Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 262, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 March 1925 — Page 4

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The, Indianapolis Times ROY W. HOWARD, President FELIX IJWimilt, Editor. , ' WM. A. MAYBORN, Bus. Mgr. Member of the Scripps-Howarif Newspaper Alliance • * • dent of the United Press and the NBA Service • • • Member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Published (lailv except Sunday by Indianapolis Times Publishing Cos., 214-220 W. Maryland St., Indianapolis I . . subscription Rates: Indianapolis—Ten Cents a Week. Elsewhere—Twelve Cents a Week • • • PHONE—MA In 3500.

Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.—John 15:14. A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature. —Emerson. NO MEAN POLITICS A Lot of the Foyi Would Like to Be Mayor rgIOLITICS just won \ leave us alone. We I * I are rid of the Legislature when along comes the city campaign. In seven weeks, if politicians have their way, we shall be selecting candidates for mayor. It is only a matter of a few days until red fire will be lighting up the horizon and the spellbinder will be spellbinding. The campaign is starting true to form. The Republicans are engaged in a lively battle among themselves and the Democrats are trying to draft a candidate. As usual, there are plenty of seekers after the Rpublican nomination and there are plenty of men in the community, any one of whom would make a good mayor if he would run, who refuse to be candidates on either ticket. And we, for one, don’t blame them. There is too much involved in making a campaign and in holding office under the present system of government for the average business man to stake his reputation on the attempt. There is one feature of this campaign, however, that probably startles plain citizens not hardened to the ways of politics. That is the joining together in a common purpose of Lew Shank, auctioneer, monologist and rough and reaejy mayor, and Charlie Jewett, the fairt.aired boy of the Fourth Republicans, who is commonly reputed to have committed the gravest of political offenses, the wearing of silk socks. You remember, of course, how Charlie and Lew fought it out back in 1917 when Charlie had ambitions to be the youngest mayor who ever presided over the affairs of Indianapolis, when Lew Shank was attempting to lead his home-rulers to victory and when silver-tongued Dick Miller was orating nightly to little or no advantage. You .remember how Lew referred frequently to “that boy, Charlie, the silk stocking candidate,” and how Charlie referred to Lew as an “uncouth creature,” or words to that effect, and how Charlie In an attempt to be rough, told the folks on the west side that he cnce worked at the stockyards. Well, those days are gone. Charlie and Lew have united. They haven’t changed their styles in socks, but they.don’t object any more to sitting in a back room somewhere together and discussing the possibilities of putting down Cap George Coffin, ex-policeman. For Cap has become a formidable figure in the political picture. In fact, he is seeking to be the picture, and neither Charlie nor Lew likes the idea, * -

OAP COFFIN, you know, is one of the Republican city chairmen. The other is Irving Lemaux, who represents Charlie and Lew. Nobody knows which one has a right to the job, although about half the judges in this part of the State have been asked to express their opinions, Charlie’s and Lew’s and Irving’s candidate for mayor is Ralph Lemcke. Lemcke will be remembered best as the latter half of the Jew-ett-Lemeke faction of the Republican party which until recently was so bitterly assailed by the Bhank-Arruitage faction, both halves of which new insist they would like to see Lemcke elected to “teat Cap Coffin.” Meanwhile, Cap, now that he has no more duties in the legislative lobbies, is training his guns on the Jewett-Lemcke-Shank-Armitage faction, He is generally reported to have John L. Duvall, ex-county treasu/er, all trained and ready for the battle. There are reports, however, that Cap may decide to switch to some one else. Lueius 0. Hamilton, who has participated in many a battle and who has testified not infrequently in political court trials, has withdrawn as a He says running for mayor Is no job for an amateur, especially one who has been in the game only thirty or fofay years. .... But there are other candidates in the running. There is Delbert Wilmeth, who used to practice law and work as a salesman for an oil company. Delbert has been dispensing justice In small doses down at city court for three years. He wants to move up to the city hall and he has a lot of friends who feel the same way about it. But apparently he doesn’t be--Aqng to either of the predominate factions. Thus he is handicapped. Then there is William Smith Frye, transfer man and opponent of oppressive motor truck legislation. He is another man without a faction. So also is E. Howard Cadle, mender of soles and souls, who built the Cadle Tabernacle and

organized a monster chqir, besides running a shoe repair business. He also is out in the cold without a faction to protect him. • * i ■priN the Democratic side there is one anU nounced candidate, Adolph Emhardt, member of the school board. He has the support of only a £art of the Democrats. Meredith Nicholson was asked to run, but said he was working on six novels simultaneously and just couldn’t spare the time. Ex-Mayor John Holtzman, who headed a faction when the Democratic party was big enough to have factions, is discussed. But he has not announced, So it now seems that Reginald Sullivan, who has been carrying the burden of the Democratic organizatibn in the county, will have to be a candidate. This is about the situation as the campaign opens. Every factor is present or accounted for except one. This one is sometimes laughingly referred to as the self-governing citizens of Indianapolis. Os course, the interests of these citizens are of minor importance to the politicians. They comprise only about 345,000 of the population. The other 5,000 —the important element to the politician—belong to one faction or another. So the battle goes merrily on, proving the extreme efficiency, when it comes.to gaiping personal and political ends, of our present form of city government.

SUN’S SUN SETS "q"JUN YAT-SEN, first president of China, this time is authentically dead at his home in Cantor. With Sun’s passing the Flowery Republic loses a man whose like does not exist, to our knowledge, among all the remaining 400,000,000. True, in the last year or so of his life, he became embittered against the powerful white countries which for so long have been exploiting China, and was advocating an Asiatic league, with Japan at its head, to combat the “white peril.” But who could blame him? i Dr. Sun, educatf 3 in Hawaii, the United States, England and China, was responsible for the overthrow of the backward Manchu dynasty. He visioned a Chinese republic like ours, criss-crossed with railways and dirt reads which would open up his country to the civilizing- influence of the western world. He planned schools, newspapers, rapid communications and a general raising of the standards of his people. But certain powerful nations did not want a big, strong, modern China. And Sun’s hopes were frustrated. Made the first president of the new republic, he coded office to Yuan Shih K’ai, who iried to make himself emperor. Yuan failed and died in shame. But ever since then China has been in a perpetual state of civil war, province in arms against province, with foreigners aiding in fomenting strife that they might fish in the troubled waters. Sun fought hard against all this. Making Canton his capital, he set up a South China government and from there he never ceased trying to bring China to her senses. In 1921 he was again elected president of all China, but the powers refused to recognize him. They chose instead to recognize the pitiful sham of a government sitting vicious and powerless in Pekin. Physically ill of cancer, tortured in soul and in mind by the thought of all his shattered dreams, Sun died in bitterness. | His passing leaves China the prey alike of her own child-like helplessness and the greed of foreign powers. Unselfishly he gave his life for his country and we see none to take his place.

WHEN DAWES DOZES rpTIONSIDERING the havoc wrought by the I Vice President snooze the other day, costing President Coolidge the confirmation of his nomination of Warren to the attorney generalship, various suggestions have been made to prevent similar disaster in the future. One idea advanced is that O. 0. T.\ Leader Cuitiss might rig up a bed over the Senate chain >er, provide General Dawes with s. firemen’s onejpiece, handy-to-jump-into suit aod teach him to slide down the brass pole at the tap of a gong. UjT|HE dispute between Chile and Peru ov b r L * i who owns Tacna and Arica has been settled by President Coolidge, who says the people of the region can decide by vote whether there are more Chileans or Peruvians there. We hope no foreign country ever claims New York. A plebiscite of its inhabitants would certainly take it away from the United States. OME of us feel pretty important. Yet i _ > _J we are only one in 110,000,000 in our country alone, and only one of 1,800,000,000 folks who inhabit the earth.. Then there’s Mira. Mira is now being watched. Mira’s other name is Omnicron Ceti, a star 250,000,000 miles in diameter. Its volume is 26,000,000 times that of the sun and 31,200,000,000,000 times that of the earth. /

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How Are Ya? By HAL COCHRAN "V'ell, how are ya today-” It’s a thing people say, when you meet at work, or in pleasure. I guess It's a habit, ’cause all people grab It. It's frlendshipy chat, In a measure. The queer part about It, whenever folks shout It, is what they expect In return. Whenever you say, ”Oh, I’m sicklike today,” they’re sorry they've shown their concern. No man cares to borrow your alllngs or sorrow; he just wants to hear that you're fine. Whenever you tell him you’re sick, you compel him to kinda feel bored at your line. There’s a lesson in this, that too oft goes amiss. Why not say you feel well, though It’s bun*? If that thought you can shout, you will shortly find out that you’re really not feeling so punk. Get Out the Clubs! Get out the brassle and midiron! Plans for the coming year Will be discussed at a meeting of the men’s club of the South Grove municipal golf course to be held at the clubhouse at 2 p. m. Sunday. •'Y

RIGHT HERE IN INDIANA By GAYLORD NELSON

HIT-AND-RUN PLAY SPOILED ■jTT|IS3 ELLEN DUGAN, 3602 Jy| W. Washington Bt., wit.ll—l nessed an auto accident Thursday. The motorist at fault sped away without stopping. She followed him In her machine, obtained his license number, and reported to the police. Through her presence of mind and quick action the hit-and-run play of one careBlfss driver was spoiled and he was prehended. had no personal have continued on without going to the trouble to run Nelson d&wn the perpetrator. In/dead, at personal Inconvenience, she performed a public service. Public authorities are aroused by the number of fatal and nearfatal accidents In recent months. In which the motorists responsible failed to stop. Police wsr on the offenders. The Legislature prescribed more stringent penalties for them. However neither police nor strengthened statute can prosecute the war unaided. They are seldom on the spot when an accident occurs, and. unless they have the offender’s license number, Bearch for him after the smash is like hunting for a needle In a haystack. One alert bystander can do more to break up the hit-and-run than a regiment of police three blocks away. Consequently to suppress the practice the public must take a hand. It’s everybody's Job, not simply a, matter of police routine. STIMULATING A HOOSIER INDUSTRY SHE Indiana Literary League, with famous writers and literary figures as members, was formed recently. Its purpose is to promote interest in literary endeavor In the State, particularly in boys and girls. Asa first step the society announces five competitions—three open to those of high school age and two for those of college age. fifteen cash prizes are offered for the best poems, essays, cartoons, and one-act plays submitted before April 20.

Probably entry will be practical ly unanimous among the eligible classes. It Is generally assumed that a Hoosier who does not feel the urge to write is not true to his breeding. It may seem that a society to stimulate literary Interest here among boys and girls Is an enterprise like carrying coals to Newcastle. However, even latent literary genius needs encouragement. Left to Itself It may smolder In discouragement and instead of setting the world afire often ends by •clerking In a grocery store. Prize contests among boys and girl* have improved corn, hogs and pies, and added to the State's agricultural greatness. Prize literary contests among them may eventually Increase the State’s output of quality books. Like any other important product of the soil the literary fruit Is best developed by methodical clSort. The work of the league may do as much for the State as an agricultural experiment station. IS SUICIDE AWAY OUT? I p nOUF men In one section of h I the State took their own 1. I lives Thursday. Despondency over 111 health was presumably the motive In each case. But It was not unusual. Day after day someone, somewhere In Indiana, traverses the suicide route. Four to five hundred are recorded annually, not counting flirtations with railroad crossings and one-way traffic. Perhaps It seem* an easy out to one oppressed by infirmities of body or pocketbook. Nearly every one at some time, when particularly harassed, wonders if life le worth the struggle. This is a rotten world :.n some respects, so it is not surprising that many momentarily favor escaping by means of a piece of rope or shotgun. But the impulse is easily throttled. Even those who

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partially commit suicide are usually mighty glad to get back. The gt-eat deterrent to the deed Is the uncertainty as to what lies beyond—and it’s so irrevocable. Life may be irksome, but death may be disastrous. Until mediums establish better communications with the other shore, most people won't jump out of the wofld —they will have to be pushed. Present psychic communications are too vague to be reassuring. Suicide may not he a way out—it may be a frying pan-to-fire performance. Because of this uncertainty it seems better to ordinary folks to live with their troubles than to die with them. IT WASN’T” LOADED—BANG! Tangier. Ind., playfully pointed a small revolver at a boy friend the other night during rehearsal of a high school play. “It isn't loaded,” she assured him—and pulled the trigger. The boy, with a hole In his wind pipe and a bullet lodged against his spine, is in the hospital fighting for his life. The girl is prostrated with grief. Two months ago a La Grange youth, posing before his companions, pointed an “unloaded” revolver at his head and snapped the hammer. He died the following day without regaining consciousness. Regularly. inexorably empty weapons exact their bloody toll, warnings against the danger of playing with them prove unavailing. The boy or girl always knows so perfectly well they are harmless. Sometimes they never learn their mistake—in this world. Firearms, particularly revolvers, have on irresistible fascination for boys. The handling and flourish ing of a gun opens wide the potrals of high adventure and in imagination they wade through rivers of blood to perform great deeds. But even reckless, youths view loaded weapons with respect—ls they know they are loaded—and handle them circumspectly. They take liberties only with empty guns. So with unvarying regularity tragedies occur. Any pistol, whether loaded or empty, is about a a safe a plaything as a rattlesnake or a pet typhoid germ.

Ask The Times You can ret an anewer to any question of fact or information by writing to The Indianapolis Times Washington Bureau. 13~*2 New York AveTwasnington. D. C.. inclosing 2 cents in stamps for reply. Medical, legal 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 totters are oonfldantiai—Editor. From what la the quotation, "A horae, a horse, toy kingdom for a horse!” taken? From Shakespeare’s "Richard ill.” Is there any estimate of the amount of money sent to relatives and friends abroad each year by the foreign-born residents of the United States? No definite figures are obtainable, but it has been estimated by the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce of t.he Department of Commerce that at least $3&0,000,000 is sent yearly. In what part of the world do the tides reach the greatest height? The tides in the Bay of Fundy, between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, are the highest In the world, reaching a height of thirty-five feet. The tides In the Bay of Biscay, off the Spanish coast, sometimes reach the same height. Did President Garfield ever hold the rank of major general? He was created a ms.ior general for gallantry at Chlckamauga In 1863, when he resigned his command to enter Congress. What Is the minimum In height and weight for a person who wishes to enUst in the Navy? Five feet 4 Inches in height and 128 pounds in weight. What cars climbed Pike’s Peak In high gear during the 1323 Pike's Peak hill climb? Lexington (winner of flint and second honors). Hudson, third; Stevens, fourth; Oldsmohlle, fifth, and WillsSaint Claire, sixth. Where is the greatest amount of heat found? The greatest heat Is supposed to be In the stars and this is thousands of times greater than any heat that man has succeeded In generating.

Rudolph Ganz and St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Opens Spring Tour at Murat

mHE last orchestral concert of the Ona B. Talbot series will be given Monday night at the Murat by the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra with Rudolph Ganz as conductor as well as soloist. The Monday night concert of the orchestra actually begins the annual spring tour of this organization. Before returning to Bt. Louis, concerts will be given in many American cities. Helen Traubel will appear as a soloist with the orchestra, singing a great soprano aria from “Tannhauser.” One of the features of the program vdll be the playing of the Brahms No. 2 D major Op. 73. '• * ® MANY SCHOOLS ENTER MUSIC WEEK CONTESTS Webb Sparks of the fine arts com mittee of the Chamber of Commerce reports that a total of 2,408 stu dents will take part In the musical contests to be given here on Saturday, May 9. in this city. A total of fifty-three high school organizations will be represented. Twenty-three high schools will be represented, coming from eighteen Indiana cities. There will be ten bands, ten orchestras, eight mixed choruses, sixteen girl glee clubs and nine boy glee clubs. The day’s program will be brought to a close at the Murat with a concert by Virginia Rea and Max Rosen. * • * OFFICIAL PROGRAM FOR BAND CONCERT At 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Murat the Police Band of New York will give a concert with Captain Paul Henneberg conducting. Program follows: Part I Coronatou March from “The Prophet" Meyerbeer Overture “RakoCzy" Krler-Bela Concert Polka for three Cornets. "Triplets ol the Finest". . Hrnncberg Patrolmen Wo. D. Benlsch. W. Hllgeman and A. Mellohar. Grand Fantasie from "Faust".... Gounod "Hunting Song" Rueolon.u Part ft Selection from "Mile Modiste”.. .Herbert "Carmlna" (Walt* Song) Wilson Miss Perle Bartl Concert Waltz. "Wine. Women and Song" Strauza Prelude Rachmaninoff "Grand American ” - ‘-Me" Herbert • • • TWO RECITALS DUE AT METROPOLITAN SCHOOL Tnere will be a recital at the Metropolitan School of Music next Saturday afternoon March 21, at 3 o’clock, and one the following Monday evening March 23, at 8 o'clock, Pupils of Miss Helen Sartor, Miss Fay Heller, Miss Frances Beik, Miss Grace Hutchings, Mrs. Mary Wilhite, Mrs, Arthur G, Monnlnger, Miss Leone Kinder, Hugh MeGibeny and Earle Howe Jones will appear on the Saturday program. The pupils are Elizabeth Smith. Ruth Edwards. Gene Smith, Robert J. Shultz, Virginia Hill, Mary Katherine Kerr, Elizabeth Lupton, Dorothy Bartholomew, Harriet Payne, Leonore Brandt, Leonore Brandt, Carl W, Atkinson, Irma Roller, Dale W, Young and Marguerite McCarty, The musical program will be followed by two plays directed by Miss Heller and Miss Beik. In the plays

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will be: Emma Calvelage, Irene Byrum, Ruby Buscher, Thelma Peterson Lavoran Robbins and Virginia Pitman. • • • PIANO PUPILS TO GIVE A RECITAL On Monday night, March 23, the program will be given by piano pupils of Mrs. Nora Beaver, assisted by pupils of Miss Sartor, Miss Heller and Miss Beatrice Van Sickle of the dramatic department of the school. Students taking part are: Marjorie Krull. Maud Lou Mehrlng. Helen Davis, Margaret Mattipgly, Winifred Holmes, Ruth Ellen Marjorie Carr, Sylvia Hukreide, Kamora Jackson, Priscilla Shearer, Esther Stelnmeler, Gladys White, Janne Smith, Margaret Miller, Beulah Doblin, Marjorie Gibson, Fanchon Fattig, Ethel Blum, Emily Mae Tom Sims Says Government experts are advising us to set mouse traps for sparrows.

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tics Is that you can't always prove a thing by statistics. Slapping a man on the back is not always striking him In the right way. Asylums are getting ready for those who imagine they are income tax blanks. The impression arises that some of these foreign countries claiming they are facing ruin have two faces. Speaking Scotch is much more difficult than drinking It. You must get down to brass taqks to make a man see the point. Somebody's liable to come over here in an airship some day and scare our dove of peace* • , It takes about a wetk to dodge a day's work. Even If a man does pass you with his auto he may be behind with his payments. Since It requires seventeen processes to wash a stiff collar, they should drop the grindstone p.nd make it sixteen. Next time a man tells you talk Is cheap ask him If he knows how much a session of Congress costs. (Copyright. 1926, NEA Service, Inc.)

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Johnson, Romona Wilson, Oma K. Gladish, Dorothy Kepner, Aurine Davis and Virginia Stout. SORORITY PLANS TO LAUNCH CHAPTER The Mu Phi Epsilon Sorority, which is the only national honorary musical sorority, is working to establish a chapter house In New York City where members may reside while studying or visiting In New York. The local organization, whoso chapter is in the Metropolitan School of Music, recently gave a benefit for the fund and has received notice from the National secretary, Marguerite Ringo of New York, that the Indianapolis chapter had sent the largest donation yet received for the fund. Miss Florence Jeup is president of the local active chapter and Miss Lulu Brown Is president of the alumnae club. The chapter will be hostess for the coming State contest for young professional musicians which will be held under th* auspices of the Indiana Federation of Music Clubs. COMMANDERY CHOIR TO GIVE SATURDAY CONCERT Raper Commandery Choir will give the fifth number of the series of entertainments given by Raper Commandery tonight at 8:16 o’clock at the Masonic Temple Auditorium, at Illinois and North Sts. This organization has accepted an invitation to sing at the Grand Encampment in Seattle next July. It Is the only organization of Its kind in all Knight Templar Masonry. The choir will give several concerts en route and it will have the distinguished honor of singing at the opening service of the Grand Encampment. The choir will have the assistance of Everton Stidham, bass baritone, for their soloist*. , George W. Kadel is director and Clarence Carson is choir accompanist. Program follows: Winter Song ..... Bullard Chotr The, Two Grenadiers ....... Schumann In the Time of Rose* Reichardt Mr. Stidham The Blind Plowman Clark® Choir YNTBRMISSION In Vocal Combat Dudley Buck Choir On the Road to Mandalay Speak* Onna . . McGill Three for Jack Squire* Mr. Stidham The Kashmiri Song Amy Ftnden Kentucky Babe Adam Geibel Choir Red Skies Above the Wigwam.A. Dvorak Choir and Mr. Stidham Charles Hanson is accompanist for soloist. • • • A students’ recital will be given at the Indiana College of Music and Fine Arts, Meridian and Sixteenth Sts., In the colleg auditorium on Saturday afternoon, March 21, at 2:30. The public Is Invited to attend. • * * Glen Friermood of the faculty of Indiana Colleg of Music and Fine Arts has just returned from a week's visit in New York City, where he was the guest of Oscar Sugle. • • • The Flonzaley Quartet will make i Its second appearance of the season at the Academy of Music under the auspices of the Indianapolis Maennerchor. Concert begins at 8 o'clock Sunday.

The mice are willing. The world makes a revolution every day. But China makes one every hour. While opportunity Is supposed to knock at your door only once, you can always find it downtown. One thing proved by statis-