Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 32, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 June 1927 — Page 6

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The Changed Attitude When the newspapers of the State last fall demanded admission to Indiana's most notorious guest for the purpose of getting information concerning his claimed evidence of political corruption, when permission was demanded for six State Senators to see him, the Governor of this State refused to act. At that time and all during the time when a grand jury was trying to discover what truth was behind his declarations, the, rules of the prison were strictly applied and no interference from the Governor caused them to be relaxed. When the former wife of Stephenson, now suing him for money, desired to see him, the policy was changed. A letter from the Governor seemed at that time sufficient to open the doors—as they should have been opened for her. No public interest could have been served by refusing her this permission. The important fact is that the letter from the Governor was sufficient to obtain this interview. A letter last fall would have accomplished the same result when those interested in the public interest and in saving Indiana from humiliation asked for one. Some day, perhaps after he has replied to the letter of Attorney General Gllliom, the Governor may find time to explain why he let an estranged wife enter where six State Senators were barred. An Important Omission The most important part of the report of the Chamber of Commerce on civic improvements is that which is missing. As edited by the board of directors no mention is made of the chosen project which will cost much money and in which there is considerable interest. The civic affairs of the Chamber unanimously adopted a very definite program for the construction of this building. But the directors of the Chamber eliminated any reference whatever to the project on which the city administration is showing considerable speed In its plans. The board which will erect this building, designed to attract conventions and serve as a gathering place for citizens will be dominated by the mayor of this city. The law under which it will be erected, if it be pushed at this time, automatically places in control the heads of boards named by the mayor. With this in mind it may be well to recall that the mayor has very recently changed the heads of these boards and that no plausible reason was given for making shifts to men who have done little to merit public confidence. It may be well also to recall that the mayor is now under grave charges in the criminal court in connection with his election and that this circumstance should warrant and almost demand that the Chamber of Commerce exercise at least an advisory capacity over important projects until the courts pass upon his case. The civic affairs committee recommended that one million dollars be saved by using the site of Tomlinson Hall for this project. That would seem to have the merit of economy at a time when it is proposed to borrow dangerously near to the debt limit of the city. It may be presumed that the civic affairs comtnlttee, a rather large body of citizens, made some survey of the needs and believes that the site of Tomlinson Hall is of sufficient size to house the new building. If the directors had any valid objection to the plan of the civic committee, they owe it as a duty to the city to put the Chamber on record. They might at least have suggested that the plans be postponed until the citizens pass upon the City Manager form of government. That vote will indicate somewhat the estimate of the business methods pf the present system. The other recommendations of the committee which made the survey suffer because of the omission. If the Chamber is to take an active and vigilant part in city affairs, it cannot afford to dodge the one project which is under public scrutiny and which Is most likely to be the first started. What Colleges Are For Many a housewife, badgered by youthful salesmen who plead not for their wares,' but becai.se “It means a college education,” will cheer the statement by John D. Rockefeller Jr., that higher education should be removed from the field of philanthropy, and placed on a sound business basis. Others less immediately harassed, will agree with his contention that there is no clear reason at present why privately maintained colleges and universities should collect only half of their operating costs from the students, and depend on endowment drives and special gifts for the other half. The Rockefeller argument is that “today the majority of students go to college for a good time, for social considerations, or to fit themselves to earn money. The idea of service to the community is no longer the chief consideration. Upon these condi-

The City Manager Plan Committee Says:

The only outstanding ability possessed by the successful candidate who was elected under our present political system is the ability to be elected. Our system has forced a man to become adept in the art of How to Get Elected, and all the emphasis is placed on becoming elected, whereas the idea of ability and integrity in performing the duties after election is almost wholly overlooked. In this same connection, one of tha basic faults of (the present system is that a candidate becomes so tied with promise* made in order to obtain his nomination and election that he is usable to administer his office for the benefit of the public, and is forced to do it for the benefit of

tions the student rrugjrit properly be expected to pay for the benefits he receives.” His analysis of what students go to college for may be correct. If so, it's difficult to see why the students should expect the community to support them in their quest. But is it also an accurate statement of what the students find when they get to college? If these institutions exist to give the student a gay time, a chance to improve their social position or make money, then the Rockefeller argument is airtight. The schools should be forced to compete with each other on that basis, showing what they can offer in the way of snappy parties, social advancement, and sure-fire money making opportunities. It would be a hilarious competition. The professors of the Greek and Latin classics would quickly starve and pass away, and prosperous pedagogues teaching polite conversation, the social graces, golf and money changing would take their places. We suspect, however, that the Rockefeller argument in favor of self-sustaining colleges and universities overlooks the fact that what students are going to college for and what these institutions are trying to give them are not the same thing. The students may be interested primarily in a good time and profit for themselves, but the university, If it's worthy of any support at all, must have far different standards. When not interested ,in knowledge on its own account, it must think in terms of the community and not in terms of private profit. A system of commercially successful universities might mean the decay of the most cherished educational Ideals, Just as the general conversion of ministers of the gospel into salesmen would undermine what is most valued in religion. If our universities and colleges have already sunk to standards that make it possible for them to be commercially successful, disaster is creeping upon us. If not, adoption of Mr. Rockefeller's suggestion would court such disaster. The suggestion, however, coming from a member of a family that continues to be education's greatest single financial benefactor, might well call for a check-up on Just what kind of product our universities and colleges are dispensing.

A $200,000,000 Jubilee The people of Ontario have Just celebrated the saving of $200,000,000. The $200,000,000 was not an abstract government surplus, but that much money in the pockets of the people. Ontario had finished twenty-five years of public ownership and distribution of hydro-electric power and the twenty-five years had seemed so good to the people that they marked the date with a silver jubilee. Twenty-five years ago, conservative Ontario business men decided the province needed hydro-electric power, and formulated what they believed to be the wisest plan to supply it—through the government. They seemed to feel no qualms at “putting the government into business.” Asa result of their work, 481 towns and cities now buy electric current from the Ontario Power Commission. They pay less than any other community in the world so rtheir power. They pay less than onethird of what the people in nearby United States do. To date no silver jubilees on this side of the international line have been called forth by light and power bills. There are 8,000,000 pianos out of tune in this country, it was revealed at a Chicago music trades convention. These optimistic gentlemen are always making us revise our figures. Eighty per cent of the members of a certain prison band were paroled before their terms ended. Even In a penitentiary peace, it seems, is blessed. When Pilot Chamberlin landed in Germany his most pleasant sensation was the taste of German beer, he said. Maybe after all the trip was a bar fly. A hat in the ring sometimes results from a ring in the hat. A special session of Congress may be called in autumn. Maybe they’re going to build more warships to bring back our nonstop fliers.

A man hired a taxicab, the driver of which he had every reason to know was intoxicated. In the course of the ride the taxicab turned over and the man was injured. He sued the taxicab company for damages because of the negligence of its driver. The company replied that the man's injuries were the result of his negligence in hiring the cab when he knew the driver was drunk. HOW WOULD YOU DECIDE THIS CASE? The actual decision: The Supreme Court of the State of Washington decided that the man could not collect damages because of his negligence in hiring the taxicab when he had leason to know the driver was intoxicated.

the individuals and interests that put him there. Remember that frequent and complete changes of personnel in all departments eliminate all possibility of anything like a continuing plan or policy. How foolish we are to ex-

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Law and Justice by Dexter M. Keezer

pect that on a given day all those who have experience in the management of the city can step out and anew organization come in and make a success of it. Worse than that, we frequently have seen the spectacle of the outgoing administration doing their utmost to make more difficult the work of their successors. There is abundant evidence that City Manager cities are looking from twenty to fifty years ahead in their plans, and that under competent leadership, with business-like methods, they have created high-grade, honest, capable organizations which deserve to be continued, because they are responsive to the public will and are rendering the people service, something which is impossible under the partisan system.

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W. E. TRACY SAYS: Like Everything Else, a Sense of Humor Can Be Overdone. '

Like everything else, a sense of humor can be overdone. A. Blais, the Canadian clerk, who telephoned that Nungesser and Coli had been found, “Just to relieve the monotony of life in a lumber tamp," as he admits, proves it. He did not realize what he was doing, of course. That Is a weakness of most practical jokers. Blais was bored with life. He wanted a thrill. Fooling an anxious world, with some heart-broken relatives included, struck him as a fine way to get it. Praises United Press The United Press is to be congratulated for not being taken in by this hoax on the one hand and exposing it on the other. If the journalistic world is plagued by one thing more than another, it is by scare headlines based on unconfirmed stories. The unknown late of Nungesser and Coli is bad enough, but it has been made doubly tragic by the false reports dogging their adventure. Sherlock Holmes Discussed Speaking of tragedy, in what other light can the destruction of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle be regarded? Sherlock Holmes never lived, it is true, but to all invents and purposes he was a real character for millions of people. He was a better known detective, and will remain so, than either Pinkerton or Burns. He stood for an ideal, if not for facts. He was the kind of official people hope for. even if they never get, in connection with law enforcement. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle made him, and had a perfect right to destroy him. Although born of fiction, he was mortal and bound to pass out of the picture sooner or later. It would have been better to let him pass out quietly and naturally. Talks of Colleges John D. Rockefeller, Jr., thinks that our colleges and universities should be made more self-support-ing; that students who can afford to pay the cost of education should do so and that those whb cannot should be given the benefit of long term loans. He points out that tuition fees now provide less than one-half of our college and university operating expenses, the deficit being made up through interest on endowment funds and through gifts. He says that when college* and universities were first established it was logical to put them on a charitable basis because they were designed to educate students for teaching, the ministry and othef professional activities in which the returns to them would be small, but the gain to the community would be large. "Today,” he says, “the majority of the students go to college for a good time, for social consideration, or to fit themselves to earn money. The idea of service to the community is no longer the chief consideration. It would seem therefore that under these changed conditions that the student might properly be expected to pay for the benefits he receives.”

Economic Crime E. W. Scripps said, “it is an economic crime to give something for nothing or take something for nothing.” Mr. Rockefeller's conclusion is strictly in line with this idea us applied to higher education. There is no reason in the world why we should visualize our colleges and universities as charitable institutions, or what is more important, teach our young people to regard them as such. Poland Sentences Slayer Poland has sentenced the slayer of the recently assassinated Russian minister to fifteen years imprisonment. Russia is indignant at this light punishment, ar.d Poland is afraid of what Russia may do. Under such circumstances it is not surprising that Poland should request the European powers to postpone, or soften the note of protest which they are planning to write Russia with regard to her wholesale executions. Poland is so situated that she would be the first nation assailed if Russia went on a rampage. Russia, China, Friends It is hard to think of Russia without thinking of China, for the two have not only been thrown together by racial and geographical ties, but by the attitude of a world which appears bent on forcing them into a desperate coalition. Outside of Russia, the honestly progressive forces Qf China have been unable to find little substantial assistance. Most other countries have treated them as usurpers if not enemies, and have shown small interest in their cause, except to clutter the coast of China with warships and regiments that were more likely to be used against them than not. The Chinese revolution runs its natural and irresistible course just as all revolutions do. From what State does United States Senator Elkins come? Two Elkins have been in the Senate in the past years, but there is none at present. Both were from West Virginia. Stephen B. Elkins died in Washington Jan. 5, 1911. and his son, Davis Elkins, succeeded him by appointment from Jan. 9, 1911, until Jan. 31, 1911. He was reelected to the Senate in 1918, and his term expired March 4, 1925.

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To the Editor: In regard to prohibition I would like to suggest a few "ifs” for your approval as well as the approval of others. If all the churches in our State and nation would stop trying to tell the "sinful world” what they must not do, or what they cannot have, and go out and preach Jesus Christ v/ho died for their sins, and try to show them that a drunkard's life does not pay, there wouldn’t be any need for a law to prohibit the excessive use of whisky. If all the time and money that is spent in trying to enforce an unenforcable law was spent in reinforcing the dikes along the Mississippi river, we would not be mourning 500 dead and 600,000 homeless. If every citizen of this great na-

Mr. Fix it 1 Vccd Patch Feared as Snake Haven.

An enemy of snakes today appealed to Mr. Fixit to aid him in obtaining cutting of a weed patch near his home. Dear Mr. Fixit: There is a lot at the corner of Vermont St. and W. Drive White River Blvd.. where the weeds have grown so tall that it is a good harbor for snakes. Please see if you can do something about getting them cut. We live next to the lot and have small children which might get in them and get snakebitten. C. E. F. Clarence Myers, park board secretary. promised the weed patch would be investigated and ordered cut. Dear Mr. Fixit: We would like to know if you would please have the trash and garbage collector stop at 2113 Gent Ave. They have been In our alley only once this spring and we have to bury our garbage and trash. Wc don’t know what to do with it any longer. MRS. E. C. Truly Nolen, garbage collection superintendent, promised Immediate relief.

Brain Teasers

The first five of the questions today deal with sport. Answers to all the questions will be found on page 15: 1. What baseball player is known as “Big Train?” 2. Who won the women’s U. S. tennis championship in 1926? 3. Who is national open golf champion? 4. What college won the national track and field championship in 1926? 5. What race horse is reputed to have the highest winnings? 6. What cabinet members appointed by Harding are still in the Coolidge cabinet? 7. In the human body what is the function of the larynx? 8. Whr.t comet will soon be visible in the sky? 9. What is coral? 10. What is the origin of the name of Nevada State? 11. Do you know how many persons can ride in the driver's seat of an auto according to the laws of the city of Indianapolis? 12. Do you know what title the head of the city detective department goes under, and who he is?

Improved Indianapolis Times: Such a big Improvement and step forward as reflected in the new dress and makekup of The Times calls for comment. Here is one time when the writer is not going to selfishly enjoy and appreciate, but is going to let you know that he thinks the type you are using in the makeup of your paper, as well as its general appearance, Is ideal. The Times is to be congratin this progressive step. Cordially yours, THE GEORGE F. CRAM CO., E: A. Peterman, president.

It Won’t Be Long Now

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tion were to come right out and express his honest opinion on prohibition, the law would be abolished or amended within the next year. If every officer of the law who has taken a drink within the last five years were discharged, there would not be enough left to direct traffic. If every city had a government dispensary where a person could buy a pint of whisky once a week, there would not be the hundreds cl working men in jail and on the penal farms for violation of this foolish law. Last, but not least, if all the hor.e brew in Indianapolis were pou;*;d into White River, the Mississippi flood would be nothing in comparison. W. W. EDENS. 2923 N. Dearborn St. To the Editor: For several weeks I have been reading testimonials pro and con regarding the use of whisky for medicinal purposes, and will say that I am firmly convinced that whisky saved my life. In 1917 I had a nervous breakdown of the worst kind. I spent SI,BOO with the best physicians in three states, and continued to get worse all the time, until I was past going to doctors and I finally went home to die. A life-long friend, hearing of my condition, came to see me and advised me to begin the moderate use of whisky and gradually increase it until I could drink a half pint each day. I never had been a drinking man, and was opposed to accepting his suggestion, but my mother and father, who are both Christians, insisted that a trial could not do any harm, as it seemed I was going to die anyway; so I began to drink whisky and in less than two weeks I began to improve. I kept up this treatment for five

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months and was able to pass a physical examination for a large insurance policy. I have not lost a day's work from illness in five years, and I weigh more than I ever did in my life. I quit drinking after I got well, as the taste or the effects never appealed to me, but I believe that whisky is the only thing that will reach certain diseases, and that physicians should have a legal right to prescribe it when occasion demands. When I hear anyone say that he would let a member of his family die rather than give whisky, I can reach only one conclusion, that the person making the statement is a and liar or ad fool. I am a Democrat, but give sis more Gillioms, we need them. W. H. MONTGOMERY, 341 Massachusetts Ave.

Questions and Answers

What is the largest university in the United States? Columbia University, New York City. In 1925-26 it had a total of 29,701 resident students. In what States is execution performed by the electric chair? Arkansas. Indiana, Massachusetts, New r York, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania. Vermont, Virginia, Oklahoma and in the District of Columbia. What salary docs Richard Dix receive? $4,000 per w T eck. Did Enrico Caruso have children by Signora Giachetti? Were they married? She had two sons by Caruso, but they were never legally married.

JUNE 17,1927

AUCTION BRIDGE by MILTON C. WORK When Strong, Guard When Answering Partners Informatory Double.

The pointer for today is: When Strong do not Answer Parner’s Informatory Double of On# No Trump with Two of a Minor. Yesterday’s Hands j South one No Trump, West dobl North pass; what should East declare holding:

NO. 9 NO. 11 £ J.fi £ K-10-8-1 f K-10-3 * A-J-9-4 $ K-J-5-2 $, NONE NO. 10 NO. 12 $ j-9 4, J-9 9 K-10-9-3 %> 4 A-J-4-2 <> K-19-84 & 7-6-5 A A-J-9-4

My answer slip reads: No. 9 East should pass. No. 10. East should bid two Hearts No. 11. East should bid two Hearts No. 12. East should bid two No Trumps. My reasons in support of these declarations are: No. 9. An attractive opportunity for a Business Pass. With this hand opposite a dependable double, as all doubles in these tests arc supposed to be, the pass must produce a largol penalty. Playing the rubber garnet a bid of two No Trumps—which almost surely would produce game—would not be subject to adverse criticism: but even then, and certainly during either of the other games or playing Duplicate or Progressive, a Business Pass should be made. No. 10. The strength is not sufficient to justify a Business Pass and the four-card Major should be riven preference over the stronger fourcard Minor. No. 11. A choice between two Majors or equal length. In such case the stronger should be selected, and therefore two Hearts should be bid. No. 12. Too strong a hand for a Minor answer. A close choice between two No Trumps and a Business Pass, but possibly a little weak for the pass. The two No Trump bid is more conservative. Today's Hands South one No Trump, West double. North pass; what should East declare holding:

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Bridge Answer Slip of June 16 No. 13. Eash should No. 14. East should No. 15. East should No. 16. Last should

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