Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 12, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 May 1926 — Page 4

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The Indianapolis Times HOY \Y. HOWARD, President. BOYD GURLEY, Editor. WM. A. MAY BORN', Bus. Mgr. Member of the fcerlpps Howard Newspaper Alliance • • client of the United Press and the N'EA Service • • • Member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Published dally except Sunday by Indianapolis Times Publishing Cos.. 214-220 W. Maryland St., Indianapolis • • • Subscription Rates: Indianapolis—Ten Cents a Week. Elsewhere—Twelve Cents a Week • • • PHONE- MA iu 3000.

No law shall be passed restraining the free interchange of thought and opinion, or restricting the right to speak, write, or print freely, on any subject whatever.—Constitution of Indiana,

A DECISIVE VOTE Loaders in the business and professional circles of Indianapolis indorse without qualification the demand of The Times that there be a referendum in this State on Volsteadism. , That does not mean that these men are wets or that they will favor any change. The chances are that a majority of them would vote for even more strict laws. But they do recognize the fact that the present situation is intolerable, that people are spending their time talking about prohibition when they should be thinkihg of fundamentals of government t.nd economic issues; that, while the battle rages, our whole system of government Is changingThe referendums proposed in New York and Illinois put the questions up to the people as to whether they want to permit each State to fix the limits of alcoholic content of intoxicants. A vote in Indiana against any change would silence forever the charge that the people are in reality against the law and that its lax enforcement is due to the fact that sentiment is not for it. It would, or should, end a condition of affairs where prosecutors declare that it is impossible to get police and sheriffs to make arrests or to get convictions after occasional arrests are made. Every law must depend upon public opinion and conscience for its enforcement. The changing of our form of government under which local police are turned into Federal officials will not create sentiment for a law in which the people do not believe and in which a majority connive at violations. If the sentiment, as the Volstead leaders claim, is for that law in Indiana, a vote against any change in the national law would be emphatic and give to every official notice that the law must be enforced. If the sentiment be in that direction, it would still be powerful enough to retain or perhaps even broaden the Wright law. If the sentiment be against that law, it is unAmerican to retain it and more than folly to keep it in its present form. The answer of the professional dry leaders that the only way the law can be changed is by the process under which it is enacted is evasion and subterfuge. The one and only claim for any law must always be that it reflects the well-considered judgment and well-informed conscience of the majority. There can be no valid reason for objection to a State-wide referendum, or a nation wide vote, upon this prohibition question. Any subject on which there is constant debate and division must always be a fair subject for official expression. No one who believes in the United States and its government, who has any sympathy with its fundamental basis or principles, can ever object to any expression of the will of the •people. Our whole government rests upon our ability to translate that will and opinion and conscience Into law. • That cannot happen until public opinion is disclosed, and certainly no one can claim any unanimous approval of present conditions. Here is a program on which the leading dry Senator and the, leading proponent of the change agree. They are thinking men. They understand that .anarchy, revolt and lawlessness are the legitimate) 'children of any suppression of the people's power .to express themselves. • Let’s have a vote and find out what people really [want to do with the most perplexing problem the ’Nation has ever faced.

HOW NOT TO RUN A CITY If you owned a grocery store and never paid any attention to the way it was being run, how long would It be before you went broke? Not long. Vet that is the way the average American city is run. It. is heartbreakingly true that the average citizen pays very little attention to what kind of men are put in office, and, generally speaking, they get what they deserve—a poorly run town. Were it not that American communities are, for "the most part, rolling in wealth and can stand the . waste, our cities would go broke, too, just like your grocery store. But some cities are much better managed than others. Why? Because their citizens are wider awake than others and pick their city managers with more care. Some cities are actually so careless that they allow an outsider, so to speak, to usurp the power the citizens themselves have and run the community, I lock, stock and barrel. This is the boss system. Cincinnati, Ohio, used to be notoriously bossridden. A man by the name of Cox, an ex-saloonist, used to sit in his dingy office above a barroom and run the town. His mere grunt made and unmade mayors and helped elect Governors and Presidents. When he passed from the scene a lieutenant by the name of Hynicka fe*l heir to the throne. Hynlcka owned a chain of burlesque theaters and lived in New York. So by telephone from his office there this man ran Cincinnati precisely as he did one of his burlesque shows on the road. How would your town like to be run like that? Today Cincinnati is run like a bank or a big ‘ railroad, It is managed by a man whose profession is running cities. Efficiency is being restored, waste :is being eliminated. And, says the New York .World: “One more big city political boss has fallen.” Cincinnati is not being run from New York now. Cincinnati is running herself. The story of v the dethroning of Boss Hynicka makes mighty interesting reading for anybody interested in the right . and the wrong way to run a city. I . THE WINE BATH A girl, young in years and old in experience, tella : a New York jury that she was offered a large sum of money to take a bath in a tub filled with wine. The eysnt was staged by a man who has made

a vast fortune by disrobing young women and exhibiting them to traveler, to New York. This was a special event, for which the term orgy would he mild. It was the.final challenge to all the old ideals of decency, modesty and self-respect. You might expect that tne guests on the occasion would be summoned from the purlieus of the underworld, gathered from the degraded and the desperate, beckoned from the haunts of crime and vice. The list did not read exactly that way. There was a gira* editor, a great novelist, a bunch of business men with money, lawyers, some famous women. They were not shocked. It is not recorded that any left and felt insulted by this offering of the host. If you can get any satisfaction out of the thought that such a thing could only happen in New York, you v 111 have to forget that when stag dinners are staged in country places it is not infrequent to hire some brazen hussy to amuse with her same lack of raiment. If you want to trace the history of this occasion you may have to journey back through the '-ears to the time when a man who later gave a fortune to reform got his fortune by selling pictures of burlesque beauties with etery box of cigarets. If you want to find out what is happening, compare this event in its shocking revels with the descriptions of Sodom and Gomorrah. This great prosperous country is giving its rewards to the wrong people and is making possible the unrestrained licentiousness by morons with money. The professor who spends his life in teaching youth is lucky to have a pension in his old age. The smart lad who sells smut buys a Rolls Royce. Life is becoming too easy or became easy so quickly that the Nation did not build up a moral stamina to withstand temptations of sudden riches. The men who work each day at some useful tasks are not to be found these gatherings- The women who skimp and save and sacrifice would not even he amused by such a spectacle. The fortunate part of the situation is that people who indulge in these practices do not live long and they seldom reproduce. Some day we may become sensible enough to give the rewards of life to those who earn them by useful contributions to society. \Ye may stop in time to prevent the complete ruin of all ideals and standards by modern moronismThe hope lies in making wealth not a goal, but the natural reward of service. BULLY FOR TIIE FORESTERS! Perhaps as the poets have long intimated, love of trees does work a finer spirit in men. Search will be required, at, any rate to discover a better spirit than that being displayed in Washington by the quiet, unassuming men of the United States Forest Service. Some years ago the Northern Pacific Railroad, though it had grabbed a 40,00fi non acre empire from the nation, decided there should lie more coming and ndicated a claim to fi.i'oo.ooo acres of national forest land. At which point the forest service men got downright mad. How mad they got is just becoming evident. The congressional Investigation which they obtained has unearthed a land scandal buried thirty years. The investigation has shown that land commissioners sent out in 1*95 to reclassify the railroad grant report without putting foot or territory involved. The railroad instead or getting the 3,000,000 additional acres, may have to give back some of those it already has. What the forest men have done demonstrates what true devotion to the weal can amount toLet's grow more trees. Marriage licenses show the peach crop isn't a failure. omen s make-up used to keep men guessing if it was real; now they guess who is behind itWe've read so much news about the north pffle we got mad because the cook didn't have blubber and gumdrops for dinner. On second thought, perhaps these fellows going to the north pole are looking for a place to park. 1 011 have to pay a lot of taxes, but thorp are more you don't have to pay. WAS NAPOLEON A SUCCESS? " Hy Mrs. Waller Ferguson Napoleon is a hero of men. Women, I believe, do not succumb so readily to his blatant egotism and hts cruel ruthlessness. The life of this Frenchman, who rose from an obscure artillery brigadier to be emperor over a large part of the civilized world, is an incentive to ambitious youth, perhaps. But would It not be well of us to stress to our children the fact that the thing vhlch Napoleon most desired lie was never able to attain? He built an empire upon the graves of his subjects and, while his name is burned into the pages of history, the record of his life’s defeat and the tale of his hope which was never realized overshadow the glory of his military achievements. Is there some fate which turns the fruit of personal ambition into the decay of dead desires? Remember this about the great Napoleon: He longed above all else to establish a kingdom upon the earth, to found a dynasty. To realize ihis ambition he slewmen by thousands. He drove bis will into the serene existence of many peoples. He changed the map of ihe world. He put away the woman who loved him because she had pot bourne him a son. But the legitimate descendants of Napoleon w-ere extinct by 1832, while those of Josephine, his abandoned wife, today sit upon the thrones of Europe. Josephine who cared not for kingdoms, has great-great-grand-children who now wear csowns. While Napoleon's kinsmen are burled in obscurity those of the woman he divorced to prevent that very fact sit down with royalty. Her family is firmly established among the great of earth. His has perished. Napoleon’s great dream is dead while Josephine, who never dreamed, and her first husband, the weak and unworthy Alexander Beauharnais, have furnished occupants for many a throne. So when you hope too ardently for some fond desire, think of .Napoleon who encompassed all glories but who failed in Ills dearest dream.

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MUMBY, I. U. STAR, BACK FROM INDIA Football Player and Wrestler Breaks Down Caste System and Spreads Christianity Through Athletics.

Bu Timm Fnn'ial NEW YORK, May 26.—Breaking down the caste system of Ir.dia and spreading the principles of Christianity by meins of organized athletics.'lias been the task of ‘Ted'’ Mumby, former all star football player of the Indiana University and champion 176 pound collegiate wres tier of the .Middle West, for the past five years in Lucknow Christian Col lege, India. Mumby, the only di rector of collegiate athletics in all India, returned to New York City on the Leviathan a few days ago. for a year's furlough. In 191'*. Edward Wesley (Ted) Mumby was the hero of .all Indiana for his exploits on the football field. Ia that y ear also ho won the Jake Gimble prize of Indiana University as the athlete who had shown the

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You can act an nw(>r to any que•on or * op information by wrltln* to The Inil;;inapo!ia Time* Waahir.Kton i ureaii, 132" New York Avt.. WaahiiiK‘°n D C incloainK 2 cent* in stamp* for reply Medical leral and marital advice cannot be iclven nor can extended resi arch be undertaken AM other questions will receive a personal reply I tiainned request* .cannot be anawered All letiera are conldentlal.— Editor. How old is Clara Kimball Young, the actress? Thirty four. If a soldier is in Panama when he is discharged does the Government pay his way hack to the United States? Soldiers in Panama who r.re to be discharged from the Army are sent on Army transports to New York where # they are discharged. Trans portation is paid from New York to the place of enlistment. . ' \\ hat are some good plants to use for window boxes? Begonias, ferns. Wandering Jew. English Ivy and fuchsias are good for shady situations and geraniums, petunias, nasturtiums, phlox, verbenas, coleus and sweet alyssum for sunny situations. German ivy is a good vine for trailing oxer the edgo. Begonias and ferns would do well in places where Hie sun does not shine. | Who said. "If a man write a better hook, tireacli a better sermon, or make a better mouse-trap than his neighbor, though lie build his house in the woods, the world will make a ; beaten path to his door? Mrs. Sara S, R. Yule credits the quotation to Emerson In her “Borrowings" (1889) asserting that she copied this in her handbook from a lecture delivered by him. The "mouse-trap” quotation was the occasion of a long controversy, owing to Elbert Hubbard’s claim to its authorship. This was asserted by him in a conversation with S. Wilbur Gonna nos N. W. Ayer &■ Son, Philadelphia, and in a letter to Dr. Wank \ izetelly, managing editor of the Standard dictionary. How far is the North Star from the earth? Measurements of the parallax of the Star Indicate Its distance to be about 250,000,000,000,000 miles from the earth. \\ lien did the Johnstown (Pa.) flood occur and what was the loss of life? The flood occurred on May 31. 1889, The loss of life'was 2,209. Where is Mt. Price and how many times has it been in eruption? The volcano is in the northwestern part of Martinique, West Indies. In 1902 it became violently active, but previous eruptions had occurred in 1762 and 1851. Tn April. 1902, warnings of impending activity were seen and heard on the island and on May 8 there was a terrific explosion that destroyed the town of St. Pierre and wiped out its population almost completely. On Aug. 30 of the same year another eruption destroyed Morns Rouge and other villages. >

George Gaul

snapped him the other day. Ho is at Keith's this week in the Stuart Walker production of “They Knew What They Wanted."

finest spirit dtirlng his college course. Two years later he sailed for India, as a missionary of the Methodist Epis< opal Church, to teach athletics and good sportsmanship to the Hindu and Mohammedan l*oj sos Lucknow Christian College. In these five years he has made the name of Lucknow ns famed In football and track in India as he bad made his alma mater known through out the Middle West. Poor Equipment "When T first went to India.'' said Mumby at the headquarters of the Ivuad of foreign missions at 150 Fifth Ave.. “I gave a thorough physical examination to the £OO boys of the school. Two were overweight and the rest were underweight, the latter due to improper dieting chiefly. I found that the athletic equipment consisted of one baseball, two bats, twelve gloves, a mask, fifteen hockey sticks, three footballs and a dozen dilapidated tennis nets. Today we have fifty-three teams organized and 684 students take part in the events. We have twenty-one soccer football teams, sixteen hockey teams, five basketball teams, nine volleyball 'earns, two track teams, and have three tournaments yearly for tennis I teams. “As compared with an absence of 1 athletic ability five \V-ars ago. last year 236 passed physical tests which included some skill in the two-mile run. the 100-yard dash, the high jump and chinning. Our teams last year won first, second and third places in the Intercollegiate football games; first, second and third places in the intercollegiate hockey- contest, and first place In the intercollegiate track and field meet. Promote Good Keeling "These gnn es have done much to promote good feeling n.nd brotherhood between the students representing tho various religious beliefs of India. All religions are represented on the tennis, and all castes play together—the outcajste may be cap. tain of a team directing the activities of Hindus of the highest caste. Such a thing would have seemed impossible a few years ago.” Mumby Is leaving New York in a few days for his old home in Mishawaka, Ind. He also will attend the reunion of his class/ at Indiana University. Returning with him to America are Mrs. Mumby and their two children, the younger of whom was born in I.ucknow.

MR. FIXIT High Hedge at Corner Is Considered Dangerous,

Let Mr. Fixit present your case to olty official*. He Is The Time*' representatlve at the city hall. Write him at Tlio Times. Hedges at street corners contribue to the general beautification program of the city, but they should not. 1> eallowed to grow so high as to obstruct the view. DEAR MR. FIX IT: Will you please have the people who live on the corner at Rural and St. Clair ■Sts. trim their hedge, as it hangs out over the walk and only one person can walk along there at a time? It also obstructs the view when driving up to the turn. A READER. The police accident prevention bureau mill investigate at once. That division also will compile a report on the following: DEAR MR. FTXIT: I am asking a favor in regard to the sign board at Washington St. and the Belt Railroad. It is not safe for women to be out in their back yards at night, as men make this a stopping place. It also is considered a bad crossing for accidents, as automobile drivers cannot see the trains approaching until they are almost on the crosssing. NEIGHBORS. The street superintendent’s department has promised action on complaints from the following: Mrs. Carter, 1250 W. Thirty-Second St.; Your Friends on Sixteenth St., Sixteenth St.. Temmpl® to Tacoma Aves.; John Daley, 125 Douglass St,

Doors of Hall of Fame Open to Receive Brunswick Record of ‘Marche Slave’

By Walter I>. Iljckman < As I have a Hall ofTame of my very own and as I am the only one that has a key to this hall, it is necessary that you be Invited to witness this event. Today we place in our own Hall of Fame the new process /Irunswick recorded record of “Marche Slave’’ as played in two parts by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra with William Mengelberg conducting. There are many reasons for bestowing this honor upon this Brunswick record. In the first place is a big music played in a big way by a splendid organization. But. the victory I believe goes to the method of l-ecording the tone color. In this record an actual orchestra seems to be recorded, not the mere, but the very spirit of the organization. This record actually brings the orchestra, it seems, into the home. All the mechanical noises often heard on records have been climated. For once in the history of recorded music she drum las been faithfully recorded. Volume is reached with such ease that one has the impression that Mengelberg is actually present while the record is being played. Here is musical artistry recorded in the best possible way. This “March .Slave' recorded approaches perfection nearer than any other I have studied. If you desire great music played and recorded in a great way, then get this record. Okeh has a good Spanish dance record in “By The Way" or"My | Castle in Spain" and “Valencia" as played by Vincent Ritzo and his orchestra. Probably the hottest jazz record of the day is a Vocation which includes “Too Bad" and “Snag It,” played by King Oliver's Jazz Band. T understand thiis is a colored organ ization and whne ti comes down to actually hot and mean jazz this rec-

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Advertising Club Show

Last night was 1 .again night as far as the women were concerned at English’s. The house was turned over to the Advertising Club and had the appearance of some sort of convention of business men, and, judging from the small amount of space left after every one- was* seated, it was a convention. Looked as if the Advertising Club had decided to bring the whole family. But to get back to the bargains. The audience was told by William Hull that at the close of the show the women were to pass out one of the doors and they would be given some souvenir packages. Am not a woman, but managed to get one of the gifts and found quite a few surprises. The contents numbered beautiflers of several different kinds, remedies for the medicine closet, and, to make it interesting for my masculine self. I happened to find some shaving cream and powder, so now T won't have to buy that new tube of shaving cream. (By J. T. II.)

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cedes and Mile. Stantone at the Lyric. He discussed favorably the act but failed to give the name o? the artist. We beg your pardon. Other theaters today offer: Johnny Hines in person and upon the screen, at the Circle; “They Knew What They Wanted," at Kelth's| “Partners Again,’’ at English's; Alexander and Peggy, at the Palace; Mercedes, at the Lyric; “Desert Gold," at the Apollo; “Whispering Smith,” at the Colonial; “It's the Old Army Game,” at the Ohio, and, “Looking for Trouble," at tHo Isis.

Universal Buys

A popular play, a musical comedy, and a magazine short story have been purchased by Universal for future film productions, according to an announcement front the eastern scenario offices. “Beware of Widows," from tho stage successive by Owen Davis, will be made into a starring picture fop Reginald Denny, probably with \Villiam A. Seiter directing. Madga Kennedy Is now starring in the play In New York, and Seiter made a trip east to see the stage produo* tion. "Taxi, Taxi!" a Saturday Evening Post story by George Weston,' will be another future Universal production, probably with Pat O'Malley In the featured role. . “Take Tt From Me,” a musical comedy written by William Johnston. magazine editor of a New York newspaper, also has been purchased for the screen. There is hot and cold water in, most homes. Wives keep their husbands In one, and throw the other) on most of their plans.

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