Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 97, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 August 1925 — Page 4

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The Indianapolis Times ROY AY. HOWARD, President. FHI/XX'F. BRUNER, Editor. WM, A. MAYBORN, Bus. Mgr. Member of the Scrlpps-Howard Newspaper Alliance * * * Client of the "United Tress and the NEA Service * * * Member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Published daily except Sunday by Indianapolis Times Publishing Cos., 214-220 W. Maryland St., Indianapolis • * • Subscription Rates: Indianapolis Ten Cents a Week. Elsewhere —Twelve Cents a Week * * * PHONE—MA in 3500.

No la.T 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 Indiana.

Florida Answers Back up and down the Florida coast the newspapers are answering an editorial that appeared in The Times recently calling attention to the fact that it is impossible for everybody who goes to Florida to profit from the "gold rush” to that State and to the fact that money doesn't grow on trees down there. Despite all the answers, we are of the same opinion still —that when land prices are boosted away out of proportion to the economic value of the land, somebody is bound to lose. The papers print all the usual arguments about climate, productivity of the soil, winter resort business and enormous profits. Then ' they add something else, something that strikes home pretty hard. For instance, the Miami Herald says: “Perhaps it might be hinted to The Times and other Indiana newspapers that one reason for the emigration from that State to Florida is the drastic laws that are being imposed on residents there. People desire to live in a land of liberty, something they can not now find *n Indiana and something they can find in Florida.” We do not know whether Florida’remains a free State, but we do know that the laws, and particularly illegal and intolerable practices under the name of law enforcement are going a long way toward freaking the morale of the people of Indiana. The Fourth amendment to the Federal Constitution which makes property of innocent individuals inviolate is just as important as the Eighteenth amendment. The zealots who still are stopping private automobiles on country roads and raiding homes of innocent victims may not agree, but we venture to say that it is even more important. Without the bill of rights 'our boasted American freedom could not exist. And the bill of rights is being constantly ignored and violated. For the most part outrages ifc Indiana and other States have been . committed against humble citizens who have been so intimidated by the apostles of “you can’t” that they have been afraid to speak, or who have not the means to defend themselves against illegal p**ctices. ® But there was an occurrence in Cleveland;’ Ohio, the other day that brings this kind of practice sharply to public attention. The affair would be somewhat amusing if it were not for the serious principle involved. In Cleveland two State prohibition agents raided the home of Senator George H. Bender, leader of the prohibition fight in Ohio and one of the best known prohibitionists in the country. The broke into the home, ransacked the house, frightened Bender’s wife and baby—and of course found nothing. There never had been booze in the Bender home. Os course, Bender is outraged. Any innocent citizen would be. He is planning to bring suit against tie dry agents. Senator Bender is a man of means and influence and he can resort to the courts. Officials, of the State of Ohio and of the city of Cleveland call the raid al outrage. And it was. But here is the point: This sort of thing is going on everv day, not only in Ohio and other States, but in Indiana. It is no more an outrage forcibly to ransack the home of a Senator and prohibition leader than it ds to do the same thing to the home or automobile of a humble citizen of no particular influence in.the community. It appears that the people of Ohio are up in, arms over this practice. The people of Indiana, in self-defense, must also act to crush such practices. Whose Ox? ' YER hear the old German fable about the farmer and the lawyer? The farmer went to the lawyer for advice, explaining that his ox had gored the lawyer’s ox to death. “Simple,” says the lawyer, “you just pay me for my ox.’ “But I was wrong,” replies the farmer. It was your ox that gored mine to death." “Ah,” says the lawyer, “that’s quite another matter.” So with other things. During the war

Women May Be Women Again

By Mrs. Waller Ferguson t • "l T is a relief to read that semi-L-l nine styles are coming- back. \ * I We hope they won’t delay too long. As things are now, it is often hard to tell the headpiece of a girl from that of a boy, and when we glance at shirtless femininity we can understand why the men are taking to voluminous trousers. They’ve got to do something in self-defense. Putting on fewer clothes and short skirts and cutting off some of their hair has made life a lot more comfortable for the ladies, but with the men looking like they do, it is strange that so many women strive to resemble them.

there was much tall talk about the right of small peoples to determine the fate of their own countries. But now the same editors who sentimentalized to that effect are up on their haunches rooting for the French conquest of the Riff. America revolted to free itself from foreign domination in 1776. That was great. •The Riffs revolt to free themselves from foreign domination today. That’s terrible. Dispatches from the Riff gloat over the fact that native villages are being blown skyhigh by French airmen, killing of'defenseless women and children. But one recalls that a terrific howl went'up when London and Paris were bombed by the Germans. Thus we may see that, after all, it all depends on whose ox is gored. Think twice when you read about the French dropping civilization on Morocco from-the clouds. The Oil Indictments SHE Government’s action in withdrawing its appeal in the case of the first conspiracy indictments against Fall, Sinclair and Doheny does not materially alter the case against the former secretary and the oil men. Indictments were obtained against Fall, Sinclair and the Dohenys, father and son. In separate indictments they were charged with conspiracy to defraud the G ivernment, and with bribery. Chief Justice McCoy of the District of Columbia courts threw out the indictments on the technical ground that an attache of the Department of Justice was in the jury room Avithout proper authority. NeAv indictments AA’ere at once obtained on the conspiracy charges. OAving to the statute of limitations, neAv indictments could not be obtained on the bribery charges. The alleged crimes were committed in the early spring of 1922. The quashing of the first indictments came just a little over- three years later—a month too late. # The Go\ r ernment, in addition to seeking the neAv indictments, also appealed from Justice McCoy’s decision. Noav the appeal has been dropped insofar as the conspiracy charges are concerned—stronger indictments having been subsequently obtained against Fall, Sinclair and the elder Doheny. The Government Avill continue its appeal in the ease of the bribery charges. On the conspiracy charges the indicted men will be brought to trial in Washington in October.

Bill Armitage q ERIOUS charges haA r e been made against Bill Armitage, political field marshal of the Shank administration, in a suit filed in Superior Court by 102 property owners living on Eugene St. The property owners charge graft in paving the street. Their charge against Armitage says: “Defendant William Armitage, by some agreement Avith officers of the city, has in some manner been given some controlling hand in the matter of award and approval of street improvements, the exact nature and extent of his poAver being unknown to plaintiffs, but Avell knoAvn to the defendants, by which Armitage acquires some right and interest in each and all street improvement contracts.” Armitage denies the charges. M hat Ave AVould like to know and AVliat thousands of other citizens of Indianapolis would like to knoAv is this: Just what poA\ T or does Bill Armitage haA'e over the administration of affairs in Indianapolis, and by what right does he assume that power? Armitage is almost constantly at the city hall, yet he is not an elected or appointed city official or employe. He wields a great influence over city affairs, yet the people of Indianapolis neA’er have entrusted him with any governmental responsibility and they never will: His history in the community is too well known. Political bosses have no part in a city administration. The constant presence of Armitage at the city hall has not helped the standing of the Shank administration Avith the voters. The public is tired of political bosses.

day again Avomen will perhaps come tef that being like men in their dress and hnbits is neither charming nor plea: ant. Right now a lot of these girh with their cigarets and slick bobs aid swagger sticks think that they are tasting great freedom, when they are only making themselves leok worse than kind nature intended they should. And think how tough it is on these poor men, the way we appropriate their nice masculine styles and their pet dissipations and their crude mannerisms. About the only thing they- have left now is chewing tobacco, and if things'keep on, we need net be surprised to find a re-

vival of the cuspidor in the home. The act wduld be justified. No, tjie 1925 girl Is often a monotonous object. If she keeps on she will speedily have no more personality in dress than an oyster. A few frills and furbelows, a little more cloth in the skirt, a bit more hair on the cranium, will help these girls a lot. And they need help. They look now like something that has just missed femininity and can’t quite attain masculinity. A sort of strange, sad, neutral sex. POLICE LOOK FOR BOY Police have been asked to search for Richard McNamara, 11, of 626 Union St., who disappeared from his home Friday. AVhen last seen he was wearing a light shirt and brown pants and was fbarefooted.

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

Club Members Iss Punished

Editor Time der / J “Home B u t iful” vat iss venting on here in der city, iss giffing der Peebles vat did der bilting, yun us der greadest in' centiffs vat offer vas to owns

a home, yet, und at der same time giffs allso der experiences dot no two houses-bin alike bilted. You soon found oud der feerst vun don't half someding vat iss in dey second vun und you vunder vy id vas so put. Der liddle houses iss no exceptings. Der same got abblications mit big bissness houses und klubs. Look vunce by der Kolumbus klub. In der olt wm der real effery day fellers cood by der loafing room set und made a A'unce oafer us everyding vat A'ent der Circle arount. Iss he so now? Not yqt. Vy? Veil in der feerst blace der front vinders iss too high bilted und you don’t cood seen der sitevalks only ven you stooded up and A r en you don’t stood up you sure A-ill miss someding. Vat punishings dot giffs some us der regular elite members. To lodk der vinders oud und seen nudding except dem spitting biffiloAvs und der hoochie-koochie bears A r at bin on der kantaloberies tied und allso seen der biggest artificials A'atter falls, mit no A-atter cameing oud, iss a ding us der past mit dem boys pecause dey don’t touch der sensitiff nerfes like der A r un piece suits mit silk stockings und butiful slippers, as A-as der daily spirit mit der olt klub. Der new klub iss blenty high aber he iss not loav enuff by der bottom, to made a full scopes by der sitewilk. Id giffs you remindings ven you vent by der store to bought for der sweedhart a pair us dem long, slim stockings und a spools tread, und ven you gotten him home mit him zo bin told der stockings bin too short yet und der spool tread bin ninety her cent vood und not much tread. Id iss so noAv you don’t knoAvs Avho cood bin trusted. Vy look vunce vat Uncle Sammy bin didding. Ven a feller liffs und made safeings a hole lots monies und vent dead, along comes der gufferment und shoots vat he left, aboud tAvendy per cent full holes. Dot sure iss funny conditionings. Ve don’t trust anybotty uoav but der foreign countries und God, pecause on our monies iss wridden: “In God ve trust,'’ vich means efferybotty else must paid in advances. Such iss not a knock aber a objectionings. , HANS lIOFFMEIER, 122 Sout Vest Streed.

THEORY OF RELATIVITY IS AT MOST CRITICAL PHASE

By David Dietz -A 'KA Service Writer T‘ ' 1 HE Einstein theory of relativity is entering the most .—I critical phase of its life at the present moment. The next few months will settle Once for all whether hi3 theory of motion is-to stand intact or whether large sections of it will have to be modified as many felt necessary when Dr. Dayton C. Miller announced the results of his ether-drift experiment in April. Dr. Miller Is professor of physics at Case School of Applied Seieneoe, Cleveland. He Is also president of the American Physical Society. The ether drift experiment was first performed in 1887 by Dr. A. A. Michelson and Dr. E. W. Morley in order to detect the motion of the earth th.ough the ether of space. It failed to do so. One of Einstein’s contentions is that- it will never be possible to do so. But Dr. Miller continued the Michelson-Morley experiment at intervals from 1901 to 1925. Since the war he has been performing the experiment atop Mt. Wilson, California. In April Dr. Miller announced that he Avag satisfied that the experiment did show conclusively the motion of the earth through the ether. And now Dr. Milller returned this month to Mt. Wilson to repeat the experiment yet another time. That is why the time is so critical for the Einstein theory. For if Dr. Miller gets the same results this

Outline of Evolution

CHAPTER XXI The Supreme Test J E caught him wandering down \Y Illinois St. i.ii.m-J His hair was greased and he wore a jazz-bow tie. His panties fluttered around his shoes, with enough spare cloth to make a second pair. His socks hung in rolls down around his heels. He carried hiS cigaret in a little yellow cigaretholder and on his hip was a tiny sliver flask. 'There could be no doubt that ha was a genuine’ member of the “species jellybeanious loaferimicus,” which is the scientific Latin term for “jelly bean.” And from Illinois st. we carried him to adeserted spot where the great test was to be made. We confined him under constant observation, charting every reactiion. At the first note of a saxophone his shoulders and feet began to twitch,. At the first mention of work he showed visible fright. When placed in an auto he wanted either to turn the gas wide open, or else to park. And yet from these hopeless beginnings, we have produced a man—a modern demonstration of evolution. First, we hunted up his father and presented him with an oversize hickory paddle, teaching him its use. Then we forced the subject of our experiment to go -without meals, unless willing to work for them. This was a particularly lengthy course, for he reached the stage of working only after repeated failures and with much reluctance. ( Once at work, however, the experiment speeded up. One morning we found that he had tied up his socks, and so we furnished him garters and he soon learned their use.

Hans ftoftmeier Says: Columbia Club Members Can No Longer See What Is Happening on the Circle

time, even the most ardent' supporters of the Einstein theory will have to admit the need for modification. • * • F r ~~ RENCH scientists rise now to protest against the verdict In *-■■■■ the Dayton, Tenn., “evolution" trial. The protest, signed by the leading scientists of France, calls the verdict a "violation of the liberty of thought.” Mme. Curie, the discoverer of radium, Is one of the signers. Others include Professor Paul Langevin, the famous physicist. Dean Ferdinand Brunot of the faculty of letters of the Sorbonne, and Professor D’Arsoitval of the College De FTancfe. • • • A l- ““ N old friend for whom astronomers have been waiting has u made its appearance, word from the Harvard Astronomical Ob ; .-.ervatory states. The friend is Tempel’s comet, which reappears about once every five years. It was last seen in 1920 and before that In 1915. It was discovered in 1873, by Astronomer Tempel of Milan, Italy. Comets can be divided into two classes —those that swing into view once and then disappear from our view forever, and those who revolve In smaller orbits and so return periodically. Tempel’s comet is a small one, visible only in a telescope.

And then, at last, he appeared in a pair of normal papts. And so, step by step, up through the slow and tortuous process of evolution, we actually watched a jellybean take on the attributes and habits of a man—evolution under our very eyes. Now he has a job and doesn’t even oil his hair. It is too early yet to tell whether he will suffer a relapse —-a reversion to species, but we have hopes that he will net. Thus we have not only demon-strated-evolution, but have inspired hope for the younger generation. Money Matters By Hal Cochran s There's nothin’ on earth that can make you upset, and worry .you nearly to pieces, than carelessly falling a victim of debt, for once you are in, it increases. You don’t stop to think 'bout the items you charge,, for small are the things you are getting. But heaps of the small ones will total a large and it brings you a large heap of fretting. You plan far ahead on your Saturday pay, and It ruins the fun of receiving. From friends you have borrowed what’s coming away- 1 - and you've borrowed a -whole lot of grieving. There isn’t much fun, when you’re constantly short, for you’re really not getting along. To have and to hold to your money is sport, but the borrowing habit is wrong. A kindly suggestion is always worth while, and will do you much good if you'll let it. A plan that will upset your frets, with a smile, is, Don’t spend your dough till you get It.

RIGHT HERE IN INDIANA By GAYLORD NELSON

ANOTHER SAFETY PROBLEM S r .- —j j.- VENTEEN occupants of a Kokomo-Indianapolis motor bus were injured—three seriously—when the vehicle collided Avith a truck at a N. Illinois St. intersection Thursday. The public sevice commission plans an investigation of the accident. Bus accidents in the State have been comparatively rare up to

date. But with the rapid expansion of bus transportation it may in the near future make another pretty problem In highway safety. A wak, trembling fiver is no match fora 5-ton bus weighted with a score of p a s s e n g ers. Even at 10 miles per hour a collision between the two is usually disastrous. If the

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bus is traveling at the permissible limit of 30 miles an hour the result is obliterating. AVhen the highways are only sparsely* infested with the ponderous, passenger-carrying busses there is slight danger of collisions and accidents. Other vehicles givie them elbow room. But when they become numerous, along with normal increase in other traffic, the accident danger will immeasurably increase. Then they will be more and more restricted by speed and safety regulations. Perhaps qyentually in order to give their passengers speedy transportation with safety bus lines -will have to forsake the public roads entirely—free use of which has made possible development of this transportation agency —and build private roadbeds like the railroads and traction lines.

SUPPLY AND DEMAND mNDIANAPOLIS filling stations put the price of gasoline 2 cents a gallon Thursday. No reason was given except that the Standard Oil Company reduced its price and the other companies followed. Although the cut is very gratifying to harassed salaried men who have hungry flivvers to feed, coming as it does in the season of greatest gasoline consumption it demonstrates the ability of this commodity to defy the ordinary laws of supply and demand. When gas prices are advanced, as they were a few weeks ago, oil men put the blame on the inexorable logic of declining output of crude petroleum. But the recent reduction in gasoline prices followed several Aveeks of decreasing oil production. Daily average crude oil production in the United States for the week ending Aug. 15 was 21,450 barrels less than the previous Aveek. Last winter Hoosier gasoline prices were advanced 5 cents a gallon at a season when consumption in the State was lowest. The only reason given then was that the Standard had set the price and other , companies followed its lead. Obviously oil prices are less amenable to economic considerations of production and consumption than to 26 Broadway. Years ago, after a spectacular court battle and amid public acclaim, the Avlcked, predatory oil trust was vivisected and the fragments strewn over the landscape. But the critter apparently doesn’t know it is dead. Its s6ul goes marching on dominating the oil market as if nothing had happened.

THE SPUDZ FAMILY—By TALBURT

DIXIE HIGHWAY TEN YEARS OLD IHE HOOSIER State Automobile Association is planv . J ning, according to E. W. Steinhart, president, a State-wide celebration in October of the tenth anniversary of the birth of the Dixie Highway. A great motorcade will then pass over the route from South Bend to New Albany. The anniversary celebration is fitting. In Indiana was born the great Dixie Highway project—the first attempt to link the Middle West with Florida by an improved, well marked auto trail. It marked the beginning of the Intensive development of named and marked auto trails criss-cross-ing the State. In the next few years nearly fifty highways in the State were given distinctive names and marks. The tourist no longer had to feel his way blindly and stop at every corner to ask directions, but followed this or that route or trail from hither to yon. Today the trail markings on the telephone poles are growing dim, weatherbeaten and forgotten. The average motorist doesn’t know whether the Ben Hur route extends from Crawfordsville to Rockville or on to Popocatepetl. He may notj even recognize the Dixie Highway marker when he sees it. x The road numbers of the State highway system now guide the motorist in the State. And plans are under way to designate and mark important inter-State roads with Federal numbers. The promotion of auto trails with intriguing names and distinctive markers died almost before it was born. But such projects were Invaluable. They opened the touring age. The Dixie Highway, the Ocean to Ocean, and other named trails were the eggs from which hatched the idea of a comprehensive State Highway system. starting"on A SHOESTRING rpTJ LYDE H. .TONES, of the InIU j diana public service commission, during a recent bus hearing, said the commission could not permit any utility to be established without capital, with the plan of paying for original equipment out of earnings. In other words the commission will frown on a bus operator wWb starts on a shoestring, buys his busses on the dollar-down-dollar-a-week plan, and builds up his working capital out of the income from fares. The operator must Invest something in the enterprise besides time and energy. Perhaps that’s a good rule. But where would the country’s transportation system be today if that policy had always been pursued? Bond issues, secured by chattel mortgages, have financed construction and equipment of most of our railroads and traction lines. By such means promoters possessing only shoestrings and vision laid the foundation of extensive and wealthy transportation systems. Henry Ford had only a shoestring and an idea. He didn’t invest any capital in his 'enterprise. The $500,000,000 the Ford Motor Company now has in working capital, plants and equipment came from the purchasers of the concern’s products, from operating profits, not from the pockets of investors. What difference whether a bus operator buys his conveyances with cash, credit, bond issues or notes? The success of his enterprise, in any event, depends on his own ability and the popularity of the service he offers. If he gives good service at a reasonable price the public doesn’t care whether his % original capital* consisted of a cold million or a shoestring and hot hope.

SATURDAY, AUG.- 22, 1925

Tom Sims Says Today we saw a German police dog leaning up against a telephone pole sound asleep. AVashington news: Anrdews tells dry agents to shoot In selfklefense. Is that, when offered a drink? It was foolish for a girl to try to swim the English channel. She could have worked her way on a steamboat. Scientist sajrs the floor of the At'

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What we can’t understand i3 how 1 cows put the stoppers m milk bot-' ties after filling them. Every man has a strong conviction > that he ‘is secretly right about this i evolution stiiff. An Ohio cat fled 250 miles In an [ airplane without losing a single one of its lives. London has a law prohibiting standing in street cars at-rush hours.! Our law seems to prohibit sitting. ! Anyway, London’s law prohibiting i standing In street cars will makei them enjoy standing in street cars. ( Life's so funny. At Saratoga Springs a woman had a man ar-j rested for stealing her money before she could bet it on the races. Count Skrzynski, Polish minister, i has gone home, and we’ll bet even l there they just call him Count. If they keep on cutting tho price j of autos you can get one paid tor before It wears out. Lawyers haven’t much more sense than women. They won’t hardly l believe you unless you are telling' the truth. (Copyright, 1925, NEA Service, Inc.)'

Ask The Times You can pet an answer to any question of fact or information by writing to The Indianapolis Times Washington Bureau, 1322 New York Ave., 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 ether questions will receive a personal reply. Unsigned requests cannot be answered. All letters are confidential .—Editor. For what does the abbreviation “i. e.” stand? For the Latin “Id est’’ which means "that is.” What is the size and population of Italy and how large is its army in peace times? Italy comprises 117,982 square miles and has a population of 38,- 1 835,941. In peace times its stand- 1 ing army is 250,000 with a reserve' force of 2,350,000. Is there any kind of metal which one may use to weld a cracked cyliner of an automobile without reheating. No true welding can be done without heating. • Are the Eskimo and the Spitz - the same breed of dog? Th.> Eskimo and the Spits sure two different breeds of dogs. : although they somewhat resemble saoh other. The Eskimo has a broafl skull and the Spits, which if of Pomeranian''' family, has a round hea<i the color of both breeds varies. Is chop suey, which one buys in the American Chinese restaurants in this country, a real Chinese dish? Chop suey is an alleged Chinese dish that one never sees in China. It probably represents a concoction originated by Chinese to approach some dish of their native country,, the Ingredients for which thsy were unable to obtain here.

lantic Is rising, j but it may just be filling up with bottles. Have you ever, been to New j Yor,k? A monkey , frightened people , on Fifth A Vo. How did they know it was a monkey? * A man in Kansas City ca,n lay , 36,000 bricks a ( day. Go out and read this to your, hens.