Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 249, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 January 1927 — Page 4

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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.

HIS PRIVATE BUSINESS Any alarm that might be felt by his aides and supporters over the effort of Senator James Wat. aon to prevent Frank L. Smith, the Illinois beneficiary of Insull, utility king, from taking his seat in ,he Senate, is dissipated by the statement of Watson that this was purely his private business. It is true that when Smith refused to stay away and was rejected by the Senate and refused permission to take his oath, Watson was on the firing line, endeavoring to seat him. To the peoDle of Indiana, this description of the scene in the Senate will be interesting: "Senator Watson, in arguing for the seating of Smith, admitted that he v had tried to keep him from presenting his credentials at this session. This admission caused Senator Robinson (Dem., Ark.), to inquire why he had done so. “That is my business,’* retorted the Indiana Senator. Senator Robinson insisted that he ought to enlighten the Senate on the subject. “I must decline to answer,” snapped Senator Watson. "It is my private business and not the business of the Senator from Arkansas or of the Senate of the United States.” Senator Harrison also was curious to know the reason why Senator Watson sought to prevent Smith from coming to Washington and yet now was urging that he be permitted to take the oath. "If the Senator will go with me out in the lobby,” said Senator Watson, “I'll tell him all about it.” The people of Indiana may have the right to be a little more inquisitive than was the Senate and if Watson persists in saying that such an act was his prfvate business, they may even be at liberty to supply their own reasons. Especially is this true because of the cloud cast upon the Watson judgment and the Watson ideal of senatorial fitness by the vote of his colleague, Arthur Robinson. Senator Robinson, voting to exclude Smith, by that vote took the position that those who have taken favors from utilities to aid their campaign are unfitted for the high office of Senator. There was no other issue than this. It was the sole attack upon Smith who is probably a kind husband,* a good father, a good churchman and probably kind to children. But the Senate of the United States says that there is a degradation in the receiving of sums from those who seek public favor through the commissions of the State and that those who are backed by the seekers of privilege exhibit a lack of moral point of view which classes them with the phantom Bolshevik or the more common leper. This being true, what private interest did Watson have in keeping the Senate from passing on this question. . .■> 'The Senator, shrewd, experienced and in close touch, knew that whenever Smith appeared to ask for the oath of office, that this question would be raised and that every Senator would be compelled to go ou record. ■\Vatson knew that the vote of every Senator would show the people whether that Senator believed that candidates should take the money of privilege seekers in order to create their political machines. * At the time he telephoned by long distance over the thousand miles to Smith and pleaded with that ln'sull •favorite not to appear, there was nothing else at stake. 'All that was then in the balance was whether Senators would have to go on record. That was the matter which Senator Watson says was his “private business.” Just why was Watson so personally interested in preventing a vote by the Senate on the qualification of Senators? Just why was he so eager to prevent the ruling which was made, that those who do accept such favors are unfit? How did this privately and personally effect i’enator Watson? Private business? How come? SAME OLD BATTLE Little encouragement or hope is to be found in io manner in which the budget committee has made i its list of appropriations for the coming two years. There is more money, apparently, for everything copt the one big need, which is to nourish the arving universities and colleges. The proposal of Governor Jackson for a ten-lillion-dofiar building program for ten years is fine but it is not the solution for the very pressing . oblems which confront the educational institutions. It is a matter of record that the youth of Inina is leaving Indiana to get its education. It is a matter of record that the professors and teachers of these institutions are being tempted by higher salaries to go elsewhere. In the face of these obvious facts, the suggested appropriations for these institutions are pitiably inadequate. The comparisons of what Indiana does for higher education with the same effort in neighboring States shows that the State lags behind. Once it led. There was a time when the University of Indiana attracted the alert student from other States and stood out as a leader among institutions of its kind. There was a time when its professors were renowned and it was considered an honor to receive a call. Were it not for the men who were drawn to these institutions in those days of their leadership and who are held by a. spirit of loyalty, the situation would be worse. For there are many men who remain in the State University at great personal sacrifice of money. The battle now is the same battle which was waged back in 1848 when it was proposed to establish a public school system. It seems hardly believable that any one would object' to free public. .■ drools. The present generation can not conceive of the State being blind to the value of an educated citizenship. Yet the record shows that by popular vote, the establishment of public schools received the votes of only 56 per cent of the citfzens of that day; ■ % • • There was the came battle in the early seventies

when it was proposed to establish free high schools. Again the cry went up that it was no duty of the State to provide any training beyond the three Rs. And the high school came only after the most bitter protest. Today the people are faced with the question of whether they will permit their universities to perish for lack of funds, to fall behind in the training of its youth for duties of citizenship and for leadership. It is the same old battle of those who stand for ignorance as against those who find the hope of civilization in more and more knowledge. No one would think today of abolishing the high school or the public school. No one should permit the college and the university to be starved to ignominious futility. The failure of the budget members to take cognizance of these needs is the more inexplicable when it is remembered that they had the advantage of a report of a special commission of educators, paid SIO,OOO for expert advice, and that this survey disclosed the patent facts of malnutrition of the universities. Perhaps the people will take it upon themselves to tell the lawmakers to cut down the cost of crime, of administrative offices, of new commissions and provide money to pay able professors decentjsalaries, to maintain buildings from decay, to provide the opportunity for the youth of Indiana to obtain in Indiana and from Indiana all that the field of education has to offer. ’ - Indiana can not afford to stand second to any State in intelligent instruction of its future citizens. WHAT HAVE THEY TO HIDE i “Unless those bidding for Muscle Shoals come clean and lay all their cards on the table, I believe the House will vote Government operation. Congress is tired of being played with on this issue.” So the United Press quotes Representative James of Tennessee, acting chairman of the House Military Committee, through which legislation Concerning Muscle Shoals is handled. ' The same dispatch from Washington tells that Chairman Snell of the Rules Committee, most powerful of House committees, has condemned all the private offers for Muscle Shoals and subscribed to the plan for Government operation. It begins to appear that Muscle Shoals will be saved for the people after all. Whether the private bidders can or will “come clean,” as Representative James expresses it, is hardly the question, although it is easy to understand the impatienoe on his part that led to the use of this language. Congress had been led to expect clear cut, business-like proposals from the power companies that would, by contrast, prove the alleged incompetence and inefficiency of Government operation. r I he proposals thus far have shown the' contrary. None has looked half so business-like as a simple continuation by Ar,my engineers, who developed the great power project and have been operating it. It may be, as Representative James’ statement seems to intimate, that the power companies have been hiding something, that they have been holding back essential Information, but we doubt that they have anything to offer that will offset the showing thus far made under Government operation.

KEEPING FREE OPINION FREE 8y N. D. Cochran 1

How long can free opinion keep free? Are the people of this country so hopelessly, and stubbornly intolerant that they can't be happy unless they can punish anybody who doesn’t think as they think? . ) Are our minds so tightly closed that they shut out all opinions that might disturb the calm serenity of their fixed habit of thought? Free Opinion.” It was founded in 1848 and for the better part of a century has contributed to the thought of this country. Yet in its issue of Jan. 22 we find this remarkable statement: "Now, we are fully aware of the grief we bring down on our heads whenever we venture to question the infallibility of Mr. Coolidge. We realize that this editorial of ours will result in the indignant cancellation of many subscriptions and will not add a single subscriber to our lists. Bilt, nevertheless, we no more believe that ’the President is entitled to the support of his countrymen' in this instance than we believe he is entitled to the highest batting average in the National League. He has made a bad case for a questionable cause. Until he gives us better reasons we absolutely refuse. to support him in his Nicaraguan policy. His course leads logically, if not to war. at least to bloodshed. We have had enough of wai- and killing to think it justified—if indeed it can be justified only in the holiest and noblest of causes, only as the last resort of self-protection, only to accomplish an end of superlative Importance and clear righteousness. In the face of the facts so far presented to us, we shall oppose intervention or hostilities to the best of our ability. And on that platform we stand.” What interests me most’ in the editorial is the thought that any considerable number of subscribers might quit reading the Independent because it questioned the infallibility of Mr. Coolidge or any other President. For if American intolerance is as had as all that an optimist on Americanism can find little hone for the future. The United States is a democracy. We proudly boast that any native born American boy may become President. We point out the lowly beginnings of Abraham Lincoln, the rail splitter. Our last two Presidents were proof enough that most anybody can beciome President. But it doesn’t change the nature or the fundamental character of any man to take him from private life and put him in the White House Certainly it doesn’t make him Infallible. Presidents ,7.t nd l ery J ood Presidents—have made mistakes. Other Presidents will make mistakes so long as the republic lasts. It is the right of American citizens freely to criti-' rise the acts of their public servants, whether President, Governor, Senator or what not. But free criticism doesn’t mean lack of respect for the office- We respect the presidency, but not necessarily at all times the human being who happens to occupy, for the time being, the office we respect. Certainly there are many more Americans who love free speech than there are Americans who are so bigoted and intolerant that they won't even read opinions that differ from their own. And if these find out that the Independent Is a journal of free opinion, that organ of free opinion will get more subscribers than it will lose. There are many thousands, not to say millions, of men and women in this country who persistently read ’ the other side” in order to keep their minds open and to prevent their thinking from becoming muscle-bound. The great thing is for people to THINK. It isn’t so Important that they think as we think. Once they begin thinking they will think themselves out of wrongthinking in the end, however much they wobble at the start.

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Tracy Norris Case Sl r yi Danger That Lies in Base.- ' less Fear,

By M. E. Tracy The trial of, J. Frank Norris at Austin, Texas, draw's rapidly to a close. It Is one of those cases which attracts attention because of the persons involved rather than the crime. There is nothing about crime to make it interesting. If the slayer were not a prominent minister •of the pospel and if the man whom he killed had not been a prominent citizen the affair would have been disposed of like a thousand other "shooting scrapes." It was to alf intents and purposes a tragedy of the imagination. Bothmen were scared over nothing— Chipps of what Norris had said, and Norris because of what he thought Chipps was going lo do. What Norris said didn't amount to a row of pins, and Chipps appears to have been unarmed. Groundless fear plays a terrific part in human life. Nations fly at each other’s throats because of it, religious sects promote strife and Individuals do what they would give their lives to undo a moment after-, ward. , • What Hinders Now? Calles says he is willing to arbitrate the oil law controversy. That being so, what Is there to prevent a peaceful adjustment? Secretary Kellogg should forbear “fils cogitating and speak the necessary word, unless, indeed, he is opposed to a peaceful solution. Some people think he is opposed to a peaceful solution, which is probably unjust, but which Is logical on their part so long as he maintains his present attitude.

Smith Issue Clear The significance of the Senate vote to deny Frank L. Smith a seat until his case has been fully examined lies in the fact that it Indicates a pretty line-up of the case. Asa matter of common sense the issue has been thoroughly aired. Though they feel obliged to go through the formalities, most Senators have made up their minds Whether Smith should be seated. The question under consideration is neither complicated nor obscure. Smith not only spent a large amount of money in his campaign, but re ceived quite a bit of it from public utility magnates, while he was chairman of a commission supposed to regulate public utilities. No crime is clfarged or involved. Statutory law’s have not been violated The thing to be decided is whether such conduct and such a conception of official duty as it implies unfits a citizen to act as a Senator of the United States. Just Honesty Common honesty has become ah all important issue in the political life of this country. The multitude of acts we have adopted to enforce it demonstrates that is beyond regulation. W r e never can write laws to make men decent, but we can visualize the folly of their defying the common conception of What is right. The' best way to handle such a situation is merely to throw those out who fail to meet the generally accepted standards. China Riots Again We have been too busy discussing Latin-Amercian affairs to think much of what is going on in other quarters of the world. Russia. Mussolini and the Chinese situation have all ceased to occupy the front page for the moment, though still present and running true to form. The Chinese situation, particularly, shows signs of growing grave. Apparently the mob spirit has taken full possession of many sections of the empire, but whether because of bolshevist intrigue, lack of ability on the part of authorities to control It. or general demoralization, its not quite clear. Foreigners, no matter from what country, are not wanted. Spanish priest, British subject ami American citizen peel obliged to leave or pool interests for their own protection. England is worried. Lloyd George has been called in to advise with the ministry and the Eighth Squadron of destroyers has been dispatched to Chinese waters. Concerted action on the part of civilized nations is obviously demanded. Chinese mobs cannot be permitted to run rough shod over commonly accepted rights and regulations. Neither is it desirable to let one or two nations shoulder the full responsibility of quelling them. Turn ’Em All Loose The final checkup that “Ma” Ferguson issued a total of 3.595 clemency proclamations during her two years in office. This eclipses all records. She saved twelve men from the electric chair and showed mercy to 400 murderers. Many convicts were released by her before they ever served a day of the sentences imposed upon them. Among others, seventy-two persons convicted of rape or assault to rape were pardoned. Indeed, no distinction seems to have been made by the woman Governor with regard to the character of crimes committed. If anything she was kinder to those guilty of atrocious crimes. What is the meaning of the names Leviathan and Lusitania? Leviathan is taken from the word leviathan meaning something huge or collossal in size. Lusitania is an ancient name of the port of Hispania, including a part of modern Portugal. 4— ... - fl filial are mainiferous animals? That class of vertebrates the females of which have milk-secreting mammae to nourish their young, and include human beings; all warmblooded quadrupeds, bats, cetacaens, seals and sirenians.

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Fritz Kreisler Arranges His Best Concert Program for Murat Sunday

I 2JI UNDAY afternoon at 3 o'clock I lat the Murat the world--1 i famous violinist, Fritz Kreisler. and Carl Lamson, celebrated pianist, will give a recital, tiie first of the five Sunday afternoon concerts under tlie direction of the Ona B. Talbot Fine Arts Enterprises. _ The four remaining concerts of this scries will include Sergei Rachmaninoff, pianist, Feb. 13; Roland Hayes, Feb. 20; Maria Jeritza, March 20, pnd Tito Schipa, May 1. Mr. Kreisler has arranged one of the finest programs for his concert tomorrow that we have been pivileged to hear from him on his many visits to Indianapolis. Tiie complete program follows: ■ Sonata. B-Flat Major, No. 15”...Mozart Larro—Ailcfro. , Andante. Allegretto. 'Adagio and Fugue, G-Minor 1 ’ Bach (For violin alone.) ■ La Folia” iTheme and Variations) Corelli "Variations” Tartini “Andante Cantabilc” Tschaikowsky ■Lotus Land" Cyril Scott-Sreisler ”En Bateau” Debussy ■ Fiasquita Serenade” .... Leliar-Kreisler "Danse Espagnole" Manuel de Falla-Kreisler P 2 IF Rachmaninoff, foremost ITT musician of ottr day, crttics 1 and public are nearly all agreed that for tone, nuance, technical perfection, clarity of expression, dignity, simplicity and interest, he occupies a unique position among pianists. Os his playing one critic writes: “It is little that a reviewer can say of the technical perfection of a master. However there were a few things that were outstanding in his work. One was his use of the pedal with fine discrimination, not to cover up imperfections, as often is the case, but to obtain a clarity of expression that was truly marvelous. "Again he is Jn be commended for his choice of programs. Seldom does a pianist give one of such interest. There was nothing hackneyed in it* properly brief length. Liszt, Grieg Chopin all told their stories, which were of varied interest. He executed difficult with technical ease. Where many less touched with the fire divine would

Bible Test

These questions will test your knowledge of the Bible. The correct answers appear on page 14: 1 — What incident in the life of Jesus is illustrated in the accompanying picture? 2 Who was the wife of Uriah? 3 What promise did Jesus give the pious thief who was crucified at the same time He was? 4 What happened to the first two companies of soldiers who were sent to bring Elijah from the top of a hill? 5 Who said. “Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do”? G—Was any one killed in the shipwreck that -Paul foretold? 7 Did Adam or Eve first eat the forbidden fruit? 8— How old was Joseph when he died? 9 Why did Moses flee from Egypt to Midian? 10 — Who succeeded Asa as king of Judah? t

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have done acrobatics, he went calmly along with a marvelous dignity. Again there was something appealing in his simple directness. From a darkened stage, a trifle#bent, he slipped quietly out from behind the curtain and went directly to the piano. It was the simplicity of the truly great, who long ago has discarded the heroics.” rr“-| EOPOLD STOKOWSKI will J I bring his orchestra to this LiiJ city Monday evening, Feb. 21, presenting the second of the Indianapolis Symphony Society scries of orchestra concerts, of which Ona B. .Talbot is managing director. The Philadelphia Orchestra is acknowledged to be the greatest organization of its kind in the world, and Indianapolis is again fortunate in having the privilege of hearing them, as their very short tour >f one week can only include .six cities. The others are St. Louis, Chicago, Milwaukee, Detroit and Cleveland. The orchestra will open its tour in Indianapolis. The most extravagant praiso would be conservative in describing the greatness of the Philadelphia orchestra. All the combinations known to musieianly genius are*at the command of Stokowski and his men. Upon their first visit to Chicago last season the reviewer of the Journal of that city wrote: "The electric Leopold Stokowski and his excellent Philadelphia Orchestra lashed Orchestra Hall into a passionate furor. Conviction of Stokowski’s superb ability crystallized with the orchestral transcription of Debussy’s ‘Engulfed Cathedral.’ ” , The Chicago American declared: “The days of thrills are not over,” and continues, after fulsome praise: “I could rhapsodize on and on ad infinitum, for there is so much to say.” Fritz Reiner, conductor of the Cincinnati Orchestra, whom Indiana has accepted as one of her own, has been during the past week conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra in its home town with three pairs of concerts and a pair with the orchestra in Washington. Mr. Stokowski extended the invitation to Mr. Reiner to take charge of his forces during his midseason vacation. The Cincinnati Orchestra, with Sopiiie Braslau, contralto, as soloist. will give the third of the orchestra series concerts on April _B. ———|T'3 o’clock Sunday afternoon A. at the Academy of Music the Indianapolis Maennerchor will present Joseph Szigeti, violinist, in concert. Szigeti was born in Budapest a little more than thirty years ago. and studied with Hubay, making his debut at the age of 13 in Budapest, Dresden and London. He makes his home in Switzerland. Although his fame as an exponent of the classics is world-wide, he has introduced many of the new works of the violin repertoire. Hamilton Harty and Busoni dedicated to him their violin concertos, and Eugene Ysaye’s recently published solo sonata for violin also bears an inscription to Szigeti. Szigeti started the vogue of the Prokofieff violin concerto. and such composers as Bloch, Milhaud and other moderns owe much to his artistic efforts in their behalf. In his first season in the United States, Szigeti appeared as soloist with Stokowski, Furtwaengler, Reiner, Koussevltzky and Ganz, and in Europe he has played under the direction of Mengelberg, Richard Strauss, Fitelberg, Schneevoight, Kcrner, Bruno t Walter, Pierne, Rhene Baton, Ysaye, Ansermet and many other notables of the baton. Szigeti is anew name to add to the list of those whom America has accepted as great, and not the least of his greatness lies in that It has been achieved entirely by devotjon to music. , Bomar Cranier, artist piano teacher of the Indiana College of Music and Fine Arts, played with the new Peoples Symphony Orchestra, last Sunday in Chicago. He gave the Rubinstein D minor concerto, and Triana, by Albenlz for an encore.

Tr~ HE Indiana College of Music and Fine Arts announces a free theory class for children, from sixth grade to high school age. The class will be conducted for pupils of the college, by Miss Helen Hollingsworth, a supervisor of music in the public schools There is no charge, Rut pupils entering must pledge to keep constant attendance. The first meeting will be held on Saturday morning, Feb. 5, from 10:30 to 11:30. UTH TODD of the dramaticdepartment of the Indiana College of Music and Fine Arts, appeared recently in Elwood, where she gave a group of readings on a recital program, assisting Charles Leach Gulich, the well known Chicago organist. SHE recently organized student body of the Indiana College of Music and Fine Arts held a social meeting on Friday night at the college. It was in the nature of a get-acquainted-party and was under the direction of the president of the organization, Mrs. Frank Hunter. Avery enjoyable time was had and it was voted to have these social evenings often. Other officers are Thelma Rubush, vice president, and Fanetta Hitz, secretary. The advanced pupils of Miss Pauline Roes and Miss Irene Hoffman will give a piano recital on Friday evening, Jan. 20. at the college. Marthabel Geisler, Madge Mehring, Margaret Louise Wilson, Betty Wysong. John Eklund, Jean Aronhalt. Mildred Borts, Mary Alice Helt, Lang Helt, Beatrice Urwitz and Harold Phillips, are pupils of Pauline Roes. Emma Gene Tucker, Bertha Louise Drane, Mariann Froelioh, Margaret Jane Callane, Dora Wagnon, Mable James, Mary Sue Spillman and Betty Thomas are pupils of Irene Hoffman. O" NE of the interesting features on the Studio Club program last Wednesday was a group of Mr. Frederick Barker’s school pupils, who played on instruments of the orchestra and explained and gave a short history of them. They were Irl Smith and Kenneth Higgins, cornet: Wallace McDaniels and John Dillard, clarinets; James Goldtng, Donald Baldwin and Donald Johnston, trombones: Harvey White, oboe: Mildred Lewis, flute; Harry Wood, basson: Leonard Trent, saxophone: Russell Abdon, bassoon: Sherman Wilson, alto horn; Paul Smith. French horn; Richard Dixon, flute and picolo; Russell E. Burk, drumjand Victor Maier, bass drum. RECITAL wil lbe given in the Odeon by students of the - Metropolitan School of Music next Saturday afternoon, Jan. 29, at 3 o’clock. The public is invited. There will be violin, voice, piano (Turn to Page 7)

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Leopold Stokowski On Monday night, Feb. 21, Leopold Stokowski Will bring his Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra to the Murat for one concert. He will be presented under the direction of Ona BTalbot.

JAN. 22, 1927

Work You Can Call Attention to a Renounce If You Suspect It.

By Milton C. Work The pointer for today is: When you suspect that an opponent is revoking, you can call attention to his renounco if you fear you would lose by a revoke. There is one point about the Revoke Law which does not seem to be generally understood. It is anew provision which gives to the opponents of a player who fails to follow suit the right to ask whether he has a card of the suit he is refusing. This is the question which the partner of the refusing player is expected to ask; but sometimes players, becoming accustomed to having their partners ask the question, grow to answer it in the negative mechanically, whereas when the unusual happens and an adversary asks, they examine their hands carefully to be sure that they are not revoking. This safeguards against revokes which would cost the non-revoker more than two tricks. Most revokes do not affect the result: some make a difference of one trick in favor of the revoker; a very few make a difference of two tricks; and on rare occasions tiie difference caused by the revoke exceeds t\\4|| tricks. An intentional revoker, loo™ ing for a chance to be crooked, could doubtless find a number of opportunities to gain enough to pay the penalty and still be ahead; but the Laws do not contemplate intentional revoking which is an nth degreo form of crookedness: and instances of net gain from unintentional revokes are very rare. The new revoke penalty, although less drastic than its predecessors, is still (comparatively speaking) the most severe penalty in tiie American Laws. But when the rare ease does occur and the revoke does gain for the offender, bitter complaints are apt to be made against the inadequacy of the penalty. When the revoke gains more tharn two tricks, the penalty is inadequate; but in almost every such case a thoughtful adversary should have protected himself by calling the attention of the renouncer to the situation. When the penalty squares itself, there is no ground for complaint because penalties are intended to offset unlawful gains, not for punitive purposes: and for at least 90 per cent of all revokes, the penalty is still excessive. The English Code retains the old revoke penalty, but all English penalties are so severe that one cannot help but feel that if their framers had constituted a court-mar-tial, “shoot him at sunrise” would have been the sentence imposed for even the most trivial offense. The American Code tries to mete oiit equitable penalties: only in the case of the revoke are they apt to Im too severe, and yet it is only cfltt cerning the revoke that there is complaint, and that complaint generally is that the penalty is inadequate. (Copyright John F. Dilie Cos.) Work, (he iniernafoual authority on Auction Bridge, will answer questions on the game for Times readers who write to him through The Times, inclosing a self-addressed stamped envelope.

Times Readers Voice Views

Editor Times: Will you permit me please to call your attention to an error in your report of procedure concerning the Cann bill in your Friday’s issue. You say, “It was shown that the Federal Government now regulates transportation and the railroad commission would be unnecessary.” Asa matter of fact the Federal Government does not and cannot, constitutionally, regulate transportation between points in the State. Its,regulations are inter-state, not intra-state. Those persons who are under the delusion that no such regulatory agency as the railroad commission is necessary are making a very grave error. Without such regulation as afforded by the public utility mission, functioning under the authority taken over from our former railroad commission, the manufacturers and shippers of Indiana would be fearfully handicapped and subjected to such unfair transportation conditions as to ruin many of them. Intra-State rates, trans-shipments in the State, switching charges, car allotments and a host of other subjects of vital importance to manufacturers, shippers, merchants and consumers, are under the control of the State government and the Federal control does not extend to them where the business is wholly within the State. Recently, the Indiana State Cham, her of Commerce presented a case concerning Iron and steel freight rates to the commission, which resulted in the saving of hundreds of thousands of dollars to shippers in Indiana alone, and which pertained to rates over which Federal Government had no control. Rate experts, will advise you that the abolishment of intra-State regulation of freight and passenger rates alone would be the most disastrous blow that could he administered to Indiana business institutions. It is almost inconceivable that, in this enlightened age, such a backward step should be contemplated in the mistaken belief that the Federal Government exercises control over intra-State as well as interstate transportation. W. H. Managing director Indiana sfnT Chamber of Commerce. Do diamonds ever wear nut % Diamonds are very hard and re sist wear longer than any othei stone, but diamonds used in fin> glass engraving establishments wea' out after six or eight weeks’ use.