Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 260, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 February 1927 — Page 6

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THE MACHINE CONFESSES When the machine bosses of the Republican party applied the party lash to the members of the lower house and voted to suppress any investigation of the affairs of the State, it made the final confession of a series of confessions. It admitted by Its action that it did not dare to lift the lid upon the recent events in Indiana and permit the people to know the truth. ' No innocent official, no faithful public servant would object to any inquiry at any time of his official actions. Only those who have something to hide object to investigations and inquiries. "Why did the Republican machine go to the desperate expedient of forcing a party vote against the resolution which would have laid open to the public all the facts concerning some very definite charges that have been made. That resolution proposed to inquire into the truth or falsity of the public charge made by former Corporation Counsel Rucker of this city that a part of the public service commission was named by the public utilities as the result of a huge campaign fund. What member of the Legislature will dare to go home and tell his neighbors that he voted against discovering the truth or falsity of this charge? • If it were true, the people have a right to know how and when they were betrayed. If that charge was false, the people have a right to have some confidence in this most important •body and the members of that commission have a right to vindication from the ugly inference that they are the secret agents of the utilities of the State. That resolution openly called attention to the report of the last Marion County grand jury and its own statement that unusual conditions prevailed within that body which made it impossible to return othej- than an exoneration of State officials —and no Indictments. What member of the grand jury, what member of the prosecuting staff, and there were four legal advisers of that body, would object to a most thorough'probe of the entire jury and to discover the reason for its own remarkable statement. It is recited in that 'resolution that several thousand dollars were taken from the contingent fund of the Governor for payment of that investigation. Would there be any objection on the part of any one of an inquiry into the transaction and the propriety of such a payment? If the evidence that was brought before that, grand jury is a vindication of all public officials of •very grade, aside from the State officials which the jury specifically mentioned, why should not the entire proceedings be brought from the caverns where it was impounded by Judge Collins and be given to the public to reassure and re-establish confidence? It would seem that instead of a party caucus to hide and smother and block, the members of the Legislature who have confidence in the integrity of the officials, would have welcomed the opportunity to make a party measure a demand for all the evidence before that jury. They will need to explain, now and for always, why they were not eager to give the people that, evidence on which the State officials were vindicated, so that the people as well as grand jurors, would know the facts. Too many things have happened since the day that D. C. Stephenson, once the law of Indiana and now its perpetual guest, declared that he could prove widespread corruption. There wer those days of effort to prevent State Senators from talking to him in his cell. There was the hasty meeting of the prison board to prevent newspaper men from seeing him. There were the visits of lawyers to his cell and the immediate disappearance of witnesses wanted by the grand jury. There have been incidents and circumstances that in the minds of the people may have been interpreted as confessions. It is unfortunate that the majority party in the lower house -of the Legislature should act in a manner to add one more of these incidents, one more of these circumstances which may be so viewed. Let it be hoped they will reconsider and act wisely In order that the name and fame of the State may not be clouded with the suggestion that there are things to hide and events which do not bear the light of open and public inquiry. PROTECTING BAD GOVERNMENT Only one purpose can be accomplished by the proposal of the machine politicians that no city may change to the city manager form of government during the term of any mayor. That is to keep bad mayors In their jobs wten. the people rebel. Let there be no mistake about the purpose of the political machine which controls the policies of the majority party in this State. That it might be the same purpose of the minority party were it in power is beside the mark. That machine does not want cities to adopt the city manager form of government and will do everything in its power to prevent cities from adopting it. They want the partisan form of government under which machines which exist on plunder and privilege and perquisites can contribute to the outcome of State and National elections. The machine looks upon city governments only as political assets, not as agencies for the welfare of the people. For their purpose the worst mayors are the best mayors. That is because the worst mayors will have the least hesitation to subordinate the general welfare to the partisan benefit. It Is basic, of course, that the form of government does not bring either good government or bad government. That upon the luck or the interest of the people in getting efficient and honorable public servants. But it is also proven in every city that the people have benefltted by casting aside the old political system of government and adopting the modern method of operating under the business administration of a city manager. One of the great benefits of that form of gov- , ernment is the fact that it divorces city government Land party politics. Ik No one knows better than the politicians in

charge of the dominant machine, not in the Legislature, but outside it, that cities generally adopt this new form of government in order to escape the evils of bad government. They turn to it when they find themselves mis governed and betrayed. They adopt it more readily when the effects of bad government are out in the open and commonly known. They know also that the danger is lessened if the people find no hope of getting rid of the evils against which they protest for a term of years. That is the reason they are now trying to kill the city manager system in Indiana through the subterfuge of making any change impossible until the end of the terms of elected mayors. It might more properly be labelled at this time a law to prevent the people of Evansville and of Indianapolis from obtaining a city manager form of government. in Evansville the people have already signed petitions for such an election. In this city, the sentiment for a city manager election is almost universal. It may or may not be significant that the mayors of these same cities both told Senator Reed in his quiz into Indiana affairs .that they traveled to Washington, under peremptory orders, at the expense of the Klan, to discuss their appointments with one Hiram Evans, grand wizard of the Klan. These mayors were elected with the full knowledge that the people had, in the law permitting elections to adopt this change. They went into office under that implied contract with the people. For it was written into the law under which they were elected. Will the people of this State stand for such a change in this law at the hands of the Legislature? Will they permit themselves to be legislated out of this right to change their government because the machine wants to save them? Good mayors probably have little to fear from the operation of this law. Only those who have reason to suspect, or expect an uprising would ask for any such limitation upon the people's power. This county has five Senators who will be called upon shortly to vote on this question. If you are interested, call these men on the telephone or write to them at the Senate chamber and protest against any such change in the law: Sumner Clancy, Fred M. Dlckerman, William P. Evans. Russell B. Harrison, William T. Quillin. Unless the people stand guard, they are likely to find themseves helpless and defenseless. ‘ DOLLAR DIPLOMACYBANKRUPT William Philip Simmb, who has been In Nicaragua for this newspaper since events there began to have importance for the American people, today presents by wireless an interview with Adolfo Diaz. Diaz is the man recognized by our President and State Department as the president of Nicaragua. He is the leader of the Conservative party, which is described by other writers as a sort of Creole aristocracy, composed of prominent merchants and landed proprietors. This interview should be r ead by every person who takes an interest in the development of our national policy concerning other republics in the western hemisphere. Diaz told Simms that American marines must remain in Nicaragua for at least ten years. This Nicaraguan has been called, by his enemies, the man kept by the United States State Department. He seems to accept the name and glory in the ignominious role. Dr. Juan B. Sacasa, whose claim to the presidency is supported by Chairman Borah of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, by the Mexican government and other Latin-American republics, is the leader of the Liberal party. This party is headed by members of the less wealthy professional classes. Were it not for the marines, it is generally agreed, the Liberal forces would soon make an and of the question of who is rightfully president. Recognizing the impossibility of the situation created by the intervention of American troops on behalf of Diaz, Dr. Sacasa lias made a proposal that seems to appeal to all people of Latin-America. He prdposes that both himself and Diaz shall relinquish their claim to the presidency and that an election be held under the supervision of the United States, Argentina, Brazil and Chile. The man so elected would serve out the remainder of the disputed term, roughly two years. Diaz says no. He has the marines. The State Department says no. It is satisfied with its kept man. The American people can look forward to ten years of American occupation of Nicaragua, meanwhile paying the bill. The Latin-American peoples can look forward to the continued ruthless use of force by the American government to make good its petty policies In weaker countries. American business men can look forward to a steadily lessening friendship south of the Rio Grande, the field in which during those ten years they might otherwise hope for a greater expansion of American commerce than in any other quarter of the globe. This may be what is called dollar diplomacy. It serves the desires of a few private American concerns, but at the cost,of a far greater American business interest. This is dollar diplomacy—bankrupt. And not paying 10 cents on the dollar. Soft collars for warm weather and sports only is fashion's new ruling. Out of the trenches by July 4, boys. Bobbed hair has been doomed again by hairdressers. Add to your slogans, “It takes a doom to bring a boom." f The funeral of the late Emperor of Japan cost $2,000,000, says a dispatch. No wonder the people shout, “Long Live the Emperor!" Potatoes grown on the Coolidge farm are still bringing $3 a peck. Those Vermont folk certainly know their onions. John D. Rockefeller made eight holes of golf in 45. according to a dispatch from Florida. Two Sunday School teachers verified It. We don't know whether they got dimes or not.

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i racy San Diego's Museums Show Activities of the Present.

By M. E. Tracy SAN DIEGO, Cal., Feb. 4.—This city lias taken temporarily buildings constructed for the World's Fair which it held eleven years ago. and converted them into museums and art galleries. The result is impressive. San Diego has a cultural center that would do credit to a community of half a million people. What interest visitors most, perhaps, is the great attention paid to local and present day activities. In the natural history rooms, one finds not only a splendid exhibit of plant and animal life from a scientific standpoint, but an attractive display of home grown products.' This is an idea other cities would do well to adopt. Your standardized museum seems to be developed on the theory that nothing counts unless it is 1.000 years old or came from 1.000 miles away. One can wander througli the great barn-like structures of the east, get a vivid conception of Roman armor or Borneo butterflies, but never suspect what the living generation is doing in the old town itself. Billion Thrice Refused Three times Henry Ford has been offered a billion for his auto business, but, like Caesar, he has refused the crown. This was brought out at the hearing by which the Government is trying to prove that stock in the Ford company was worth more than some folks say it was when sold out. Seven years ago Ford bought out nine minority stockholders and Uncle Sam collected a tax of some $20,000,000 on the profit they were supposed to have made. On second thought, Uncle Same decided that the profit was far bigger than he had figured, and that instead of $20,000,000, the tax should have been $50,000,000. Genius or Luck? Thirty-five years ago Henry Ford was a struggling mechanic with a commonplace prospect. So far as outward appearancesf indicate, thousands of other mechanics had just as good a chance in life. Most of them are still mechanics, while Ford is among the two or three richest men in the world, if not the very richest. What spells the difference, genius or luck? Nine out of ten will say genius, and that is best for everybody. Belief in genius gives youth its only ground for ambition, its only incentive to work. Belief in luck is what made the “slothful servant” bury his talent. Superstitution is compounded of nothing so distinctly as telief in luck. W hether an iliusionment or not, belief in genius is responsible for the bulk it human achievement. Trademarked Capt. Peter Wright wrote a book in which he advanced the idea that Gladstone was a woman chaser and a moral hypocrite. Gladstone’s son publicly denounced the captain as a “liar, coward and foul fellow." The captain sued Gladstone’s son for libel which seems rather ridiculous, considering the nasty gossip he had been peddling. The case has just been decided in an English court. So far as law can accomplish the task, Gladstone remains what most people have always thought he was, while Peter Wright Is trademarked as what Gladstone’s son called him. What Good? It has become popular to belittle great men, and when this can’t be done to throw mud at their careers. What good does it do? Suppose Gladstone did like the society of attractive women, does that make him less of a statesman? Suppose Washington did write letters to Sally Fairfax, does that prove he was less of a strategist or gentleman Better, by far. to believe in fairy tales, than fall for back alley tittletattle. Better to read good yarns that aren’t true, than bad ones which mean nothing even if they were true. Right Thinking Civilization has been built by consturctive thinking. The only excuse for pointing out weak spots is to correct them and you can’t correct the weak spots of a dead man. The h'ghbrow cry for truth has been capitalized by scandalmongers, just as the highbrow cry for art has been capitalized by low-minded entertainers. There is no great or essential element or truth in the fact that a scientist dropped egg on his vest. The Paul Pry is not an historian, as Suetonius amply proves, though this has to do with perspective more than with details. Statehoude Boasts *Hot Air * Eliminator Indiana Senators and Representatives never will be overcome by “hot air" as Custodian Benjamin S. Peirce has arranged to keep the air moderately warm and well washed. The huge machinery in the Statehouse basement has the personal suj pervision of Peirce, and whenever the air in either chamber becomes a bit stale from “oratorical efforts.” bad cigars or what not. fans and sprays are put in motion. The system in use is modern and incorporates the best ideas in ventilating, Peirce explains. It also is being used to keep the basement free from foul air, as many ar© em--1 ployed there in the automobile license department.

They Do Say Congress Has Been Thrown Off Its Stride

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Craig’s Wife Married a House and She Got Just That and All the Furniture

By Walter D. Hickman Mrs. Craig married a house. She didn’t marry a husband but she ob tained by her marriage license a house too well ordered. Craig didn’t have a room to himself in his house. It wasn’t a home. It was just a col-

lection of furniture. Craig's wife ■btained financial •id© pende n c e ben she married ,nd then she be- : an a mental i>ison campaign to make her husband just a tool t o her every mood. S h e thought that such a husband would be secure for herself. But she did not reckon that even a “romantic boob" had something besides ro-

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mance in him. She did not reexon with that force in a man that respects and demands honesty in the woman he marries. Even the servants in her big house hated her. She treated them like dogs and even worse. She hated and despised the neighbors and When the big crash came, Mrs. Craig was all alone in her big house, filled only with' furni ture. Gone was her husband. Gone were the few people who ever came to the house and gone was every servant. Am trying to tell you that “Craig s Wife,” George K?lly’s really great play which won the Pulitzer prize, is now on view at English's. Her© is a play that is so worth while from just a play standpoint that there shouldn't be a vacant scat at any remaining performance of it at English's. I believe I have seen the majority of the plays on the American stage, and have seen, I believe, all of the

In the News

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This man’s name has been seen frequently in the headlines of newspapers during the past few weeks. His name and the correct answers tothe questions appear on page 7: 1 — Who is shown in the accompanying picture? 2 In what group of mountains is Mont Blanc? 3 Where is radio, station WRC? 4 Who was president of the United States during the SpanishAmerlcan War? 5 What is the capital of New; York? 6 Who wrote: “When that the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept: Ambition should be made of sterner stuff.’’ 7 What State does Senator Hiram Johnson represent? 8 — Who plays the title rolr in the picture “The Lady in Ermine?" 9 Where is the Carnegie Institute of Technology? 10— What amendment of the United States constitution provides for woman suffrage?

Pulitzer. and I believe that “Craig's Wife" deserves the title and the honor more than the others. When I first read the play I had :he thought that it was one of the big things of the American stage, and in some respects l believe it is the biggest and most vital story of the working of a woman’s mind that we ever have had on the stage. The climax of the sec nd act is more than good theater. It is most honest playwriting. When the husband breaks a certain treasured or"ament of his wife, the symbolic thought is carried that as the ornament. “was smashed" so was Craig's house. If I were to name the ten best performances that I have ever seen in try life I would most surely include Ohrystal Herne as Mrs. Craig in the list of honor. She is able to bring into the character that mental vinegar which is a part of the character of Mrs. Craig. She has the vinegar voice which has an acid bite. And yet Mrs. Craig is to be hated. Miss Ilerne does obtain dramatic sympathy for the character in the final moments when she walks alone in her big house, carrying a bououet of roses as the. petals fall freely over her strictly kept floors. Craig's wife on the part of Miss Herne Is one of those magnifleient. characterizations which deserves to linger long in the memory of all as being great. The truth is that the entire cast is rpore than sat'sfactory. Truly magnifleient, even grand, is Anne Sutherland in her two big scenes, es pecially the one in the first act when site tells Craig the truth about his wife. Josephine Williams is a r igbt choice for Mrs. Harold, the housekeeper. Mary Gildea is correct as Mazie. The third big part is that of Craig, played in a ’ real way by Charles Trowbridge, he is so fine at it that one never suspects that it is acting. It looks like life and that is the su preme test of great acting. I must call attention to Isabel Irving as Mrs. Frazier, the neighbor who grows roses and even love and honest consideration for her neighbors, "Craig’s Wife" is the dramatic play of the season. Do not miss/k if you want the very best, both as a play and as an example of great acting. On view at English's today and Saturday. LOOKING OYER NEW EVENTS AT THE PALACE A most pleasing melody and dance act Ling. Ting Foo. tops the bill at the Palace the first half with several excellent musical numbers by a 3tring orchestra of eight men. The dancing of the act is well taken care of by a group of girls who appear in several ensemble dances besides the specialty offerings of two of them. The opening of the act is probably the most striking feature. The orchestra is playing a rhythmic melody and the whole company, in colorful costumes, including the girls, swinging to the time of the music. The orchestra in it’s program does not confine itself to light popular pieces as is the rule, but on one occasion at least plays some real music. We are thankful for that. One of the members of the orchestra also has a pleasing tenor voice which he uses to advantage in a couple of songs. Bertram and Ralston with the burlesque type of comedy by the man and the songs of the woman are all right as entertainers. Their comedy is mostly by the man, and the woipan makes mo6t of her friends by the songs she offers. She has the knack of putting over i song, Eddie Schubert and company present a small sketch concerning a man and the girls he used to love. There isn’t anything to hold the interest in this act. • Mack and Stanton, one in the character of a tramp and the other as an officer at the county jail, have a laugh to hand out once in a while.

Concerns a tramp trying to get back into jail on account of the coming winter. Moore and Grant open the bill with some fast dives and work on a trampoline net. Included on the bill is a photoplay, “False Alarm." and news reel. At the Palace today and tomorrow. (By the Observer.) Other theaters today offer: Mary Haynes, at the Lyric: Healy and Cross, at Keith’s: "Lady in Ermine,” at the Circle: “Don't Tell the Wife,” af the Colonial; "Flesh and the Devil," at the Apollo; new show at the Uptowtl; “Blonde or Brunette,” at the Ohio: new show at the Isis and burlesque at the Mutual.

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You can get an answer to any question ot fact or information by writing to The lnOj.-inapolis Times Washington Bureau 1322 New York Are.. Washington. D. C. inclosing C cents in stamps or renlv Medical, legal and marital advice c.inr.ot be given nor can extended research be undertaken. All other Questions will -e.-eive a personal reply Unsigned requests cannot be answered All letters are confidential. —Editor. How d(f plants get nourishment and how do they breathe? The food of plants (with some ex ceptions) is liquid and gaseous. The former is water combined with various earthy salts, and is absorbed by the roots; the latter consists of carbon dioxide absorbed from the atmosphere by the leaves, in which it is broken up under the influence of sunlight, the carbon being retained to nourish the plapt, while the oxygen is given back to the air. The crude sap (the water impregnated with salts) taken up by the roots, passes through the-stem to the leaves, where starch is formed and free oxygen given off. During darkness the starch is dissolved in the cell-sap and passes downward through the tissues of the stem. Excess of carbon is got rid of by ihe absorption of oxygen in the leaves and the giving off of carhon dioxide in the process of respiration, and by their stomata or pores, excess of moisture is exhaled. When was the city of Bagdad founded? 762 A. A. What is the chief industry of the city of Jerusalem? The manufacture or articles from olive wood and mother-of-pearl. What is the largest meteorite? Probably the immense mass called Ahnighito. (The Tent) which was discovered by Lieutenant Peary in IS!)4. near Melville Bay. thirty miles

Fine Artist

Miss Frances McConnell Among the artists on The Times program over WFBM from the Severin, starting at 10 o’clock tonight, will be Miss Frances McConnell, noted pianist.

FEB, 4, 1927

Work Business Pass of Doubled Suit Bid Rarely Is Justified,

By Miiton C. Work The pointer for today is: A business pass of a doubled No Trump Is often justified; but a business pass of a suit-bid rarely is. The Business Pass is a valuable declaration when the passer 1s strong and his partner has doubled a bid of one No Trump. In such case, the doubler has shown great strength in the declaration that he has doubled; probably he has a better No Trump than the bidder and, with strength in the answering hand, the No Trump x is sandwiched between two strong hands and apt to be defeated bftdly. Under such conditions, a Business Pass which may produce hundreds is popular with experts, but there is no excuse for a pass with weakness, the greater the weakness the more important the i takeout. t An entirely different situation ob tains, however, when a suit-bid of one has been doubled and the partner of the doubler has length in i that suit and in no other. When tl|e partner holds five cards of the I doubled suit, there may be a; natu- ; ral inclination to permit the doubly ! to stand; the thought being that hand—oherwise worthless—may be defeated. This, however, is not a sound conclusion. The doubler maybe absolutely void of the suit, and a Business Pass may show the situation to the Declarer and enable him to fulfill his contract—or even make game. The two kinds of informatory double should be distinguished clearly; doubling a No Trump shows strength in the declaration doubled; the suit double generally denies such strength. Business Passes of doubles of suit-bids of one should rarely be made; Business Passes of doubles of suit-bids of two or three are safer, but only an expert can soundly de | termin© when to make them. | This subject will be continued tomorrow, when the question will be: What should a player declare with the following hand, his partner hav- | ing doubled a bid of one Club made |by tlie adversary on the left. Bp.: x-x-x. Ht.: x-x-x. Di.: x-x-x. Cl.: x-x-x-x. (Copyright, John F. Dllle Company) Work, the Internalional authority on Auction Bridge, w ill answer questions on the gam© for Times readers who write him through The Times, inclosing a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Does tire King of Kounmnia receive a salary? In addition to revenues from ecr tain crown lands, be receives an an nual allowance of lei.

east of Cape York, in northern Greenland. Its length is 1114 feet, width 7’i feet, thickness 3Vi feet Its weight is 3714 tons. When did piracy begin? Its origin is entirely lost, for the predatory instinct of man existed long before history began. Leaving pirates of ancient and classical history out of consideration, the beginning of the historic period of pir acy is in the early Middle Ages, when the national flag covered pu vate vengeance and invited t abuse. Those were the days before the reg ular issuance of Letters of Marque, and as might was right, without shame, it was only natural that when a. man suffered at the hands of a foreigner he should go straightway arm a ship and set out to look for him. Were there any strikes on Lazzcri when Alexander went In to pitch in the last game of the 1926 world series? No. How does the. Mctro-Goldwyn-May-rr film corporation rank in size in the motion picture industry? It is about the largest film organization in the United States. Wheia all the units of the company are work, there are betxveen four and five thousand persons on the weekly pay roil. The total production cost of the pictures made at the corporation’s California studios in 1926 was somewhere around $15,000,000. Are iron bridges always built in warm weather because they expand'.’ Iron bridges do expand in warm weather and allowance is made for it In designing them. Bridges are riot necessarily built in warm weather The principal reason forchoosing that season is the matter of comfort for the workers and less interference on account of bad weather. What is wood flour? Avery fine sawdust, especially that from pine wood.' It is used for surgical dressings, in the manufacture of dynamite and of molded products. • How can one steam velvet at home? Dust the velvet thoroughly by brushing with a medium stiff brush. Wet a newspaper and lay it in a hot oven until it begins to steam. Lay this on the ironing board, cover with a folded cotton cloth, and lay the velvet on it while the steam is rising. Or heat a flatiron, turn it face upward, and lay a wet cotton cloth on it. Lay the velvet, nap up, over the Iron and brush while steaming.

Stage Verdict ENGLlSH’S—“Craig’s Wife" is the dramatic treat of the season. The greatest ot great acting on the part of Chrys al Herne and her associates. Don’t miss this one. PALACE Pleasing melody and dance on new bifl.