Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 55, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 July 1925 — Page 6
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■pie Indianapolis Times ROY W. HOWARD. Prudent. FELIX F. BRUNER, Editor. WM. A. MAYBORN, Bus. Mgr. Member of the Scripps-Howard Newspaper Alliance * * ♦ Jlient of the United Press alid the NEA Service * * • Member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Published daily except Sunday by Indianapolis Times Publfihing Cos., 214-220 W. Maryland St, Indianapolis * • • Subscription Rates: Indianapolis—Ten Cents a Week. Elsewhere —Twelve Cents a Week • * • PHONE—MA in 3500.
No law shall be passed restraining the free interchange of thought and opinion, or restricting the right to speak, write, or print freely, on any subject whatever.—Constitution of ■lndiana.
“The Kingdom of Yewkant’ 5 imi HE Kingdom of Yewkant,” says James | 1 1 O’Donnell Bennett, in an article in the current issue of Liberty, “is bounded on the north by the Lake and State of Michigan, on the east and south by the State and River of Ohio, and on the west by the State of Illinois. “The population of the kingdom is above three millions and it is flourishing. Its capital is Kantopolis. “And if you demand more definite defining, the kingdom of Yewkant "is—or was— ■ the State of Indiana.” • • • | Eof Indiana are doomed to be held up IW as horriblle examples. Such references as Bennett’s in the article quoted are becoming more -and more frequent. All o,£ this wouldn’t be so bad IF WE DID ’ Not deserve just the kind of TREATMENT WE ARE RECEIVING. Many in Indiana—unfortunately including uur lords and masters of thfe ruling element—have forgotten that the State was made for the people and not the people for the State. Bennett’s article has to do with the Wright bone dry law —not so much with the rather glaring inconsistencies of that law as with its enforcement. We are not going to quarrel with prohibition. Many will disagree, but we believe the people of Indiana as a whole want prohibition. Our quarrel is with the growing practice of ignoring the basic principles of human freedom upon which our State and Nation were builded. And, we take it, that is Bennett’s quarrel. Bennett points out that for 109 years Indiana was without an official motto. But now we have one. If It is: “YOU CAN’T.” i * * * V B‘ ENNETT in his article cites a long series of instances of gross violation on the part qf officers and public officials of the Pburth amendment to the American Const’tution—perhaps the greatest dngle paragraph in the Constitution —that makes inviolate the property and person of an individual. He tells of a man who lost his business connections because his home had been raided three times —unjustly. He tells of an incident in which a policeman kicked in the door of a home in order to search the place. ■to He tells of the search of an automobile occupied by three women and an r fficer’s answer to the hysterical protests of the women: “Well, right. We didn’t find anything.” tells of one of the most deplorable conJHs of all, the fact that persons of influence IRo protest against such wholly unwarranted Hml illegal activities privately, are afraid to protest publicly. And in this the author of the article hits upon one of our principal difficulties—the fact that ciitzens who could get results have been so browbeaten and coerced by the apostles of “You Can’t,” that they haven’t the courage to defend what they believe to be not only their ’Tcgfi I rights, but their God-given rights as free men. / • * • EVERY official in Indiana from the Governor down to constable should read this, the Fourth amendment to the Constitution of
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X| By David Dietz / yEA Service Writer I/CHRISTMAS present from f the last frontier, the frontier 1 of science. Prof. Dayton Ci Miner, president of the American Phys cal Society, is preparing it 'or tie world.
It’s information that philosophers have sought for years. It is the answer to the question of where our our earth is headed and how fast it is going. Go outdoors at about 9 in the eve ning and look almost overhead, but a little to the east. You will notice a brilliant white star, the brightest in that part
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if. the sky. A little to the west >if Vega you will notice a group of stars. This is called the constellaton Hercules. • The sun and all its planets, including our earth, are moving tovard a point somewhere in Hercules vith a speed of about 100 miles a econd. Dr. Miller, by lengthy calculaions which it will take from now to to
the United States, and should remember that he has taken a solemn oath to uphold and enforce this amendment: “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against UNREASONABLE SEARCHES AND SEIZURES shall not be violated; and no warrants shall issue, BUT UPON PROBABLE CAUSE, SUPPORTED BY OATH OR AFFIRMATION, AND PARTICULARLY DESCRIBING THE PLACE TO BE SEARCHED AND THE PERSONS OR THINGS TO BE SEIZED.” Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia University, remarked a short time ago that Indiana officials were ‘ ‘ dancing with goplish glee on the prostrate form of common sense.” Not only is this ghoulish dance being conducted on the prostrate form of common sense, but, what is worse, the heels of the dancers are being ground into the well-nigh lifeless form of elementary human liberty. Make It Stick, or Recant IHE United States today faces one of the most serious crises in all its history in the Far East. • The Orient has gone back twenty-five years. The old, exploiting powers in China are at it again. Now as then, they are moving heaven and earth to force us in with them, or to force us out. Events have reached the point, therefore, where we must either vigorously reassert our twenty-five-year-old policy of the open door n China, or ingloriously be booted out of the country. The news from Swampscott indicates President Coolidge intends to stand by China and the open door. And Secretary of Sta*te Kellogg, after a conference with the President, is quoted by the United Press along much the same lines. Our policy, he declared, “may be said to be a scrupulous observance of the obligations to Chiria entered into at the Washington conference and the insistence that the government of China take adequate measures for the protection of foreigners and to carry out her responsibilities under the treaties.” This, too, though a trifle ambiguous, sounds as though the Secretary of State intends to live up to thq doctrine of his illustrious predecessor, John Hay, and the open door. What are “the obligations entered into at the 'Washington conference?” Briefly these l 1. “To respect the sovereignty, the independence and the territorial and administrative integrity of China, and 2. “To provide the fullest and most unembarrassed opportunity to China to develop and maintain for herself an effective and stable government.” “The scrupulous observance” by the forof these obligations would go a long Avay toward putting China on her feet. But unfortunately just at present the unscrupulous flouting of them is threatening not only the peace of China, but of the whole far East. The Washington pact of 1922 is but a rephrasing of the Hay doctrine of the open door of 1900. Thus we are in honor doubly bound to a very definite China policy. Bluntly, America must find a way to make the open door stick open, else publicly recant and take an international humiliation.
motion of the earth through the ether. The experiment showed that the motion existed. Now the calculations will show the exact direction and speed. This expeitment, many readers will recall; obtained great notice when the result was first announced some weeks ago. That was because it upset that part of the Einstein theory, which said that you couldn’t detect any motion through the ether, and that therefore there was no such thing as absolute motion. * • * A"" MODERN study of ancient magic reveals the fact that v... many so-called magic cures actually worked. The reason why they worked, though, has nothing to do with magic. For example, many centuries ago, the Chinese doctors of magic used to prescribe the skin of the toad as a cure for heart disease. Recent research shows that the skin of the tropical toad contains a substance called bufagin. Bufagin is a powerful heart stimulant resembling the more familiar heart stimulant, digitalin.- • * * - v J HAT makes the singing of a piece of music by one per- , 'LI former seem highly emotional while another performer makes it flat and li/eless ?
waves when ‘‘Annie Laurie" was sung. They revealed that the emotional quality was the result of the singer’s voice indulging in subtle variations of pitch, time and intensity. The performer who sang the notes absolutely true to pitch and kept perfect time and maintained an even intensity, was the one whose performance lacked what the world calls artistry. I Will V By Hal Cochran mWILL and I CAN’T had a session one day and they argued the points in their favor. I WILL stood for work and I CAN’T just for play, and their chat had a sensible flavor. "Why I,” said I CAN’T, “am the easiest way for men to get by without working. Whatever tasks come, they can merrily say, ‘I CAN’T’ and then turn unto shirking. "Just thing of the people who worry and fret when the thought waves of work start to chant. And then just imagine the thrill they can get when they dodge it by saying, ‘I CAN’T.’ ” "So that is your story," I WILL snapped reply. “Well, maybe you're right in a measure. But WHO are the people who merely slide by, and what is the worth of their pleasure? "I think you will find that the happiest folk, and those who can get the real thrill, are those who .can never take work as a joke, but tackle their tasks with ‘I WILL!’ ” Now, who wins the argument? Think as you mav. It rather destyle. "I CAN'T” you
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES
RIGHT HERE IN INDIANA By GAYLORD NELSON
ANOTHER BANK LOOTED mVVO bandits visited the bank at Straughn (Ind.) late Monday afternoon. They got SBSO. It'was the first bonk robbery in the State in more than a month. The crime was perpetrated in the usup.i manner. The robbers
strolled into the bank, compelled the two women emploYes to lie on the floor where they were trussed up, seized the cash in sight and departed without hindrance. The only new feature introduced into the case was tho newly organized vigilance committee of the Henry County Bankers’ Association. The
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vigilantes didn’t prevent the crime but they were quickly in hot pursuit of the bandits. They didn't catch them. Recently bankers throughout the State have been very active in forming vigilance committee to fight bank banditry. Nearly every county has perfected an organization. At the first brush between • the newly constituted vigilantes and robbers, the latter escape just as if they had nothing but a town marshal to contend witty. The episode shows that there is no single panacea for the cure of bank robbery. Citizen volunteers, hired detectives, public peace officers, and stern courts can all help to make such banditry hazardous. But bank robbery is not an unique crime—springing into full bloom spontaneously. It's the logical growth from a seed of lesser crime. The most effective curb to bank banditry is lelentless warfare by peace officers and bench on every sort of crime. PIETY BY“ JUDICIAL. DECREE mUDC.E LOCKYEAR, of the Evansville (Ind.) juvenile courg, yesterday sentenced an 11-year-old lad to one year’s regular attendance at Sunday school. The boy had stolen a horse. Pnobably the judge preens himself over his wise disposal of the case, and considers the judgment rendered worthy of Solomon at his best. Perhaps in this instance it is. The delinquent lad is young enough to be susceptible to moral suasion. Enforced Sunday school attendance may reform him —but usually obligatory piety by judicial decree accomplishes little. Frequently some judge sentences a miscreant to church or Sunday school attendance under the hallucination hat grimy character can thus easily be made pure as snow. But coercive plunges into sanctity won’t achieve that result. Internal desire not external compulsion tjiust reform character. Usually the offenders so sentenced don’t germinate a moral pin-feather. Probably their wings would sprout as quickly if they were sentenced to stand on one foot on a street corner and wiggle their ears. To most offenders incarceration in jail will prove fully as effective in inculcating moral precepts and in influencing them to reform as obligatory church attendance. POLICE AND POLITICS |AN O’BRIEN, San Francisco police chief, now in chiefs’ convention, believes that a police department should be on a civil service basis entirely out of politics. For the past sixteen years the San Francisco department has been on that basis. Last year the Goldqn Gate city had twenty-five murders. During 1924 Indiangpolis—with about half the population of San Francisco —had more than twice as many homicides. Yet Indianapolis is a peaceful Hoosier community while San Francisco is a world port where lawless rogues from the seven seas ming’e and brawl. Not many years ago no city in the country possessed a more evil reputation for lawlessness. In British cities, which are admirably policed, they also have the quaint idea that police duties have to do with law and order not politics. The “bobbie” never circulates a petition, hustles a vote, or performs other functions so characteristic of Indianapolis policemen. • In all England and Wales —w'th a population of 36,000,000 —there were only fifty-eight murders and fifty-one robberies last year. Less than in Indianapolis. Yet during that year there was more unemployment, liquor and other crime stimulants to the square inch in England and Wales than ever existed in the Hoosier metropolis. Perhaps there is something to the system of divqrcing the police departments from politics. Indianapolis might try it for a change. REMODELING THE COURTHOUSE Ml ARION County officials, at a conference Monday, approved expenditure of approximately $50,000 for remodeling the courthouse. Plans for an imposing new structure to cost $3.000,000 or $4,000(000 —which have officials) for eome time—-
for its erection —needs rejuvenation and alteration. The exterior is encrusted with the accumulated grime of fifty years. The interior crawls with rats, roaches and inconveniences. Offices are crowded, space must be found for expanding departments, and lighting is bad. In fact it is a typical specimen of American public architecture as expressed in our State capitols and courthouses. American commercial architecture is unrivalled. Banks, office buildings and factories are designed to afford the workers they house every facility and convenience to expedite transaction of business. Utility is not sacrificed for mere ornateness. But we still build our public edifices to resemble Greek temples or Roman baths. They are monuments not workshops. They are crowned with soaring domes and bonds and are flanked with noble pillars. Within are noble cobwebs, gloom, and an air redolent with past ages. Buildings influence the state of mind of their occupants. Perhaps if our public buildings were modernized there would be greater efficiency. Public business might step forwaid brisky instead of ambling with the slow, stately stride of classical antiquity. Perhaps the most troublesome pet in the world is an alarm clock. Pour a little sirup on the baby’s nose to keep the flies from bothering you. Examine flies before taking an afternoon nap. Some of them may be wearing hobnailed shoes.
Charlie Chaplin Swings a Wicked Baton While Directing His First Brunswick
By Walter D. Hickman Mr~^~ ANY a time has Charlie Chaplin caused the world to i___| smile and laugh at his funny antics on the screen. Now he is filling the world with the sweetest melody. Sure, lam not mad. A haunting tune is going through my head. You know I can't carry a tune in a bushel basket but Charlie has caused me to throw away the basket. It all happened like this. While Charlie was makirfg his new comedy, "The Gold Rush," he composed two melodies, "Sing A Song” and "With You, Dear, In Bombay,” both fox trots. After coining two knockout melodies, Charlie decided that he would record both of ’em on a Brunswick record while he directed Abe Lyman’s California Orchestra. Had the feeling when I heard about this stunt that it was just one of those things, but when I heard the record, well, I fell for Charlie as a composer and a musician as much as I have loved his movie work. You know that I think that Chaplin is the greatest comedian, essentially so, the world has ever had. Meaning of course those that have come under my observation. Haunting Tune Chaplin has breathed into "Sing A Song” one of those floating haunting melodies that copes out of the air and hits you simte place in your heart. You catch it between your lips and if you haven’t whistled for years, you start doing it as soon as you hear this number on a Brunswick. Chaplin directs the orchestia and he swings a mighty wicked baton. There is a vocal chorus sung by Charles Kaley who has a regular rainbow voice, meanng that it is full of charm, beauty and promise. Chaplin In the refrain advises people to smile and sing a song as
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By whom and when was Iceland discovered? Iceland was not visited by Europeans, as far as is known, until the end of the eighth century when some Celts landed on the islands; but its history really dates from about 870 when various Norsemen discovered it chiefly by accident. One of these, Floki Vilgertharson, gave it its present name. When was Quebec, Canada, first occupied and by whom? In 1534 Jacques Cartier landed on the Gaspe coast of Quebec, of which he took possession in the name of Francis I. King of France. However, nothing was done toward the permanent occupation and settlement of Quebec un'dl 1608, when Samuel de Chfcmplain, who had visited the country in 1603 and 1604, founded the city. What are the duties and work of a justice of the peace? He is a local magistrate with powers partly administrative, partly judicial. In the United States justices of the peace exercise extensive powers of investigating crimes, and committing suspected persons to prison. They are also generally empowered to try small cases, civil and criminal. In some States they are created by executive appointment; in others by popular election. Who was the author of “Mona’s Choice” and when and by whom was it published? Mrs. Annie French Hector is the author. It was published in 1887 by J. W. Lovell Company of New York City. Is there any specified term -of Service required for an ex-service ipan to make him eligible to mem-
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they swing along. Before you know it, this song has landed right info your system. It is sentimental without being silly and the melody is beautiful. On the other sic’a of this Brunswick, you will hear Chaplin directing another one of his compositions, called “With You, Dear, in Bombay.” This Chaplin-Brunswick record is good enough to lead the phonograph sales for weeks to come. I think "Sing A Song” will become a national favorite. As You Asked Have been asked lately if McCormack and Kreisler have teamed together to turn out a record. As I want to make this department of real service, I got busy and found that Victor has just announced the combined efforts of these two artists. The Victor record of McCormackKreisler is "Serenade." by Mattul-lath-Schubert, and “Ave Maria,” by Mascagni. Here are two delightfully sympathetic numbers played as only two artists could do it. Will go as
Wett PoinU The United Statu Military Academy t!?® Highlands, West Point and §M the Palisades. /M B B A Arrives at the Qrand Central J-t / B *To Terminal In the heart of UllllClj i. # rs The only through -route to 1 B B New England. n " gIB f “B/m £1 Convenient connections east. IJB B - #BmBjM MM MM O* bound and westbound with Kj B #r| all Southwestern railroads Bt St. Louis. l /* * r t H New York Central Lines The wonderful panorama of the ♦ rvice. Hudson River Valley unfolds itself before the traveler on the Southwestern Limited. From the observation car one “ Just the Century** r , Club Car Stenographer sees the forest-clad Catskills, the observation car ladies* maid Compartments Barber Valet rugg=4 Highlands, historic West Southwestern Limited Point, the majestic Palisades, u. &. u.ui.'jTTT!’ ,oo .. .♦ i , rr Lv. Indianapolis . . 2:15 p.m.* and the colorful river traffic Ar. New York .... 10:50 a. m.* Ar. Boston . . , , . 1:00 p. m.* 130 miles of magnificent river , „ westbound ° Lv. Boston . . • • # 2:00 p. m." crcncn/ Lv. New York . a • a 4-45 p. in.* SCCnery. . Ar. Indianapolis • . .11:15a.m.* Ar. St. Louis • • • • • 5:00 p. m.* 'Standard Tims \ Bk Four Route . a — 1 NEW YORK. AND NEW ENGLAND,
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far as to say that every home dv siring worthwhile music should have this victor record. I nisi found that Frl r. Kreisler, violinist, and Hugo Krtisler, cello player, have made a victor record, including "Miniature Viennese March,” and "Syncopation,’* both composed by Fritz Kreisler. Two more haunting gems of general appeal. Victor announces anew Whiteman orchestra record, including ”’Pal of My Crade Days," a waltz, and "Ukulele Lady.” I don’t care for the "lady” number so much. -|- -|. -|. I offering: ‘Nothing but the Truth” at English’s: George S. Fredericks Company at the Lyric; Fearless Greggs at Broad Ripple Park; Feeney and Wales at the Palace; "Man and Maid" at the Apollo; "Pampered Youth” at the Colonial; "The Monster" at the Ohio; "The Marriage Whirl" at the Circle: “The Mysterious Stranger" at the Isis and "Lilies of the Street” at the Crystal.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 1925
Tom Sims Says It is dangerous for m chicken to cross the road. Rut not so dangerous ns for a ditch to cross.
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And if a gold fish hnd Isis# teeth) you could kick him out tie loor for I chewing your slippers. Canary birds are awfil loafers. They should knit sock* or play checkers like firemen do. Parrots work better ihan most radios in summer. (Copyright, 1925, NEA Re-vlce, Inc.)
First thing to do when you reach camp is line up all the hugs j.n l make them wash their feet. If you could teach gold fish to sing they would he fine canary bird#. MRfbd you could outfit M gold f!h with a set of false teeth and te-icli him to catch rite.