISTENCE OF SANTA

To the Editor of The Timet ** RK you SURE. Mr. Editor, I A I there is a Santa Claus? Some--1 how I doubt it. and so do my four little ones. Anyway, they feel Santa is very unfair. I wonder. Mr. Editor, if you ever hatched any little tads creep out of ’*ed In the early dawn to see If Santa Claus had left them anything, and. finding nothing, go silently back to bed and bury their heads in the covers and sob heart-brokenly. Then go back and search again and find ■in apple and some candy for each. Then dress and go out and watch the other more fortunate little ones with hurt sorrow in their dear little faces. $ That is the time, Mr. Editor, that

! a mother wishes she had not brought those little ones into the world. But Christmas passes rs all things pass. If one only has patience to wait. For eight long weary years we had to stand by and see a loved one suffer and finally to see that loved one taken away. But such an Illness takes money and we had little. My husband Is very good and kind. Me could not be better. But while he works all the time and goes with- ; out things he needs badly we Just j can not do more than feed and dress ; and school them. We do not do either of those things properly. Sometimes we have no coal, 6ome- | times not enough nourishing food t and they grow hollow-eyed, but all

NEW ‘YOUNG GUARD’ IN U. S. SENATE Some Republican Conservatives Are Showing Signs of Life. • Times Washington Bureau., ISS2 A' etc York Are. crra ASHINGTON, Dec. 13.—Within the ranks of the Repubi T 1 llean conservatives of the Senate there has developed during the past few weeks a sharp cleavage between the Old Guard and a brandnew “Young Guard.” by Senators Edge of New Jersey and Reed of Pennsylvania, the Young Guard consists primarily of a number of Republican Senators, who feel that they have become the bosses of their own States and who. by virtue of this eminence at home, have outgrown Old Guard dictation. Senator Edge's present fight to pass the postal employes’ salary bill over the veto of President Coolidgo is but an outcropping of the Young Guard’s refusal to “play dead.” Edge was the original sponsor of the postal pay bill. Tie nursed It through Congress last session and had it passed by the Senate on May 27. by an overwhelming vote of 73 yeas to 3 nays. Only Senators Borah. Fess and Willis, opposed the measure In the upper chamber. The House also passed It by a big majority. Bill Vetoed Then, on the eve of adjournment. President Coolidge vetoed the bill. During his campaign for re-election. Edge stumped New Jersey with the promise that he would bring up t) postal bill as soon as Congress . convened. In pressing for action now he Is redeeming that campaign promise. As the bill is retroactive. Edge hopes to be able to give every postal employe a Christmas present of $l5O. If Edge car. get the bill before the Senate, he will either succeed in passing it over the presidential veto, or he will make It necessary for a groat many so-called "administration'’ Senators to back track on their votes of last May. This Involves a -erious danger to many Senators who do not welcome the united op position of postal workers In their home bailiwicks. Hence Senator Curtis, who voted for the bill last May, is now dividing h'.s time be •ween trying to dissuade Edge from pressing his bill further and in try ;ng to gather the requisite thirty-two votes to sustain the President If Edge remains adamant. Not Progressive The young guard is not to he regarded a? any more progressive than the old guard. In fact. It Is even more uncompromising in its attitude toward the Progressives than are the hardened old-timers. Edge and Reed were primarily responsible for the action of the Republican caucus when La Follette, Ladd, Frazier and Brookhart were dropped from the party roils. That action followed puhlio statements by Curtis and other old guard leaders that no disciplinary action was contemplated. President Coolidge, it was understood, was also against summary action.

Edge May Pay Heedless of these opinions. Edge. | Reed, Pepper of Pennsylvania and I Wadsworth of New York, the four I home State “bosses” who form the nucleus of the young guard, forced action against the progressives And now there are dark hints that Edge, particularly, will pay dearly for his recalcitrance. Me Is to be | deprived of some of the patronage • which la his due as the lone Refpublican Senator from New Jersey. Whatever the outcome of the pres ! ent fight within the conservative ' ranks, the old guard leaders are thor- ! oughly angered at the Independent : spirit displayed by the “youngsters.” The young guard leaders are lit -r- ---| ally among the younger men of the I Senate. Reed Is 44. Edge Is 50 and Wadsworth is 47. Pepper Is older I but Is still well under 60. Show Folks By HAL, COCHRAN When you're fagged out and weari- | some, where do you go to get out !of life a new lease? Mow oft have , you called on a vaudeville show so ! that waning ambish may increase? j We turn to the folks who appear | on the stage that our laughs may | much easier come. We echo to | youth and forget of our age as they wake up the pep that was numb. It’s easy, provoking the grouch in a soul. That's truth, as It always has been. Too few of us play In the cheerfulness role and attempt to Just bring out the grin. We ought to give credit where Credit Is due. A good laugh’s Rt least worth that much. When show folks are bringing toe mirth out of you, they're applying the sensible touch. (Copyright, 1924, NEA Service, Inc.) Why? Said She "May I come over to see you?" the baseball pitcher telephoned his girl. "I’m not playing today—gotta soro arm.” “Then why bother to come over?” j —American Legion Weekly.

;of thoso things can be faced—i but Christmas! That Is the sorrow time of thousands of little ones, and their parents too, suffer as keenly. But how can one buy toys w hen one Is behind on the rent and coal must be had and shoes, that Just will [ wear out. | Oh! I don’t know why I’m writing j you, as this isn't a begging letter, I for there are others for worse off j i han we—but on Christmas morning ; that’s hard to believe. I hope you j will forgive me for Inflicting myself upon you, but your editorial on Santa Claus hurt and brought a touch of bitterness. No, I don’t begrudge more fortunate ones. I’m glad for them and | their babies. But when the darkest

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RIGHT HERE IN INDIANA By GAYLORD NELSON

Poor ™"3 ILLIAM FORTUNE, former VY/ president of the Community Fund proposed— at a recent dinner at the Chamber of Commerce —the transfer of all poor relief and related charities from the Fund to county agencies. It is urged that NELSON all poor relief should be per formed by governmental agencies from the public purse. And not by private volunteer contributions. Poor relief has always been of concern to enlightened society. So counties and townships regularly dispense charity. And private benevolent agencies multiply and divide with amazing fecundity. Until charity treads on its own toes, duplicating effort and over head. But the poor we always have with us and will have for some time. The only question in aiding them is the most effective method. Perhaps consolidation under county control and support would simplify the task. And reduce waste mo tl-ons. But perfect efficiency in ■ benevolence is difficult. For charity springs from the heart, not head. Churches | j It. HARRY A. KING, district jll superintendent, recently an I I nottnced Indianapolis Meth odists plan to erect six new church edifices In the city. This will Involve an expenditure of $760,000. Indianapolis—with 233 churches of all denominations —is known as a Uv of churches Aral this building program will help the city to r< tain that distinction and continue Its boast. No city can possess a greifrr asset than numerous, active churches — whatever their denominations. Their influence shapes community life. A man may never enter a religious edifice ezxcept to he the centerpiece of a church funeral or a benumbed principal In n wedding. Rut he wouldn’t live In a cliurchless community. For a church stands for something. It is visible testimony that man ha* more than arms. legs, appetites and indolence. It reveals that he has faith, hope, unselfishness, sou!—and aspirations to rise j higher than his immediate present. , t’hurches may occupy sites ideal | for filling stations, chain groceries, |or other business establishments ! W'hioh one with supersensitivo com- | merclal nerves might regret. But they pay their ground rent to society. For they build characterthe most useful and solid commodity In the world.

FASHIONS IN BEING FASH lONA BL E CHA NGE

By N. D. COCHRAN T‘ HE coming of a Russian grand duchess to our hosl pltable and democratic shop, s has put New York and Washington society all of a Muttter, and, among other - things, promises a rejigger irig of the social register. Years ago when New York so ciety was thoroughly tested, sifted and boiled down to a measly 400 ell glides for Mr*. William Vanderbilt's famous boll, every city In the country* began to microscope Itself in order to determine the who'e-who of the social elect. Now when a grand duchess, who. temporarily at least. Isn’t grand duchesslng any In her native Rus slan habitat, breezes in and settles down In our exclusive midst, she Is welcomed to the wide open arms of the Monday Opera Club of New York, the leader of which Is the cs tlrnahle president of the Colonial Dames of America. Taste Must Bo Good This proud descendant of Colonial forebears explains that the Monday Opera Club is one small group of an aglomeration of groups that constitute .Society, and that members of this particular group would not lend their names, even for a good cause, "that was not maintained along the lines of‘fastidious taste.” Unfortunately, the fastidious Colonial dame doesn't explain dearly the name, leaving many In doubt about why Monday was picked on Instead of Tuesday, Thursday* or some other eminently respectable day of the week. Thursday Is the day the cook Is out so that might bar Thursday. But even then there are yet five other perfectly good days. It may be though, that Monday, being wash day In the good old colonial days, was the day when colonial ancestresses appeared at their best, when

hours come I keep up rny courage by saydng "Some how, some way*, it will all come right.” And it will. There are many good, kind people in this world and don’t for one minute think I have lost faith in humanity. for people have been mighty kind to me In the past. But it’s Christmas that hurts rny littlo ones and what hurts them hurts me. I tell them Santa won’t come, hut they can’t seem to believe me and look any way. I tell them of the Christ-child and of His love for us. They love the story, but the sight of their playmates’ happy faces drives out all thought of that beautiful story*, It seems. I must close. Forgive me. I wish yoti a Merry Christmas. ONE WHO DREADS CHRISTMAS.

Session I LYDE A. WALB, Republican K I State chairman, urged upon LV > Republican State Senators tile other day a forty-five-day session of the Legislature. “Let’s get down to brass tacks early, pass the appropriation bills the first week, and show we mean business - when we promised economy and efficiency.” Which listens good. A short, snappy session would benefit the people of the State. But if the next Legislature performs its convolutions in less than the legal time limit it will earn a chaplet of laurel or poison Ivy. In recognition of an outstanding legislative deed. Legislatures are no worse than plain people. They resemble the mine run grade of humanity. And they have the human affliction—procrasti nation. With the result that in every Login lature in every State necessary business is delayed until the end of the session looms. Then there is a legis lative jam. And economy and es flelency wilt in the scramble. For neither economy nor efficiency is a hardy creature. They are easily talked to death In a protracted ses slon of a representative assembly. So they are large in campaign promises ami small in legislative perform ancea. Boulevard “> Hid park hoard recently re forred back to the plan com mission that body’s recoin niendatlon to remove boulevard re strirtions on Capitol Ave. Which would open stretches of that thor oughfaro to heavy traffic. Ti e. board's notion was prompted by the vehement protest of residents l arid property owners aiong the street I —who appeared la-fore it. I ‘The opposition of adjacent prop- | erty owners to removal of boule : cards restrictions is to fie expected For an avenue sacred to light | pleasure vehicles is a desirable ad iJunot to any neighborhood. No rest dent likes heavy commercial trucks j rumbling past his front door am! ov-r his children at all hours of the I day. But if citizens generally followed 1 their Inclinations all streets would | tie boulevards And all commercial hauling would have to he carried around town In haml-bags or hip-pockets. Which would tie- unsatisfactory. And would re luce the -ity to a state of Innocuous desuetude ft would consist en | tlri-ly of boulevards—hut no people. Which would also be unsatisfac i tot y. I So the question of opening or closing streets mus* decided by cold study of civic necessities And not by hot protests from the affected ’ district. One by llie Minister Ministers some times make pretty i bad breaks. One officiating at a funeral was eulogizing the departed, and he concluded with thi-so words: j “Friends, all that remains here is | the shell—the nut has gone."—Boston Transerf nt

'the ruddy glow of health was on their checks and their bonny arms were elbow deep ] n soAp-suda. For them was th busy days. And clean. ! snowy linen or rugged homespun on ; ; he clorlns line was a happy begm- ■ ning "fa growing fastidious taste. Really Worked There were no electric washing machines In those days, no vacuum I cleaners anil no electric lroners. Work wag just chock full of good old elbow* grease. But maybe that Isn’t why the ! progeny of today Is so all-fired proud of colonial ancestors. It isn’t even probable that present-day* pride was inspired by* those revolutionary rustic rebels who risked their all, Including tlietr lives, to drive king craft and royalty out of this country For the proud progeny are today worshipping nt the feet of Europe’s hobo royalties who find that there’s no place like home to stay away from. This leading colonial dame ex plains It in this fashion: “Society In Europe, brought to bay by the cataclysm of war, looks across the sea with hope to the social life of our vigorous young nation.” Hence, the flutter when Grand Duchess Cyril, formerly of Russia, come across the sea and holds court In New York and Washington. Hunt Ancestors If that flutter was all there was to it, one might, smile and go on about his business: hut lt’a apt to put the cross-word puzzle out of business and popularize the new game of ancestor-hunting. The trouble with that game is that it Is dangerous. The more one sleuths around behind his Immediate ancestors the greater the danger of finding something he Isn’t looking for. For the original American colonists were not made up exclusively of angels. If heredity has been persistent enough to carry down through the generations the original colonial characteristics, the biological prob-royalty-worshipping progeny of today* are descendants of the Tories of 177(1, who thought it real rude of our revolutionary forefathers to kick the royal stuffing out of old King George. But if we are going in for this pedigree stuff and ancestor worship, we ought to do it in a thoroughly American way* and have all pedigrees investigated and okehed by the animal division of the Department of Agriculture. Then we could know officially who Is a 100 per cent American and who isn’t.

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You cau jet an answer to ail j question of fact or information by writing : to The Indianapolis Times Washington j Bureau. 13*5” New York Are., Wash- ! uixton. It. C. incloslur 2 cents tn j stamps fur reply Mede-al lefal and ! murital advice cannot be riven nor j cau extended research be undertaken. i A I other uuestlons will r'-eive a per- I sonal reply Unsigned requests ■ annot ; be anew-red All letters are conflden- I ttah—Editor. What Is the pennant which Is flown from Navy vessels during dlvln service? It Is known a* the “church pennant,” and Is a triangular whit© pennant with a dark blue Latin rasa on it. What Li the highest known rate of electromagnetic vibrations The United States Bureau of Standvr Is says It is that of the shortest Gamma rays of radium, which is about 40,000,000,000,000,000,000 vibration* per second. Can blue chickens be produced by crossing the Black Minorca with the White Leghorn? Yes, they wilt produce blue varieties, but not true Blue Andalusian, which can only be produced by breed Ing the Blue Andulasian together. Are Filipinos American citizens, or what is their status? Filipinos are citizens of the Philippine Islands, owing allegiance to the United States. They are not citizens of the United States, but they possess American nationality, a status which, by virtue of the sovereignty the United States exercises I’ver the Philippine Islands, makes the natives of those islands entitled to all the rights of protection as

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citizens of the United States while ! residing in the States, or traveling j in a foreign country. They are American nationals, but not AmeriTom Sims Says Japanese don’t care for dogs as house pets, but we can’t picture this us making a good dog so mad. There ore twenty women lawyers In England. We would like to hear ! their hair being cut by twenty women barbers. Pumpkin Center is the name of a town in South Dakota, hut we don't know why. Harvard University Is the oldest American college, dating back even | to when the hoys had to study. Patnboo seeds are eaten by the Mindus, but we would be afraid : they would make our Joints stiff. Our Idea of a heap of Joy is seeing i a bowlegged girl laughing at some ! friend whose knees knock. Largest statue ever cast of glass j Is of Shakespeare, perhaps so they j could see through him. j Kangaroos are decreasing in Alls trnlin. While they last, we should Import a few for traffic cops. ... .. Hrii'sh imports of grapefruit are Increasing, maybe because monocles i protect their eyes from Juice, j (Copyright, 1024. NEA Service, Inc.)

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can citizens. Under a recent court decision Filipinos are eligible to become naturalized American citizens. What is the recipe for the Christmas cake called “Pepperhuts?” Sift together 2 cupfuls of sugar, 4 cupfuls of flour, 1 tablespoonful of j cinnamon, half a tablespoonful of ; cloves, and 1 and a half teaspoonfuls of baking-powder. Add to this ; half a cupful of citron, chopped fine; j the grated rind of a lemon and a i quarter of a nutmeg. Make dough J with four eggs beaten enough to i mix yolks and whites. Shape into ' halls the size of a hickerynut, with 1 buttered hands, and bake in pans j lined with greased paper. When ; done, cover with an icing made by j enough confectioner's sugar into 2 j tablespoonfuls of boiling water to j make It thick, and flavoring with ! lemon juice and a little of the grated i rind. The Icing should be of the i right consistency to apply with a pastry brush. I-et the cakes stand in a cool, dry place until the Icing j has hardened. A Thought In the time of trouble he ehall ' hide me In his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide mo; he shall set me upon a rock. — i Ps. 27:5. . . . It is not designed that the road | should be made too smooth for us \ hero upon' earth. —Jane Porter.