Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 199, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 December 1924 — Page 4
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In multitude of counsellors there is safety.—Prov. 24:6. I will adhere to the counsels of good men, although misfortune and death should be the consequence.—Cicero. A MILLION MORE SHE rather fitting monument to the late lamented McCray administration, the reformatory at Pendleton, is to cost at least $1,000,000 more, A. F. Miles, superintendent, has announced. Like the McCray administration, the reformatory was not completed. Already the taxpayers of Indiana have spent $3,026,155.79 on this prisoners’ retreat. Most of the comforts of home having been already provided, some of the essentials remain to be completed. For instance, it will be necessary, according to the superintendent, to spend $153,000 for the completion of cellhouse J and $195,000 for cells for cellhouse J. What have cells to do with a modern Indiana reformatory, anyway? If we remember correctly, the State was promised that the new institution would be erected on the proceeds of the sale of the old reformatory at Jeffersonville. But the old reformatory is blythely turning out soap and talcum powder, while the new one is yet unfinished. The proceeds of the sale of the old institution constitute mere chicken-feed as compared with the money already spent on the new one. But. apparently, there is nothing to do now but pay the bill. Tt is just another of the expensive results of the last administration. After all this expense on the part of the taxpayers it certainly is to he hoped that the highwaymen, gunmen and burglars residing at Pendleton are supported in an environment at least as comfortable as that which they enjoyed before they took up their residence there.
XIXE DOLLARS FOR A ROOM mX some parts of New York City you can rent a room and live in it for $9 a month, but it is apt to be a room in which the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals would not permit a pig to be housed. A similar rent obtains no better conditions in some other American cities. An effort to prove that this need not he so is to be made by the various unions of clothing workers in New York. Through their two banks they are arranging to build three model apartment houses in which the basic rent will be $9 a room. These rooms are to have lots of light and air for summer and plenty of heat for winter. They are to have all the modern contrivances for comfort and convenience. The buildings are to be attractive in appearance. And this is all to be done without loss or money to anybody concerned. One thing that makes it possible is the absence of excessive financing charges. The money is to be made available by the banks at the legal rate of interest and no intervening money brokers will be allowed to pile on additional charges Tor the tenants eventually to pay. This being the first venture of its kind on their part, the labor organizations are taking the precaution of making it cooperative. An initial investment of SI,OOO each on the part of the tenants is required, the tenant thereby becoming owner of his own apartment. Obviously this limits the scope of such enterprises. Not every worthy tenant has SI,OOO to invest.. But the plan points the way and is subject to extension on a scale that may influence the whole rental situation in our big overcrowded cities.
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A Panama Record The heaviest traffic of the year and in the history of the Panama Canal was in December. 1923, when tie vessels in transit averaged 16.3 a day. and the lightest was in June, 1914, with an average of 12.6 transits a day.—Report of the Governor of the Panama Canal. The Way to Wage War If the draft system is to be used at all, the Government should have authority to call into service anv citizen that might be needed and assign him to that position in which he could serve the best. Alongside this it should also have the right to 4raft into service such property rights and interests as it might find advisable. Representative Jones ;Dem.), Texas. Cheap “Juice’* There are two ways of providing that the people of the United States shall get cheap electricity in their homes. One is through the regulation of commissions such as all the States have; the other is that some division of Government, the Nation,
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the State, or the municipality, shall own some of the Instrumentalities, at 1.-ast, by which electric energy Is made and distributed.— Senator Nor- ’ rls (Republican) Nebraska. Life Savers Through the agency of the cutters and stations of the Coast Guard Service 2,462 persons were saved or rescued from positions of peril.—Report of the United States Coast Guard. * Helium Seven years ago there were in the whole world but a f< w cubic feet of helium which had been separated’ from its chemical associates. It was a mere chemical curiosity and an expensive plaything of the laboratory. Yet, since we were last in session at the capital, we have seen two large dirigibles, each containing more than two million cubic feet of helium, float serenely and majestically above us.—Representative Lahham (Pern.), Texas. Not Claude’s First “You know, I- didn’t accept Claude the first time he proposed.’’ “I guess you didn't. You weren't there."—Oklahoma Whirlwind. Daughter’s Trouble “Margery, hereafter when you want to sneeze leave the table." “But, papa, the sneeze won't wait for me." —Boston Transcript.
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RAILROAD LABOR TROUBLES LOOM IN NEW YEAR
With Prosperity in Sight, Workmen Demand Their Share, [TyTj ASIIINGTOX, Dec. 29. , Wj With an era of prosperity practically assured to American railroads, opinion is sharply divided as to how labor will be affected. Labor leaders think that a share In the railroad profits should go to labor. Railroad managers, on the other hand, want even greater ecoomies in costs of operation, whether this be accomplished through smaller wages or smaller numbers of employes. That the railroad managers, or at least the railroad bankers, are still inclined to regard their employes as “opponents” was naively indicated in a recent Wall Street summary of the present railway versus employes situation. “The award of the Railroad Labor Board of a 5 per cent increase in the pay of certain engineers and firemen,” this statement explained, "is not to be regarded as unfavorable to the railroads. In fact, it represents a victory of the railroads over the employes in that it fails to grunt their full demands.” Contest in Full Swing Reports from the Pacific coast that the engineers and firemen of the Southern Pacific and affiliated lines voted by 90 per cent in favor of striking unless their employers met their demands on working conditions. and the Immediate agreement of the management to enter into discussions which had previously been refused, indicated that this age-old contest between workers and employers is in full swing in that section of the country. Over a year ago tiie engineers and firemen of S. I*, lines made demands on the management that they be accorded the same wage awards that the majority of Eastern and Southern lines had made. The management countered by suggesting serious modification in working rules—nodifications which would have more than offset the increase in wages. Since that time, the employes and the management have been deadlocked, the employes asking for joint conferences with the managers and the managers replying. vaguely, that the Railroad Labor Hoard had the matter under consideration. Board Without Authority This latter method of settling the dispute was wholly outside the realm of the authority of the labor board, and It was because if this evasion on the part of the management that the strike vote was taken. The recent 6 per cent increase, which had been pending for over a year before the labor board, was interpreted by the railroad workers just as Wall Street interpreted It. as a railroad victory. The award, though made on the eve of the strike vote, did not prevent an overwhelming majority in favor of striking if the demands for conferences were not met. Economies in the cost of railroad operation have been one of the more pronounced factors in railway management In the past few years. That greater efficiency and more up-to-date equipment are better routes to still further economies than the route of wage-cuts is the contention of Interstate Commerce Commission officials, who have kept in close touch with recent developments.
Ask The Times You can iret an answer to any question of fact or information by writing to Ttn- Inoianajiolls Washington Bureau. 1 12'.’ New York Ave. Washington. p C . inclot inf '2 cents In stamps for reply Medical, b-ital and mania! dv|oe cannot be given, nor can extended research be undertaken. A.! other questions win receive a personal reply. Unsigned requests cannot be answered. Ail Utters aro confidential—Kditor. What is a community chest? A pooling of all the funds needed by the charitable and welfare organizations of the city into one fund, the money being collected in one large effort and divided proportionately between the organizations in the same manner ns the united war work drive for funds for the Salvation Army, the Y. M. C. A., the Y. W. C. A . the Knights of Columbus, the American Library Association and the Y. M. 11. A. was conducted during the war. To what classification of animals docs the turtle belong? The turtle Is a reptile. When and where was Rudolph Valentino born and what is his real name? Born in May, 1895, in Castellaneto, Italy, and his name is Antonio Rodolpho Alfonso Raffaelo Pierre FilJbert Guglielmi di Valentina d’ Antonguolla. Who said “Give me a lever long enough, and a prop strong enough, and I can single handed move the world?" How long a lever would this take? Archimedes said this. He was. of course, speaking figuratively. What he meant was to emphasize the enormous lifting power which the principle of the lever makes possible. This principle is one of the most important in mechanics, and it Is utilized constantly in all Borts of ways. How many persons die every hour In the United States? It is estimated that 150 do. How old is Walter Perry Johnson? Thirty-seven. On what day of the week did Dec. 23, 1923, come? On Sunday. When did the President issue a proclamation restoring citizenship to Army, Navy and Marino postarmistice deserters? March 5. 1924. What are the five commercial classes of wheat grown In the United States? Hard red spring wheat, Durum, hard red winter wheat, soft red winter wheat, and white wheat; there are numerous varieties in each class. There are 200 distinct varieties of wheat grown In the United States.
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RIGHT HERE IN INDIANA
By GAYLORD NELSON
Advice AYOR SHANK has sent letters to a number of citizens inviting constructive criticism and suggesions for next year. He hopes the closing year of his administration will accomplish much for the welfare of And can be obaround like Mary’s NELSON little lamb crossed with the multiplication tahle. It may be that nothing feasible will he proposed to him. Nevertheless, his action is worth while. Not as favorable publicity. But because it presents forcibly to view the public’s responsibility in public affairs. Generally we elect city officials and | expect them to bring in the milleni ium immediately—without assistance. Which is the reason American mui nicipal administration so frequently ! fails to rise above inept mediocrity. I Ability and integrity of officials is ! not enough to insure good govorn- | ment. | That depends also on the interest jin public affairs of the private citizens. A successful city administration isn’t founded on the theory of ; rulers and subjects. But on a friend- ! ly, working partnership of elected I and electors.
Hunters EVERAL hundred Warren Township farmers staged a fox hunt Saturday a few miles southeast of Irvington. It was not designed as a social affair, hut to rid the neighborhood of pestiferous, chicken stealing animals. In technique the event differed materially from traditional fox hunts. Made famous by the gouty squires of Old England. No th o r oughbreds carrying bopneing scarlet-clad gentry skimmed hedgerows, pusle-d excited hoofs through rustics. No hunter end'-d the chase with a garland of squash vines aroun i his neck or his pancreas stuffed into his left ea r. In fact, the hunt violated all the ancient laws of the royal sport. For four foxes were killed ins;.-ad of merely being run rugged. Which might disturb ghosts of defunct country gentlemen —but accomplished good. Sport for sport's sake is overemphasized. Many blithely endure for sport aching weariness that would bo unendurable torture if suffered while engaged In paid labor. Sport Is desirable. But not when pursued to the exclusion of practical goals. The Warren Township f<*x hunt might not have been according to Hoyle. Rut If sport, it paid for its keep. For It had in view a practical end.
Insurance HE executive committee of I 1 the Indianapolis Federation 1 L of Community Civic Clubs at n recent meeting—favored compulsory liability insurants for all automobile owners. And recomended that the federation's legislative committee study the proposal. Which is to be pro sented at the coming session of the Legislature. There is a great deal of Insolvency Juggernauting over streets and highways in motor cars. So. too, many persons are decomTorn Sims Says The first metal discovered by man was copper, which is also the first discovered by a boy who likes candy. There were no multiplication tables in ancient Egypt, so we don't know how they doubled the price of turkeys. A Hawaiian proverb says the world was made out. of a gourd, yet sometimes it could have been made of a lemon. The zebra Is the African member of the horse family. The African member of the domlnoe family has dots instead of zebra stripes. Prunes now are dried by electricity, and nine-tenths of them served cold to boarders. An Amsterdam botanist has found pearls In cocoanuts, showing what j you can do if you try hard enough Canada is making as much macaroni as Italy. You know macaroni, it’s spaghetti's big brother. Department of Agriculture has imported a blue poppy from China, so it no longer has any reason to be blue. Parent Eskimos never punish their children, perhaps just because being an Eskimo Is punishment enough. Diamonds give a disagreeable odor when reduced to powder, so never reduce your diamond to powder. Cocoa was first introduced to England only 400 years ago, and we'll bet the two were glad to meet. Be careful when removing your tight shoes in a movie. You may forget to put them on before leaving. Now is the time to join a Christmas savings club. We warn you, even when we know you won’t do it. Our objection to any months is the first.brings bills at the beginning instead of toward the last. No maw is too big to feel small. (Copyright, 1924, NEA Service, Inc.)
posed into their original chemical elements by careless automobile drivers without recourse. Because the latter have neither financial responsibility nor liability insurance. Yet the right of a person Injured through another's fault to recompense is acknowledged by law, custom and morality. It is the modern substitute for the old Mosaic doctrine of an eye for an eye. Consequently the proposal for compulsory liability insurance has warm advocates. Theoretically, it is a simple cure for a widespread evil. But it might prove only a legal nostrum. Difficult and ex-pensive to enforce. And encouraging carelessness. At best it can only correct financial, not mental, irresponsibility. A few convictions and heavy sentences slapped on accident-causing drivers would curb irresponsibility more than a trunk full of liability insurance policies. Brakes MAN was crushed to death by a street car on E. Wash- — —J ington St. the other night. His body was carried more than 100 feet before Hie car could be stopped. The car was equipped only with hand brakes. Which the police officer who Investigated declared was directly responsible for the fatality. This is the second accident in the last ten clays attributed to hand brakes on street, cars. About twenty so equipped are still in use by the Street Railway Company compared with 325 air controlled. Air has made possible high speed rail transportation. For speed without ability to stop is vteless. And air furnishes the stopping ability. Consequently air brakes have been universally adopted. And people have become accustomed to their precision. But with antiquated hand-braked cars still in operation they may be mistaken in relying on the efficiency of tiie breaking device on an approaching car. And flirt with a handbraked Nemesis W hich introduces an unnecessary sporting element Into street traffic. It would be better for the Street Railway Company to put these relics in a museum for preservation than on the streets to jeopardize lives.
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Science H. D. Griswold, secretary of the Council of American Presbyterian Missions in India, is making an intensive research to clear up the origin and history of the Aryan race, which comprises most of the whites. In this work he has unearthed some curious facts. The Aryans first appeared In India about 1700, but where they came from is still a mystery. One theory is that they took to India the culture of Egypt and that this was the start of the great magnificanoe for which Indian rulers became noted. They overran India and became the dominating race. There were many similarities between certain Indian and Egyptian beliefs and customs, but wide variance In others, such as “suttee.” or
The Indiana Public Utility law provides that any group of citizens or any company shall have the right to complain to the Commission as to any matter pertaining to rates or service. In the exercise of this right the Indiana Bell Company complained of the inadequacy of its rates more than two years ago. In subsequent hearings it offered the records of its operations, the testimony of experts and the judgments of reputable engineers in support of its contention that it was not abie to earn a reasonable return on the value of its property under the existing rate schedules. After many months, during which the inadequate rates continued in effect, the Commission conceded the merit of the company’s complaint and revised the rate schedule. This revised rate schedule promised increased revenue for the company but did not grant a sufficient increase to enable the company to earn a reasonable return on the value of its property. Under this offered schedule the Bell Company could neither cease operating without earnings nor could it longer continue operations without endangering the property of its stockholders. Justice to the owners of the property, who had never received reasonable compensation for the use of that property demanded that immediate steps be taken to preserve their rights. Owing no less a duty to those who had provided it with capital than to those who subscribed to its service, the Indiana Bell Company sought the quickest method of protecting its property in this emergency. On behalf of the investors in telephone property it requested a review of the rate making proceedings by the United States District Court.
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the burning of widows and human sacrifices. It is thought that these customs came through the Aryans mingling with Indian black races. It was also discovered that the horse was first tamed to work for man in Asia about 2/000 B. C., and this custom was brought to India. The small wild horse may have been used, occasionally, in prehistoric times, but this is doubtful. Mostly it was hunted for food. Nature One of the great treasures of the sea is ambergis, a wax-like substance that grows in whales and is believed to be a disease corresponding to gall stones. It has a penetrating odor and is used by perfume manufacturers as a base for their
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colognes. The biggest lump of ambergis known was found in a whale by Capt. James Earle, of New Bedford, Mass. ft weighed 7SO pounds and he sold it for SIOO,OOO. The Apostle Peter didn’t do much more than touch the water when he attempted to walk on it, and, because a well known sea bird frequently touches the water with its feet when in Cight.it was called ‘ ’petrel.” Tallest trees in the world are the Australian Eucalyptus, reaching up as high as 480 feet. Her Singing “Where did you learn to sing?** “In a correspondence school.” “Well, some of your lessons must have been lost In the mail.” —Williams Purple Cow.