Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 183, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 December 1927 — Page 6

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Super-Government Every citizen of Indiana should be interested in the fight of the mayor of Huntington to keep and maintain its publicly owned electric light plant. For in that fight is the question of whether the people of cities have any right to rule themselves or whether through a bureaucracy, the people are to be delivered over to public utility _ kings. There seems little enough power left to local communities in the matter of government. The whole effort seems to take the government as far away from its source as possible. In this particular case the State tax board openly tells the people of Huntington, unofficially of course, that they can buy their city light cheaper from Samuel Insull than they can make it from their own plant. • Even if this should happen to be true, and about/that there is at least a ground for de* bate, it is not the entire answer. The people of Huntington happen to demand the right to run their own plant for lighting their streets. They pay the bills. They might very conceivably, and perhaps very sanely, prefer to pay higher costs for street lights and have at hand a weapon of defense against extortionate rates for their homes. No other city is involved in this transaction. It is difficult to see where the State as a whole is interested in preventing one city from doing what it wishes to do with its own taxes. The people are beginning to understand that there is a very real connection between the presence in Legislatures of high priced' lobbyists for Insull and the right to rule themselves. They are'beginning to understand why he can afford to have his lawyers here entertaining the members of the Legislature and courting their friendship. , They are beginning to understand that there is a very definite campaign on to drive out of this State every city-owned utility and to turn them over to private interests. Efery well managed municipal lighting plant is a threat to the Insull monopoly in the northern part of the State. Every one of these publicly owned plants is a constant invitation to other cities to investigate. That is the reason there seems to be a very definite determination to destroy the plants. That the State tax board should assume to tell any city that it can not keep its own light plant and give a more definite invitation to patronize Mr. Insull should be a signal for revolt against this sort of super-government. What Insull has done to the politics of Illinois is well known and demonstrated. He must not make Indiana a colony to add to his Illinois empire. That Gun Elevation Row Hopelessly outclassed by the British, should American battleships be allowed to elevate their guns so as to shoot farther? Once again this question Is to the fore and when it Is finally settled this country will know the answer to a still more important one, to wit: Does England seek to maintajp her superiority on the high seas at any cost? The idea is simple. If you want to throw a rock a long distance you have to throw it pretty high. If you throw it on a straight line, or with only a little ■elevation, it will not go very far. On some thirteen of our eighteen Washington treaty ■ battleships, the big guns can not fire at an angle higher than 15 degrees. They can not shoot far because they can not shoot high. England’s twentytwo treaty battleships outshoot ours because they can shoot higher. For instance, if the two fleets were to line up for target practice, against objectives 17,000 yards away, all twenty-two British and all eighteen American battleships could fire effectively. Above 21,000 yards all tbe British ships could fire and only twelve American. Above 22,000 yards all the British could fire and only, .ten American. Above 23,000 yards all the British and only eight American ships could fire, while above the 24,000tyard range only five American battleships could fire as against all twenty-two British. chairman Butler of the House Naval Affairs fcommittee, is urging that our gun-range be increased by lifting their elevation, thus making it possible for them to throw their shells higher. But, says Chairman Madden, of the important Appropriations Committee, there is a question whether increasing our gun elevation would be In keeping with the spirit of the Washington naval limitation treaty.. And so there is, mostly on the part of British critics. Part 3, Section 1, Paragraph (D) of the treaty of Washington says: No alterations in side armor, in cajibre, number or general type of mounting of main armament shall be permitted.” Would increasing the elevation of the main armament— the big guns—constitute an “alteration ... in the general type of mounting?" No, claim American naval officers. Manifestly not. The “general type” of mounting remains unaltered; only arrangement is made for raising the muzzle a few degrees higher. YS*,,say British critics. The “general type” would be changed. This newspaper behaves the test is to be found in what Chairman Maduen calls the “spirit” of the Washington conference. If the nations came to that conference with the idea that it was to be a game of strip poker at which each would attempt to send the rest home stripped to the buff; if it was understood that old-fashioned trickery arid diplomatic sharp dealing were to decide the issues, then doubtlessly the United States should resign itself to what hap-

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pened, take its medicine like a man and leave our guns as they are. ' If, on the other hand, the purpose of the conference was honestly to establish a reasonable ratio of naval strength as between the five participating powers; if the five-five ratio thus established as bebetween Britain and the United States was intended to mean what it would seem to mean—that is to say, parity in* battleship strength as between the two countries—then there can be no question as to the right of the United States to elevate Its guns. To settle the issue properly and definitely, why not ask Britain, point blank, formally and officially, to tell us what, in her opinion, was the “spirit” of the Washington conference. It would be a good thing for us to know now, but a far better one for us to know in the future. • Two From ThreeNow that even the self-seekmg politicians are willing to concede that President Coolidge is definitely out of the 1928 presidential contest and now that Charles Evans Hughes has made his refusal to run quite positive, the question arises: Who remains in the race. Names heard are Hoover, Lowden and Dawes, Curtis of Kansas, Watson of Indiana ind Willis of Ohio have mentioned themselves, but in the public mind Hoover, Lowden and Dawes are the three persons receiving serious consideration. By further process of elimination the list, so it seems to us, reduces itself to one name—Hoover. Lowden has been campaigning mightily for himself as the farmers’ friend, but there are few signs yet to indicate that his campaign has carried him very far. He is certainly not yet in a position Comparable to that of 1920. In 1920 lie was a real contender up to the time it was revealed that part of the $400,000 he had spent to win the nomination had been spent improperly. Even a convention that. could be manipulated by Harry M. Daugherty refused to take a chance with Lowden after the revelation had been made. In the light of the scandals that have beset the party since then, the next convention is even less likely to take such a chance. Dawes has insisted he is not a candidate, although he has yet to make his statement completely convincing. But we believe hfe really cherishes no expectation that circumstances may throw the nomination to himself. Beneath all his bluster, Charles G. Dawes is a sensitive man. He is not a man to welcome a campaign that would be based —if he were the candidate—on the famous Lorimer bank scandal in which he played so important a part. No, Dawes may enjoy seeing his name mentioned, but it is not probable that he will run. , \ Two from three leaves one. And that one on the present political blackboard is Herbert Hoover. The Republican party wants the strongest candidate it can obtain. One reason some elements have sought to twist President Coolidge's plain refusal into something else is that they realize a strong candidate will be necessary against the probable Democratic candidate, A1 Smith, and they have considered President Coolidge such a candidate. The man nominated will have a man’s sized job. Even more important, the man elected will have a man’s sized job. And if there is a man’s sized mar* in sight for either of those jobs it is the present Secretary of Commerce.

How Do- They Do It? - Whenever you go, city or country, you see welldressed girls. All have silk hose, many have fur coat*, their hair is neatly trimmed and curled, their hats and shoes attractive. How do they do it? Part of the secret is revealed by Miss Lillian Locke of Boston Teachers’ College. She has made a survey of wages and prices and announces that girls are dressing well on a salary of $22 a week, spending $2lO a year on clothing and grooming. In 1911 when girls’ earnings averaged about $6 a week, they spent $75 a year on clothes. Now the average working girl earns $1,148 a year, but the clothing she buys is higher priced. Miss Locke’s budget allows $44.75 for a winter coat and $22.74 for a spring coat or suit. The girl may buy three pairs of shoes a year at $7.94 each and two hats at $3.96 each. In 1927 she could spend S4O for cosureties, bobs, permanent waves, perfumes. She is allowed a silk crepe dress at $17.47, a satin dress at $13.74, a combination afternoon and evening dress at $13.74 and an everyday dress at $6.98. She is allowed six pairs of silk hose, three pairs of gloves, arctics, a bathing suit and a handbag. How do they do it? It seems by khowing how to buy. I • Twelve were injured in a school election at Cudahy, Wis. The .candidates up there apparently over-em-phasized football. * Mr. and Mrs. Lew Cody say they have no thought of divorce. The Codys live in Hollywood. Henry Ford the other day bought an old mill property up near Sudbuiy, Mass. Just another manufacturer trying to get a little publicity. Some men are, born to fame, and others give daughters in companionate marriage. Congress in session sigain. Fat days for the humorists are at hand. A Chicago couple has been divorced after fifty years of married life. Well, thqy did give it a trial, anyway. What do you suppose the British statesman who clamored of “petticoat” government meant by that medieval symbol? Gen. Chiang Kai-shek was married the other day. Experience just can’t teach some men. “Quiet enforcement” of the dry law has been ordered by Washington. So they’re really going to do something abouit it, even if it is only on the Q. TANARUS.! Maybe “quiet enforcement” is one way to get John Barleycornered. Something is wrong in Washington. A headline the other day said “Congress Dusts Off Its Desks.”

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M. E. TRACY SAYS: “We Just Can’t Seem to Produce an Immortal Piece of Fiction Without the Murderer or the Thief, Yet We Not Only Produce Civilization Without Them, but in Spite of Them.”

David Belasco, the famous playwright, feels that the murder of Albert Snyder was due to passion rather than criminal instincts, that his faithless wife and her paramour, killed him because they were “sex maddened,” that the crime was hot blooded, rather than cold blooded, and that the two were really out of their heads at the time. The same thing is probably-true of a majority of murders. _ Few people kill for the mere sake of killing. Uncontrollable sex impulse is not mueh different from any other uncontrolled emotion. * Amazing Hammer Murder Mrs. Velma West of Painesville, Ohio, was angered’ at something her husband said, so she took a hammer and beat him to death, according to her alleged confession. Then she went to a bridge party, where she made the highest score, and where she played “blue” tunes oq thepiano after the game was over. The next morning she went shopping and bought some trinkets with which to make her husband happy on Christmas. When the police took her into custody and questioned her about the crime, she calmly informed them that she was not home at the time and knew nothing about it. They her by asking why she left the back door open, upon which she told the grewsome details while smoking a cigaret. nun N t Focus on Misconduct N One turns for relief to the decent things men are doing, to the labor of snow shovellers whose work makes travel easier if nothing more interesting happens to be available. It is a curious thing how persistently we cling to the misdeeds of men when they count so little, and how much more intriguing we find them than the constructive work which goes along all around us and which makes life worthwhile. There are very few great plays or novels, but what center around some kind of misconduct. We just can't seem to produce an immortal piece of fiction without the murder or thief, yet we not only produce civilization without them, but in spite of them. In real life they merely clutter up the works. r Why should they run away with the show ip our make believe? 1 an it Life More Interesting The consoling part of it is, that as the story of real life grows more interesting the make believe becomes less essential. • * In spite of all the jazz and flapperism one hears so much about, young people are reading more facts and less fiction than ever before. As science unfolds the romance of what has actually been accomplished, the purely imaginative fades out of the picture. With the airplane at hand, boys no longer feel the need of “Yellow Backs” to satisfy their spirit of adventure. # # a Science Looks-Back Science is not only driving ahead with invention and discovery, but going backward over long forgotten trails w’ith spade and pickax. If the future is being unfolded by systematic study, so is- the past, and if we are dreaming of what men can do, we are learning much from what they have done. The present year saw more than 250 expeditions searching the earth for achaeological and historical data. Next year will see even greater and better organized efforts. ‘ It will include more diggings among buried ruins of ancient Greece, studies in the Sahara, further penetration into unknown regions of Mongolia, searchings among remains of South African bushmen, unearthing of remnants of Roman culture in Britain and further expeditions to Abyssinia, Persia, Palestine, Egypt and Assyria.

How £re bayberry candles made? From the berries pf the bayberry plants which grow in New England and southward along the Atlantic coast. The wax forms a coating on the berries which is removed by placing them in water kept hot until the Wax rises to the top. When cold the wax forms a solid cake that can be removed from water and dried. Suitable wicks are repeatedly dipped into the melted wax until the candles are built to the desired thickness. Between dippings, the candles should be allowed to cool and the wax should be at a temperature slightly above its melting point. Why does the sun heat the earth more in sumnter than in winter? Spring, summer, autumn, winter are due to the fact that the axis of the earth is inclined to the plane of earth’s orbit around the sun, at an ancle of 23.5 thus causing the sun's rays to strike the northern latitudes at a much greater slant-in winter than in summer. This has a double effect—fewer rays fall on a horizontal square yard, and the rays* have to pass through a greater thickhess of atmosphere, both being conductive to a lower temperature. How long did it take Coxey’s army to march from Ohio to Washington? It left Massilon, Ohio, March 10, 1894, and reached Washington, May 2, 18#4. (

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(South Bend Tribune) (Republican) When Rabbi William M. Stem of South Bend, told members of the Riley Junior High School Parent-Teacher Association that the intellectual find moral environment of the child has been neglected by parents for the sake of physical development he made a statement which'deserves much attention. Os course, all parents have not lost sight of thp neccs-' sity of mental development along proper lines but the practice of subordinating moral training to physical development is followed to a great extent. Rabbi Stem concerned himself in his address mainly with the tendency of some parents to neglect or suppress children. He could have gone further and pointed out the danger which lies in permitting too much juvenile self expression. Great emphasis is being placed on individual mental development. This is desirable within limit. Neurosis is an undesirable condition, but complete breakdown of discipline is not necessary jn attempting to prevent it. It is plain that the privilege of self-expression has added nothing good to the personalities of some children. They have been permitted to express themselves to such a degree that obedience is foreign to their natures. Respect for their elders also seems to clash with their ideas of their own importance. Some parents blame the modern schools for this. By doing so they pay themselves no compliment. It is true that the schools are encouraging children to express themselves, but parents have not been denied the right to demand obedience. The process by which a child is permitted to become so important in its own estimation that it feels equal or superior,, to its ciders benefits neither thefnild nor the community. An overdose of self-expression in childhood leads t 6 arrogance in young manhood or womanhood and to selfish individualism in the mature man or woman. The self-centered child that has not been taught obedience and respect will not grow up to be the highest type of citizen. Good citizenship rests on recognition of discipline . within reasonable limits and on recognition of the fact that good government isia community matter, not an individual eccentricity.

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What Other Editors Think

(La Forte Arms Herald) (Republican) Expression is often heard that the fee system of paying county prosecutors and their deputies results in excessive incomes, above all value of the work done. It is too much that a county prosecutor should receive $40,000 a year for his labors; such a sum is more than any public servant in the State of Indiana should get. It may be that the fee system is unfair to the public, and does not work to the best interests of justice. That is a debatable question. However, there is no officer in the service of the people who gets more of what is commonly called “grief” than the prosecutor and his assistants, and the fact is something to remember in criticizing the office and the official.

Human nature wants someone else to settle its woes; it naturally gravitates toward a neutral third party, an arbiter; and the law is the first recourse thought of. The prosecutor must hear' a sordid tale of broken homes, warring mothers-in-law and sons, husbands and wives, fathers and daughters, neighbor and neighbor, always a story of the inability of mankind to get along with itself. Most of these disputes and misunderstandings have no business in a court of law; the prosecutor must smooth out the troubles as best he can without bringing aboyt any arrests or cases in court. Only occasionally do circumstances justify court action. Human difficulties of living together and near each other brought about by ignorance, lack of accommodation and tolerance, selfishness and failure to meet on common interests make the life of the prosecutor one of perplexity and trouble. His is not a pleasant task. (Ft. Wayne Journal Gazette) (Democratic) It is noted by The Indianapolis Times that among the Senate purists who will vote against the seating of Vare and Smith is our own shining tribune, Arthur R. Robinson. In this prospect The Times views the opening of broad vistas of humor. It is led to wonder what will be done concerning two or three Republican representatives in Congress who stand for Hoosier constituencies—representatives who first bargained with the then grand dragon for his support and got it. That is a question, truly; and it does appeal to even dull sense of humor that Senator Robinson should permit the trouble arising from Vare and Smith to invade his peace of mind,, with no thought of Updike and Rowbottom and perhaps of Hogg to become an accompanying anxiety. And it might be asked in this relation what the Senate ought to do about a Senator that first blazed across that firmament as

You can get an answer to any question ol fact or Information by writing to The Indianapolis Times Washington . Bureau, 1322 New York Ave.. Washing-4 ton. D. C.. Inclosing 2 cents In stamps for reply. Medical, legal and marital advice cannot be given nor can extended research be undertaken. A'l other ques-> tlons will receive a personal reply. Unsigned requests cannot be answered. All letters' are confidential.—Editor. Who wrote the old popular song, “The Sidewalks of New York”? Charles B. Lawlor. \ What is the address of Vilma Banky? De Mille Studios, Culver City, Calif. , I Is “Do as you would be done by” 1 found in the Bible? If not where is it. found? t The Golden Rule as taught by Jesus of Nazareth is found in Matthew 7:12 and reads “Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do you even so to them.” It has been popularized into the epigram “Do as you would be done by.” How many Italians in the United States are foreign born? According to the last census there were 3,336,941 persons of Italian parentage in the United States, of whom 1,610,113 were foreign bom. What is the principal religions denomination in Scotland? The Church of Scotland is Presbyterian, the ministers all being of

the pick and choice of a man in jail who, notwithstanding he stood accused and later was convicted of a heinous crime, nevertheless had the power to name a senator of the United States and named him. If Smith and Vare are to be thrown out because of the devious ways by which they got in and congressmen are to be pilloried because they huckstered their perquisites to a grand dragon of the Ku-Klux Klan, is it not also to be thought thata Senator whose appointment came by the w&y of a rural jail from a man on trial for his life ought also to be looked at with some degree of misgiving? Senator Robinson may be entirely right in his revulsion to such men as Vare,*and Smith, though it h\s its own pungencies of hdmor; but there are other qualities of unfitness, not humorous in any sense whatsoever. ,

(Muncle Press) (Republican) Whatever action may be necessary short of giving him his freedom should be taken in behalf of D. C. Stephenson to permit him to tell all he knows about alleged political corruption in this State during the period of his reign as king of Indiana. If that means his removal from the State penitentiary to a jail and his being given every freedom to talk with whom he pleases, so be it. Stephenson has been sentenced to life imprisonment for murder, so he will have plenty of years in which to be punished in the State prison after he has relieved his mind of everything that is on it. The public is getting pretty tired of having Stephenson say he is being abused while in confinement and that he has not been allowed to tell everything he wishes to tell. Now Tie has brought a suit asking for a restraining order against the prison officers to prevent their isolating him and punishing him, as he alleges, for his anxiety" to make public all he knows about recent corruption in Indiana politics. Once and for oil he should be placed in a position where he can talk freely, and be told to “go to it.” If it should develop that he have nothing of importance to say, no harm will be done, for he has all the remainder of his life in which to receive prison punishment and a little time away from the penitentiary discipline now is not important when compared with the information he says he would like to give—provided he really has such informatiqn. Os course the prison authorities cannot be bothered with “Steve’s” complaints forever, but he should be allowed to make one more big, long complaint, detailing everything he thinks he knows about rotten politics, this with the warning that this is to be his last opportunity and that it will do him no good to hold back anything.

Questions and Answers

equal rank. The supreme ecclesiastical court is the General Assembly. There are eighty-four presbyterias and about 760,000 communicants. There are two Roman Catholic archbishops in Scotland and about 600,000 adherents to the Catholic faith. There are also many other denominations represented. What was the name of the professional football team that Red Grange played on in 1926? The New York Yankees. What is the real name of “Bud” Fisher, the cartoonist? Harry C. Fisher. How many American merchant vessels were destroyed by the Germans between August, 1914, and April, 1917? Twenty-one American merchant vessels: fifteen by submarines, five by mines, and one by the German cruiser Eitel Friodrich. Is tobacco grown in Canada? A preliminary report indicates that 29.255,000 pounds were produced there in 1926. What rule in baseball covers the situation where a pitched ball strikes the bat when the batter is not attempting to strike it? There is no specific rule covering the circumstance but it falls under

.DEC. 9, 1927

Times Readers Voice Views

The name and address of the author must accompany every contribution, but on request will not be published. Letters not exceeding 200 words will receive preference. .To the Editor: Many people seem to think that) Mrs. Ruth Snyder should not be put to death for having committed a brutal murder. Their reasons are many arid varied, mostly sentimental. One other reason, however, is that another murder would be committed by the executioner. Is it? Not, if we heed the words of the Bible which says: “Whosoever spills the blood of man, then his blood shall be spilled by man.” Those may not be the exact words, but that is the meaning. Is it wrong to kill for murder? Not according to the Bible. In fact, it is practically a command to do so, I want an answer from those who believe differently. TIMES READER. TO the Editor: ~ I would like to ask a few questions concerning the Snyder-Gray case. My sympathy does not go out for the woman alone, but these-are the questions I ask: Is the law obeying the commandnients of God by taking a life? Is the man who takes this life a murderer in the eyes of God, if he is in the right with the law? Doesn’t God tell us, “Let those without sin cast the first stone”? I think imprisonment for life should be the punishment with no one having the right to pardon them. For if they would put the right kind of living in our penitentiary, such as physical culture, they would turn out better men and women in body and mind, never to be bothered with them again, as bad men and women. Are there any P. C.l in the city of Indianapolis? If there are I think they will agree with me. Can anyone answer my questions? A TIMES READER. To the Editor: I have not seen a line or word written about the unemployment situation, which probably is due to Republican prosperity. At present I have “carried the banner” for thirteen weeks, with the exception of four or five odd days, wearing out two pairs of shoes, and the possibility of keeping at it. It may be that the world is complete, and the work finished, but if we had a Democratic President, then the old panic yell of bread lines and soup houses would be the old cry again. Business may be good oT even! great, but mine is about 100 per cent below normal, as I have to labor to sell and no market for it. If I could speak some foreign lingo and wear hobnail shoes I might be able to interest some local employer. (Signed) GLENN OLDS. 213 W. New York St., City.

Mr. Fixit Erection of Parking Signs on E. Tenth St. Promised.

Let Mr. Fixit. The Times’ representative at city hall, present vour trouoles to city officials. Write Mr. Fixit at The Times, Names and addresses which Erection of parking signs on E. Tenth St. between Delaware and Alabama Sts., was promised Mr. Fixit today by police. Dear Mr. Fixit: On Tenth St. between Delaware and Alabama Sts., the street is awfully narrow. In fact it is so narrow that about two years ago they had a rule prohibiting parking except on one side and had signs up to that effect, but since that time they have knocked them down. Motorists park on both sides of the street making it Impossible for two cars to pass. This makes it very dangerous. If it is possible would like to get the signs put up again. Trusting you can help me in this matter, I am, gratefully: E. L. Patrolman John Fields promised Mr. Fixit he would place signs on the street. City council passed an ordinance May 24 permitting parking on only one side of streets less than thirty feet wide. Dear Mr. Fixit: Will you please use your influence or advise how we can get city gas on Woods, Phipps and Euclid Sts.? Gas main. were laid this summer along E, Thirtieth St. and the three above streets cross Thirtieth St. We have been trying to get gas all summer and the company, promised it to us not later than September, but so far we have heard nothing from it. MRS. C. M. Contract Manager John stenger promised Mr. Fixit to investigate your complaint and have a sketch made to determine whether there are sufficient prospective customers to justify installation of mains.

the general rules governing a fair or foul hit ball. If it is foul it is treated as any other foul hit, and if it is fair, the batter must run the same as on any fair ball. What is the major league record for the most number of games won in a single season in baseball? What is the record for the A'mericau League? The major league record for most games won in a season is 116, made by the Chicago National League team in 1906. The American Leaguerecord was formerly 105 made by the Boston Red Sox in 1912, but it was broken by the New York Yankees in 1927 when they won 110 games. 1 • * What is gravitation? The force which tends to cause all bodies to attract each other; the tendency nrf every particle of matter in the universe to attract every other particle. t What State in the United States extends the farther north? Minnesota. How many horses are there In the United States today as compared’ with 1900? There were 21,203,901 horses In the United States in 1900. There are approximately 17,00,000 in the UnlteC States now.