Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 277, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 March 1926 — Page 4
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The Electric Man An automatic furnace man, operated by electricity, was exhibited last week at the first national exhibition of heating and ventilating systems. There goes ono more bit of drudgery and one more cause of domestic discontent. This invention, just perfected for furnaces in moderately sized homes, does all the work that is usually performed by hand. A gauge signals when to put in more coal. Set in operation, the machine shakes down the fire, pulls out the ashes, throws more coal on the fire and adjusts the dampers. That announcement Is good news, for we have gotten beyond the idea that the chief aim and ambition of man is to work. We all recognize the fact that we work to get out of work. Anything that can be accomplished by a combination of electric power and machinery is a liberator of human energy, much too precious and valuable to be devoted to useless tasks. The old fear that introduction of labor saving machinery would send the wage wprker to the bread line of starvation has disappeared with the expeiieuce that every such device merely relieves him of disagreeable work, raises his standard of living and enables him to perform more pleasant or at least less laborious work. When the first linotype machines, by which type is set automatically, were introduced, there were strikes in many newspaper offices. The men who had set the type by hand believed that their occupation would be destroyed. Ask any printer what that machine has done for the entire craft. Invention is the answer to the question of who will finally perform the necessary but unpleasant tasks of life. v Out on the larger farms, electricity is being substituted for man power in many a back-breaking operation and the extension of power machinery is one of the means by which the so-called farm problem will finally be solved. Mechanical appliances, multiplying rapidly in homes, has liberated the housewife from much of the drudgery of that day when she sang that her “work was never done.” The stockings she once knitted in the evenings are now made by machines which turn out a thousand pairs where she could produce but a single pair. The vacuum sweeper, attached to a socket in the wall, does the cleaning in one-tenth the time and with less than that percentage of effort that was formerly given to broom and mop. The modern woman owes much more of her leisuia, her great advance in education, her prestige in the arts and professions to electrical devices than she does to the amendment to the Constitution which gave her a vote. These electrical men and women are giving real freedom and real liberty. Those who are discouraged and inclined to believe that the world is a dreary and hopeless place, will find this bit of news at least worth thinking ab(Ait. What job do you really want when the time comes that every necessity is supplied, every distasteful work performed, every backache dodged by merely pushing a button?
Those Blue Laws Opposition by President Coolidge has sounded doom, for a blue law bill that Congress was getting ready to clamp upon the District of Columbia. Evidently the President, like many of the rest of us. thinks that Moses did very well at Mt. Sinai, and that attempts to improve upon the third and fourth commandments are painting the lily. Ten thousand laws might be passed, but the Sunday would remain just as red, green or blue as the individual chose to make it. That is because observance of the Sabbath is really a matter of how a man's mind works. * * * America is a paradise for reformers but not the only country where they flourish. A young swain of Turin, Italy, was arrested for kissing his girl as he was leaving her at her doorstep. The police magistrate dismissed the charge of “offense against public decency,” but the supreme court of Italy reversed the decision and upheld the law. If you feel like kissing your girl in' Italy, better take her down into the cellar. * * * And, on top of it all, a local option drive has been started in Germany. That sounds like a dream. But ! it is expected to obtain 8,000,000 signatures to petitions addressed to the Reichstag. It would be a fine, broad-minded thing if they would include limburger cheese in the petition. The next number on the program might be a drive against garlic in Italy. And say, let’s purge the Bermudas of those dreadful onions! A Premature Burial Regularly, at least once a year, our irreconcilables and die-hards in the Senate and out, announce will ill-concealed glee the demise of the League of Nations. This is one of those times. Brazil’s stubborn and, probably, secretly aided and abetted, refusal to vote Germany the promised membership, they are chortling, completely did for the league. That, of course, is nonsense. The wish is father to the thought. The league is far from killed. The truth of the matter —freed from wholesale, deliberate political misrepresentation on the one hand and blind partisanship on the other —is that the youthful league has reached the green-apple age and is now suffering a severe and well-developed case of colic from overeating. Death has been known to result from complications of this sort, but not when properly treated. A large dose of castor oil and careful dieting for a while generally brings the patient through fitter than ever. Thus it should be with the league, and will be if the doctors are at all wise. Having administered a sleeping potion that will keep the patient quiet until
September, they have ample time in which to prepare for the crisis six months hence. They already know exactly what their job is—to prevent a recurrence of the recent convulsions superinduced by internal intrigue and wire-pulling to achieve national aggrandizement rather than international harmony and peace.* And there is no good reason why success should not attend their efforts. The principal danger at this writing is that there may be a change of doctors. Brian of France; Stresemann of Germany; Chamberlain of Britain, and others may be thrown out of office between now and September and men less anxious to see the league and the Locarno peace pact thrive put in in their stead. Still and all, the world in general and Europe in particular have come to appreciate the league's worth and the chances are that unless something approaching political revolution takes place in the principal countries involved, things will come out right in the end. „ Meantime it is decidedly premature for the league's enemies to consign it to the grave. A Financier's Opinion “Give Muscle Shoals to a single manufacturer, such as Mr. Ford, and he or his heirs could logically expect some day to rule a quarter of the United States.” This quotation is not from a radical, a socialist or even a progressive. It is an editorial observation of “Commerce and Finance,” a conservative financial journal of New York. It is one of several observations ( that—without intending to do so—support the fight now being made against leasing Muscle Shoals to any private person or corporation. True, the editor was aiming only at Henry Ford, not at any of the big corporations which are seeking Muscle Shoals for their own use. For that reason his alarm does not carry conviction. That is to say, that while most of us can understand that putting Henry Ford, or his son Edsel or Edsel’s children, in position to rule onequarter of the United States, would not be a very intelligent thing to do, neither would it be intelligent to hand that quarter of the country over to the General Electric Company. Another suggestion by this financial editor is that, in case the Government wants to take Muscle Shoals back after fifty years, it should not be compelled to pay extraordinary damages to the company which has leased it during that period. Since he can forsee that the Government may want Muscle Shoals back, what reason could this editor give for ever letting Muscle Shoals go? The hard part of the job lias been done.* It is only a question now of operating the plant for the benefit of that quarter jf the country. Why allow some power concern to operate it for its own benefit instead? Still another suggestion he makes is the following: “Fourth, the monetary return the Government receives annually from Muscle Shoals is the least important item to be considered. The Government could well affaord to lease the property for one dollar a year—provided it were wisely used to promote national welfare. Any return obtained by the Government will eventually be charged against the ultimate consumer. This consumer has only one interest —to obtain the maximum amount of Dower from this great natural resource 'at the minimum cost of development and operation.” All m all, Commerce and Finance seems to make a complete and unanswerable argument against the present scheme to* lease Muscle Shoals.
Tom Sims Says
Bobbed hair is like some other modern conveniences. It isn't the initial cost, it’s the upkeep. A real friend is one who will help you without looking as if he thinks you are so ignorant. We never see a man carrying a without wanting to ask him if he caught any flsli. Prohibition may not prohibit, but it certainly is a lot of fun. V Arbor Week April 18 Fixed By Coolidge You can gret an answer to any question of fact or information by writing: to The Indianapolis Timea Washington Bureau. 132 2 New York Ave.. Waahinßton. D C inclosing: 2 cents in stamps for reply. Medical, leg-al 'and marital advice cannot be (riven nor can extended research be undertaken. All other questions will receive a personal reply. Unsigned requests cannot be answered. All letters are confidential.— Editor. Is It true that President Coolidge has set apart a special day to be celebrated as Arbor day this year? President Coolidge has designated April 18-24, inclusive, as the 1926 American Forest Week, according to an official proclamation made public by the United States Department of Agriculture. In his proclamation he recommends that the Governors of the various States also designate this w r eek as American Forest Week and that arbor day shall be observed in that week wherever practicable and not in conflict with law or accepted custom. The rnation is dated March 3, 1926. Can you tell me something about John Morton, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence? He was a grandson of Mqrton Mortenson, who migrated to Delaware County, Pa., from Sweden in 1654. H§ received a fair education and acquired some knowledge of law. He served as Speaker of the Pennsylvania Assembly from 1772-75. Soon after entering political life he attended the Stamp Act Congress in New York. He held the position of High Sheriff of the county, judge in several courts and was a member of the Continental Congress from its inception. He was one of the members of the Pennsyl; vania delegation to the Continental Congress who voted for separation from Great Britain. He helped to frame the plan of confederation but did not live to see it adopted, as he died of a fever at his birthplace near Philadelphia in April, 1777.
THE INDIANAEOLIS TIMES
Bakaleinikoff Scores Hit of Career By Giving ‘Rigoletto’ a Novelty Idea Here
By Walter D. Hickman ■■n GAIN the worth of Constantin A Bakaleinikoff as a conductor ■**i of a theater symphony orchestra is revealed. This week Bakaleinikoff has worked out a most novel arid inter-
esting presentation of the great] music from ltigoletto. This director knows how to “sell” good music and this week at the Circle he is most successful. He permits the orchestra to play the score of “Rigolctto” as an overture. As the orchestra starts playing ‘ Caro from this opera the curtain on the stage parts, revealing the Victor Or-
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thophonic Electrdla. While the Circle orchestra plays this great number, Marion Talley, the new 18-year-old prlnra donna of tho Metropolitan Opera sings this song, “Dearest Name.” The concert qualities of this new Victor masterpiece is revealed in a most wonderful way. The voice is so clear and responds to the volume of the Circle orchestra with so much ease, that I had the impression that Miss Talley must be on the stage. Only her recorded voice was there and how wonderfully it has been recorded and projected. This method of presenting a great voice was worked out by Bakaleinikoff and the results achieved yesterday at the Circle proves again the worth of this conductor. Never has the Circle orchestra yielded to Bakaleinikoff’s baton with so much satisfactory ease than this week. It is a triumph for Bakaleinikoff, the Victor Company and the Circle chestraDessa Byrd is ringing out another popular success this week while playing on the organ, “‘A Musical Cutup.” Before she is through, she has the audience singing. She received a splendid ovation while I was in the theater. Just why Frank Tuttle permits so many closeups of Gloria Swanson in "The Untamed Lady” is a problem. And yet this method gives/the picture the needed intimate effect. The story is just a thread—a society girl wants the rnhon and nearly gets it. She is the whole \ works until the right man comes along and he lias a strong right arm—he tames the girl but puts himself In the hospital. Lawrence Gray as Larry Dastlen does the taming. He is good looking and knows how to play up to the camera, especially in the love scenes. Miss Swanson has a dramatic chance near the end of the pictuie but it is while she is being an uncontrolled lady of fashion that the audience likes her besl The stage presentation Includes Dena Caryl and Betty Dexter. It was necessary for me to leave the theater before this turn was presented. At the Circle all week. -I- -I- -!- AND OLD TIMER COMES TO THE SCREEN
"East Lynne” is a stage institution, and has been for years, because it is good theater. This old drama has reached the screen from the Fox studio and is ssson view at the Co-
lonial. The director has wisely refrained from giving this drama an ancient setting. Rather modern stage sets are used and some beautiful exteriors have been Used in several scenes. I understand that the Provincetown players in New York arc now presenting “E a s t Lynne” as a stage offering. Am told that they are us-
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ing stage sets which one would have expected to have seen in 1860. This seems to give one a burlesque idea instead of the needed dramatic atmosphere. But this burlesque idea has not been used in the movie production, and most wise is the director. People still take “East Lynne” seriously and they do not care to have it made a burlesque. The movie production keeps it in the realm of drama. * It is difficult to bring the story to the screen. in a connected sense. Characters are often introduced without the proper introduction. This slightly confused me but the storiy moves along an interesting dramatic way. “East Lvnne’’ is a story of happiness and much domestic suffering. It is full of the good old-fashioned bedroom sob drama.. The cast includes Lou Telltgen, Edmund Lowe, Frank Keenan, Leslie Fenton, Afina Rubens! and others who know how to act. Bill includes the American Harmonists in sJtne pleasing melodies an Arthur Lake comedy, vocal music and a news reel. At the Colonial all week. -I- -I- -IIN WHICH I GO WILD OVER “BEHIND THE FRONT” Some of the best old human fun that the screen has reflected in many a month is to be seen in “Behind the Front,” a comedy on war. with Wallace Beery and Raymond Hatton. Charlie Chaplin will be remembered for his “Shoulder Arms,” and, if I am not all w rong. Wallace Beery is going to be remembered for the rest of his life for his human comedy work in "Behind the Front.” "Behind the Front” is the sunny, singing side of the war game. And in it Beery has the biggest comedy chance of his life as a private who enlisted when a pretty girl was trying to get volunteers to go to France because she \wanted to go herself. Beery nurses the picture of this dame during the war, only to discover that twenty-four other men have her picture. “Behind the Front,” is not to be confused with "The Big Parade.” The “parade”
Movie Verdict ClßCLE—Bakalelninkoff is scoring the biggest success of his career at this theater by his novelty presentation of “Rigoletto.” OHlO—Lionel Barrymore and Henry B. Walthall do some tine dramatic work in “The Barrier.” Aff’oLl>0 —“Soul Mates” Is another Elinor Glyn contribution to movie “literature.” COLONIAL—A movio version of “East Lynne” with 1 a good cast is the chief offering here. PALACE “Behind tho Front,” -with Wallace Beery, is one geat big real Joy. A thouaml per cent movie blessing.
movie goes in for romantic and comedy realism 5s well as for real war. “Behind the Front'* is a comedy edition of war. Even the battle scenes as played by Beery and Hatton aro just on% comedy scream after another. I am willing to rank “Behind the Front” as one of the real joy films of the season. It is corking, ripping comedy. A great laugh from the first time that Beery puts his “map'' Into the eye of the camera Until the last scene. Beery by his work in this photoplay has made himself one of the best liked comedians on the screen. Although “Behind the front” is being presented at the Palace for the first half of the week in addition to the vaudeville bill, I thought the picture was so important that I would tell you about it today. It is one of the real joys of the movie season. Not to be missed. * “Buddy Week” is being observed by the American Legion and all other soldiers at the Palace. •I- •!• -IANOTHER BARRYMORE TRIUMPHS THIS WEEK A few days ago, John Barrymore was the talk of the town, and probably this week Lionel Barrymore will be just as much talked about. The Barrymores seem to win with ease. It is a great acting family. You will find Lionel Barrymore as a
member of a great acting cast in Tex Beach’s “The Barrier.” With Barrymore you will find such distinguished support as Norman Kerry, Henry B. Walthall, George Cooper and Marceline Day. These people know how to bring complete c h a racterizations to the screen. Barrymore rises to striking dramatic heights gs the captain of a tramp ship which moves about in the Arc-
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tic waters. He is cruel to his crew, and to women when they are around. Walthall as the protector of the heroine, does some . interesting work, although events become mighty dramatic at the close of the picture, when floating ice floats in upon the ship, destroying it. All the bad people go dbwn with the ship and the hero and the heroine are saved, of course. The director has been mighty clever in handling the ice scenes, especially when the ship starts to be crushed Fine melodramatic direction and splendid photography. I found that “The Barrier” was
THE VERY IDEA
“JUST A MINUTE” The folks ’ef goin’ out tonight—a steppin’, as it were—and both of them are dressin’ fit ta kill. It's Saturday, and Saturday la when such things occur, and all week long it's hard to wait untH. Yea father's shined his ' dancin’ pumps, an’ had his evening shave, and now his hair is brushed and rightly parted. His tie is tied, his coat is on and then he starts to rave on finding out that mother's barely started. An argument is brewing as the mister waits and waits. “Please hurry up,” is how he wall l>egin it. ‘You’re always much too slow,” said he, “and gummin’ up our dates.” And mother answers, sweetly, “Just a minute.” There's powder an' there's lipstick an’ there's eyelash tinting, too, while hubby paces up and down the hall. There was a time he craved to go—but now that wlfle's through, he’s mad —and doesn’t want to go at all. • • • MOTHER —Have you been a good boy, or am I going to have to tell dadily r to spank you tonight? SONNY —(Playing safe) Yes—anil no! ♦ * Don’t worry if you promise your wife to arrive home at a certain time, and then miss your train. You’ll catch it when you get home. • * • The conductor and the lady Always had to have their joke. ‘l’ll help you to alight,” said he. She answered, "I don't smoke.” • * • NOW, HONESTLY—- •* Seems to me like people make totj much trouble over trouble. All ya gotta do is stop and think back over a few years, and you All find out that bad luck and tough situations, aren’t half as bad or tough as you thought they were going to be. Fcr instance —you've worried about so-called trouble in the past, haven’t you? And now it's all cleared up and practically forgotten. Still living aren't you? Still plugging away? Well, then—the trouble wasn't so bad after all. Remember that when the next mess of seeming trouble conies along —and fight it out just like you did before.
good dramatic and melodramatic theater with some splendid acting on the part of Walthall and Barrymore. Rather think that you will agree with mo that this photoplay is good entertainment although tho climax is very, very melodramatic. • Bill includes a Van Bibber comedy Ruth Noller at the organ and Charlie Davis and his orchestra. At the Ohio all week. •I- -I- -IANOTHER ELINOR GLYN MOVIE ARRIVES To many people think Eleanor Glyn is the last word when it comes to telling a tale of love and romance. However this may be she certainly can pick the tYpes to seize popular fancy. Hardly anyone would be Interested in an ordinary young man who happened to fall In love with a
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the characters Involved. At times there is not a reasonable excuse for something happening, it just happens and tho picture goes merrily on. But, and it is the example of the power of a woman's name, the picture will probably make much money and ninny people will go to see It. Asa i>crsonal opinion, if the British nobility is as Miss Glyn pictures it we would not tare to leave our own 1 loonier social antmosphere. Aileen Pringle is the outstanding member of the cast. She appears to he the only one with any real life blood to her. As Velma Moreland, the girl who thinks she is marrying a man who Is doing It for a business reason, she is fine. Always have admired the woman, not the parts she has played, and think she could really act if given the chance. Can't figure out why Edmund Ixnve, the English Lord and husband, is so listless in the picture. He doesn't register at all. If you like Glyn stories, go and see it. It is no better and no worse than the rest of them. Personally, we think a picture such as this should have more action in its makeup; it is too draggy at times. Included on the bill are some excellent solo numbers by Charles Lines of the Emil Seidel orchestra and some featured numbers by the orchestra. Also Fox News and comedy. the Apollo all week. tßy the Observer.) , • • • The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, with Fritz Reiner conducting and Elly Ney, pianist, ns soloist, will give the last orchestral concert of the Talbot series this season at the Murat tonight. “Rose-Marie.” with Desiree Ellinger and Allan Rogers, opens a week’s engagement at English-s tonight. The vaudeville headliners include Mellle Dunham at Keith's, “The Campaigners” at the Lyric and the Serveny Twins at the Palace. The Isis is offering "The Best Bad Man” with Tom Mix. Burlesque is the offering at the Broadway.
By Hal Cochran'
A train may be going to New Y'ork and points east —but who cares which way It points, as long as they’re sure of tho desination? * • * FABLES IN FACT SHE WAS RIDING ALONG IN HER LIMOUSINE COMMA WHEN COMMA FOR NO GOOD REASON AT ALL SHE SMACKED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE PERIOD. A CROWD GATHERED AND SEVERAL PEOPLE OFFERED ASSISTANCE PERIOD HOWEVER COMMA THE LADY' STEPPED OUT OF THE MACHINE AND CONVINCED EVERYBODY THAT SHE WAS ALL RIGHT PERIOD LUCK f COMMA WASN’T IT QUESTION MARK NEITHER THE AUTO OR THE LADY DAMAGED MUCH PERIOD JUST A LITTLE PAINT KNOCKED OFF PERIOD (Copyright, 1926, NEA Service, Inc.)
Louisville & Nashville R. R. LOW RATE EXCURSION April Ist to New Orleans Mississippi Gulf Coast Delightful at this season of the year s2fso ROUND TRIP from Indianapolis Tickets will be sold on April Ist to New Orleans, Bay St. Louis, Pass Christian, Long Beach, Gulfport, Mississippi City, Biloxi, Ocean Springs, Pascagoula, etc.; good returning from destination on morning train of April 7th. Half rates for children under 12. New Orleans passengers via this railroad only pass through all these Gulf Coast resorts, and are allowed stop over privilege at them.
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£N AGED DEBT Demand for payment to the Federal Government of $28,000,000, which It advanced to the various States in 1836 for completion of Internal Improvement projects the latter had undertaken, Is made In a resolution Introduced Into Congress by a Nebraska representative. , None of the States which shared in the fund—lndiana received SB6O, 000 —has ever repaid the Federal Government a dime. With impressive unanimiity they borrowed the money and forgot the debt. Now the 90-year-ohl debt threatens to be resuscitated to tho embarrassment and annoyance of sundry State treasuries. Certainly Indiana’s treasury would develop a hacking cough and a sanguinary flow of red ink if it had to disgorge principal and Interest right now on this aged $860,000 debt. It would prostrate the present State administration's economy program. Tho other twenty-five States that also borrowed would likewise be exceedingly reluctant to repay. They would feel thut they were being asked to pay for. some extremely dead horses. Probably no serious attempt will be made by Congress to enforce repayment. The suggested hill collecting expedition by tho Federal Government will not get beyond a few vocal flourishes. But tho incident shows how cavallrety our Stutes treated financial obligations in their early days. Hardly one of the older States hasn't repudiated bonds or ignored solemnly contracted debts. That's a soothing thought when you get mad over the 'way European nations are trying to slide out of paying their war loans from the United States.
beautiful young lady. But Miss Glyn forsees this possibility and makes her young man a Lord of the British Empire. And Immediately all feminine hearts set up and take notice. In “Soul Mates,” at the Apollo this week, the plot Is terribly thin, In fact It Is hard to find the plot if there Is any. It is Just a routine, accounting of facts that would be entirely usual with
THE START TOWARD THE MILLION Workmen cleaning debris from park land near city hospital Saturday uncovered a tombstone hearing the inscription, “Elizabeth C. Owsley, wife of Zuchariah Owsley. Died March 22. 1815.” Evidently the stone marks the resting place of one of the earliest settlers In what Is now Indianapolis. One hundred and eleven years ago the lady died and was buried in a wilderness almost untouched by the hand of man. When she was laid to rest Indianapolis did not exist. No one dreamed then of laying out a townsite in the vicinity. What would be her amazement cbuld she return today and see the changes that have occurred. Where she and her husband fought to clear a few tillable acres In tho lonely solitude of primeval forest Is now a busy, prosperous city of nearly 400,000 people, covering fifty square miles. A, city whose Industrial products go to the four corners of the world. When she lived and died the
MR. FIXIT Traffic Congestion Caused by Church-Goers Protested,
Let Mr Flxlt present your ease to oity officials. He ts The Times' representative al the city hall. Write him at The Times. Who said* churchgoing Is becoming obsolete? Today Mr. Fixlt received a letter protesting against tho traffic congestion caused by churchgoers parking their cars near Twenty-Ninth St. and Kenwood Avc. DEAR MR. FIXIT: Am asking you to get in touch with the proper traffic officers to straighten parking of cars near Kenwood Ave. and Twenty-Ninth St. When church is held on Sunday one can hardly turn in any direction. It has caused the fire department to lose previous time in having to back up and seesaw its way between the machines parked on both sides of the street. NEIGHBOR. Your complaint will be referred to Traffic Inspector Harvey Bedford, who has announced a policy of prompt investigation of all traffic complaints. The, streets department is investigating complaints from Mrs. ' F. D. Beck and Mrs. Otis Holder, 1800 block Wilcox St.; E. T. t 700 block N. Exeter Ave.; 1124 Draper St.; A. M. YV„ Cottage Ave. (Petition the board of works for a street light.) '
Early reservation of sleeping car accommodations is desirable. .Fpr further particulars call on. H. M. MOUNTS, Trav.'Pass'r Agt., T. CARPENTER, City Pass'r Agt., 310 Merchants Banjc Bldg., Indianapolis, Ind. Phone Riley 1041 and. H. MILLIKEN, Dist. Pass'r Agt., Louisville, Ky.
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wildest Imagination wouldn't liavopictured tho development of such a community in this region. A century Isn't long in the history of a nation or tho Ufo of a city. But a century spans the whole growth of Indianapolis from nothing to its present sizo uml Importance. In view of what has occurred hero and the city thut has been built in less than one hundred years, the idea of pushing the city toward tho million-population mark doesn't seem so visionary and foolish. There's more to the Idea than Just Babbitt talk. Attainment of that goal Is not only possiblo bift probable. The only question Is, shall the development he hastened or retarded? PROFESSIONAL STREET BEGGARS The Indianapolis Council of Social Agencies, a committee of which has spent several months studying the problem, plans a perrnament campaign In cooperation with civil authorities to rid Indi anapolls streets of beggars. Doubtless street begging Is a nuisance and unnecessary. In these days of highly organized charity and well financed aoolul welfare there Is no necessity of the lame, the halt and the blind soliciting alms on strategic downtown corners. However, It Is Improbable that street begging In Indianapolis can ho eliminated by cold logic or camI Mendicancy ts a trade and profitable. The professional beggar, whether he glosses over his begging by ostensibly vending lead pencils, shoestrings or some aueh trifling wares, or has no other stock In trade than a tin cup, feels that he has as much right to capitalize his deformities and Infirmities as any other asset. Why should he abandon the profession f<pr a more arduous method of gaining a livelihood? The public, not the mendicant, Is the heart of the problem of street begging. The beggar finds his trade lucrative because tho public makes It so by volun.'ary contributions. No one Is compelled to respond to his Importunities. Safety pins on the public's pock ets would solve the street beggl ig problem In Indianapolis or ny other American city overnlgt, \ Os course, It would be bettei if the street beggar disappeared. But don’t blame the beggar for his business —blame the public that supports the business. As for the street beggar himself, well, Lazarus was a street beggur. Tho Master didn't find any especial fault with him. HOOSIERS HARD TO LURE AWAY The Canadian government office In Indianapolis—one of nln"f x-n In the United States for the purpose of attracting settlers to. Canada—costs more per settler, obtained than any of the others.' Per Immigrant, the expense oUtho local office last year was $66.38, while the cost of the Spokane, Wash., offico was only $4.08 per head. Robert A. Garrett, Canadian government agent in charge of the Indianapolis office, sort of official siren for the Dominion, though during office hours he has less pulchritude and more clothes than tho sirens of Greek mythology, attributes the high per capita cost of the local office to the difficulty of prying noosiers loose from the soil of their native State and liome ties. Canada has great open spares, cheap land of high fertility, and material advantages of sorts. But. ho finds It hard to lure the Hoosler away to that occasionally frosty Eden to the North. "It Is easier to get fifteen settlers for Canada out of Minnesota that one out of Indiana," says Garrett, who has been connected with Canadian Immigration offices In this country for many years. “Indiana Is a great State for home folks, for kith and kin. Your people seem loath to pull up stakes and establish new homes elsewhere.” , There is an active demand for Hooslers. Florida, Canada, Paradise. and Federal Jobs all hold out Inducements to Hooslers. From coast to coast, New York, Chicago and way stations are all cluttered up with transplanted In- I dianians. Despite this drain—and organized attempts to lure population away—there are still 3,000,000 people In Indiana. Tho State must possess some advantages and attractions of Its own worth bragging about.