Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 234, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 February 1925 — Page 4

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Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace.— Luke 2:29. • • • Death gives us sleep, eternal youth, and immortality.— Richter. COUNTING THE COST . nriN Indianapolis newspaper, in a front page editorial, calls /a attention to the fact that a referendum on the proposal that the form of city government be changed would cost $40,000. This editorial hits particularly at the Shank movement to bring about the commission form of government in Indianapolis. The Times has no more patience with this movement than has its esteemed contemporary. But The Times does believe that Indianapolis should have a business-like city management government and that $40,000 would be an extremely small price to pay for such an improvement. The same editorial points out that $40,000 would: Pay twenty-eight policemen until Jan. 1. Buy almost half a million loaves of bread. ; Buy almost half a million quarts of milk. May we respectfully call attention to the fact that twice this amount squandered under the present wasteful form of political government would: . Pay fifty-six policemen until Jan. 1. Buy almost a million loaves of bread. Buy almost a million quarts of milk. And this would be paid out of the city treasury, with the taxpayers’ compliments. THE WHITE MAN’S SHAME YITH all its doping derivatives, opium, the most insidious W morals-killer indulged in by mortal man, will continue to .flood the world for some time to come. The international conference called at Geneva to put a stop to, or at least limit, the t; affle-Jias flopped and the American delegate, Representative Stephen G. Porter, is now wending his disconsolate way home. . >- The American plan was to limit opium production to medical and scientific needs. Japan sustained America, but under the leadership of Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, head of the British delegation, most of the other important countries held off. To England must go much of the blame for the parley’s failure. India is the world’s chief opium-producer and there it is directly under British license, a government monopoly, from poppy field to hop vendor. In 1922 India produced 1,450 tons, exporting part and retailing the rest through 6,400 retail shops. The English thesis was that when China ceases to grow poppies, she, England, will curtail opium plantations in her territory. This is just another proof of the old adage that excuses can always be found for what one wants to do. England does not say that when Russia ceases to produce communists she, England, will take steps to prevent communism from taking root in Britain and India. Hardly. She acts with drastic and repressive measures against every sign of communism whenever and wherever found. For England to foster opium production because poor, helpless, heathen China does not suppress it, must bring a cynical smile to those who know their history. China actually tried to suppress the traffic in 1839 only to have war declared against her by Britain. China was licked in the “opium war” and not only had an indemnity saddled upon her, and Hongkong taken from her, but was forced to keep on buying opium from India as well. All reports from the Far East today agree that Christianity is finding the going mighty hard and that it is now virtually at a standstill. And small wonder. Preaching the teachings of the Man of Galilee while opium joints flourish, and all sorts of abuses are forced upon the poor devils out there, is a situation little calculated to inspire among Orientals faith in the white man’s God. MELLON’S MELON *- OR years the Federal-Trade Commission has been asserting I that the Aluminum Company of America constituted a trust controlling 90 per cent of the aluminum production in this country. As such, the trust was in a position to make people who buy aluminum in their cooking utensils, automobiles; electrical apparatus, and what not, pay tribute to the owners of the aluminum trust. The main owner of the aluminum trust has been, and still is, Andrew W.. Mellon, Secretary of the Treasury. The aluminum trust is his melon, and his family’s, wi.th a few associates. It, unlike most monopolies, is a closed corporation. The Federal Trade Commission finally secured, on behalf of the public, a court decree dissolving the aluminum trust and forbidding its aeticns. The trust has been charged with ignoring that decree, by the trade commission and by members of Congress. One who made the charge was John W. Davis, corporation lawyer, familiar with trust formations, candidate of the Democratic party for President. Davis’ charge attracted unusual attention because Secretary Mellon, from his office in the Treasury Building, issued a defense of the Aluminum Company. , Now comes another member of the President’s Cabinet, Attorney General Stone, with a report approving the Federal Trade Commission’s findings, charging anew vhaf the aluminum trust is ignoring the court dissolution decree. charges certainly cannot be dismissed as political mud-slinging, as were those of Davis and, of varions members of Congress, mostly Democrats. This time it is a Republican Attorney General who makes the charges. It is time to use the machinery of Government to see that Secretary of the his aluminum monopoly obey the law* of the land as explicitly as must the humblest and |Aeast inflnPTttial citizen.

FEDERAL Price Fluctuation Leads to Argument on Prices, Times Washington Bureau, IS2B New York Avenue. r—-WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. YY/ Wheat for delivery next May has fluctuated up and down frbm SI.BO to $2.06 a bushel during the past few days. At the latter figure it was selling for exactly 95 cents a bushel more than last year at this time. Now the Question has come before Congress and the Department of Agriculture: Is wheat worth 95 cents more than it was a year ago? Congress is considering instructions to the Federal trade commission to find out how much of the recent boost is due to actual wheat shortage and how much is due to mere speculative manipulation. At the same time the Department of Agriculture, through the officials charged with enforcing the futures trading act, is caking its own investigation. Not content with the promises of possible Federal study of the value of’ wheat, the Illinois State Legislature has been requested by some of its members to undertake a separate inquiry. To Fix Prices Upon the answer obtained through these investigations, if they are actually pursued, will depend the price of flour and of bread. To date, neither of these commodities has responded to the soaring price of wheat, but that is accounted for by the fact that millers have protected themselves against the present, price through wheat orders placed months ago at p. much lower scale of prices. If the present high wheat price is found to be based on economic conditions, on the actual lack of sufficient supplies to meet the world demand, the millers will quickly adjust the flour prices to the new wheat price and bakers will follow suit by boosting bread prices. Justification for the bread price boost, certain as it is to come unless wheat recedes, is entirely lacking, according to Senator Capper and other experts. Bread has not declined in price during the period when wheat and flour sold for prices much below the war period average, and should not now rise in price. But it will, nevertheless, respond more quickly to the Increase than it did to the decrease, economists believe. Farmers Not Big Gainers Regardless of the actual value of wheat at this moment, it is not the farmers who a.re the chief beneficiaries of the present Chicago wheat pit price. The Department of Agriculture is now engaged in gathering figures on the amount of wheat which remained in the hands of the farmers on Jan. 1, 1925. Preliminary figures Indicate that approximately 80 per cent of the whole crop had been sold before that date. Only the more wealthy farmers are profiting from the price boost that has marked the past six weeks. If wheat goes still higher it will be the speculators and grain dealers who will benefit. A further increase will really benefit no one else, and, through bringing about higher prices for flour and bread and by lessening the value of the dollar generally, even the farmers who grew the wheat will suffer from the inflated prices. . , Telling It to Congress Their Purpose It was the purpose of the framers of the Constitution to establish a government here where Justice would prevail, where citizens would be safeguarded in their rights under the Constitution and secure in their property.—Sen. Hetlin (D) Ala. * * * The Yoke If we fill the bench and high executive offices with men who have the viewpoint of special Interests and the corporations, we will soon have put the common citizen under the yoke of monopoly, and will have put our government in the hands of trusts and corporations.—Sen. Norris fR) Neb. • * e Improved Transportation The time will come when transportation by rail will be largely confined to long hauls and very heavy cargoes, but the lighter cargoes and passengers on short hauls will be taken care of by- motor vehicles on the highways.—Rep. Robison (R) Ky. • •• Land Many Jobs The public employment service of the several States cooperating with the United States Employment Service placed in employment 1,806,990 men and women during the fiscal year.—Report of the Secretary of Labor. Traffic By HAL COCHRAN Say, look where you’re goin’, yea, look where you step. In crossin’ the highways you’ve gotta show pep. There ever something that’s headin’ your way because of the traffic that’s rollin’ .today. With folks that are drivin’ it’s now come to pass that everyone’s wantin’ to step on the gas. The man who is walking is wise if he feels that he’s gotta look out for the automobiles. There once was the day when the streets were at loss for something to hinder, the fo’ks who would cross. We went from one side to the ether, shy fear, ’cause all of the highways and byways were clear. But only a mem’ry is thought of that kind. How different today are the things that we find. The old horseless carriage just planted the that grew into madness and craving for speed. The world moves along, is what people will say, and it’s moving much faster and faster each day. Perhaps, through-the speed, in less time we arrive, but we’d better slow down so’s to get there alive.

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EXPERTS ARGUE VALUE OF BUSHEL OF WHEAT

RIGHT HERE IN INDIANA By GAYLORD NELSON

Poultry mNSFECTORS from the State livestock sanitary board yesterday ordered 2,000 fowls —in four flocks—in Delaware County killed. They were infected with the European fowl pest. Other flocks harboring the disThese arq the NELSON opening guns in the fight for which the Legislature appropriated $50,000 —as an emergency measure—last week. ~ ~— - They are drastlo steps, causing serious economic dislocation in the affected area, but a virulent plague must be checked before, not after, it has done its dirty work. The more stringent the regulations the quicker the disease will be eradicated. Indiana can’t afford depopulation of her henroosts by a greedy little germ. Chickens—the farm sort, not those on city streets —contribute an impressive total to the State’s agricultural wealth. They scratch out a $60,000,000 industry. Preservation of this industry justifies rigorous measure. They may temporarily remove decrepit hen fruit from the dramatic repertoire, and cause other hardships—but the end sought is worth the effort. Lobbyists r= IIEUTENANT GOVERNOR VAN ORMAN the other day l*— 1 I scourged lobbyists on the floor of the Senate with stinging invectives and drove them headlong from the temple—figuratively. But they will be back. That's their business. # His enmity isn’t of recent origin. Intermittently during the session he and the Speaker of the House have shelled the legislaltve agents with high-explosive phraseology. Perhaps eventually the lobbyists will have a suspicion that the presiding officers of the Legislature do not love them. That, of course, won’t deter them. They aren’t working for love. Despite this open hostility there are almost as many licensed lobbyists as there are (elected legislators. And these men don’t buy licenses for fun. Os course this persistent brazen attempt to influence legislative action by professional agents Is a nuisance. The public would like to see the evil obliterated —and will cheer any steps taken in that direction. However, the vicious practice won’t be suppressed. The Lieutenant Governor in his recent denunciation revealed the reason. ‘‘Lobbyists,’-’ he said, “are absolutely making Senators do their bidding.” As long as that Is possible, lobbying will flourish, despite public excoriation. Legislation suffers as much from weak-kneed legislators as professional lobbyists—for without one the other is impotent. Torn Sims Says They say snuff may become popular in society again. Perhaps, at last, an end to petting parties is in sight. , ■ || The arguments over child labor laws show we do more for Infant industries than we do for Infants. In Berlin, a doctor sues for removing a double chin; He should be paid. Two chins are not better than one. . The women are rolling their stockings again, we hear. Don’t strain your eyes reading late at night. Take care of them .Skirts will be shorter this spring. Skirts will have to ‘be, shorter. They couldn’t be tighter, not without walking on crutches. A skirt is a garment which always seems to be too long, top short, too tight or too something^ Perhaps this threatened return of snuff is a protection. It will be a great little chaperon. Huge packing plant In Worthington, Ind., burned. As usual, wo say, it smelled like a thousand brides cooking. 7 Australopithecus Africanus is the name a London scientist : gives to what he calls the missing link, Remember it, please. ■■■ , *•• • The Italian government has refused to let an American have its oil wells. Doesn’t such treatment demand'war? In Belgium, the pepple want a bread probe. As usual, in, bread probes, we say the staff of life is crooked. ~ , In Oklahoma, a woman shot a young man for marrying her daughter. We be ieve such action a little drastic. New California well gives natural steam. If it isn’t watched, it is liable to run for office. If the world does come to an end, as is being predicted, it will be the first time recently. Another great evil of bobbed hair Is you can’t cuss in a barber shop. The boyish figure for, girls and the girlish figure for boys continue their popularity!. (Copyright, 1925, NEA Service, Ino.)

Air Mail j— —| EYDON W. BUCHANAN, I 111 councilman, will present a I *| resolution at the next city council session asking Congress for air mail service between Indianapolis and Chicago. The move is indorsed by city officials and local postal authorities. About 100 Incoming and outgoing air mail letters pass through the Indianapolis postofflee daily. These are all to and from the far west—and are handled in and out of this city by rail. They in no way indicate the probable volume that direct service between the two cities would handle. Flying mail from the Hoosier capital to the Windy City would make the trip In about two and a half hours. A letter by rail requires approximately five hours In transit. Perhaps the possible time saving seems insignificant. A couple Qt hours Isn’t vital to ordinary individuals whose mall consists of advertising circulars and please remits. But in large business transactions the time saving is important. To business, time is money—and the air mail Is none too speedy for Its important communications.* The transcontinental air postal service has demonstrated its reliability and usefulness to business men along its line. But other cities are also entitled to mail on wings. A good beginning in serving them would be establishment of a route between Indianapolis and Chicago. Relocation ELOCATION of the Indiana Bchool for Blind on the deaf i——J school site is proposed in a measure before the Legislature. This seems a simple solution of a perplexing problem. But the trustees of the latter object. Vocational training in agriculture and dairying—for which the deaf are particularly adapted—requires all of the deaf school’s available land, they believe. Perhaps they are right. Location of the two institutions on the same site might be short-sighted and beneficial to neither. Failure to consider future expansion and necessities in locating public institutions is characteristic of all States. Perennially it is proposed to consolidate Indiana University and Purdue. It is apparent there would bo advantages in such consolidation, but accomplishment would be difficult now, though simple In the schools’ Infancy. The situation is an example of lack of vision in locating State institutions. Correcting such faults after institutions have grown to large size is expensive. The capital of Indiana was moved from Cory don to Indianapolis for $65.55. But no present State institution could be moved for that sum. . The selection of the new site for the blind school should be determined future needs more than present expediency.. No State institution should be compelled to pack Its collar and move on every few years.

Back to the Primitive AN EDITORIAL

By M. E. TRACY It* jl O matter how for we go in I mathematics, we never get uLU away from addition. No matter how completely we surround ourselves with the luxuries of life, vre still face the necessity of breathing about so many times a minute. After years of patient research, in which thousands of minds cooperated to achieve a common end, science produced a serum to balk tlie ravages of diphtheria, but Nome might have withered before the recent epidemic had there not been strong men to carry that serum across the cold and storm-swept Alaskan wastes. After untold generations of experimenting, our forgers and mechanics brought forth the power drill which has enabled us. to literally move mountains, but when FlOyd Collins was pinned beneath that seven-ton boulder in a Kentucky cave, those who undertook his rescue could not use it. Progress does not consist of substituting one idea for another, but of combining them, Except as we may have been guided Into false paths thru prejudice. or superstition, we can not

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Proposed Blue Laws Arouse Protest

Times Washinaton Bureau. J 328 New York Avenue. Feb. 10.—From W all parts of the United States, V and particularly from the tar West, protests are pounding in to Congress a.gainst enactment of a Sunday “blue law,” which has been proposed for the District of Columbia. With the possible exceptions of the postal pay bill and the Mellon tax plan, this measure has aroused more public sentiment than anything before the present Congress, although its provisions affect only inhabitants of the district. Apparently, it is establishment of the precedent which residents of the States fear. The Sunday closing law was introduced in this Congress by Senator Wesley Jones cf Washington. It makes it unlawful for any person to labor or for any person pr,cor ; poratlon to employ persons to labor or pursue any trade on “the Lord's Day”; provides for closing of dance halls, theaters, bowling alleys or any other places of public assembly used l’or secular or commercial purposes; and forbids any person to engage in commercialized sports or amusements on Sunday. The bill la in the District of Columbia committee and there is no apparent possibility that it will be reported out. But the Jones bill is liberal, compared to a measure the “Lord’s Day

afford to forget even the most primitive methods. No matter how complicated the system of applying it may become, knowledge rests on a comparatively few simple principles. This is true of character, also. It is not what he knows that makes the locksmith a builder or breaker of safes, but what he regards as right. The same proficiency enables him to pursue either course; his character determines which. Those men who traveled the frozen trail to Nome were inspired by something finer than the mere ability to negotiate it. So, too, were those other men who went down into that dWk, narrow passage, one by one, and pegged with hand tools until they dropped with exhaustion. Not that knowledge Is a useless, artificial thing, or that good character makes it unnecessary, but that the two supplement each other, and that both, though developed by education, are grounded In a few basic truths. Not that we should slacken our efforts' to improve in all possible ways, but that we should remember those changeless principles on which all knowledge rests and more especially still, those simple virtues which form the bedrock of good character.

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Alliance” has placed before the New York Legislature. The New York bill forbids practically everything except funerals on the Sabbath. Paid Sunday football, basketball, tenniS, hockey, lacrosse, polo, billiards, bowling, and all other sports are forbidden. Delicatessen shops are closed, candy stores and soda fountains. Meals may be sold, and also milk, drugs, surgical instruments and gasoline, but those are the only comAsk The Times You can ret an answer to any ques- . tion of fact or information by writing to The Indianapolis limes Washington Bureau, 1322 New York Ave., Washington. D. C.. inclosing 2 cents in stamps for reply. Medical, legai 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 confident tial— Editor. a.-.' . . What are, hops and for what are they used? Hops is a plant used In the process of brewing and in the making of yeast, and to some small degree as a medicine. How Is the Vice President of the United States sworn in office? The Vice President-elect Is always sworn in prior to the President, taking the oath of office in the United States Senate chamber, administered by the presiding officer of that body. The presiding officer may be a retiring Vice President, or a United States Senator elected by his colleagues as president pro tempore. Which is thq better so far as wearing quality is concerned, wire lath or wooden lath? Wire lath is better If adequately protected against corrosion. What is a vacuum, and is there any such thing as a perfect vacuum? In physical sclej>ee, a vacuum Is a theoretical conception of a space entiriey devoid of matter. The vacuum tube, such as a Crookes or Geissler tube, gives perhaps the nearest approach to a perfect vacuum.

WASHINGTON’S .BIRTHDAY PARTY A reader of this column asks for suggestions for a Washing- • ton’s Birthday party. Any other reader interested may obtain a mimeographed bulletin of such suggestions by writing to our Washington Bureau, inclosing a 2-cent postage stamp for reply. ■ • Is the King James version of the Bible copyrighted? The copyright is perpetual in the crown oi Great Britain, but permission is granted to reprint it to those who will do so properly and will preserve the integrity of the text. How can velveteen be cleaned? To remove lint and dust use a soft brush. Practically all of the very light stains may be removed by steaming. Are coal oil and petroleum the same, and what is kerosene? Coal oil is the same as petroleum. Kerosene is one of the refined products of petroleum. When petroleum ; was first discovered the common ! 'lame “coal oil" was given it. Inasmuch as kerosene was at first the principal useful product of petroleum, the two word3 became associated in the public mind, and “coal oil” in common usage came to mean not only the crude petroleum itself but its then principal product, kerosene. Which .Is the older, London, England, or Rome, Italy? London was occupied by the Celtic Britons before the invasion of the Romans in 55-54 B. but it was not until the Roman era,that it became a place of importance. There are several dates given for the establishment of Rome, but there are authentic records from 390 B. C. Rome is the older of the two cities. - * Does boiling a worn-out flashlight battery in brine renew its

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modities In which trafficking is per mitted. Golf is not banned, but employ ment of caddies, attendants and other workers about the links is prohibited, thus putting rather an effective stop to pursuit of the , ame. Amateurs are forbidden to play any kind of game, even to toss a ball, before 2 o’clock on Sunday. After that hour it is made optional with cities and towns whether or not amateur sports shall be allowed. There can be no Sunday concerts, vocal or instrumental. No “debates or discussions.”. And these things are forbidden: Performance of any tragedy, comedy, opera, farce, negro minstrelsy, dancing, * wrestling, boxing, circus, carnival, equestrian, vaudeville dramatic performance or exercise;: or the operation of any carousel, merry-go-round, scenic railway, Ferris wheel, or any other mechanical device, exhibition of any motion pictures, art display, agricultural or industrial display to witness which an admission fee is charged or received. All processions and parades are forbidden except funeral processions and processions to and from a place of worship. Music may be played at a military funeral or the funeral of a member of a secret fraternal society or of a Government employe, or at-a religious rally held after 1 p. m., but not on any other occasion. All repair work in garages is forbidden. Barbers can't shave and bootblacks can’t shine. Sunday shooting and hunting are expressly forbidden. All “reduced fare excursions” are made illegal. All hauling and transportation except that of handling perishable freight, livestock and passengers is done away With. And service of legal process on the Sabbath is banned. Income Tax Taxes paid or accrued during tha taxable year are deductible within limitations prescribed by the revenue act of 1924. Such items include taxes on personal property and real estate, whether business or residential. Socalled taxes assessed against local benefits, such as street paving or drainage, which tend to increase value of the property assessed, are not deductible, since they are considered as constituting the cost of a permarent improvement. The Federal income taxes may nose be deducted. Other Federal taxes, however, are deductible. Examples of miscellaneous occupational taxes are taxes on proprietors of shooting galleries;f)ool rooms, bowling alleys, customhouse brokers and stock brokers. The Federal estate tax is deductible from the gross income of the estate of a decedent in ascertaining the net Income of the estate subject to tax. Postage is not a tax. It is payment for a service. It is not an allowable deduction as a tax or otherwise to a person not engaged in business. To a person engaged in business, It is an allowable deduction as a business expense. Taxes paid by a tenant to or for a landlord for business property constitute additional rent and may be deducted as such. To*the landlord such payments constitute taxable income. Taxes paid by a tenant to or for a landlord for property -used by the tenant as a residence are not deductible. In this case, they constitute a personal living expense to the tenant. In either case, if tha landlord Includes the amount of such taxes in his gross income, he may also take as a deduction the same amount for taxes paid. If, however, the taxes paid by a tenant include m amount for a ‘local b mefit,” the andlorc must include such amc tints in his gross income and can not take any deduction therefor. i Inflated Taxes Farmers often find their taxes too heavy because of the way in which they are raised. Selling values of land which serve as the basis for taxation do not rest only on current earnings but also on anticipations of future earnings. This often means that taxes paid on flcti.