Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 257, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 February 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.

CONGRESS A studied effort to belittle Congress seeqis about t<4 begin. The people of the country will do well to think before thev lend themselves to it. * It is easy to ridicule Congress. There are lots of funny folks wearing the frock coat aud black Stetson hat that go with tlie office. The chubby chinwhlskercd farmer, drawn by the cartoonists to represent Congress, is a ligure that amuses us all. And that Is all right. If it helps to keep Congress in its place, It serves a good purpose. But what is Congress' place'.’ There are three branches of the United States Government the legislative, the executive and the judicial. Ami oi these three, the framers of the United States Constitution had in mind that the legislative branch should be the most important. It is the one branch that comes directly from the people, lliat is compelled to maintain direel contact with the people,’ that, in short, really repre sents th* people. The makers of the Constitution provided that the executive branch should have certain powers and the judicial branch should have cer tain powers. All other powers they decreed, shoula rest with the people—through the legislative branch of Congress. The more than Congress loses its power, the farther the country departs from a democracy. Cripple Congress and the people lose, to that extent, their control of their own affairs—their right to say now much they shall be taxed; their right to say whether they shall or shall not be led into a war. Keep this in mind the next few months. The assault now being prepared against Congress has to do with the handling of foreigD affairs. The Senate will be rebuked for “interference” in the matter of Mexico and Nicaragua, the House for "interfering" in the matter of China. Why shouldn’t Congress Interfere? Congress must vote any declaration of war that may grow •jut of our foreign relations. Congress must vote to draft the millions of young men that are called to the colors. Congress must vote tlie taxation t'ii< is put upon all the people when war is declared And Congress must face the people on these questions. This being so—and having the authority, specific and implied, to do so—why shouldn’t Congress interiere when it secs the country drifting toward war, through the inaptitude of executive officials (whose salaries Congress pays.) War with Germany, or Great Britain, or MexJco, wouldn't he war between Crank B. Kellogg and Germany or Great Britain or Mexico. It wouldn't even be war between Kellovg and the ruler at the moment in one of those countries. It would bo war between all the people of our country and all the people of the other country. That is the situation when war results, as It so frequently does, from bungling diplomacy. But, say the critics of Congress, delicate diplomatic negotiations can not be carried out by a mass meeting like Congress. Is that true? Is diplomacy such a furtive, jiole-in-tbe-corner business that it can only be done in the dark? Well, we've had that kind of diplomacy in the past and the record made isn't one to inspire veneration. Students of government generally admire the achievements of the British government during the past few generations. With an empire scattered" all over the globe, with delicate relations to maintain with people of every color, language and religious creed, the bumbling, haw-hawing Britishers seem always to muddle through. „ Bight now they appear to be working themselves out or the most difficult situation imaginable in China, a situation infinitely more complicated and precarious than America's, a situation that has called for resourcefulness and ingenuity. If they fail, it will be because of strong arm tactics, such as the dispatch of thousands of additional troops to China at this time. If they succeed it will be because 'China was made to hear the voice of the people, expressed through Parliament, in criticism of these warlike gestures. For Parliament is ringing with criticisms and objectons, earnest and angry, from the men who directly represent the people of Great Britain. The man who happens to be in charge of British i foreign relations can not hide in his Whitehall office in times of popular concern, lie can not send notes to Parliament, withholding information desired by that body as “incompatible with the public interest.” He must appear before Parliament and openly explain what he is doing and why lhat has been true in Graet Britain now for many generations. Who shall say that it has not contributed to her success in foreign affairs? It may be that the British system, despite the confusion it entails, results in a certain contact between the minds of the British people and the peoples of other countries. And the people are less inclined to go to war over private commercial interests than governments are. That may be the explanation. In any case, the system seems to work’ Congress, under our system, can not summon cabinet officials to defend or explain their policies in open session. It can interrogate them—to some extent—through various committees. It should never cease doing this—when occasion demands. And the occasion demands in the matter of Mexico. The State Department never yet has made clear to Congress, aud the people,-what is behind its dangerous maneuvering. The State Department, to cite a familiar instance, never yet has explained its monstrous effort to unload an utterly baseless Bolshevik scare on the American people as part of its effort to justify a break with the Mexican government. Members of Congress will do well to study the United States Constitution afresh to discover the powers that Congress has. The American people will do well to hold Congressmen to account if Congress, through fear of inspired criticism, relinquishes any of the powers it possesses to protect and serve the people. INVITE HIM OVER While mass meotings seem to be the order of the day, why uot invite Prosecutor Joe Davis of Muncie to come to Indianapolis and explain how he obtained warrants for protected lawbreakers after the grand jury had refused to indict? The people of Indianapolis ought to be interested.

especially if they have read and thought about- the verdict of the last grand jury and its plain accusation that there were unusual conditions within its own body. The Muncie prosecutor, on an affidavit of one of the jurors who had listened to testimony and believed that there was evidence to convict, issued a warrant. The man accused found (hat any friendship with the Muncie political machine did not protect. In Indianapolis, it may be remembered, common rumor had it that four members of tlie grand jury voted for indictments. That may or may not have been true. The proceedings arc secret. The evidence was promptly impounded. In public statements the prosecutor of this county, William Remy, and the two special assistants who were paid by funds from the Governor's contingent fund, declared that there had been sufficient evidence in their judgment to indict. The Indianapolis grand jury had investigated charges of corruption and fraud not only local but concerning the State government, especially during the reign of D. C. Stephenson, whose documents never materialized. The local grand jury saw witnesses flee rather than appear. They should have known, and probably do know, the reasons why some of these witnesses were reluctant. The conditions in Muncie and in Indianapolis were similar to a degree, except that the results differed. In Muncie, it is said four jurors voted against indictments. Those four were not able to protect and give immunity. In thiA county, if rumors have any basis of truth, four men were convinced of the guilt of at least some of tiiose investigated. But wliere four men were convinced, the accused escape and are apparently safe In Muncie, where two only were convinced, the suspected must go to trial. t There Ms a difference. Perhaps a large mass meeting and an address by the Muncio prosecutor as to how he gets results might be in order. THE WRONG VICTIMS The Legislature seems to have a wonderful genius for picking the wrong bills when It conies to the'usual slaughter. The money lenders w ho get 42 per cent a year on loans to those who are forced to borrow small sums under S3OO, as interest will rejoice in the killing of the measure of Representative Borns whidli would have limited them to 2 per cent a month. Usury is a long recognized abuse. It dates back iuto the centuries. Often It is legalized. It has never • been humane—nor respectable. It might seem that there should be some protection for the unfortunate man or woman who has security of a sort but is pressed by dire need to borrow. , It might seem that the discrepancy between those who can borrow a million at 5 per cent and those who must pay 42 per cent on S3OO or less is a trifle great. As tie law stands, those who most need money and can least afford to pay interest, pay the heavy tribute. , The killing of the measure which would have given m. board of welfare for Marion County was understandable, even if 111 advised. That measure would have taken this distribution of charity out of the hands of the township trustees and placed it under tho direction of a board composed of men and women who have a sympathy with needs and an understanding of something of the principles and policies that produce tlie best results. It was not to be expected that such a measure would pass, meritorious as it was. The killing of, the loan bill is not only unforgivable but inexcusable on any theory. CHINESE ARE HUMAN 3y N. D. Cochran — ll 1 ■ As we Christians believe In the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man, we must believe that all human beings are brothers and that they all have souls. That means, of course, that the Chinese have souls. They may be Chinese souls and they may be heathen souls, but they are souls just the same: and savable souls. For if heathen souls are not souls that can be saved we wouldn't send Christian missionaries to China to save them. But it looks now r as if something has gone wrong in China, for the Chinese.are driving foreigners out of the country, or at least to the coast of tlie sea. And practically all of these foreigners are Christians, whether from America or Europe. For with tlie exception of the Japanese the foreigners are English, French, British, Italian and Russian, for the most part. , The cable news doesn't indicate that it"was anything the missionaries did in their soul-saving zeal that stirred tho Chinese to hatred of the “foreign devils.” So it must have been something the business did tha t made the trouble. But the business men are Christians, too. And they didn't go to China to save souls; they went there to sell goods or buy raw material. In short, they went there to make money. But even the foreign business men carried light into China. The Standard Oil Company js the biggest big business institution there. The first year it started in to do business it gave away a million lamps and since then has been selling hundreds'of thousands annually to get the Chinese to burn oil. It has an enormous candle factory In China and sells million* of candles. Most big business concerns got along pretty well doing business w-itb the heathen Chinese. My impression on a visit to China not long ago, whether in llong Kong, Shanghai, Tien Tsin or smaller cities, or even riding in the country, was that the Chinese were friendly. Everybody seemed to have a smile for us. U hether the soul back of those inscrutable faces was a Christian or a heathen soul, it appeared to be a brotherly and a friendly soul. Another impression was that the husky Sikh policemen at the British concessions at Shanghai and Hong Kong w'ere unnecessarily rough with the poor devils of ricksha men. Possibly they associated the for/eigner with the big policeman’s club and force. In their heathen minds they may have come to associate force and policemen’s clubs with Christians. Anyhow, without knowing a whole lot about It I can t help thinking that it wouldn’t be difficult to build up trade and friendly relations with the Chinese if we went about it in a friendly Christian way. It may be that even if the Chinese are heathen they are human enough to want to run their own country without the help of foreign policemen, just as our Christian brethren in Central and South America would like to run theirs. But then they say the Chinese are peculiar. Perhaps if they were not peculiar they would thank us for saving their souls and, beating their bodies.

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Tracy San Diego—Where Marines Gather for PosService in China,

By M. E. Tracy SAN DIEGO. Feb. 1. —The sun sets in the ocean here. That is where it used to rise when I was a boy on the :oast of Maine. The impressions of childhood are hard to overcome. Navy Parking Place At San Diego is one of the three great harbors where unde Sam Parks his Navy op the Pacific Coast; perhpps, the most important. Here is a marine base, a naval training station, flying field, ahd some other units of the national defense. A dozen or more great ships are in port, with live times as many smaller ones and 1.200 marines came to town, last week. The talk- is of an expedition to China. Old Theory Wrong Point Lomu, extending like a great lobster claw, protects San Diego harbor from the Pacific. At its tip, there is an old Spanish lighthouse standing more than 400 feet above sea level. The ancient theory was that the higher a lighthouse stood the farther It could be seen. But like many other ancient theories, it lias been exploded by modern science. The most effective lighthouses are from 100 to 200 -feet high. If higher than that, ships arc likely to sail in under rays, especially in foggy weather. Tia Juana Near Eighteen miles south of San Diego, and just across the Mexican border! is Tia Juana, which earned worldwide Infamy some months ago, whether deservedly or not, through the quadruple Peteet suicide. Ha Juar.a is not what you w'ould describe as a great moral asset, but has its commercial advantages. It offers the bored tourist an opportunity to see and bet on horse races, as well as to legally evade the restrictions imposed by Mr. Volstead. Doubtless, some tourists are attracted to San Diego for this reason, but not so many. 'Mother of the Soul’ Seventeen miles inland is Miramar ranch, home of E. W. Scripps, where Mrs. Scripps still resides. Fourteen miles north is La Jolla, where Aliss Ellen D. Scripps. though 01 years or age, still exercise* personal supervision over her extensive interests and philanthropies, especially the latter. Y ou can hardly go anywhere in or around San Diego without running across evidence of the refined generosity of this wonderful lady, whom Uncle Bob Payne has no aptly described as ** the mother of tlie soul of the Seripps-Howard newspapers.” Two Issues Dominant San Diego is vitally interested in two questions right now— first, whether to create a civic center on the water front, as John Nolen s' plan provides; and, second, the Boulder dam. The civic center problem If too local and too complicated for discussion In a column of this character. John Nolen, however, is one of the ablest and most experienced city planners in this country, and his advice should not be ignored without grave deliberation. Six States Affected Boulder dam is a national problem because it affects the interests of six States and many more communities. Asa reclamation project, its practicability is not disputed, but there seems to be a determined, if concealed, effort to take it out of the Government's hands and make it a private enterprise. It requires no occult power to suspect that the combined efforts of certain electric corporations are responsible for sidetracking the bill by which Boulder dam would be bpilt and operated by the Government. According to the best information, Congress is ready to pass this bill but can t seem to get it reported back by the committee. What is the matter and why doesn’t somebody ask, Herbert Hoover where lie stands? Federal Rule Needed There isr something to think about in connection with Boulder dam besides the production of so much elec-tric-ity and the impounding of so much water for irrigation purposes. The Colorado River and Its tributaries draw water from six States. ' Each State feels it has a just claim to a certain proportion of the water. If the Boulder dam is built, however, before the claims are adjusted, who will safeguard the interests of the respective States? Who can safeguard them as well as the Federal Government? Then there is the question of how the power should be distributed, and at what rates. Many cities and sections feel they are entitled to a share, and most of them certainly are. Beyond that, they feel they are entitled to the benefits of cheap production, which the dam would involve. Such problems are too intricate and too definitely bound up with vital public interests for private enterprise to solve, or to be subjected to the arbitrary rules of profit making. How did the State of Georgia gel its name and who were the founders? It was named for George* II of England. A Spanish expedition under De Soto traversed the region in 1450. Georgia formed a portion of the tract of land granted to the Lords Proprietors of Carolina in 1663 and 1665. The last charter was obtained by James Oglethorpe, an English soldier, who formed a colony there*.

My Dear —You Don Y Know the Half of It!

If This Be Happiness, Do Not Find Fault With Stage and William Hodge

By Walter D. Hickman There is one hope for me as a critic. And that is I do not roll the other fellow of getting real enju; ment out of*the theater. Here is the idea: If this be happiness, do not find fault with the utiige and William Hodge. The drama lovers may tell me that Mister Ibsen puts his ladies of

much dramatic laughter in the well or the ocean. They tell me that great dramatic writing strikes the dram a tier keynote. All right. Then I will talk. Give me a lot of happiness in the theater even if it be apples auee. Lot William Hodge be another “Abies Irish Rose.” I don’t care if he is an entire bouquet. Asa play from

William Hodge

about every strict' point that I know about criticism, •Whc Judge's Husband" is terrible, r i*cnn about every teason that I know why people buy tickets with real money at the box office—" The Judges Husband" is as good apple- 1 sauce as “Abie's Irish Rose ' And you know I think that “ ,bie's Irish Hose lias done us much a anything in the world to make the American theater a happy place to visit. , Just as I consider "Abies Irish Rose” good theater do I consider The Judge's Husband" good theater. Everything is in both as in the rainbow. There is color, hope and even thought. From u dramatic standpoint "Abie" i s terrible and so is "The Judge.” Hut I do not care about that as 1 tell you the theater. William Hodge knows that tho theater has the right to be happy, although the playwright is as notorious exponent of happiness as the author of “Abie’s Irsih Rose.’’ The Judge's Husband" will not live as long as "Abie,” but William Hodge will live in the memory of those who buy decent and real entertainment in the American theater. Hodge is not identified with anyone brand—he i just good theater. I for one am not going to yell from this department just because Hodge the playwright is not a Ibsen. 1 know that those who buy tickets at th# box office for William Hodge in "The Judge's Husband” will have an experience of happiness in the theater. The highbrow may say that it is all applesauce. That may be true. But as long as there are critics in New York who have never seen "Abie s Irish Rose” then there Is hope for the American play going public. "The Judge's Husband” was written or arranged by William Hodge for his very own purpose of making people who go to the theater-have a very good time. When a man as well as a star does that—then he is not a failure. Asa play. "The Judge's Husband” is plain applesauce covered over! with more sauce than apple. It is the unsound policy- of a judge trying j Ids own case. But the case is differ-' ent. The judge is a woman. The! theme does not ring true, it is a laugh up to t lie last act. when Hodge as a playwright and actor tells and acts the troubles that mere man has as the husband of a female judge. Tho courtroom scene with the woman presiding in her own divorce suit and with her own husband opposing her is most simple theater. But in the hands of Hodgo both as a playwright and as an actor it becomes most effective theater. "The Judge’s Husband” is just sort of a vehicle that ydu would expect William Hodge to be in. He is an institution of happiness on the stage. And as long as he is such an institution and as long as he insists upon writing his own plays of a certain successful type for himself and as long as “Abie’s Irish Rose” exists in New York, then I will find riD fault with Bill Hodge .as a playwright. William Hodge stands for happiness with all of his tricks of the

Stage Verdict LYRIC—Mary Haynes with her wise cracking characterizations is scoring a splendid triumph on this bill. A splendid entertainer. ENGLISH’S—“The Judge's Husband'' is a poor play done as good theater. KEITHS—A clown, AI K. Hall, on tho hill this week Is a certain guarantee against any form of gloom which one may have. . PALACE—Our idea of a well appointed dance act is present here in the offering of La Bernicia in the Premier Revue.

theater. And as poor a play as "The Judge's Husband,” I recommend this same play to those who enjoy happiness upon the stage. The cast is as satisfactory as one would expect in a William Hodge play. Tlie one outstanding person in addition to Hodge is Gladys Hanson, and she magnificent, especially in the last act. “Tlie Judge's Husband" is on vkw today and Wednesday at English's. LOOKING OYER NEW EVENTS AT KEITH'S A clown has always held the favor of the public from the beginnings of tlie stage to the present day, and perhaps in this day of nervous tension the relief afforded by the antics of the comedian are even more appreciated. On the bill at Keith’s for the week we have one of vaudevilles finest examples of the age old profession of clowning, billed as Al. K. Hall. It is apparent that Mr. Hall takes Lis humour seriously. Ills efforts and the results he gets prove that. , It is al! hokum and not a serious line disturbs the fun that is started at the first of the act and continues. In company with two women and another man Hall becomes the center of the stage and the laughs fly thick and fast. One of the women in the act Is also clever at her own brand of slapstick and with Hall furnishes much of the comedy present. Among the bits offered in the act are, a burlesque Spanish dance, an original black bottom number, a burlesque impersonation of Dr. Jyke! and Mr. Hyde and a wooden soldier number. For a gloom chaser this act would bo hard to beat. Some fast and snappy stepping is the offering of Harry and Denis' Dufor and these two men can certainly do their stuff when it comes to Intricate dance steps. Grace Alien and George Burns have an act full of rapid comedy dialogue in which the two of them make lamb chops famous. They have a neat ending for the act in a clever little dance by Miss Allen. Piano duets and a pleasing soprano voice are the features of Joan ! Jahn and the Baldwin Sisters. The j two sisters are at the two pianos and j Miss Jahn offers the songs. Ed Healy and Allan Cross, with,

Familiar Dates Dates are quickly forgotten by i most of.us, but there are a few outstanding events and associated dates in the world history with which We should be familiar. See how many of these questions concerning events and their dates you can answer, and then check your list with the correct answers on page 12: 1. In what year did Columbus discover America? 2. In what year did Napoleon’s famous retreat from Mospow take place?. 3. What important event in world history occurred in 44 B. C.? 4. In what century was printing invented? 5. For what is the year 1215 principally remembered? 6. In what year did the United States Civil War end? 7. What was the most important event in 1914? 8. In 'what year was the American Declaration of Independence signed? 9. What was th'e leading event in American history in 1823? 10. During what did the United States enter the World War?

I their own idea of what a song should i sound like, make a hit with the sev- | eral numbers they offer. Harry Kahne in his offering does so many things at the same time | that we cannot keep up with him. i How he can juggle figures and the | alphabet around! Writes things | backward and any old way on a J blackboard and has it all done while I we are just beginning to figure out : what it's all about. He is a clever man at the things he does, such as finding the answers to impossible feats of addition, writing several words backward and forward at tho same time, and so on. Tlie Del Ortos open tlie bill with a number of Spanish dances and offer several good specialties. At the close of the act they have a surprise to offer to many of the audience. At the close of the bill several of the acts have combined and are offering an afterpiece which is a travesty on “Tlie Shooting of Dan | McGrew.” At Keith’s all week. (By John | Hawkins.) MARY HAYNES STARTS A NEW CAMPAIGN Mary Haynes has siarted anew campaign in her very ovn wise way. She i< searching .for daddies between tho ages of eighty and ninety. That is she is doing this in song in her new variety act. And be-

lieve it or not Miss Haynes lias caught the ,wise spirit of the hour K> successfully that she is a comedy knockout on any variety bill. Mary in song admits that she is after them old, because the older the hour the more likely they are to understand her tears. Then the takes a Cook's tour and admitted in song that she made an awful mistake

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Sid Lewis

while in Spain, because she wore a red dress to the fight. “Never was I so bored in all my life” she claims. She also uses a broom and a dust rag over her head to do her impersonation of the “woman next door," who broadcasts the scandal of the entire neighborhood. • "And really.” she states, “the woman next door has at least two dozen empty bottles on her back i porch and they are not milk bottles : either.” In other words I am trying to tell ; you that Mary Haynes with her very broad but mighty funny character- j izations is having a big popular j triumph at the Lyric this week. .1 Here is a woman who seems to j have more pep ever year. She has | the material of rapid and smatt de- I sign which gets over but it is her own showmanship and personality which makes her a positive showstopping artist. The Colleano Family is a remarkable organization of gymnasts who go whirling and jumping all over the stage. Their double and triple sommersault Work is None better. Sid Lewis is present with his ec- J centric stuff and his hat breaking stunt, lie doesn’t seem to click as | easily as before with his audience. “The Family Album” is a mighty clever and pretty dance offering as well as one of melody. An idea that is new has been worked out to present singers and dancers. d-omes under the head of being a njighty good act. Lillian and Henry Ziegler oft y examples in modern equilibrismJ The banjo and other instruments igurc in the offer of Beeman and irace. Emily Earle has worked ut a splendid characterization offei ng in "The Table Turns.” She is ar artist in her work. A right up to the minute go< j and corking show is at /the Ly; c all week. j ■ LOOKING AT A DANCE OFFERING | \ We have often wondered wMat the cknce act would look like thai would (Turn to Page 7.) J

FEB. 1, 1927

Work Information to Partner Offsets Disclosing to Opponents.

lly Milton C'. Work , The pointer for today Is: The original two-bid may be made when the hand has greater strength than A ee-King-Queen-x-x-x, but not when it has less. Continuing yesterday's discussion. It should be remembered that the original two-bid is a guaranlee of Acc-KingQueen-x-x-\: it should not bo made with a holding “nearly' or “practically” as good, such as Ace-King Jack-Ten x-x or Ace-King x-x-x-x-x. It may, however, le hid when tlie holding is better than the minimum: for example, seven curds instead of six headed by Ace King Queen, or Jack in addition to 11 • • Ace-King Queen, or a little side strength. Tlie following hands were given yesterday to be thought over tinlii todn y: 1. Sp.: Ace-King-Queen-x-x-x. Jit x-x. Di.: xx. Cl.: x-x-x. 2. Fp.: x-x. Ht.: King-x. Di.: Ace King Queen-Jaek-x-x. Cl.: x-x-x. 3. Bp.: King-Jack-x. Ht.: Ace-King-Queen x x-x, Di.: x-x. Cl.: x-x. No. 1 contains the minimum requirement for an original no-bid: while No. 2 contains a Jack in tinsuit, and a side King, over the minimum. A two-bid would be correct; with either No. 1 or No. 2, whether the strong suit were a Major or a Minor;, possibly the bid is more valuable in a Minor than in a Major. Objection lias been raised against this two-bid convention on the ground that the information coilveyed by it is 100 definite and tell.' the opponents too much: but experience has shown that in all games of the Wlilst family the benefit obtained by informing tho partner more than offsets the disadvantage which results from informing the adversaries. With No. R a two-bid would inform the partner accurately concerning the Hearts: but it should not be made because it might deter him. with only two Hearts and with good Spades, from showing tlie Spud s. (When two is bid originally. a denial by partner with only x-x •; not required as in the case of a one-bid.) Witli No. 3 it would be advantageous for a partner with strong Spades to show them: therefore, a bid of one Heart would be wiser than a bid of two. (Copyright, John -F. Dille Cos.) Work, the international authority on Auction Bridge, will answer questions on the game for Times readers who write him through Tho Times, inclosing n self-ad-dressed, stamped envelope.

MR. FIXIT Cleaner Alleys Sought by Correspondent.

Air. I ixit, The Times rrnrrgentaUv ’ nt lln city jirPl. will b" slat! lo lircsei . l i your troubles lo tin- proper oily otlicia h. Write iuoi m cart- oi Yht Tiroes. G-v fuM nn-nr ami nddrrss. Name nd a ■ I dress win uot be planished it ivuucbLy | One letter Sir. Fixit received to.day said that the writer did not l>e- ! lieve in Mr. Fixit’s fixing powir. i but was willing to try him. Mr. j Fixit cannot guarantee results on i ail cases lie present* to city obi cials. He dues do all in his puw r to sco that the various situation* which come under his considerate’ i jure remedied. Usually tire city offtclals arc glad to help in any w they can. Sometimes because of lack of mupe.v ami for various olio | reasons it is impossible lor them to ! do so. Dear Sir: T don't have much ' faith in your fixing, but I would I Mato try you again. I was promised about two years ago that a stre-e' light would be put at the corner of Congress Ave. and Harding St. AY are still in the dark, one of the dark est spots in Indianapolis. P. L. K. A formal petition signed by property owno’rs on these streets will have to be presented to the board of works on this matter. If they see fit, after viewing tire situation, they will give you the light. Mr. Fixit cannot do anything but advise j in this case. Mr. Fixit: Judging the loo 1 * of tin; alley in the rear of the eat t side of S. Talbott St., between Palmer St. and Terrace St., one would* think that it is the official ash dumping grounds of the city. This alley was in a terrible shape before the people started using n for a dump, but you should see it now. T thought there was on ordinance prohibiting this. Here's hoping you can get some results. ONE AVHO HOPES FOR A * CLEANER ALLEY. Mr. Fixit took this matter up with the city ash collector, Truly Nolen, who promised to go out and view the alley and see what can be done to remedy the situation. Dear Sir: Last September I called the city street commissioner about the condition of the alley from FiftySixth St. to Northvicw, between Carrollton and Guilford Sts. At. that time he tokl me that they were preparing to put cinders on it in October. I called him in October and he said that the funds for that purpose were exhausted and nothing could be done. As long as the ground was frozen I can use by garage, but when it is muddy from snow or rain I must either discontinue using my car or leave it parked in front of my house. Could you possibly advise, me as to how I coukl get the city to pul cinders on this alley or otherwise make it passable in bad weather? F. L. S. Mr. Fikit has brought this niai ter to the attention of, "Woodward, street commissioner AA’oodward promised Mr. Fixi/i that he would take care of the matter at once. If nothing is done to remedy the matter Mr Fixit would suggest that F. L. S petition the board of works to permanently improve the alley.