Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 267, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 March 1925 — Page 4

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Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again,—Luke 8:30. That alone belongs to you which you have bestowed.—V emuna. NO MEAN POLITICS 4r ■* / 6—Reginald Sullivan Refuses to be a Candidate for Mayor. JNOTHEIt example of problems confronting a candidate under our present system of government is the statement of Reginald Sullivan, Democrat, in refusing to accede to the wishes of his friends and become a candidate for mayor. This statement is even more impressive because it comes from a man with considerable political experience who should “by this time be somewhat used to the hardships of po-liticr-1 life. How much more terrifying must the abuses and difficulties experienced by a candidate or public official be to a business man or executive who never has sought public office. I OFLLIVAN’S statement is based on bit--1 1 ter experience, not only his own, but that of his father who was twice mayor of Indianapolis. .He said: VI have bo desire to enter the contest for mayor and realize that to do so would mean a personal sacrifice. However, the office is a most honorable one and if my personal convenience and business affairs alone stood in the way my inclination would be to accede to my friends’ request, but I have family obligations which can not be ignored.” “My mother is advanced in years, not well, and worries about her family. My father was twice mayor of Indianapolis and she knows by experience the trials of that office and does not want me to enter the contest. For her sake I will not be a candidate for mayor.” prTl KINK oYer the mayors Indianapolis has 1 I I had in the past. Hardly ope has left office with his reputation entirely unscathed. The moment a man, regardless of his ability, becomes mayor of the city he is subjected to political pressure from all sides. No matter how he turns or how well he serves his city he meets with opposition of one group or another of politicians. This opposition frequently takes the form of persecution. So bad has this situation become that no outstanding business man will even consider seeking the office of mayor. The result is that the.city is being ruled in one administration right after another by a group of politicians who are merely playing the game. Their hides have been toughened by years of political battles and they seek preferment and gain regardless of the cost. mlllS is the sort of thing that is driving cities all over the country to the adoption of the city manager form of government. This form has now been put into effect by more than 300 American cities, large and small. The city manager form does away with the sort of thing that Reginald Sullivan is seeking to spare his mother. Under the manager system the city council would be non-partisan. The executive head of the city would not be required to run for office. He would be employed for his ability just as the executive head of any other business corporation is employed. He would keep his job as long as he served the city. There would be no object in his trying to please any group of politicians and the politicians would have no hold on him.

Putting Name of Willa Holt Wakefield in Our Very Own American Hall of Fame

By Walter D. Hickman mT Is not often that I elect and place In my own American of Fame a candidate. I do so today by placing the name of Willa Holt Wakefield alongside of Bernhardt, Anna Pavlowa, Mrs. Flske, Galll-Curcl, Frits Kreisler, Al Jolscn and a few others. tc has been several seasons since I actually Increased the membership of my own Hall of Fame. Not very many get Into this safely guarded place in my mental box. It Is nearly sacred territory. Willa Holt Wakefield Is a bigwoman—big in the spirit of her mission and the method of carryl ,p- It out. Handicapped as few great artists are, Miss Wakefield rises to the great of individual song stories. As I laughed with her yesterday atiernoon %vhile sic sang about a lad who kissed a maid In the dark on the back stairs an t then heard har sing a southern mammy thing, I realized that this woman was a rare artist, ono of the very biggest. Her songs are individual. No one could do them but this woman. Some am brilliant laugh gems, others sparkle with logic and the “pal” gets light Into your heart. Bhe la a wonderful showman. Not flashing, but a careftil artist who

Peru: Or Mark 5:25 F" lEELING runs high in Peru over Presi__J dent Coolidge’s award as arbiter in the thirty-two-year-old quarrel with Chile over Tacna and Arica. Angry demonstrations have taken place in the streets of every city in the country. Our embassy in Lima has been attacked and at this writing Peruvian soldiers guard it against further assault. Somehow we find our syhipathy going out to poor Peru, ever the under dog. Too weak to defend herself, she has been kicked and cuffed about since that fateful day 400 years ago when Pizarro and his little band of Spaniards sacked the empire of the Incas and set the style. Behind the present row are the fabulously rich nitrate beds. All the world knows the value of nitrates. It also knows that for the past forty years Chile has had a monopoly on the world’s greatest supply of this mineral. So vital in war and so necessary in peace. But it probably does not know how Chile acquired it. Peru won her independence from Spain at the battle of Ayacitcho. General Pershing has just returned from a celebration of that battle’s centennial where he represented the United States. But in 1866 Spain tried to come back and Chile, with Ecuador and Bolivia, joined with Peru to send her packing. That date marks the real beginning of the fuss over Tacna and Aricai Together, Peru and Bolivia owned the wonderful nitrate deposits in the Atacama region, but both were poor as Job’s turkey and Chile commenced the exploitation. Soon—as is ever the case—the far more powerful Chile began to look upon the nitrate fields as hers In 1879 she declared war against Peru and Bolivia and by 1883 had them licked to a frazzle. In a dictated peace, Chile took everything. She added hundreds of miles to her coast line at the expense of Bolivia and Peru. Tho fate of Tacna and Arica, the northernmost tip of the conquered territory belonging to Peru, she magnanimously left to be decided by a vote of the population ten years from the signing of the treaty. This plebiscite should have taken place in 1894. 'But Chile seems to have feared for the result. She would not agre - ' to any of the suggested plans for taking the vote and so, year by years and decade by decade, she has kept putting the event off. Meanwhile she has been in complete control of the disputed country. In 1922 in desperation, Peru agreed to let President Harding decide the issue. President Coolidge'inherited the job and his award has just been made. Briefly it calls for a popular vote in Tacna and Arica to decide whether they will remain with Chile or return to Peru. The Peruvians claim that such a vote now will not do justice to Peru. They say the territory has been administered as part of Chile forty-odd years—since 188:1—and a vote now would be almost like asking Texans and Californians to decide whether they wish to remain in the United States or return to Mexico. So Peru is deeply hurt. She feels the American award favors “guilty” Chile and says so openly. The world is watching to see what she will do next. But what can she dot Had she been strong enough to lick Chile, the issue would have been settled years ago. As she was not, and is not, the prospect of Tacna and Arica being returned to her certainly is not bright. The real answer is more likely to be found in Mark 5 .-25: “For he that hath, to him shall be given: ana he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath.”

knows real material and how to put It across to a great ovation. She received one of the most sincere ovations that an artist has received at the Palace this season. This woman has been acclaimed all over this country and in foreign lands, f have not heard her for years, but yesterday I unlocked the door to my , Hall of Fame and put hftr there among the very few others. Jack Broderick of Indianapolis and Miss Felson have the biggest act of their career. Mlbs Felson is graceful and pleasing on her toes, although she goes in for tht acrobatic brand of toe work. Brode.ick again yields to the lure of removing as many clothes as possible In one dartce, tipt the lights are well handled., I have maintained before that Broderick should dispense with this brand of dancing In vaudeville. He doesn’t need it. His other dance work is pleasing and puts him over to a substantial hit. He has the services of an orchestra and a male dancer. Lavarrs Brothers have a mixed singing and athletic offering, which hits the mark frpm the beginning. They are assisted 'by Miss Pingree, who has a good sonfiLabout warning the girls not to pick ’em when she is 49. V Eddie Black starts pumas a nut

comedian but Improves when Claire O’Donnell produces her violin. Hanson is a magician with the most unpleasant laugh I have heard on the stage. His magic Is good but his laugh is terrible. He is assisted by the Burton Sisters. The movie is Baby Peggy, in “Family Secret.” At the Palace today and Saturday. • • • Indianapolis theaters today offer: Eddie Leonard with his minstrel bunch at Keith’s; Greta Ardlne an*, company at the Lyrio; William Fairbanks In “That Wild West” and “rilgh-Horse” at the Isis; “The Reg Man” at the Apollo; “Janice Meredith” at the Circle and “Sackcloth and Scarlet” at the Ohio.

Stage Verdict Palace—Willa Holt Wakefield proves she deserves the many fine honors that she has received during her career. Bhe is one of the greatest artist In the realm of story song work on the stage today. Receives a great ovation. Jack Broderick of Indianapolis now has the biggest act of his career. Remainder of the show registers above the average.

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By GAYLORD NELSON

SWALLOWING THE EVIDENCE mUDGE ROBERT C. BALTZELL, In Federal Court yesterday, criticised Federal prohibition agents who testified during trial of a couple of blind tiger operators that they bought and drank whisky In the places. It was explained that some wily bootlegger.il won’t sell liquor by the bottle or allow customers to except Internally. I | So, because agents on the corpus 4 1 i,si " n al!> to u h t Hat JHj swallow drinks practice is only Nelson fighting the devil with fire. But to plain citizens—and even to the Judge—that seems to be smoky business. Demon Rum Is legally banished, because, of the physical, social and moral havoc he has wrought. Theoretically he is equally damaging to all—as bad for the internal economy of a prohibition agent as of a private citizen. Consequently there may be a fine distinction, but little moral difference between Federal agents buying whisky over the bar and drinking It for evidence and a private ciUzen buying it over the bar and drinking It for pleasure. In both coses the liquor arrives at the same destination and has the same effect. If the letter and spirit of a law Isn’t respected by law enforcement officers how can respect be demanded from others? THE FORCES . OF NATURE r— —I’JNDREDS of lives and milll—ll lions of dollars' worth of I * H property were destroyed by tne tornado that cut a swath through southern Illinois; and Indiana late Wednesday. A large section of Princeton Is In ruins. Griffin is wiped out. It was an appalling catastrophe. Towns and peaceful countryside were pursuing their dally tasks and pleasures In contentment and apparent security. Then struck a roaring, demoniacal twister—only an infinitesimal eddy In the ocean of air—and passed on, leaving death and destruction. Man Is a lordly creature In his own estimation. Because of his brain and intelligence he has traveled far and accomplished much. He has harnessed rivers, pierced mountains, changed the face of nature, and put the lightning to work. But, at best, he maintains a precarious foothold on this little wrinkled planet. A gust of air, a splash of water from tne ocean, a tremble In the rocks beneath hls feet, and man and his handiwork are blotted out. Then the sun shines, the rains fall and the forces of nature go on without noticing the Incident. It Is not surprising that savage races personify the forces of nature os malignant gods to he propitiated with sacrifices and religious Incantations. His fear of wind, waves and thunder's roll le well founded. Neither he nor civilized man can control them. BANKERSAND BANDITS mHE Indiana Bankers’ Association Is considering establishment of an armed vigilance committee organization In every coynty to ourb yeggman and bandits. In lowa, where the plan orlgZone of Quiet By HAL COCHRAN The shades are drawn down and the room Is kept cool. All’s quiet; mere whispers are said. A wee little youngster Is missing from school, for Illness has sent It to bed. The household is ready to wait on the tot who is propped on a pillow or two. No matter what sickness the youngster has got. little favors we’re anxious to do. ' Br ® Foes to work, he will stop for a while; maybe put a cold cloth on the head of the child, who gives thanks with a sweet little smile. And then, there cornea breakfast in bed. Mom rushes around, as the day rolls along and she answers each little request. Perhaps there’s some rocking, mid lullaby song, that will help the wee sick one to rest. All mothers and dads are created alike, In the service an ailing child brings. For where, tell me where, has there e’er been the tike who can’t play on our sympathy strings?

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inated, expert marksmen were picked in every town. These men, armed by the Bankers’ Association and deputized by sheriffs, are ready to go into action whenever a bank robber darkens the horizon. There were fifty-six bank holdups in that State in 1920 and only eight in 1924. Apparently vigilantes are effective there and bandits have sought other pastures. Perhaps the system would be equally effective in Indiana where there have been forty-nine bank holdups—successful or attempted —in the past two years. With alarming frequency Hoosier bankers’ hands go up and their assets down at a bandit's command. It is difficult for ordinary law enforcement machinery to suppress bank robbers. The latter move too fast—thanks to automobiles. When they traveled ahorseback they could be overtaken by an enterprising local officer before they left his bailiwick. But now a bandit can loot the village bank and reach a neighboring State before sheriff or town marshall can pin on h<s star. Armed vigilantes—with a statewide organization back of them—always near at hand, ready to drop peaceful pursuits and respond to alarms might cramp the bandits' style—and be the answer. A MARRYING SQUIRE mUSTICE GIDORGE E. LAW, of Brazil, died the other day. He was one of Indiana's most famous marrying squires. In his twenty-eight years as justice of the peace he turned the key of wedlock on 9,531 couples. Marriage is a romantic adventure but it is also a lucrative Industry for marrying squires. A wedding a day will keep the wolf away from any justice of the peace. Consequently many magistrates specialize In that brat ch of their Judicial functions, particularly If located conveniently to attract runaway trade from adjoining states. Two months ago the activities of the marrying squires of Jeffersonville—the Clark county "Ore na Green”—achieved public notoriety. They maintained runners and placed signs at the ferry landing to guide eloping Kentucky couples to the marriage parlors. They are alleged to nab couples up off the street, and marry them whether they are of age or drunk or sober. Only police interference prevented one squire there from marrying an old man from Kentucky with hls granddaughter. Os course marriage Is a valuable social institution. It should, perhaps, be encouraged. As far as public policy is concerned It’s Immaterial whether the wedding rite is civil or ecclesiastical. But in the hands of many marrying squires marriage becomes sordid ’ business —a mad scramble for fees. The divorce courts get the knots. Ask The Times "You can set an answer to any question ot fact or Information by writing to The Indianapolis Times Washington Bureau. 1322 New York Are., Washington. 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 perRnal reply. Unsigned requests cannot answered All Ist ter* are oonfidsnUai—Editor. Os what type of vessel Is ths Concord of the United Status Navy and what are some other vessels of Its type? It is a light cruiser. Other vessels of the same type are the Cincinnati, Detroit, Memphis and Richmond. Can you suggest a good cement for metals? Celluloid, heated to 125 degrees Centigrade, is an excellent cement for this purpose It Is especially useful in the production of inlaid work. Has the Government begun to send out the adjusted service certificates to px-service men? Approximately 900,000 bonus certificates have been sent out, and about 20,000 are being mailed daily. Is peanut flour a good substitute wheat flour? During the World War the Department of Agriculture made experiments along this line and found peanut flour especially adapted as a part substitute for wheat in bread making and in the making of baking powder biscuits, cakes, gems, waffles and griddle cakes. The flour was made by grinding the roasted or unroasted nuts or from the pressed cake after the oil has been extracted. Peanut flour from the pressed cakes contains over four times as much protein, eight times as much fat and nine times as much mineral ingredients as white flour. Bread made from one part of peanut flour and three parts of wheat flour Is highly nutritious.

MORGUE PILED HIGH WITH storm dead at Murphysboro, HL

Tom Sims Says Here’s a bit of refreshing news. The United States eats almost $300,000,000 worth of ice cream every year. tGolf won’t take most men think, golf scores are could be worse. chewing gum was Uke chewing The Mad HatSIMS ter seems to write the price tags on spring bonnets. What tickles a man more than getting out his summer suit and finding a dime in the pockets? Only a short time now until we will be too sick to work and too well to stay home from fishing. A cynic is a man who mistakes cheerfulness for ignorance. A man raises caln with the waiter about burned food because he can have that kind at home. Lots of novels are written for stenographers to read during business hours, and few spelling books. No telling what you could hear every day with the energy you spend talking about nothing. Another sign of spring Is when the small boy hides the rake and the carpet beater. It might help If we worried less about what we are after here and more about what we are hereafter. The French birth rate is declining because they have too many people who think they have too many people. Doctor news today. Sickness costs $1,600,000,000 yearly in the United States. Isn’t worth it. Language is a peculiar thing. When a man comes after dinner he usually comes before dinner. Still another sign of spring is “Use Blank’s Chill Tonic." (Copyright, 1925, NEA Servloe, Inc.) Hear Worms Eat BUENOS AIRES, March 10.—By connecting a strong microphone with headphone* to an apple, a South American scientist has been able to detect the sound of worms gnawing and biting within the apple. In the same manner he detected the presence of weevils in corn.

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In New York By James W. Dean NEW YORK. March 20.—A1l beauty is not stifled In New York’s tenement life. It buds and flourishes and seems the brighter because of its background, like a red rose growing in black loam. Out of the dank byways of the tenements have come some of our greatest artists. But those left behind are not without their beauty. They plow along from day to day in their dull, drab occupations but with their heads In the clouds —potential Carusos driving trucks. Barrymores aying bricks, poets selling fish and painters digging ditches. This thought occurs as I become acquainted with William Gowrle. He is a letter carrier, but for twenty years he has been an amateur actor, playing some of the greatest roles of all time in little out-of-the-way halls and clubrooms. Just now he has a leading role in Bret Harte's “Salomy Jane.” being presented by the Cellar Players. It is the first revival of this classic in New York for many years. The Cellar Players have been organized about eight years. The membership of forty Includes truck drivers, piano movers, clerks and stenographers. The plays are presented at the Hudson Guild, a settlement house on the fringe of Hell's Kitchen. These amateurs have little or no hope of fame and care little about that. They are satisfied that they

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