Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 186, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 December 1925 — Page 4
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If .You Have to Do It, That’s Different! mT appears a campaign has been started against military training in our high 'schools and colleges. Its leaders fear this is only a camouflaged beginning of a militarized, goose-stepping America. To our way of thinking it all depends upon two things: First, is the military feature obligatory or voluntary? Second, is the school a private institution or one maintained at the ’expense of taxpayers? \ Citizens must have the right to send their children to the public schools and public colleges. Once on the campus of such institutions, the authorities have no more right to force a boy to learn soldiering than they have to force him to become a plumber or embrace some State religion. , Private schools and colleges, obviously, have a different status. They are "pay” schools, and if a parent does not want to send his son to a "Military Academy” there are dozens of other schools open to his pocketbook. With these distinctions clearly established we fail to see any menace to America in the high school cadet or college student corps. As naturally as a baby reaches for a rattle, boys dong for a uniform. Nor has it anything to do with hist upbringing. The farmer boy, if anything, is keener to see himself in such trappings than the only son of a general in the army. It is all a part of his early ambition to be a fireman or locomotive engineer. And no w more dangerous. When at last the boy gets his wish and he dons the uniform of his dreams, his is unmistakably the thrill that comes once in a lifetime. Soon, though, his enthusiasm fades. The Itoy grows old. He realizes there is something more to the cadet business than wearing a swell uniform and giving the girls an eyeful after parade. It means a lot of hard work. It means drilling when he’d like to be playing. And when, at last, he puts his soldier togs away among the mothballs, he does so with a sigh of relief. He’s had all he wanted. If any one thinks that mere military training makes a militarist of a man, just ask any one of the millions of buddies who enlisted in this country’s army during the World War. jjur bet is he will answer you that he came out less of a militarist than when he went in. & If your boy is attending a school maintained by taxes and is being forced against his Brill and yours to form fours and mount guard, £ou have a right to kick. But if he is in a volunteer corps, our advice is let him go to it. He is more likely to come back to you an antimilitarist than a Kaiser or an Alexander the Great. Nothing but the Truth IjnlHß Indianapolis Times is carrying out a 1 program of publishing truthful political news, unbiased and unprejudiced by "our policy,” the senatorial or other political ambitions of its editor and publishers, the dull-
‘Strange T ricks’ lET"]j LMOST as interesting as the |jr\| final dispostiion of the Arm- ■■ J itage badge collection is What action will betaken in the future about the lavWh badge purchases around the polls. The public wfll be glad to know whether money expended in such manner and for such purchases violates the corrupt practices act. The prosecuting attorney is busy now with an important enterprise, but one of these days he will have time to consider the Armitage badges, look them over, admire their texture and typography, and— Incidentally—compare them with the law regulating the conduct of elections—lndianapolis News, Nov. 10, 1925. |li '_"J E (Mr. Duvall) was elected at (•41 at regular election about 1 _ * 1 which there has been no complilnt of fraud.—lndianapolis News, Ngv. 21, 1925. e • mT was a curiout mistake for Mr. Robinson to make and It would be interesting to know Just how he happened to do it. The human brain, it is known, sometimes plays strange tricks, and is often very uncertain in Us operations. While everything was fresh In his memory Mr. Robinson reported that three road and street material concerns had helped finance the campaign of Mr. Duvall. How could it have occurred to him to make such a statement which he afterwards declared to be false —how could he have Imagined the contributions came from those sources? There mtist have been some basisifor the error—or was it simply a bad dream? * The case Is one into which investigation might very well be made. The people have a natural and pardonable curiosity. We are sure, toov that Mr. Robinson would be glad to have matters cleared up. All of which reminds us that no official notice has yet been taken of , the transactions of Mr. William Armitage In Myers badges on election day.. For some of these badger he* paid as high as $25. What he gojt—except the badges—in return sos this Ifery considerable outlay
ness of the axes of its friends and enemies, the advertising situation, and other considerations deemed vital in some quarters. The Times is neither Republican nor Democratic. We believe there is lot of good and perhaps as much evil in both organizations. We have no irons in the fire, except those of the population generally. Sensationalism is not an objective of The Times. When we publish the truth it may appear sensational, but that is because sensational truths are being revealed. During the mayoralty campaign the Duvall forces said we did not give them the kind of support they wanted. At the same time the Myers campaign directors lamented our failure to pay proper respects to their party. We have received no higher compliment. We believe the people of Indianapolis want the truth and nothing but the truth about their public affairs. The truth may sometimes, unfortunately, be unpleasant, but we feel that the newspaper that best serves the community is the newspaper that keeps the community informed about what is happening to its affairs. When Your Wife Becomes Governor vvTl HOM God hath joined together let no W man put asunder.” Whereupon, Jim Ferguson of Texas, seems to have had the idea he was privileged to refer to his wife and himself as "we.” He got away with it for years. But now that Ma is Governor and threatened with impeachment, the first person plural becomes suddenly significant. When Jim rushes to her defense using that "we” there is a lifting of eyebrows all the way from the Rio Grande to Sabine Pass. It is proof enough for some Texas citizens that Jim, rather than Ma, is the real Governor. "They’Ve got me wrong” Jim complains to newspaper men. "I’ve been saying ‘we’ for years where Ma and I were concerned. I just can’t help it.” It’s a perplexing situation, both for Jim and the rest of Texas. Perhaps, if women are going to be Governors, that obey clause really will have to be removed from the marriage ceremony. Golden Rule Sunday GIOLDEN Rule Sunday will be observed t ___ tomorrow throughout the country for the benefit of the orphans of the Near East who are being cared for by Americans until they become self-supporting. Under the Golden Rule Sunday plan families are asked to substitute plain wholesome tood for the usual elaborate Sunday dinner and to contribute the money thus saved to the Near East Relief. v It is a gobd idea. You .will feel better physically and spiritually after a Golden Rule dinner.
we do not know. Nor is it known what use Armitage had for the badges.—lndianapolis News, Dec. 4, 1925. In Chicago Since the beginning of the Dever administration the seat shortage in the Chicago public schools has been cut from 70,000 to 48,000 seats, this despite an increased enrollment of 32,000 pupils. By the end of 1926, It is promised, the shortgae will be cut by another 18y000 seats. Twentyfive schools have been constructed since 1923 and twenty-eight more are on their way toward completion. It is the most progressive record that has been made in decades and it reflects credit on Mayor Dever, President Ellicott, the school board trustees, and on Superintendent MeAndrew.—Chicago Tribune. Please give Stonewall Jackson’s full name. What was the highest commission he received, and in what war was he engaged at that time? Thomas Jonathan Jackson. He was fnade major-general after the battle of Bull Run. (Civil War.) What is “white coal”? It is a term commonly used for water power.
Municipal Service Is Planned
A municipal service of thanksgiving will be held at St. Paul Episcopal Church at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon, Dec. 13. Plans have been made to broadcast this unique service of civic thanksgiving over WFBM, Merchants Heat and Light Company. This service is sponsored by the mayor, the council, the-various city boards, commissions and departments, the Chamber of Commerce, the Governor of the S£ate and all the churches. Among those who have been Invited to speak at this service are the Rt. -Rev. Mgr. Francis H. Gavisk, Dr. Frederick E. Taylor, Dr. Jean E. Milner, Dr;* Virgil E. Rorer, Dr. Ben-
Ask The Vimes You can ret an answer to any question of fact or Information by writing to The Indianapolis Times Washington Bureau 1322 New York Ave.. Washington. D 3.. inclosing 2 cents In stamps for reply. Medical legal and martial advice cannot be riven nor can extended research be undertaken. All other questions will received a personal reply. Unsigned requests cannot be answered. All letters are confidential.—Editor. Has the “Star-Spangled Banner” ever been officially made the Natonal anthem? Is one required to stand while it is being played? The United States has not by law, any official national .anthem. According to the War Department, the Star-Spangled Banner has never been officially adopted as the national anthem of the United States. It is, however, recognized as such, and orders require it to be played when the flag is lowered at “Retreat,” but there Is no act of Congress to this effect. Official orders prescribe that Army and Navy units stand at attention, while the anthem Is being played. It Is customary for citizens to stand when it is being played as a whole selection, but not as a part of a medley. Who made the first piano in America? John Behnud, in Philadelphia, in 1775.
Jamin L. Smith, Dr. Edwin S. Dunlavy. Rabbi M. M. Feuerlicht and the Rev. Floyd Van Klnoin. A personal invitation has been extended to Dr. M. L. Harris as the dean of the clergy of Indianapolis, to take part in this service. The men’s chorus, under the direction of Harlow Dean, will lead the singing. Clarence H. Carson, organist and choir master of St. Paul’s, will be at the organ. Dr. Lewis Brown, rector of St. Paul’s, will preside at the service. The speakers will discuss “What the Church Can Do For This City” and “What the City Can Do For the Churches," This is such a unique service that it is attracting national interest.
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A Sermon for Today 1 ■ By Rev. John R. Gunn
Text: “I say to every nian that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought'to think.” —Romans 12:3. SANITY is usually considered a woman’s besetting sin. There may be a lot of vain women, put the vainest thing that walks this earth is man. To give you an idea, I heard of an old bachelor, about forty-five years of age, who saw in the paper one morning that a certain woman of about the same dge had been left a fortune of a hundred thousand dollars. The announcement caught him at once. “Here’s my chance,” he said. Os course the thing he had his eye on was that money. I warn all women who have a lot of money to watch out for these old bachelors. This old bachelor was so vain he thought all he had to do was to propose, and, of course, she would Jump at the chance. He lost no time In making his proposal. She listened attentively with about the same air that a careful old maid would listen to a real estate speculator. Finally
, RIGHT HERE IN INDIANA By GAYLORD NELSON
ANOTHER HOOSIER CHAMPION St. Paul chosen as the healthiest boy tn the United States at the annual International livestock show In Chicago recently. He scored 97.7 per cent. Only one filled tooth and a very slight tendency to flat footedness stood between him and perfection. Here is his recipe for health. He retires at 9:30 every night and gets up at 5 each morning. Drinks a quart of milk and several quarts of water dally but no tea or coffee. He eats simple foods—meats, vegetables, and cereals—and between meals only apples. Candy he Indulges In not oftener than onqe a week. Aside from diet he promotes health by taking plenty of exercise. He goes to school, plays basketball and baseball and helps his father with the work of a 200-arre farm. Moderation in all things, that’s his keynote. No fads or hygienic fanctes —Just the normal, simple life of a normal farm boy. And yet he has got something John D. Rockefeller would give a million dollars so health. If you want health try the system of the Hoosier boy champion. Simple Isn’t It? Just about as simple as the Golden Rule and Just about as hard to practice. The 5-o’clock-in-the-momlng rising alone would stop most of us. We would rather take some other road to health—or eat yeast. AMERICAN” SANTA CLAUSES mHE Indianapolis postoffioe Issued seventy-four international money orders last ■week to be sent by foreign-born residents of the Hoosier metropolis to relatives in the old country. In amount the orders averaged $lO. They were sent to thirteen countries. That is the beginning of the annual Christmas rush of money orders going abroad. Lost year the local postoffice sold over 600 for-eign-bound money orders between Dec. 1 and Dec. 24. amounting to approximately $6,000. went to sixteen nations. And that from Indianapolis, a city of moderate size, with only a small foreign element In Its population. What huge sums must be sent back every Christmas to relatives in the old homelands by the alien-born in New York, Chicago, Detroit and other American cities with large foreign elements! To their relatives in bankrupt, distracted Europe the foreign-born who are working in this country must seem veritable Santa Clauses every Christmas. But it isn’t only Christmas- All 'the year around there is a steady stream of remittances from this country overseas. That is all that keeps some countries up. Italy without the remittances from Italians here to their families back home would go to smash despite her dictator Mussolini with his Caesar complex. In addition to these remittances American tourists dump over $300,000,000 a year intothe lap of Europe. Yet Europeans call us Shylooks. In reality, Santa Claus would be a more accurate term. FROM THE" BEST FAMILIES OROBATION authorities at Michigan City (Ind.) are conducting an extensive Investigation of immorality In that city involving high school girls and many presumably reputable married men. Some from the “best” families are implicated. So far seven arrests have been made.' Leonard Kip Rhinelander Is also the scion of one of the “best” families. But that fact didn’t make his conduct—according to the courtroom revelations —and his somewhat sultry amorous missives any more creditable. Kip isn’t exactly a stainless knight. In Battle Creek, Mich., the son of one of the “best” families is now on trial charged with brutally attacking and ravishing a pretty student nurse. Much of the testimony given in court is unprintable. A couple of Indianapolis youths were drought into city court the other day on vag charges. The officer who arrested them said they were sheiking in front of a telephone exchange, accosting telephone girls on the way home from work, a practice that has evoked much complaint from girls, their parents and phone officials. When the youths faced the judge the deputy prosecutor defended them. , "I have known these boys for* years," quoth he.
he was through, rfhd she said: "My only reply to you Is, your price on yourself Is too high. When I get ready to Invest my hundred thousand dollars in a husband I expect to get something.” Oh, the vanity o£ man. Conceit is another name for It. I like to see a man have self-respect, self-re-liance, and sqme deg Tee of self-con-fidence. But deliver me from the man full of conceit. You can’t tell him anything. He has forgotten more than Solomon ever knew. It was conceit that ruined the young man Absalom. He was conceited ov%r hiß good looks. I don’t suppose any of you are conceited’ on that point. But yo,u may be conceited in your opinions, or as to your importance. Such vain conceit has spoiled many a man. It makes a man obnoxious in his relations with his fellowmen. That was mighty wise counsel the old apostolic sage gave when he said, "Let no man think of himself more highly than he ought to think.” (Copyright, 1925, by John R. Gunn)
“They come of excellent families. I cannot conceive them guilty of such conduct.” To assume because a family is excellent every Individual member of It Is likewise is a large assumption for a public prosecutor. Os course, a family can’t be blamed for an individual’s conduct, but what an individual does, not his family connections, determines whether he belongs among the ’’best people." PARK BOARD TO STICK rr-riEMBERS Os the Indianapolis liVjl park hoard have expressed a determination to resist vigorously any attempt of Mayorelect Duvall to pry them loose from their Jobs, before expiration of their regular terms to make room for his own appointees. If they adhere to their resolution—and the lime doesn’t ooze out of their backbones—their action will go a long way toward settling the question whether the Indianapolis park board is to be in or out of politics. Aocording to the law—which has been praised and copded by other municipalities—the board is to be a non-partisan body, members appointed for four-year terms not expiring concurrently. According to the practice of our garden variety mayors, the board has been treated as an ordinary political plum tree at the disposal of the Incoming mayor immediately upon his accession. Recently women’s dubs and other civic organizations have urged the mayor-elect to respect the Intent of the law. “Let’s keep politics out and the merit system In our park administration,” Is their plea. Apparently they believe that politics are injurious to the park system. Which seems to be generally conceded. Even hizzoner, the retiring mayor. agrees. He is reported to have said, in his customary sprightly manner, "It’s all right to play politics and make the hoards of works and safety footballs of politics, but It shouldn't be done with the pork board. This park business is too big a proposition to be swept away overnight and put in new employes all down the line.” Sure politics are Kid for the park system. But at most part administration is only a minor function Os dty government. If our political grab-bag system Is harmful for parks It is worse for do* partments dealing with public works, safety and other important branches of municipal government.
WEEKLY SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON Paul's Voyage and Shipwreck Is Food for Thought
The International Uniform Sunday School Lesson for Dec. H Paul's Voyage and Shipwreck Acts 27:30-44. Ily William E. Gilroy, D. D. Editor of The Congregationalist The story of Paul's voyage to Rome and his shipwreck, as told in the twenty-seventh chapter of Acts, is not only one of the most thrilling narratives of the sea, but It is also said to be the most important account that has come down to us of Shipping in ancient times. The story of how the ship’s master handled the ship In the storm, the undergirding, and other details have been valuable to experts for the light that they throw upon methods of navigation in the ancient world. The Interest of this narrative for the Bible student, however, is found in other directions, and It centers chiefly in Paul himseli. Here we have amazing evidence of the sheer grandeur of moral heroism. The full contrasts of the picture are bo strong that It Is almost Impossible to eee them in their full Intensity. Here was a comparatively unknown man, the preacher of an ob'scure and unpopular faith, whom people might have thought of as a mere fanatic. In addition to this he was a prtsoner subject to the authority of the Roman commander, and also both as prisoner and passenger, subject to the ship's captain. v oroe of Character Yet through the sheer force of his character, we find that this humble prisoner is the man who is really in command, virtually telling the Roman commander what to do and clearly dominating the captain who might have been supposed to have been an expert in navigation. Probably nowhere In all history is there a more vivid and powerful revelation of the supremacy of character. It seems to be the significant fact about the lesson, this revelation ,of the strength, courage and clearness of vision that the grace of God can impart to a man who has allowed the spirit of God tq have full dominance in hie life. Such power would have been \>r Paul if the Roman centuriV t '•#* ship's captain, or any of ’■ passengers
John McCormack Plans Wonderful Concert at Murat
r-"-t N Sunday afternoon Dec. 13 at |/| the Murat, John McCormack, I'-'' idol of the American public, will give a recital of songs. The program arranged for this concert is said to be the finest this great artist has ever presented in In-' dianapolls. Edwin Schneider Is pianist, and Lauri Kennedy, cellist. The program follows: "Adagio Sostenuto" PnAmni “Allegro SpirUo-o" Scnaillie \ Mr. Kennedy. “Mlnnelied” (Love Song) Old German (1400) “Per pieta non rioercate" (Rondo for Tenor) Mozart Mr. MeCormaek. “First Movement From Concerto No. 2” Haydn Mr. Kennedy. “Adelaide" Beethoven “Der Junrltng an der Quelle ".. .Schubert “The Soldier Schumann Irish Folk Songs—- ’ Has Sorrow Thy Young Eyes Shaded?" “The Next Market Day. “The Sally Gardens." "Kitty My Lort*." Arr. by Hughes 1 Mr. McCormack"Kiddies sleep March” Donald Heins “At the Fountain" Davidoff Mr. Kennedy. “Were You There?" (Negro Spiritual) Arr. by Burleigh “A Visit From the MOon” Dutihi'l "Love's Secret” Bantoek "Panis Angelicus" _ Franck Cello. Organ. Piano Accompaniment. Mr. McCormack. This is an Ona B. Talbot attraction.
Ona B. Talbot Brings McCormack
Ona B. Talbot on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 13, at the Murat will
Liquor Is Cheap in Quebec
Editor's Note: This Is the second of • series of articles by Mr. Gardcsr reporting the operaUou of liquor laws in the various provinces of Canada. By GUson Gardner M'"*—] ONTREAL, Dec. 6 (By Mall). —Prices of wine and liquors ■— in Quebec, under the State monopoly plan, are cheap as compared with United States bootleg rates. This, in spite of the heavy taxes rendered to the government. The wine prices are made most inviting. This is natural considering tho large French element In the population, and the avowed purpose if the to discourage the use of strong c rink by substituting wines and beer. For example—the September price list for the liquor commissioner’s “stores” shows. Claret, Bordeaux Rouge imported by the commissioners, at 45 cents a quart; Saint Emit'’on (Claret), 56 cents a quart;
or prisoners had detected in him any element of selfishness of weakness. Oiie recalls Tennyson's description of the Good Knight. “His strength was as the strength of ten because his heart was pure.” In manifold ways and places this sublimity of character has been revealed tn history. Possibly we should say that the greatest of all examples Is Jesus himself. He was in authority, not Pilate, as he stood before the Roman governor, and even on the cross he had command of the situation, for though men could crucify him, it was his to say, "Father, forgive them, they know not what they do.” The Shipwreck When we speak of this scene in the shipwreck as one of the greatest evidences in history of the domination of circumstances and of all other forces, personal and impersonal, by the power of supreme de-
Interurban Signal Asked By Mr. Fixit
Let Mr. Fixit (ret desired civic Improvements for you. He U The Times' representative at city hall. Write him at The Times. A signal for interurbans is needed at the E. Twenty-First St. crossing, one block east of fisherman Dr., and repairs to a bridge near there also are necessary, according to a letter Mr. Fixit received from “Times Reader.” The matter -will be Investigated by Sergeant O’Neal of the police accident prevention bureau and the city engineer will investigate bridge repairs, Mr Fixit was informed. Street lights are still a burning subject for Fixit readers, It appears. DEAR MR. FIXIT: Please put a light on Spring St. between Walnut and North Sts., as it is so dark we can’t see anything. We women go to church and sometimes go by ourselves. CITIZEN. DEAR MR. FIXIT—I am calling your attention to & gtreet light at
[•""•) HE evening recital In [' charge of Glenn Friermood, UL } which was scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 2, is postponed till Dec. 9. This recital will be held in the college auditoriiffn of the Indiana College of Music and Fine Arts. * * • J ORD has been received that yU William Zinn, violinist and former student of Ferdinand Schaefer of the Indiana College of Music and Fine Arts, has been awarded a scholarship prize of SIOO as the most promising student of the freshman class at the University of California. • * * SHE Irvington School of Music will give a Christmas recital in costume Sunday afternoon, Dec. 6, at the north side branch, Thirty-Eighth St. and College Ave. Those taking part will be Jean Smith, David Robertson, Margaret Grainger, Catharine Smith, Ruth Griffith, Muriel Helvle, Vittavla Montani, Julia Bowman, Ailene Batchelor, Martha Fronn, Robert Shreperman, Helen Owens, Eva Hogle, Dorothy Rinehardt, lone Agnew, Mildred Smith, Gertrude Conte,
Jolin McCormack
present John McCormack and assisting artists in recitaL
Haute Cote, a Bordeaux white wine, 60 cents a quart; Native (Ontario) Sherry, 60 cents a quart; Vln Rouge, a native port 40 cents a quart; Claro, a medium dry Sherry, 90 cents a quart; Champagnes, Moet & Chandin Brut Imperial, $3.76 a quart; Pommery Sec. $4 a quart; with a dozen brands of sparkling wines from France, Italy and Spain at $2.75 to $3 a quart. Highest Prices The highest priced Sherry “Real Solera 1790 Binda d©s .Vlllmes & Hljas,” Is $5.60 a quart. The highest priced port Is $4.60 a quart. The highest priced Champagne Is ”Vln CUquot Ponsardin Gold Label of 1916 at $5 a quart. Among the “hard drinks” the Quebec commission stores offer a dry gin at $2 a quart, a better variety, bottled by the commissioners, at
votion to goodness and truth, we should remember that this sublimity of character had its clear foundation in Paul’s personal allegiance to Jesus Christ. He made the witness to this clear and decisive. “There stood by me,” he said, “this night, the angel of God whose I am and whom I serve.” There was the secret of his power and character. One cannot miss In this story of Paul’s shipwreck the manifest application of the teaching of this lesson to the voyage of life. What Paul's life clearly shows is that there is a possibility of so linking and strengthening one’s will through the will of God that no matter how other Influences may shape one’s course, one's character can stand forth with a triumphant power that is stronger than life or death. This Is the message of the story of Paul's shipwreck, and it Is a message for every man.
Twenty-fifth St. and Columbia Ave. We have been promised one for over three years. MRS. M. L. T. DEAR MR. FIXIT—Why do we not get street lights on Washington Blvd. above Fifty-Second St? We have been repeatedly Informed we would get lights, as this street is dangerous to travel at night on account of the heavy traffic and the dark Intersections. A RESIDENT. The three requests have been referred to the board of works.
Do You Know? Employes of the street commissioner's department are responsible for maintenance of 225.10 miles Os unimproved streets. ,
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Adelaide Conte and Helen Ciener. Miss Adelaide Conte will present her pupils In a costume recital at tho Irvington Masonic Temple on Thursday night Dec. 10. She will be assisted by the pupils of Miss Alice Cooper and of Miss Ruth O'Nlel Belows. * A ** * " | r-p I HE annual rendering of Handel’s “The Messiah” by the ' 1 Indianapolis Oratorio Society, 200 voices, will be given Monduy night, Dec. 14, at the Cadle Tabernacle. The orchestra will be composed of Indianapolis musicians. Mrs. William Duthle, organist of the Cadle Tabernacle, will assist. Horace Whitehouse is tho conductor of the society. The soloists will be as follows: Mrs. Robert F. Klnnaird, soprano at the Central Christ Tan Church; Barbara Walt,'contralto, of Chicago; Emil Rousseau, American dramatic tenor, of Chicago and Paris, and Harlow© Fenn Dean, Indianapolis, bass and teacher. • • • SHE piano students of Prof. Francis H* TopmilUer will give tho first of a series of recitals on Sunday, Dec, 6, at 3 p. m. in the Beville Avenue Evangelical Church, to which the publlo is cordially invited. The following will take part: Margaret Abel, Clay Hall, Wilbur Nagley, Esther Krug, Virginia Haesler, Margaret Irvin, Carl Schubert, Edward and Esther Garritson, Jerry Holman, Mildred Morris, Dorothy Dosch, Louise Holtman, Margaret Ziegler, Lucllla| Clark, Fhyllls Smith, Virginia son, Robert Amlck, Harriet Esslg, Eileen Johnson, Myrtle and Arthur Wilson, Catherine Quinn, Virginia Osborn, Kenneht Lime, Elizabeth Broolls, Helen Louise Perkins, Paul Bogard, Geraldine James, Mary Margaret Meadows, Virginia Rich, Cloda Christy, Catherine Blake, Mary Roche, Neva Stiff, Elizabeth Miller, Mildred Twletmeyer, anti Thomas Cowley. • • r-r-l STUDENTS’ recital will ha | | given at the Metropolitan I*VI School of Musio next Saturday afternoon at 3 o’clock In tha Odeon. The publlo Is Invited. The program will consist of a concert program followed by a two-act play, "Not a Man In the House,” under the direction of Miss Helen Sartor. Students taking port are: Mary Margaret Mllller, Stuart C. Williams, Carl Hadley, Margaret Davis, Marian Clark, Emily Yuoknot, Virginia Siefker, Lucy Link, Eugene Kerr, Lucille Wright, Mildred Grayson, Maxine Ingram, Bessie Minor, Irma Valinetz, Esther May Langdon, Barbara Blatt, Abram Parry, Mary Frances Tatlock, S usane Crane, Kathryn Walker, Jean Douglass, John W. Schumached, Virginia Stout, Mary Nicholl, Marian Fohrenbach, Lorene Daley, These students are pupils of: Nora M. Beaver, Frances Wlahard, Fay Heller, Otis Pruitt, Leslie E. Peck, Frances Beik, Leone Kinder, Bernice Van Sickle, Allie F. Eggleston, Helen Sartor, Helen Li Quigg, Frieda Heider and Lucillel Wagner.
$3.75 a quart! rum for $5.50 a fortyounce bottle; rye whisky (Walker's Imperial), at $3.10 a quart; Canadian Club at $3.40, Old Dominion at $3.10, Scotch (Sandy McDonald, forty ounces, about a quart), $5.50; commissions’ XX, $4.15 for forty ounces; White Horse (twenty-eight ounoea), $4.25, and Johnnie Walker Red Label (forty ounces), $6.60. Congress cocktails (Manhattan), are $2.76 a quart and Martini the same, Bass' ole Is 85 cents a pint. The commission also sella a 65 over proof alcohol for $6 a fortyounce bottle. Thin Is known as “whisky blano” white whisky, and. In simple dilution by water, has long been a favorite drink. Pays Heavy Duty <' The high price of pur* alcohol j and of the drinks with the larger ! content of alcohol is explained by the fact that the Quebec liquor coinmission Is paying a very heavy duty to the Dominion government, which duty must be Included in the price to the consumer over and above the cost of administration and the 40 per cent which the commissioner* figure as profit to be m&de for th*i province. I This is how th* commission It forth In their last annual report; On one case of 12 bottle of Bootoh ! Whiskey: Cost of the Whiskey Itself... .$16.00 i on the basts of 25 underproof 17.0$ British excise tax at the rate of 3.126 pounds per proof gallon, allowing I>4 gall*, proof per case, namely 4.8-0 $4.40 par pounds sterling... 23.93 $57.00 Sales Tax 5 per cent (6 per cent previous to Jan. 1, 1924)..,.$ 2.85 It Is evident that the aggregate amount of the customs, excise and sales taxes reiM'h no less than 124 per cent of the Initial cost of the’ goods, In other words a tax of $1.66 on a single bottle of which the cost (exclusive of freight, cartage. Insurance, etc. is $1.33. The commission paid in taxes tothe Federal Government during the* period from 1921 to 1024, Inclusive,'. $19,144,343. This was on gross re-:* celpts of $54,724,355. At the same 1 , time they turned over to the Pro-' vincial Government $12,462,869. cost of operating including pur-g chase of goods, materials, and general expenses, amounted# over the same period-to $24,974,647.? These figures are significant asj indicating the actual cost of the* beverages and how cheaply they J may be dispensed when the private* profit, taxes, or bootleg are not Included. C Is mica and lslnfelass the same? g Isinglass is a variety of prepared by cutting the dried swim.* ming bladder of various fish Into* very flne shavings. Mica Is a mln-S eral with flexible qualities, not found! in other simlku substances. The* two terms are confused In popular usage, but are not th* gam*.