Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 267, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 March 1926 — Page 6

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One Woman’s Chance Not since woman obtained the right to vote and with it the right to hold office, has any woman in this city had a more magnificent opportunity to vindicate equal suffrage and advance the cause of all women than is now within the reach of Mrs. Lillian Sedwick. In the matter of the Shortridge school site, it so happens that hers can be the decisive vote. The men on that board are equally divided. She can be the decisive factor in the situation and by her vote can, if she chooses, place that school where the people desire it. With the coming of equal suffrage, women expected that there would be an end to some of the Intrigues and secret manipulations of public affairs that had made male suffrage considerably of a failure. The high ideals of woman, her independence, her particular interest in anything affecting the home or the schools promised relief from many of the impositions which machine politics had inflicted upon the community. Every woman in this city should be very much interested in the outcome of this controversy over the location of the new Shortridge high school. The judgment of the parents in the district to be served seems almost unanimous in their demand that the site selected by a former board be used. The real estate board confirms that judgment. The Times very early pointed to the mistake in judgment of the majority of the board in changing the site. The women’s clubs, the organizations of mothers, the clubs which express the will of the women of this city should appeal to Mrs. Sedwick to become the champion of their purposes and their wishes. A change of attitude on the part of the one woman member at this time would do much more than protect the interests of the pupils who must attend this particular school. It would he an added argument for more women in office and give new confidence in women as public servants.

Winning Success The new president of Trinity College In Texas was a day laborer ten years ago. Tell that to the young man who whines and complains that no longer is there a chance for the youth of this country to win success. Tell this story to the man who points to Ford and Rockefeller and Gary, or to Edison and Burbank, and explains his own failure by saying that the door of opportunity has been closed. The truth is that the vast development in the past few years has opened more and more doors to the ambitious and the purposeful. The world today is demanding and needing the qualities that win success more than it has in the past. Read the list of new millionaires who find their way each year to the income tax records and discover that if you want money, lots of money, it is there for you if you can give to the world something for which it feels a need and for which it is willing to pay. In the matter of radio, it may be safely predicted that there will be at least a dozen new millionaiJ es and twice that number of famous scientists added to the lists of notables in the next five years. The story of Carl Alden, this new college president, gives almost the perfect program tor those who want success. He found himself in early manhood with an ordinary education and an unordinary ambition. His most marketable asset was muscle and he did not hesitate to sell his brawn in the open market. But he did not lament his sad fate, pity himself and quit on his big job. That, for him, was an education and service to the world. You did not find this day laborer spending his nights over a pool table. He did not become so ardent a movie fan that he had no time to read or study. He did not blow in his week’s wages on one “big party’’ and go back on Monday morning to boast about the cunning jane who taught him the Charleston. Neither did he become isolated or a mere book worm. He was a pretty good fellow among the men he worked with, mingled with them on decent terms, won their respect so that they understood and applauded him when he entered the clergy and did not hesitate to use a saloon for a pulpit when unable to secure another meeting place in those Texas towns which are not overbuilt. But he never lost sight of the goal he had fixed for himself, which was to keep on growing. He never lost his purpose to rise to anew heightb tomorrow. He never let difficulties obscure his hope or lessen his determination. He was ready when the opportunity came to take over the little college and given the job of making it a bigger and a better one. Be ready for that next Job above the one you hold. That is the real secret of his success. That is the only way any one can reach the top rungs of the ladder. The whiner, the timid, the self-3atisfied will be in the same job or in a poorer one ten years from now. The young men and women who will be envied in 1936 are the ones who are getting ready today for a better place and for more work next week. The Meanest Thief Let it be hoped that the State police and Nation al Guard, if necessary, will be pu* behind the effojj| of W. B. Hargon, president of the Humane Socl|® to catch the dog thieves. Next to the kidnaper, the man who stea' must be ranked as the meanest thief. There seems to be a real need fo-jgjfrS " in fact, a much greater need than t:cities of some of our official zations of reform. t ' Medical schools report that thßL\ V- ■Y fN A

letters from men In authority offering to sell them dogs for purposes of scientific research. That means that the kindly little animal who licked your hand yesterday, may tomorrow be cringing upon some marble slab while students and professors are carving it into bits in order to study the process by which it lives. Vivisection may be necessary in these schools. Science may need to use dumb animals to discover the truth about health and about disease. It may be necessary to do these things to help man in his struggle to prolong human life and overcome suffering, but there can be no reason and no necessity for stealing the pets of children and the most loyal friend of man to serve their subject. The dog is the most loyal friend a man ever has. He may kick it and beat it, but it will come crawling back to lick his hand and to offer its friendship when he has lost the respect of other men. It stands guard at night to give alarm when thieves attack, and in day becomes the playmate of the boy and girl for whom it will fight if necessary. When sickness comes its understanding of sympathy shows its own sorrow, and when the master dies its mournful howl lacks no sincerity in grief. There seems to be an organized band of dog thieves in this State. Valuable animals of aristocratic pedigree are seized upon the slightest pretext. Such at least is the charge of Mr. Hargon and he deserves the thanks of every boy whose playmate and pal is this barking four-footed friend of every man, who can still claim some kinship with youth as long as he holds in his heart a fondness for a dog. Making Indiana safe for dogs is no mean purpose.

Notes Are Not Solving Mexican Dispute The following- is the third of three articles on the present Mexican situation by Robert P. Scripps, who has just completed a Mexican trip. When Mexican Foreign Minister Saenz sits down to write a note about American kfnd holdings in Mexico to Secretary Kellogg, he has got two things, altogether aside from the important business in hand, to remember. First, that what he writes will eventually be made public. Second, that the Government which he represents is in the nature of anew experiment in Mexico, and that it is between tw r o fires, extreme nationalists and radicals on one side and extreme conservatives and churchmen on the other. When Kellogg writes to Saenz he is pretty much in the same boat. He knows the correspondence will be made public. He knows that party politics are important in this country, and that there will be elections in 1926 and 1928. Headed for Deadlock Under the circumstances it is not unreasonable to suppose that both gentlemen are conducting their correspondence largely with an eye to homo consumption, not to suspect that this is one of the reasons why this correspondence gets nowhere, so far as deciding anything is concerned. In the meantime we are headed straight for a deadlock and a break in diplomatic relations which is highly undesirable for several reasons. First, from the Mexican point of view, continued investment of American capital in Mexico is necessary to prosperity. Second, a break in relations with the United States would probably lead to political disturbance in Mexico that would halt all progress and possibly lead to anew era of chaos. Third, from the American point of view continued friendly relations with Mexico promise to. be increasingly profitable In a business way. Fourth, from the standpoint of this country the best thing that can happen in Mexico will be the establishment there of a popular and peaceful government, but this is bound to take more time than has yet elapsed since the first election of General Obregon. Business Conference Under the circumstances, why would not the best way to settle the present difficulty with Mexico over American land and petroleum titles there be to have a business-like conference, of authorized representatives of Presidents Coolidge and Calles, with legal and business advisers in attendance—because after all the problems involved are legal business probleirfs—either at El Paso, Juarez or at Havana. If Mexican and American relations are going to continue friendly, let’s get. that settled and reach a common basis of understanding of Mexican laws. If, on the other hand, another break with Mexico is inevitable, let’s have it now and get it over with. Anything would be better, and for both countries, than present conditions of speculation, suspicion and growing ill will, which long distance note writing promises to perpetuate.

War Widows Eligible to Receive Bonus

You can get an answer to anq 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 other questions will receive a personal reply. Unsigned requests cannot be answered. All letters are confidential.—Editor. Are widows who draw both compensation and insurance from the Government on account of World War services of their husbands entitled to the new Federal bonus? The bonus is paid in addition to and not in lieu of any other benefits one may receive from a State or the Federal Government. A widow must, however, have been dependent upon the soldier for her support at the time of. his death and must have remained unmarried. Why Ls It more tiring to walk up hill than down hill? Because in addition to the effort of walking, it requires greater exertion to overcome the force of gravity. Do most of the great countries in the world, except the United States, have a unified air service? England and Italy have unified air service. Japan has an air service on the order of the United States; the army air service is an arm of the Army, the naval aviation is auxiliary to the Navy. The experimental work and the manufacturing of the French air service is unified; the Navy has its own service. The army has an air force under an air commander, and there ls also an air service under direct army command. Both, however, are under the authority of the army general staff. big is the largest submarine? British XI, largest submarine afloat, is 350 ’Y anrl has a surface displacement of 2,780 tons /'•£ l4'':^Bl£ cerncnt submerged of 3,600 tons. "Usa?skunks protected in some States? protected in thirty-five of the States at - 'YSr I,f 1 110 fanners because they destroy insects rodents. date did Harry K. Thaw murder Stan- '>*.?{’ \ ‘j t lßfe 25, 1906. |

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Al Jolson Is Doing His Trooping By Way of Brunswick Phonograph Record

By Walter D. Hickman I —ILTHOUGH Al Jolson is not I Al I trooping on the stage these days yet Al is getting along all right. Meaning that Jolson has two new Brunswick records which are becoming best sellers. The*-e is only one Jolson, and he has set a certain fashion in singing of which there are many imitators. The name of Jolson is sufficient to popularize any song number. He has been successful in the past of making sensations out of just ordinary songs at times. ll© injects a certain heart and sentimental atmosphere to all of his songs. He established the “mammy" song as a positive sensation. Brunswick now announces two new Jolson records, one including “Miami" and "You Forgot to Remember;” the other "I’m Sitting on Top of the World” and “You Flew Away From the Nest.” both records he has the aid of Carl Fenton’s Orchestra. The “Sitting on Top of the World” number has been a good seller in many forms, but Jolson’s version of it on a Brunswick record gives new life and interest to this song. A New Process Brunswick - Balke - Collender Company announces some new electrically recorded Vocalion records as follows: “She Was Just a .Sailor s Sweetheart"— Fox Trot with vocal chorus. “Valeska" (My Russian Rose!—Fox Trot with vqcal chorus—The Ambassadors. "Mother Me," Tennessee"—Fox Trot. “Wait'll It's Moonlight"—Fox Trot—Ben Bemie ajid His Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra. "Forgiveness"—W altz. “I.et Me Call You Sweetheart" —Waltz—Windsor Orches tra. “Dream Pal"—Fox Trot. “Fooling"— Fox Trot—Harry iteser, director. Tuxedo Orchestra. "Sleepy Time Gal" Fox Trot. "Whoopee"—Fox Trot with vocal chorus— Selvin and His Orchestra. "Back Home in Illinois"—Fox Trot “Hot Aire"—Fox Trot—The Tennessee Tooters “Just One More Waltz With You."— Waltz. “Let Us Waltz As We Say Good-Bye—-Waltz—Mavfair Trio "Fond of You” —Fox Trot From "Captain Jinks.” "Tomorrow Mornin' '—Fox Trot with vocal chorus—Ben Bemie and His Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra. “Peaceful Valley"—Fox Trot. "Hay Foot. Straw Foot"—Charleston Fox Trot— Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra. “Flamin' Mamie"—Piano by Ohman, banjo by Reser. "How She Loves Me Is Nobody's Business"—Tenor and baritone-- - Jones and Hare. "Dreaming of a Castle in the Air Two violins and piano. "How Can You Look So Good and Still Be So Dog-gone Bad—Timor —Chick Endor. * * • Other theaters today offer: Thurston, magician, at English's: Alexandria and Nolsen at the Palace; Ernest R. Ball, at Keith’s; "The Sea Beast” at the Circle; Berio Diving Girls at the Lyric; “The Grand Duchess and the Waiter” at the Apollo; “The Song and Dance Man” at the Ohio; “Stella Maris" at the Colonial; burlesque at the Broadway, and “Chip of the Flying U” at the Isis.

YOUR INCOME TAX

NO. 8

Losses if incurred in a taxpayer's trade or business or profession or in “any transaction entered into for profit” not compensated for by insurance or otherwise are deductible from gross income in determining net income upon which the income tax is assessed. To lie allowed, losses not incurred in trade, business, or profession must conform closely to the wording of the statute. For example, a loss incurred in the sale of a taxpayer's home or automobile, which at the time of purchase was not bought with the intention of resai*. is not deductible, because it was not a transaction “entered into for profit.” Losses sustained in the operation of a farm as a business venture are deductible. If sustained in the operation of a farm, operated merely for the pleasure of the taxpayer, they are not deductible.

A Sermon for Today By Rev. Jehn R- Gunn

Text: “Awake up, my glory-" Psalms 57:8. SIIIS is a call we all need to make upon ourselves. We need to awaken ourselves to see the possibilities in our lives waiting to be called out. In a certain churchyard upon the tombstone of a peasant is this striking epitaph: “Oniy a Clod."' Would the peasant call himself “only a clod?” Look at that clod yonder in the field upon which you have often set your foot, anil think of the grandeur wrapped up In that rude shape. The man of science tellß us

MR. FIXIT Grocery Owner Complains of Impassable Street,

Let Mr. Ftxit present your ease to city officials. He Is The Tunes representative at the city hall. Write him at The Times. What’s the pood of a grocery when you can’t pet at it? D. D. Wise wrote Mr. Fixlt he has been unable to obtain deliveries at his store at Crescent Ave. and Thir-ty-Seventh St., for three weeks. "Crescent Ave. is impassable and I am asking you to help us by having our little avenue rolled and then cindered,” the letter requested. The street superintendent’s department is inspecting the avenue with the following complaints: A Reader, Cornell Av... Sixty-First to Sixty-Second St.; Joseph L. Hartlage; Taxpayer, Haugh St., Vermont to Michigan Sts.; F. P. Foulke, alley, rear of 944 Drexel Ave.; Times Reader, alley at rear of 1434 Finley Ave.; Addison Cease, College Ave. and Lavarock Rd.; Thomas E. Garrity and Charles F. Hope, 400 block Leeds Ave.; J. Goodbourne, 2057 Caroline Ave.; Booster for Times, alley in rear of McCarty and Chadwick. St. branch library; E. W. Swift, 33000 block Wilcox St., and W. H. Greene, 1404 Lawton St.

Famous Composers Amy Marcy Cheney Beach Amy Beach, an American composer and pianist, was born at Ileniker, N. Y., in 1867. After elementary instruction from her mother, she studied harmony under Junius W. Hill and piano with Ernest Perabo and Karl Baerman. Advanced musical theory, she studied independently, making her own translations of Berlioz and Gevaert. Up to the time of her marriage to Dr. Henry Harris Beach in 1885, she was known as a successful concert pianist; since then she has devoted herself almost entirely to composition. Her “Gaelic Symphony” for full orchestra, conceded to lie her best work, lias been played by all the great national orchestras. Os scarce less importance is the “Jubilate,” composed for the dedication of the Women’s Building at the Columbian Exposition; a mass in E flat, “The Roses of Avonton,” “The Minstrel” and “The King.” Her “Valse Caprice,’' “Fireflies” and “Children’s Carnival” have attained amazing popularity.

THE VERY IDEA By Hal Cochran

Granny She was settin’ by the fireside, and her gaze seemed far away. It didn’t quite surprise me ’cause Id seen her oft that way. I just kinda sat and watched her. but she didn't know I knew that the thoughts that she was havin’ sorta turned her feelin’ blue. Little tots, with cheery voices played around about her heels, an’ the thought that quickly struck me was, I know just how she feels. Peace of mind and restful quiet, through the boist’rousness were marred. I could almost understand how youthful laughter hit her hard. Was the day when she was seein’ just the brighter side of things, but when once they’ve traveled through it people know what old age brings. Now a mind was trailin’ backwards. How an aching mem’ry plays on a person's longings for the faded youthful days. There were really shades of sorrow in her wrinkled, worn-out eyes. She could see the near tomorrow that would sever all the ties. Kinda tough to really know that there’s no aid that you cat* lead, an' ya can’t stop granny dreamin’ when she's driftin' to the end. • • • The tightest man we know of is the fellow who wouldn’t get weighed ’cause he had to tip the scales. • • • Bandits robbed a New York restaurant and one waiter was dern near shot for putting lus hand out instead of up. • • • It’s a good thing a barber doesn't illustrate his funny stories with cuts. • • • lie was a tenor warbler and A tender-hearted duffer. He closed his eyes when singing so He couldn’t see folks suffer. * • * NOW, HONESTLY— If it wem’t for conductors, we wouldn’t have any street cars. And. If we didn’t have any street ears, ;i ]ot of us would have to do •- heap of walking. That'B reason enough, in itself, for being a bit considerate when passing judgment on the man who takes your fare. Maybe he DID seem a bit grouchy this morning—which proves that he Is human. Perhaps you happen to he In good spirits, and his attitude looks all wrong. But how about the peepl" who paid fares ahead of you? Batch.> some of them irritated him. Friendliness makes his job sweeter. Be fair when you pay yours.

(hat that clod of dirt contains "all the possibility of form, color, light, fragrance and fruitfulness." Says the scientist, "The mystery, splendor and potency of the world are unfolded in the clod of the valley.’’ Says he, "Exquisite shapes, ravishing hues, ears of gold, purple clusters, bread to strengthen man’s heart and oil to make his face shine, dropping honey, burning roses, pure lilies and a thousand other miracles of grace and glory spring out of the dust.” Would any man call himself "only a clod?” Then let him think of the infinite possibilities wrapped up in that rude shape, "only a clod." Wrapped up in the humblest life there is the possibility of a spiritual beauty and nobility of character, which, when fully developed and manifested, will outshine the blended luster of the stars. An old writer speaks of man being “not only the noblest creature in the world, but even a very world in himself.” The trouble with many of us is, that we have never discovered ourselves. When a man really discovers himself, it is a more wonderful discovery than when the astronomers discover anew world. Copyright, 1925, by John R. Gunn. FACES FOUR, KILLS ONE BERLIN—A strange duelling case in w’hich one man, in defense of feudalistic principles, battled four opponents in one morning, and killed his last opponent, is coming before the Pomeranian courts soon. BROWN YES BETTER CHICAGO—Dr. H. S. McCray, of the Illinois State Society of Optometrists, said, at a clinic recently, that "brown eyes are better than blue eyes because they last longer.” FOREST TO BE CLEARED VANCOUVER, B. C.—Wyre Forest, 1,000 acres of ancient oaks, which In the days of Robin Hood was a royal hunting ground in Worcestershire, England, is to be cleared by the modern woodmen and the ground replanted in fir and other treeg.

If a wife declares she'd never marry again if something happened to her husband, she might feel that way because she thinks there is not another man like him—or because she’s afraid there is. * • • DOCTOR—Why did my coming make you so mad? OLD LADY—I was thinking about the money I’ve spent on apples. • • • FABLES IN FACT AT ONE TIME HE WAS WHAT YOU WOULD CALL A VERY SUCCESSFUL OWNER OF A LIVERY STABLE PERIOD PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER TOWN RENTED HI3 STEEDS COMMA AND HE FINALLY STARTED TEACHING THE ART OF HORSEBACK RIDING PERIOD ALL WENT FINE UNTIL TRE YOUNGER ELEMENT began PATRONIZING HIS STABLE PERIOD AND THEN IT WAS THAT HIS PUPILS STARTED FALLING OFF PERIOD (Copright, 1926. NEA Service. Inc.)

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In the eccentric comedy offering of Bert Gordon. Vera Kingston aids the comedian in putting over his brand of comedy.

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WORLD’S LARGEST BUS TERMINAL The Union Bus Station, Maryland St. and Senate Ave., has been closed. Most of the lines that once used this terminal have been purchased by traction interests and now arrive and depart from the Traction Terminal. The lines remaining under independent operators that used this station have gone back to the original motor bus terminal, 50 Kentucky Ave. Thus, within less than a year after it was opened with extensive publicity and festivities, what was acclaimed the “world’s largest bus terminal” is abandoned. Its erection and opening really seemed to mark anew epoch in transportation for Indianapolis and Indiana. But it now appears whatever mark the station entvrprise made was in red ink. A year ago the bus business in this .State was booming. Scarcely a day passed but new lines were projected. Traction* and steam roads were worrying themselves sick over the rapidly Increasing bus business. Those were gay days for the traveler. Now all but a few of the interurban bus lines out of Indianapolis have passed into control of the tractions and the “world’s largest bus terminal” gathers cobwebs. Apparently the motor bus couldn’t make the grade as a serious factor in transportation. But, strange to say. despite this seeming collapse of the business, there are more motor busses now in use in the country than ever. Common carrier busses cover 232,340 miles of route, and bus manufacturers predict a large increase In the number of busses in operation this year. The bus Is here to stay. The problem is to fit it most efficiently into the transportation scheme. In solving that problem pome Independent bus operators are going to lose some sleep.

A CHUNK OF BLUE SKY Investors in the Cooperative League, a subsidiary of the malodorous and extremely defunct Hawkins Mortgage Company, will recover about 40 per cent on their investments, it was Indicated in a hearing before Carl Wilde, referee in bankruptcy, Monday. That’s good news for those who lost. They’ll get something hack from the wreck, which is more than the investors in other Hawkins securities will get. Millions of dollars were mulcted from trusting investors, widows, elderly people, persons of small means who through frugality had accumulated small savings The glib swindlers identified with the Hawkins blue sky enterprise peddled the company's worthless Mock to such Innocent and unsuspecting victims. The promoters of this gigantic fake stock swindle are now in Leavenworth, serving sentences running from a few months to years, convicted in Federal Court for mail frauds. Morton S. Hawkins. the head of the business, drew a fifteen-year sentence and a fine of 310,000 —one of the stlffest sentences ever imposed in Federal Court at Indianapolis. No doubt justice was done on the slick rogues who engineered the fraud. But how inadequate such sentences are in blue sky cases! Whatever Is done to the principals in such affairs, the duped and defrauded investors are the real sufferers. Their life saving are swept away—they may be reduced to subsisting on public charity or taking in washings. The courts can punish the perpetrators, but can't protect the victims of blue sky schemes. The investor much protect himself. Investigate before you Invest.

MARCH 10,1926

A NEW ELEMENT Over at Urbana, 111., anew element —unnamed as yet, and known merely as No. 61—has been Isolated by scientists of the University of Illinois, according to announcement yesterday. That leaves only four of the possibly ninetytwo elemental substances which make up all known compounds to be discovered. Whether the new element has commercial possibilities or what it is good for has not yet been determined. It is just one of the “rare earth” group, apparently of no great practical importance. At least it won’t have any immediate Influence on lifo in Indiana. No. 61 can’t enter the Hoosier senatorial primary or otherwise make Itself conspicuous In our affairs this spring. Nevertheless. we are glad it Is discovered and identified. Wo worry about these missing elements, until they are found. Once the discovery of anew element was an epochal event. But of the new ones added In recent years only helium seems destined to have great commercial possibilities. Helium, known in the sun before it was successfully isolated on earth, as a light, inert gas, is of immense importance for airships. Nevertheless, the quest of scientists for the missing ones goes on and will continue until they nro all catalogued and lubeled. What's the use? Not a bit of use, just man's natural inquisitiveness. But it’s because of that inquisitiveness that man has so far outstripped other living creatures. Except for that he might still be a monkey. WHAT WE~OWEr IN PUBLIC DEBTS

Charles Kettleborough, master statistician of the State legislative reference beureau, has it figured out that the total debts of In diana governmental corporations- - State, counties, townships, cities, towns and school —are now $179.077,376. That's an average indebtedness of s6l per Hoosier. Wc, In Marlon County, owe a little more than the average, because of the heavier bonded indebtedness of our local governmental units. We owe $77.60 per capita. But of course it is worth more to live here than elsewhere in Indiana. We possess such gentlemanly bandits, soft spoken traffic cops, the Monument and other municipal features that add much to the amenities of life. The total indebtedness of Indiana and its governmental subdivisions is a snug sum—more than the total public debt at the close of the Revolution, which debt bankrupted the original tlilr teen States. But In these days of gigantic pudllc expenditures it is not so largo. Illinois has coil; traded a larger debt than the Tn- | diana total just for State highways. ' However, the disquieting feature of public Indebtedness in Indiana Is that It isn't noticeably dimin ished from year to year. The tendency is upward instead of downward. EtK'li year bonds issued to finance new roads, schools, bridges and other public improvements exceed the bend issues isiid off. Eventually every dollar of debt contracted for public purposes must be paid, principal and Inter est. The taxpayer must dig it up now or later. So long as the public debts soar upward, the tax payer can’t expect to see his taxes shrink. CHINESE LEAVES $300,000 SACRAMENTO. Cnl.—An estate of $300,000 was left by Fong Too.-, Chinese capitalist of this city, who died recently in San Francisco. The estate is bequeathed to the widow und five children, three daughter* not being mentioned in the will because of the Chinese custom of leaving all to the sons.