Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 34, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 June 1925 — Page 6
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The Success of Robert M. La Folleite TANARUS"j HOUGHTFIIL analysis of the career of Robert M. La Follette must result i the conclusion that he was eminently successful. He failed in some of his political ambitions, to be sure. That is, he failed as we generally measure failure. For most people would thoughtlessly assume that his great ambition was to be President of the United States; and in that he failed. But most people didn’t understand La Follette. The people of Wisconsin understood him. TTis associates in the Senate understood him. And those who understood him not only respected but admired him. The people of Wisconsin, whom he so ably and honestly represented ( in Congress, understood that instead of being the destructive radical his political opponents had pictured' him to the public mind, he was a constructive conservative. For he had worked with the people of Wisconsin long endugh before he came to the Senate for them to see that his dreams of government for the people were practical; and that they came true. Instead of destroying business in Wisconsin by regulation, he not only helped the( people but placed business itself on a sounder basis. His associates in the Senate, on both* sides of the aisle dividing Senators politically, had worked long enough with him to know that he was honest, sincere and able; and that when he talked he had the facts and knew what he was talking about. When it is understood that La Follette had a passion a te hunger for facts and dug deep into every question he discussed, it is easy to understand his reputation for courage. His courage came from conviction, and his conviction came from a thorough understanding of the facts. His eloquence wasn't that of the polished orator, but rather that of the advocate who had studied his subject and knew he was standing on the solid ground of fact. That same trait was responsible for the fact that he didn’t bend with every gust of the popular wind. He stood his ground. He knew why, if the public didn’t. And his associates knew he wasn’t a demagogue. La Follette’s mind was too-practical to harbor the delusions that often cause men in public life to mistake their way. Nobody knew better than he did that there was little or no chance for him to be elected President. But he did hope to help bring back his party to the
Looking Over What New Palace Bill Has to Offer Vafude Fans
By Shaffer Berkshire Have you ever thought how "The Sheik’’ might he played by Paderewski? Or how “June Night” would sound If it had been written by John Phillip Sousa? Those are two of the interesting impressions that Nelson Waring, pianist, is offering at the Palace the last half of the week. Waring is a good pianist. His Paderewski number is not a lot of wild gesturing or musical hokum, it is rather a sort of musical satire. Or perhaps it is an accurate impression of the way a concert pianist would play a popular number. At any rate, it is interesting vaudeville material. A group of Victor Herbert’s numbers is among his other selections which are well chosen and well played. Waring is a rare performer, a capable pianist who understands vaudeville. "Inspirations” is the vaudeville vehicle for Harry Pease and Ed Q. Nelson, popular song writers. They are assisted by a very clever young woman, who acts as the "inspiration” for their song hits past and present.
Evolution—Pro and Con
The subject that is uppermost in the news today: What do you know about it? Does the evolutionist say we are descended from monkeys? If not, what does he say? Does the theory of evolution preclude a belief in creation by God? What are the arguments that w r ill be used in the big trial in Tennessee? What does William J. Bryan have to say on the subject?
EVOLUTION Editor, Washington Bureau, The Indianapolis Times, 1322 New York Ave., Washington, D. C. I want a copy of the bulletin, EVOLUTION PRO AND CON. and enclose herewith 5 cents in United States postage stamps or coin for same: NAME _• ST. & NO. br R. R CITY ..STATE I am a reader of Thb Indianapolis Times.
Thus the songs are not only sung but dramatized. It is h novel idea, splendidly presented. The Alamo Club consists of five men who dispense instrumental music and blackface comedy. A brass quartette and the saxophone ensemble are the high spots of this act. "Shadowland,” is an interesting combination of dancing and steropticon art. The woman member of the team of Frie and Cody relies upon her size for comedy effect. It takes more than that to amuse a vaudeville audience in this day. I believe you will like the movie feature "The White Sheep.” It is a Combination of good old-fashioned melodrama and low comedy, but it is funny and at times thrilling. Glenn Tryon is the star. At the Palace today and Saturday. -I- -I- -IOther theaters today offer: “Cheating Cheaters” at English’s; Britt Wood at the Lyric; outdoor Events at Broad Ripple Park; “T Want My Man” at the Circle; "Up The Ladder” at the Colonial; "Are You Fit to Marry?” at the Crystal; “Any Woman” at the Ohio and “The Burning Trail” at the Isis.
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ground it on when Lincoln was its its leader. And always he hoped to get more light into the minds of the people about their own Government. He didn’t want government of, by and for the people to be a mere dream. He wanted to make it an actuality. He wanted to make Lincoln’s dream come true. His career was a success because he kept fighting unti 1 the final hour for the cause he espoused; arc! because from the day he entered the United States he retained the confidence of his Wisconsin constituents, and could fight bravely on for the entire country in the serene knowledge that the people who knew him believed in him and were back of him. It may take a long time for the people of other States to understand the self-sacrificing devotion of such a public servant as Robert M. La Follette, but in time they will understand. The soul of such men doesn’t go down into the grave with their mortal remains. It goes marching on. Give the Boy a Chance! mOHN COOLIDGE, son of his presidential pa, visits the home of Governor Trumbull in Massachusetts and, faster than news can travel along a hack fence, all of us he and she-gossips the whole country over lay down our work tools and begin to discuss the meaning of it. For the Trumbulls have a daughter! Not only that, but she’s a good looking girl and she’s just about Johnnie’s age. Ah, ha! See where the wind is blowing? Is he going to marry her or aint he? For heaven’s 6ake, why don’t we get along about our business and give the boy a chance! It’s not an eagy matter at best, deciding whether you want to fall in love with a girl or not. It’s harder still deciding whether you want to marry her. And it isn’t any too easy to avoid falling in love with her, if you decide you don’t want to - sometimes it may be even harder to avoid asking her to marry you. On the other hand, if you do fall in love with her and do wan+ to marry her, it isn’t always perfectly simple to manage that, either. Suppose, just for the sake of argument, yohng Johnnie is all excited over the Governor’s daughter and does want to marry, her. That’s his business and—correct us if we err —it is a darned difficult business. It’ll take all he’s got to handle it right. What chance has he if the whole country, metaphorically speaking, is going to play Little Brother and camp in the Governor’s parlor?
Tom Sims Says t ARIETY is the spice of life, y But things pall when life Is T all spice. When a man can't get a grip on himself someone else can.
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Every man has a lame excuse for getting his leg pulled. One way of getting what you want is by wanting nothing. The value of a hug depends upon the law of supply and demand. Seme women are so foolish they should have been men. Work was invented by people who were too nervous to sit still. A popular person is one who enjoys being bored. An Artie explorer would be safer if he would wait and go with his relief party. Opportunity doesn't knock. It boosts. A cynic is one who got mad and quit playing. The practical man puts *wo and two together and gets four. The dreamer gets 22. What is so rare as a swim in June? These are the days when you can’t tell if it is a sawmill or a mosquito. (Copyright, 1925, NEA Service, Inc.) TAIL-UGHT FOR DOBIN Policeman Equips Mount With Red Reflector. Bu United Prei* CAMDEN, N. J„ June 17.—A mounted policeman has put a tail light on his horse. He and the horse have been bruised several times by motorists who did not see the horse. The cop placed a red reflector on horse’s tail.
The only reliable thing about some people is their unreliability. It's a lucky June bridegroom who gets a good looker and a good cookr. One thing about bathing suits is you no longer have to take a girl at face value. Silence is usually mistaken for sense.
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RIGHT HERE . IN INDIANA By GAYLORD NELSON
TO CHASE ’EM WITH AIRPLANES THE Howard County Bankers Association has asked I— permission to use airplanes of the National Guard squadron at Kokomo in case of bank robbery in the county. It believes
planes could scout the country and aid in pursu t of fleeing btndis. It is an interesting proposal. Soon the bandits may have the bankers up in the air literally as well as figuratively. Chasing them with airplanes may be effective. It at least reveals the progress of the times and the change of fashion in
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bank robbery. In the days of Jesse James, the Dalton boys and the Younger gang, the bandits swept in and out of town astride foam flecke<L horses. The pursuing posse also galloped after them a horseback. Now the bandits use "high-pow-ered automobiles,” and the pursuers propose to use airplanes. But the mode of pursuit is relatively unimportant. The essentia,' thing is the treatment of the roboers after they are caught. The galloping posse of former days certainly dealt effectively with bandits. Now we chaso ’em with airplanes, then after capture we slap them on the wrist and parole them in a few minutes. Is that effective? DAMMING^THETRICKLE B'-’—IERT MORGAN. Federal Prohibition Director of Ini_diana, is elated over the eopvietlon in Federal Court this week of proprietors of two Indianapolis malt extract stores selling home brewers’ supplies. The convictions establish a precedent that will help prohibition enforcement, he believes. Perhaps so. There are from 1,(500 to 2,000 malt extract stores—in which malt, hops, bottling equipment, etc., are sold—operating in Indiana. But it Is doubtful if all of them were put out of business the liquor situation in the State would be greatly Improved. Ever since the prohibition law wens into effect hopeful, amateur home brewers have been at work.. Very few of them became accomplished brewnsASters. Most of the stuff turned out by them Is pallid —alcoholic, but hardly potable. The home brewer is not much of a menace in this State. The source of most of the Illicit liquor consumed in Indiana is industrial alcohol—and that is the principal source of supply of much of the so-called liquor consumed In the country. Before the waif the normal annual consumption of grain alcohol In the United States for industrial purposes was 25,000,000 gallons. During the war peak consumption rose to §5,000,000. After the war it dropped back toward normal, but in 1923 it rose to 60,000,000. Grain alcohol is indispensable in industry, its legitimate uses are manifold. But now more than twice the amount needed by industry Is being produced in the country. Obviously about half of the production must be going down the American throeii., as counterfeit Scotch, Bourbon and Rye. Putting the malt extract vendors and home brewers out of business won't dry the country. That’s merely damming .he trickle, and Ineffective as long as the flood of industrial alcohol flows unchecked.
THE PERSISTENT BOOTH MYTH |EV. J. W. POTTER of Kokomo, in a recent address declared John Wilkes Booth, Lincoln’s assassin, was not slain by his pursuers a fortnight after the crime—as history records —but escaped. He would correct history. According to the usually accepted story, Booth was trapped in Garrett’s barn, in Virginia, by a detachment of soldiers and shot while resisting capture. He died April 26, 1865, and his body waa taken to Washington. According to the Rev. Potter, the story is all wrong. He says Booth escaped, made his way across the Mississippi into Texas. Eventually In Enid, Okla., where he posed as a painter under the name of David E. George, he committed suicide in 1903—almoot forty years after Lincoln’s death. All very interesting, if true. But what are the facts? The persistence of the Booth legend caused the Dearborn Independent to undertake an investigation which extended over two years and ran down every clew. The results have recently been published—and they explode the myt hthat Booth escaped to live to a ripe old age. Someone was killed in Garrett’s barn. The underclothing on the body bore Boothe’s initials. Wallet, knife, and personal effects found on the dead man were positively identified as belonging to Booth. The corpse, after removal to Washington was positively Identified by a number of reputable persons who knew Booth. The evidence seems conclusive that the man shot in the barn was John Wilkes Booth. But what if he wasn't? Both the supporters of the myth and the historip version agree on one point l —that Booth is dead. Anyway the important fact of history waa the assassination of Abraham /Lincoln not the end of his assassin.
STUDENTS AND MARRIAGE RUSTEES of Indiana University recently ruled that —a student in the University who marries and fails to announce the fact within two weeks after the ceremony will be liable to forfeiture of all scholastic credits made after the marriage. No doubt secret mariage3 of university students should be discouraged. In fact most colleges frown on all undergraduate matrimonial ventures—both open and secret. Many schools expel, suspend or otherwise discipline students who wed. At the university there is every opportunity for propinquity to get in its deadly work and probably, it must he restrained by strong disciplinary measures. The university an educational institution not a matrimonial bureau. But why should a student who marries and keeps the disaster secret be deprived of scholastic credits earned after the catastrophe? A student who does satisfactory work in the classroom would seem logically entitled to credit for that work even if it was performed while the student was suffering from a secret attack of matrimony, hives or ingrowing nails. Scholastic credit measures intellectual attainments not physical infirmities and conduct. Living By Hal Cochrane mHE eight hours for work and the eight hours for play, with the eight hours for sleep make a night and a day. You’re wise as can he, ao the doctors all say, if you use each eight hours in the ’sposed to-be way. The man who sits tight, till his work hours are through, and does the best work that he knows how to do, need never have reason to worry and’©tew. When work is successful, your troubles are* few. The strain over labor that piles up each day. will ne’er reach the point where your system gives way, if you offset the work by the eight hours of play. That’s how you can keep nervous breakdowns at bay. Then, last, but not least. Is the rest that you need. The full hours of sleep are just planting the seed that grows you the strength that will keep you well keyed to meet with the toil of your work aday deed. Too many folks feel that they're always too strong, to ever have health or ambition go wrong. You pay, in the end, when your living is rash, for a haphazard life rarely leads to a crash. (Copyright. 1925. NEA Service. Inc.)
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of Moses on Mt. Sinai. Pentecost is also tho Christian feast of Whitsunday commemorating tho descent of tho Holy Ghost upon the apostles on the Jewish Pentecost, Have any attempts been made to associate colors with musical notes? Attempts have been made to associate colors with musical notes—in fact, a few years ago a so-called “color organ” was played at tho Rivoll Theater, New York, but scientists. musicians and artists do not take this sort of thing very seriously. Are Government-owned steamboats subject to the same inspection as privately owned steam vessels? The vessels owned and operated by the United States Shipping Board are inspected by the United States Steamboat Inspection Service just as privately owned vessels. Ships owned and operated by the Government Da partments are not subject to In-
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spection, but are Inspected only upon the request of the Department by which they are operated. From whose writings do the following lines of poetry come: "The voice of one who goe bee before, to make The paths of June more beautiful, is thine Sweet May.’* These lines are from the poem “May,” by Helen Hunt Jackson. What is the meaning of the name "Ivan?” This is the Russian name for John. John means "the gracious gift of God.” PARSON HITS WOMAN I /melon Clergyman Fined for Assault. LONDON, June JR.—ijbndon has a parson who doesn't believe that the peacemakers are blessed. At least the Rev. Cecil Walker Brett was fined 50 shillings for punching! a woman onthe noce. He and the! woman had a dispute over rent for a cottage the parson owned.
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