Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 227, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 January 1926 — Page 6

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Prominent Booze Buyers — 1 OST of the time we have been for William H. Remy, Marion County prosecutor. For the most part, his record as a public official has been above the average. / But sometimes we can not help wondering if a little less publicity and a little more action in some cases would not be advisable. For instance, the case of the “society bootlegger." It seems, according to the flow of publicity from Remy’s office, that he has caught a bootlegger and from the bootlegger has obtained a list of about forty prominent persons who are supposed to have bought liquor from said bootlegger. Much is made of this fact. There is considerable curiosity about the identity of the persons who bought the liquor. There is considerable speculation as to whether they will be subpoenaed as witnesses. If Remy would only follow the law there wouldn’t be any mystery about it. These forty so-called prominent persons are just as much lawbreakers as is the bootlegger who gave Remy their names. Section 4 of the Wright bone dry law makes the purchase of liquor an offense. Why doesn’t Remy issue warrants for the arrest of these individuals? Or does the prohibition law apply only to those who are not “prominent?" Arrest of a few prominent customers of bootleggers would rapidly bring about prohibition enforcement —6r repeal of the law. O! Blease; Wake Up! S'" - "" - ENATOR Cole Blease of South Carolina has asked the Senate not to vote on the World Court until next December. He thinks people are not informed on the subject. lie says they should be given time to hear about it. Sounds like poor Rip Van Winkle. After his 20-year sleep in the mountains he came back to the village and began inquiring about things. Ilis every remark showed he was just twenty years behind the procession.

For five years the people of this country have had the World Court question constantly before them. It has been a page one item all that time. Today it is a household word. Even the children have an opinion on the subject. So, Senator, no need to wait for the people to catch up. Os course if you want a little time * to make inquiries—having just come back to the national village—why that’s different. If not, let’s gq! The Washington Controversy 1“\ ID George Washington drink and dance ~Z J in a way not ’usually credited to the father of his country? , . That is the question that is being batted back and forth in the United States just now. Rupert Hughes, novelist, started the discussion by asserting that Washington was a good drinker and a confirmed dancer. The argument was continued when various professional patriots leaped to the fore with ’vitriolic denials that any such thing was the case. And the whole argument is so silly! Silly of Mr. Hughes to begin it, in the first place; sillier for his opponents to get so excited in their denials. lor, after all, what difference does it make whether Washington drank and danced or not*? One thing is certain; if he did drink whisky, on occasion, he hasn’t done it for upwards of 125 years. That length of time is pretty nearly long enough for a man’s nrivato

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habits, whatever they might be, to win forgetfulness. We all know the really important things that Washington did. They are things that there can’t be any argument about; things that will be remembered as long as America lasts. And the other things—oh,'who cares? Let’s forget the whole squabble. He’s Still the Slickest Ever In ILICK traders up Vermont way must have 1 1 felt alarm more than once as they read the detailed s{ory, just published, of David J. Lewis’ reappointment to the United States tariff commission in 1924. You remember how Coolidge called Lewis to the White House, having first sent word to him privately that he should bring along his resignation—his resignation from the office to which he was going to be appointed. This was to enable Coolidge to get rid of him later if he didn’t like his behavior. Well, the story—not denied by the White House spokesman—proceeds from that point: The commission of appointment was lying on the President’s desk. When Lewis arrived the President took up his pen and signed it. He handed it to Lewis. And then he said: “Did you bring that letter?” (The letter of resignation.) Now, can’t you see them shaking their heads around the old box stove up in Vermont? Can’t you hear them? “I dunt believe it. Thet dunt sound like Cal! Thet ain’t good tradin’. He hadn’t ougbta let go of thet commission, by gravy, tel he’d got holt of thk letter! Cal wan’t watchin’ all his berries thet time!"

And ean’t you see their relief as they read further and discovered that Lewis was a simple minded Marylander, who wouldn’v take advantage of Calvin’s carelessness; a man who would say, “No, I didn’t prepare a resignation and I won’t. But nobody knows except you and me, that you’ve given me this commission and you can tear it up." And their new consternation as they discover the President getting angry—it’s never good business to get mad in a trade—and refusing to take back the commission. There must have been agitation among the chin whiskers when they came to that part of the story. But, of course, the folks up home didn’t understand the whole situation as well as their hero in the White House. They didn’t realize that, politically, it was necessary for the President to appoint Lewis and that it was possible for the President later to nullify the appointment, by not sending it to the Senate for confirmation. When these facts became clear we feel sure that Coolidge resumed in their minds his eminent place—the slickest trader, by cracky, that ever was President! The Shoals in a Nutshell SHE Muscle Shoals problem can be summed up in three sentences: 1. Ambassadors of the private interests must camouflage the giant Alabama power project as a mere nitrate manufactory—otherwise thejr may not be able to seize it. 2. The private interests must get control of the project—otherwise the American people may learn how cheaply electric power can be produced. 3. The American people must fight for Government operation—otherwise they shall see not only the Tennessee River, but every other valuable power river in the country given over to a group of Eastern banks for half a century of private exploitation.

demands that they be put on, but once they served to hold the sword belt and sword in place. Was Frank James, the biother of Jessie James, the outlaw, over convicted and punished for his connection with the crimes of his brother? Frank James was captured and held in jail for more than a year awaiting trial. He was never convicted on any charge and spent the last thirty years of his life as a farmer. He died near Excelsior Springs, Mo., Feb. 18, 1915, at the age of 74. F*rom what distance can a bullet be fired to penetrate the skull of a bear? From a high powered rifle, such as a Winchester or a Savage, a bullet would penetrate the skull of a bear at a distance of fifty feet. How many trips did Woodrow Wilson make to Europe while he was President? Why was there objection to these visits? Woodrow Wilson made two trips to, Europe while he was President. Chi Dec. 4, 1918, lie left for France

on the “George Washington" at the head of the Ainerican Commission to Negotiate Peace. He returned, arriving in Boston, Feb. 4, 1919. On the second trip he left New York on March 6, 1919, returning to New York, July 8, 1919. These voyages marked a radical departure from the immemorial custom of American Presidents not to leave the country while in office; and also constituted the first act by an American President of definite personal participation in European politics. Many regarded this as a bad ' precedent and out of keeping with the office. There were many however, who regarded it as a great step in advance in the development of the new internationalism. What is the size of the Washington Monument at Washington, D. C. at the base and at the top platform? What is the capacity of the elevators in the monument? The Washington Monument is fifty-five feet square at the base and thirty-four feet floor. The elevator 5 |- for thirty

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Among the many beauties with the Greenwich Village Follies, due at English’s Monday night for all next week, are, left to right, Anna Ludmiller, premiere danseuse; Florence Hedges, ingenue, and Jessie Howard, comedienne.

A Sermon for Today ' By Rev. John R. Gunn

Text: “He that Is witltout sin amonjr you, let him first cast a stone at her.”—John 8:7. O'" 11 "INE day when Jesus was teaching in the temple, the scribes i___J and Pharasees brought to Him a woman 'taken In adultery. ‘‘The law of Moses.” they said, “commands that she be stoned: but what sayest Thou?” Jesus at first made no answer. But they presed the question. Then Jesus said, “He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.” And you know what that crowd of hypocrites did? They tucked their heads and silently walked away, every one of tnem, “being convicted by their own conscience.” This inciddht rerpinds me of another which I recently read. An English chaplain was crossing the channel on a steamer and met an Army officer with whom he became Intimate. The officer confided that he was going home to shoot his wife. The clergyman, shocked, asked his reason. The answer was: “While I have been away fighting, she has been unfaithful to me, and acknowledges it.” The clergyman looked him In the eye and demanded: “Can you cross your heart and say that you have not been unfaithful to her?” “No, I cannot say that.” was the reply; “but that Is a different matter.” And because so many people think that way, we have plays and fiction, and actual human tragedies. In which the woman is disgraced while her paramour holds high business or political office and is received In good society. I have no patience with this so-

THE VERY IDEA! By Hal Cochran

Quiet Zone S*“ Ya gotta be quiet an’ walk on,your toes; the baby’s asleepin’ jes’ now. We’ve worried a heap ’bout the tot, goodness knows. There’s fever been burnln’ her brow. The window’s been up and thp shades have been down. We’re keepin’ the room klnda cool. She’s bundled up tight In a warm sleep-' In’ gown, but she breathes the fresh air as a rule. Why, sure, ya kin peek In the room, If ya like. A mighty sweet picture you’ll see. But, be a bit careful; don’t wake the wee tike. She’s sleepy as sleepy kin be. The doctor jes’ called and he cheered us a lot. “There's no need to worry,” he said. “It’s only a fever that’s ailin’ the tot. Jes’ keep her real quiet In bed.” Os course we’ve been tendin’ the best we know how, and we’ll jes’ keep on tendin’, and then, she’ll lose all the fever that’s burnln* her brow —and soon be out playin’ again. • • • Friendly fencers are always at swords points. • • • FABLES IN FACT APOSTROPHE SFUNNY HOW SOME PEOPLE ARE PERIOD FOR INSTANCE THE FELLOW WHO WENT TO WAR COMMA AND GOT HIS FILL OF IT PERIOD SWORE TO GOONESS HE'D

MR. FIXIT Ashes Refused Where Grade Has Not Been Established. let Mr. Fixit solve your trouble* with city officials. He is The Times' representative at the city hall. Write him at The Timo Here’s a truth readers of Mr. Fixit must realize. The’ street superintendent’s department WILL NOT place ashes and gravel on streets where no, grade has been established. So petitiqn the board of works for a grade. *W. P. Hargon, department clerk, said this advice will refer to complaints on the alley back of 3022 N. Gale St., Walnut St., between Somerset and Lexington Aves.; 3259 Nicholas Ave., 2600 Prospect St., alley west of Gladstone Ave., between St. Clair and Tenth Sts.; alley back of 840 N. Denny St., and Twelfth St., east of Gladstone Ave. DEAR MR. FIXIT; When will the new street lights be burning on Central Ave., between Fall Creek and Thirty-Fourth St.? C. L. GORTON, 3307 Central Ave. George G. Schmidt, city engineer, is investigating the rather irregular arrangement of street lighting. This will take two weeks and then announcement will be made is to when your lights will be burning. DEAR MR. FIXIT: Will please tell the ash man at the corner of Valley and Hazel Sts. to come down one more door west on his collection day and he will find a nice, new barrel of ashes. MRS. TIMES READER, 2340 Valley Ave. | He’ll be right there. Truly Nolen, superintendent, promised.

called double standard of moralsone for men and another .for women. Caesar’s wife must be as chaste as the midnight sky, but Ceasar may be as rotten as he pleases. When a woman falls she is branded with the scarlet of shame, while the wretch who lured her from the path of virtue Is received in the best social circles. This Is all wrong. In the sight of God the man In the case is just as guilty as the woman, in the case, and he should be so regarded by society. Woman’s honor is the altar of home and humanity, and the man who lays profane hands on that altar commits a crime that ought to make him, an object of scorn among decent people. Talk about stealing—the burglar who breaks Into your house and steals your property Is a prince compared with the villain who takes the virtue of your sister or steals the affection of your wife. The man who does that is the meanest of aH thieves. And yet, mean as he Is, society excuses and pampers him. Not so of her whose virtue he*steals. She may be more sinned against than sinning, but aha is cast out and ostracised by society. Such a custom I hate with an ever Increasing hatred. Public conscience should be educated to regard the sinning man In the same light as the sinning woman. What is wrong for woman is wrong for man. Both are equally condemned under the law of God, and both are equally subject to the laws of nature which neyer fail to impose a heavy penalty upon the transgressor. (Copyright, 1926, by John R. Gunn.)

NEVER ENLIST AGAIN PERIOD RIDICULED EVERYTHING THAT HAD TO DO WITH WARFARE PERIOD DECLARED FOR PEACE COMMA AND SAID HE WOULD FIGHT TO KEEP IT PERIOD THEN HE FELL IN LOVE COMMA GOT MARRIED COMMA AND WENT BACK TO THE VERY THING HE WAS SO OPPOSED TO PERIOD • • • My compliments to the good housewife, who bawled the maid out for letting the milkman kiss her—and decided to take the milk In, herself, in the future. (Copyright. 1926. NEA Sendee, Inc.)

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“Trahan and Wallace,” at the Palace today and tomorrow, have an act that they might turn into a continuous laugh from start to finish if they would just stick to the things they start out to do. A man pianist and a woman who sings step out front and for a few minutes we have some of the best kind of fun. The woman sings and tries to keep up to the accompaniment of the man who just about does everything to the poor piano. The blue and disgraceful notes come thick and fast, and still the woman tries to sing; In reality, she has a very good voice. The way these two do all this provides the fun, but then they change their action and the comedy goes into a slump. A quartet, “The Volunteers,” has some very good voices in Its makeup, and the harmony is excellent. "Alphonse Berg and Company” presents some very quick designing and fitting of dresses on models. Taking an ordinary looking piece of cloth the man In a few minutes has made it into a very beautiful dress and the model walks off with It on. “Bobby McLean,” the champion Ice skater of the world, with two assistants offers some interesting tricks that show unusual skill and ability in his line, also included in the act are movies bf the championship skating matches held In Norway. “Galetti's Monkeys” open the bill with the little fellows going through all kinds of tricks. \ Probably the most Interesting thing they did was when two of them played “Swanee River” on some bells. BUI includes photoplay “Stepping Out” with Ford Sterling and a news reel. At the Palace today and tomorrow. —(By the Observer.) j + + -!- Other theaters today offer: “Aloma of the South Seas,” at English’s; Blossom Seeley, at Keith's; Rodeo Revue, at the Lyric; burlesque, at the Broadway; “The Splendid Road,” at the Circle; William Fairbanks In "Fighting Youth,” at the Isis; “What Happened to Jones,’’ at the Colonial; "The Masked Bride,” at the Apollo, and “Hands Up,” at the Ohio.

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RIGHT HERE IN INDIANA By GAYLORD NELSON

STUDY OTHER CITIES RAY ALBERTSON, Indianapolis city councilman, i- I * now in Chicago to study methods of handling municipal business there, Is expected, on his return, to propose radical changes in the system of appointments to city jobs. It Is said the council will specify qualifications for candidates for city places. A sort of gesture toward a civil service system In city affairs. If carried out, the plan may cause a shiver among those whose only qualification for city jobs Is political. But a set of honest-to-good-ness qualifications for prospective city employes won’t hurt the municipal service, particularly police and fire departments. It is also proposed that a cotincilmanic committee Investigate city government methods in use in other large cities in search of ideas for improving the management of municipal affairs here. The expenses of such a committee may be borne by private business men. These be hopeful signs. Indianapolis has neither the most beautiful nor perfect city government in the world. Doubtless other cities do many things better than we do. Only In city politics are we pre-eminent. The committee won’t need to adopt any ideas along that line. If the new administration and council are really in earnest about applying the best methods In city government to Indianapolis they can do much. And Mr. Citizen will crown them with something besides the section of lead pipe he hag used on many previous administrations.

THE ARTISTIC TEMPERAMENT r=~.THEL LEGINSKA, English ICj Pianist, had an attack of liliJ artistic temperament the other night and failed to appear for her scheduled concert in Evansville, Ind. A coliseum full of Hoosler music lovers sat and twiddled their thumbs while detectives and her frantic manager searched the city for the pouting artist. She staged a similar fadeaway in New York last spring. And received lots of publicity. If an ordinary butter-and-egg individual pulled tricks like that, ignored his contractual obligations for a sudden whim and failed to keep business engagements, he very shortly would be out of business. But when a stage or concert artist gives away to a tantrum they expecl people to smile Indulgently, and dismiss the matter with “ah, the artistic temperament.” Perhaps there’s something to the artistic temperament. Doubtless the great artists are more nervous, more highstrung, and more at the mercy of Impulses and moods than the unemotional oysters who compose their audiences. But much of this artistic temperament is bunk. If some audiences would display a little artistic temperament and occasionally walk out on a temperamental artist the latter wpuld come back to earth with a thud.

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THE SMART SHEIK r’~j ARTY DURKIN, former iIWI Hoosler boy, th ® dapper C.n * I “shooting sheik” for whom Federal officers and Chicago police have scoured the country for montlis Is back In Chicago. He arrived from St. Louis heavily guarded and wearing considerable ironmongery on wrists and ankles, and now sits in a cell. Marty was a clever, daring crook. A romantic figure who stole automobiles, wooed maids, shot his way out .of officers’ clutchos with cool bravado. He was too quick and too smart for the poor boob policemen on his trial. While they combed Chicago for him, he masqueraded right under their noses and laughed at them. His escapades made the slow-twitted officers look (awfully silly. The poor, blundering dubs! Then Marty eloped with a village blacksmith's daughter and spent his honeymoon touring the West. The officers still plodded on cold trails completely baffled. Marty’s career, like that of other dazzling super-criminals, shows how easy it is for a shrewd crook to out-wit flat-footed cops. But all of them, like a Marty, end up same way—behind the bars, made monkeys of the officers who tried to catch him, but they still have their jobs and freedom, while the smart Marty is held for murder. If you think the Martin Durkins are so shrewd and the police such simpletons, laugh Jhat off.

OPEN FACE N POOLROOMS * EADIES of the Garfield Clvis League plan to urge upon the mayor and city authorties adoption of a regulation prohibiting the painting of poolroom windows to obstruct the view of the public. The proposal has much merit. More power to the ladies. The operation of a poolroom is a legitimate business, pool and billiards aren’t Inherently wicked diversions. One can bank the fifteen tall In the side pocket without breaking man-made or moral laws. Why should the windows of a poolroom be painted to prevent passersby gazing in any more than the windows of a cafeteria? Prosecutor Remy says many Indianapolis poolrooms are crime Incubators, hangouts for Idle boys. From them boy bandits sally forth to harry decent citizens, In them booze Is sold. They are headquarters for deviltry and stables for white mule and the police have been ordered to clean thy^ w A poolroom proprietor operating his business lawfully and above board wouldn’t be hurt by an open face order. He has nothing to conceal from the gaze of anyone who might pass by outside. But the proprietor who caters to minors and does a little bootleg business on the side would be handicapped. An open face poolroom wouldn’t be a desirable lorL ing place for young boys. It would cramp their style to have to execute difficult masse shots in full view of the public and the cop on the bent.