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The Senator’s Anxiety Citizens of Indiana are entitled to something from the United States Senate, and perhaps they will be satisfied with the laugh that is coming over the latest official service of Senator Arthur Robinson. The Senate on Monday had before it the question of permitting Senator James A. Reed of Missouri to complete his work of delving into the corruption of elections in 1926. His work in that matter had resulted in the Senate refusing to seat two gentlemen whose title to the office of Senator was discov ered to be badly tainted with corruption. The other Senators and the Nation knew that as a discoverer of iniquity, Reed had few equals and no superiors. But the inquiry of Senator Arthur Robinson was suggestive. What he wanted to know and demanded to know before he gave Reed any more or further power was whether the Missouri Senator intended to investigate the elections in 1928. When he was assured that Reed would mftke no such inquiry, Robinson voted against the resolution anyway. The anxiety of Robinson over the possible investigation of next year’s election is amusing as well as suggestive. Os course, the Senator will be a candidate in the primaries and therefore has a very deep and personal interest in the matter. But in all probability his personal interest in the elections will end with the primaries for it is inconceivable that a party which is now on its knees in penitence and is looking for some way in which to re-establish itself in public confidence will think very seriously of making the junior Senator its candidate or leader. That alone would stamp any clean-up movement with so much of the appearance of • absurdity and insincerity as to m,ake any other ipovements in that direction more than a joke. In the general demand for anew day and a clean-up, it is difficult to figure where Robinson will fit into the 1 picture, except as on •these rare Senate occasions he shows a deep anxiety about any probes and investigations of fraud. That has its value if it is properly interpreted as making more convincing the demand for a real reform from within. That the Senator is now in office only because there had not been made in the fall of 1926 the exposures which have since come from the grand jury rooms and the “Black Boxes” is only stating a political fact. The Senator probably best knows that had the indictment of Governor Ed Jackson, who named him to his office-Very speedily after he had offered the place to Frank Ball of Muncie, under conditions never fully explained, and the conviction of former Mayor John L. Duvall, one of his strong supporters, occurred before the 1926 elections, the voters would - have sent someone else to the Senate. Had the Senator made the explanation when he was a candidate that he made a few weeks ago concerning the Christmas present by Stephenson to a member of his family, it is hardly conceivable that even he believes he would have been elected. Had the people understood that he acted as a “telephone girl” for the head of the Anti-Saloon League when the dry leader wanted to talk about Supreme Court decisions with Senator Watson, they might have reacted differently to the appeals of Arthur. Under these conditions the anxiety of the Senator over any possible probe by Senator Reed in 1928 becomes suggestive. Why should he hesitate to have the entire Senate on guard in Indiana next year, if the Senate wishes to see that elections are with" out fraud? Why should he object to Senator Reed asking any question, in the name of the Nation, concerning elections in Indiana? No other citizen would object. No citizen who casts his ballot for his favorite would possibly think of having every safeguard thrown around that ballot. Perhaps later the Senator will explain why he was so anxious about keeping Reed away from next year’s ballot boxes and campaign methods. About Barges President Coolidge, it is said, upset because users of the barge lines on the Mississippi want more barges and more service, has taken the position that the Government had better get out of all business. No sooner does the Government do something for a group of people, he allows, than that very group demands more and more, and acts extremely ungrateful for all the favors handed out with such a lavish hand. Let’s not argue the point about whose Government this is, anyhow, or who pays taxes, or where the money comes from. Let’s waive aU that. The people in the Mississippi valley are aroused 'over water transportation. They see business going elsewhere, because, when railroad transportation must be depended upon, other places are more advantageously located. The people in St. Paul and Minneapolis, for ex-

ample, know that much of the grain grown in northern Minnesota Is now being shipped by water to Buffalo, and milled there, instead of in the Middle West. They see Canada getting a monopoly on the export business of wheat, because Canada is offering her farmers special transportation rates on government boats, or in the case of a shortage of boats, cut rates on the railroads. The barge line service is a big thing to the whole Mississippi valley, bigger perhaps than President Coolidge realizes. There isn't a man, woman or child in that section of the country but registers extreme interest whenever this subject is mentioned. And it is constantly being mentioned these days. The present Administration may resent criticism on its barge line attitude, but it is safe to say that if the Mississippi valley has anything to say about it, there won’t be any next Administration which isn’t in favor of promoting adequate development of this natural highway. ' Rich Men on the Dole When the great war was over and the young men who had borne arms for Britain were coming home, a sudden shiver went down the spine of the statesmen who direct the fortunes of the tight little island. They had promised to make Britain a place fit for heroes to live in. And those heroes were now coming home with the probability of finding their Jobs permanently taken by others and with the prospect of tramping the streets and starving. It was then that the unemployment dole was quickly thought of and quickly carried into execution. It was a sort of insurance against revolution. Doubtless it does encourage some young men who did not know the war’s agonies and who were too young to serve in battle, to loaf rather seek work. Doubtless the dole is a considerable burden on the finances of the country. Which accounts for the groans of the well-to-do Briton. But two flagrant cases of rich men on the national dole have lately co’me to light and there has not been a “peep” in the Die-Hard papers. It seems that when a man has held a cabinet position, loses his job, is hard up and finds that he can not live in a state “befitting his position,” he is entitled to ask for and receive a considerable pension from the state. He is on honor to give up this pension when his financial condition is bettered. Well, not long ago a man died leaving an estate worth a quarter of a million dollars. He had received a pension of SIO,OOO a year for twenty-three years. Shortly before that a man died leaving an estate of $455,000. He had drawn in pensions more than $200,000. Some contrast with the poor devil whose dole of two or three dollars a week causes the DieHards such a pain! ’ After reading the President’s message we have decided that our New Year’s resolution will be: Do good as long as it doesn’t do any harm. An automobile sold In Boston for 50 cents. It seems the influence of the new Fords already is beginning to be felt. A Missouri farmer has a cat that “love’s to listen to the radio.” His girl friend’s voice?

A Bold Declaration

BY N. D. COCHRAN

The activities of the Anti-Saloon League are controlled by a body of eminent clergymen. All of us are familiar with their efforts which brought about the adoption of the Eighteenth Amendment and the enactment of the Volstead law. The public is familiar with the dominant influence they gained in American politics under the efficient generalship of the lat* Wayne B. Wheeler. It is generally known that this organization, started by a handful of preachers at Westerville, Ohio, got so lar that they came to control both the Democratic and the Republican parties so far as prohibition is concerned. But where do we go from here? What is the goal sought? What may we expect in the future? Fortunately, some light was thrown on the subject at the recent meetings of the Executive Committee of the Anti-Saloon Leag e in Washington. Rev. Daniel A. Poling of the Marble Collegiate Church, New York, turned on the light. Dr. Poling is also president of the International Society of Christian Endeavor and editor-in-chief of the Christian Herald. Dr. Poling said: “We must capture and hold the administration of Government if we are to finally establish and perfect the Eighteenth Amendment. “There must be, there shall be, a campaign to capture the Democratic and Republican conventions for law enforcement. This campaign must begin before the election of convention delegates. It must comprehend both conventions. It would be a strategic blunder to concentrate on one and neglect the other.” To understand what this means, it should be remembered that the Anti-Saloon League authoritatively represents the Protestant evangelical churches in its prohibition activities. That includes its activities as a legislative lobby both at the National and State captals. In effect the league is the political arm of these churches, and more particularly, perhaps, the Methodist and Baptist churches because of their greater membership. What Dr. Poling demands, therefore, is that there shall be a union of church and State, with the church in control of the State. There can be no other meaning to the statement that “We must capture and hold the administration of Government. . . . There must be, there shall be, a campaign to capture the Democratic and Republican conventions for law enforcement.” , That’s what the founders of this republic sought to guard against for all time when they so thoughtfully and so carefully framed the Constitution of the United States. Familiar with the history of Europe and the danger to liberty in any union of church and State, they sought to establish religious liberty forever In the new republic, and to make absolutely impossible any union of church and State. Any citizen familiar with the Constitution knows that it doesn’t pretend to guard against union with any particular church but any church at all. So the prohibition as to union goes with equal force against the Catholic, Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Episcopalian, Jewish, Lutheran or any other church. If, then, the Anti-Saloon League captures and holds, for the churches, of which it is the political arm and agent, “the administration of Government,” in order “to finally establish and perfect the Eighteenth Amendment,” it will have captured the administration of Government for any other purpose the churches may see fit to promote. That means nullification of one of the most fundamental and vital principles of the Constitution. Dr. Poling deserves public thanks for his frank declaration of the league’s bold purpose. It may serve to put real friends, of liberty and the Constitution on guard.

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

M. E. TRACY SAYS: “Oklahoma Is Either a Most Unfortunate State or Is Failing to Select Her Chief Executives With the Proper Care!*

For the second time within four years, an Oklahoma legislature attempts to meet on its own motion, while a defiant Governor bars it from the Statehouse with armed troops. This is an unprecedented record for any American State. Only nine Governors have been impeached in America. Os these, Oklahoma has contributed one, and now she is threatening to contribute another. Oklahoma either is a most unfortunate State, or is falling to select her chief executives with the proper care. Judge Bluffs Mob By holding court on Sunday and sitting with an automatic close at hand, Judge Henry A. Grady of Goldsboro, N. C., succeeded in preventing mob violence while a Negro legally was convicted. Technically, this was a triumph for the law, and for that Judge Grady deserves full credit. Practically, it was little more than a compromise with the mob spirit. The only way the law saved itself by acting quickly enough and harshly enough to satisfy the * passions of a highly wrought-up community. There was, and there could be little chance of a fair trial under such circumstances. nun Many Held, Few Convicted Two thousand seven hundred and sixty persons were arrested in Detroit for violating the dry law during the first eleven months of this year. Out of that number only 932 were convicted. Os the 932 convicted, 90 were put on probation, 76 were given suspended sentences, 763 paid fines and three went to jail. Those who estimate lawlessness or law enforcement by the number of arrests made leave a lot * out of the picture. u * Closer-Knit Nation Use of the telephone in this country has increased sixfold during the last quarter of a century. During the year 1900 there were thirty-four conversations per person in this country. During 1926 there were 202. This means that we are being brought closer together socially and economically. The telephone has made possible not only widened acquaintance, but wider business relations. People have more acquaintances than they ever did and maintain them for a longer period. Through these acquaintances they keep in better touch with what is going on. Dialect is disappearing, and with it the provincial outlook which sustains dialect. nun Farewell to Poverty Basing his conclusion on Secretary Hoover’s report, as well as the calculations of other economists, Professor Irving Fisher suggests that poverty may be abolished in this country by 1932. It all goes back to the law of averages—so much income per worker, so much revenue per family—which is all right except that poverty does not originate and cannot be abolished in that way. Given a community of 100 workers, twenty-five earn nothing, and you have an average income of $2,250. According to the law of averages that community should be well off, but what about the twenty-five out of work? m t> Prosperous Country By and large, this country is well off, as people can see for themselves without the help of government reports or expert deductions. They can see it in the amount of money spent for luxuries and amusements, in the number of automobiles, in the gate receipts of prize fights and football games. The nation’s candy bill ranges close to half a billion dollars an- . nually and the cosmetic bill runs it a close second. Many people spend more for a summer’s vacation than their great grandfathers earned during the entire year. We are prosperous, but not to the extent that vast numbers among us have ceased to be very, very poor. * * Puzzle in New England The paradox of the situation is to be found in the fact that New England, though commonly regarded as having a hard time of it compared to other sections of the country, outranks them all when it comes to savings bank deposits. The nations as a whole has a per capita deposit of about $250 while New England has a per capita deposit of $530. STUDENTS OFFER PLAY Spotlight Club Members to Present “The Brat” at Muncie. Bu Times Special MUNCIE, Ind., Dec. 13.—Members of the Spotlight Club, students of Ball Teachers College, will present "The Brat,” Maude Fulton’s comedy, in the college auditorium Wednesday evening. Members of the cast and others connected with the production are: Roberta Clemens. Muncie; Delight Stephens. Muncie; John Kcrlln, Montpelier; C. Brumfield, Marlon; Clarence Milspauffh, Muncie; Evelyn Jacobs. Marlon; Roma Haworth. Muncie; Agnes Wood. Muncie- Miss Portia Baker, racultv sponsor: Otis Phares. club president; Marjorie Puller. Muncie. leading lady, and Miss Mildred Oeorge, coach.

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(Terre Haute Tribune) (Republican) Harry Davis, former governor of Ohio, led a mighty battle a few days ago to overturn the city manager form of government in Cleveland. The raid failed, and the city manager experiment is more strongly entrenched than ever in the first city in Ohio. Some fear was expressed that the public would not be concerned, that the usual lethargy would prevail, and that the city manager government would be beaten down by default; by the reluctahce of the people to take their own part. The majority for the city manager government was decisive, and unless there are grievous defects arising in the system in years to come, the prcjspects are that Cleveland is committed to the innovation for a long time- The city manager had as ammunition for his cause vast economics in public spending, a stimulated public purpose for tax reduction, an improvement in the personnel of the branches of public service, a change in the whole system of city purchases and in the system of street and alley upkeep, and a change in the whole system of determining necessary public improvements and rejecting useless enterprises. The taxpayers and the people showed intelligence enough to want to save these, things. They showed a surprising purpose to protect their own interest against former Governor Davis and his machinations, and demonstrated that once these things are understood, there is eqough public spirit in the average American neighborhood to stand by them and protect them. This Cleveland experience is bound to have an appreciable effect on the future course of municipal government in this country. nun (Lafayette Journal and Courier) Basketball rules show an improvement over earlier years. The teams that comply with the regu-

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What Other Editors Think

lations of the State High School Athletic Association are permitted to play only twenty games prior to the tournament in March Practice does not start under the rules until Oct. 1. This is much better than the burn-’em-up schedules that endangered the well being and futures of many star athletes in the days when teams played as many as two score hard games in a season. It is being realized that basketball is one of the most strenuous of all athletic contests. However, we have not arrived as yet at a full realization of the serious evils of overtraining and overstraining. The schedule of games ought to be cut to fifteen. Practice should be started Nov. 1, and regular play should be put off until Dec. 1. This would mean something by way of restoration of a degree of sanity in high school sports. There is no need for any community to go stark, staring mad over competitive high school athletics. It is ,a serious thing for any community to enjoy itself at the expense of high school basketball starsSome sober thought should be given to the welfare of the players. In exploiting the young athletes the community should ask, “What Price Glory?” and should know how many husky boys are being burned out to make a holiday for selfish fans. n n (Anderson Herald) (Republican) Returning to the scenes of his college days last week, Booth Tarkington told Philad elp hi a newspaper men he was not yet done with work, but he intimated that he never intended to match the pace of present-day young people. He also relieved the fears of those who were concerned about his failing sight. His right eye has failed, he said, but his physicians have told him that his left eye will continue to function. Mr. Tarkington is impressed - with the modern university, and

You can get an answer to an; question of fact or Information by writing to The Indianapolis Times Washington Bureau, 1322 New York Ave.. Washington, D. C„ inclosing 2 cents In stamps for reply. Medical, legal and marital advice cannot be given nor can extended research be undertaken. All other questions will receive a personal reply. Unsigned requests cannot be answered. All letters are confidential.—Editor What is the average weekly earnings of all classes of wage earners in the principal industries of this country? A study made by the National Industrial Conference Board shows she average weekly wage In the twentyfive principal industries in the country for May, 1927, to be $27.52. What players are in the backfleld of a football team? What is the weight of a regulation football? The backfleld of a football team consists of a full back, quarter back, right half back and left hlf back. A regulation football, when blown up, must weigh not less than fourteen or more than fifteen ounces. What position on the college football team did Red Grange play? Half back in the majority of games. What was Grover C. Alexander’s pitching record for 1926? Twelve games won and ten lost. What is the meaning of the name TiUie? It is a shortening of the name Matilda and means “heroine”. What is the meaning of the word “arrhythmia”? It is from two Greek words meaning “uneven rhythm.” Its pathological meaning is any irregular action of the heart. When and how should rhododendrons be planted? Plant them in the spring when the weather is settled and the March winds have passed. If the ball of the roots is dry, soak well before setting. Plant closely, so that the tops are only 10 to 12 inches apart

each year returns to the scene of his college days at Princeton, where he was graduated in 1893. He believes boys of today work harder than those of his time. Commenting on the present age, he said: There will be more nervous breakdowns among young people of today when they grow old than were ever experienced in my younger days on account of the jazz spirit, which now pervades the circles of youth. This is the age of noise, but believe me, it is a real comfort to me when I meet a quiet talker or 1 ippen to be where the atmosphere .s subdued. “Noise will n A ver substitute for entertainment in my humble opinion. It seems the loud germs get into the youth of today long before he leaves high school. It probably is accounted for because this is a restless age, and restless is a mild term for it.” an tt Noblesvilte Ledger (Republican) Has the time not about come when Indiana coal should be made into power at or near the mines and sent over the State and the country, not only to the advantage of the operators, but of the homes of the State and of every industry? Coal can be made into electric power right at the mines, and thus save the cost of transportation by railway, and the distribution to the homes and the industries. And, the smoke from the crude methods now used to get heat and power from coal would be saved to the communities, as well as the loss from the change of the coal into heat units. Indiana has much coal, and not of the highest quality so far as the demands of the people for heating purposes are concerned; but, as electric power it would be highly satisfactory. The time has about come for this new development of the use of coal and Indiana might well lead in this movement.

Questions and Answers

and pay particular attention to facing them, i. e. see that the best side is facing the most important point of view and that all are faced alikeGrafted plants should, if possible, have the worked portion below the surface. Do not plant in the autumn. Place the beds so that the glare of the mid-day sun is screened both summer and winter, and avoid situ? tions where there is any interference from trees or buildings and plant where the soil has a good condition of moisture. Did Babe Ruth serve in the World War? No. Who played the title role in the picture “The Magician?” Paul Wegener, How high in the air can an aviator go without some aid to respiration? It depends considerably upon the individual. Asa rule breathing becomes difficult at 15,000 feet although some aviators have gone as high as 20,000 feet without artificial aid. What makes the roaring noise in a shell? Like all sound it is produced by air waves. A sea shell makes an i -most perfect resonator and by holding it to the ear a roaring noise is heard that is in reality aji intensification of noises in the ait that are scarcely perceptible without amplification. If a sea shell is taken to a place where it is absolutely quiet no sound will be heard in it. When and where did Benjamin Harrison’s first wife die? At the White House, Oct. 25, 1892. How many airplanes are there In the United States Army, Navy and Marine Corps? There are 351 planes in use in the | Navy air service; 85 in the Marine

_DEC. 13, 1927

Times Readers Voice Views

The name and address oltheauthor muit accompany every contribution, but on request will not be published. Let ters not exceeding 200 words will reeeiva preference. ___ To the Editor: Having read your editorial, “Super Government,” in The Times on Dec. 9, I cannot resist the urge to write and commend you for your < outspoken denunciation of the intolerable conditions existing in the State of Indiana. The writer has been aware of these conditions for a number of years and has denounced them to friends and associates, but has not had the courage Hence it is very gratifying to see a great paper like The Times come of his convictions to publish them, out openly and champion the cause cf the people. The citizens of Indianapolis in later years have seen their corporate right gradually but surely being ( usurped by the State, until at the present time the city retains no authority or power over public utilities. Our city is powerless to make a binding contract with any public utility corporation and, if possible, to obtain advantageous concessions i for the benefit of the city and its citizens, but the city government is compelled to pay the peak rate for all utility service. Also we have absolutely nothing to say as to what utility corporations may use our streets and thoroughfares, for the Supreme Court has decreed that t they are public highways and, as such, under the control of the State. In fact, the only right reserved and conceded to the people is that of paying for the improvement and upkeep of the streets of the city,which is a wonderful privilege, to say the least. Another matter for serious consideration is the fact that the people of Indianapolis are prevented by State authority and intervention in carrying out any progressive municipaLenterprise for the benefit of the city, such as Increased school facilities, flood prevention, parks, etc. When a move is made by the people in this direction some State bureau immediately puts its stamp of disapproval on the project. The case of the city of Huntington, as cited by you, is a very clear example of the drastic power exercised by the State in the affairs of municipalities. lit ,the name of common sense and fairness, why should not the city of Huntington, *■ or any other city, have the right to own and manage any public utility for the benefit of its people, without interference or even supervicion by the state? The tendency in governmental affairs is toward centralization, the Federal Government gradually en- • croaching on States’ rights ahd State governments usurping the corporate rights of municipalities. Some day, it is to be hoped, the conscience of the people will be aroused, through the medium or such exponents of the people’s rights as The Indianapolis Times, and they will recognize the evils of the system and assert their fundamental rights. Now then, Mr. Editor, what is the remedy applicable for our own city? Since the people have been aroused sufficiently to declare themselves overwhelmingly in favor of a nonpolitical city manager form of goverment, why should we not endeavor to obtain some form of home rule for our city, which will insure complete autonomy in municipal government? Is it possible? C. E. PAULSEN. To the Editor: I am deaf and dumb, and I need employment at once, because it is a question of living. I would like to make an appeal through The Indianapolis Times. t I am in need of a steady job that will help me get out of this sickening situation. I have bpen homeless for the last week. I am a highgrade machinist, having seven years’ experience, but I am willing to take ataything now, only to give me a real chance of a decent livelihood. I am a young man of 26 years, handicapped in speech and hearing. Will somebody please give me a chance? PAUL R. CAMPBELL.

air service, and 1,183 in the Army air service. What is the salary of the president of Germany? He receives a yearly salary of 60,000 marks together with allowance* of 120,000 marks and a residence. What is the name of Pope Pin* XI? Achille Ratti. Where in the United States Is the rainfall heaviest? The heaviest annual precipitation is in western Washington and northwestern Oregon, where the average is 80 to 100 inches per annum. How many enlisted men are in the United States Marine Corps? 17,785. Where is Normandy? It is that part of France bordering the English Channel and including the present departments of Seine-Inferieure, Eure, Orne, Calvados and La Manche. What is the origin and meaning of the name “Ida?” It is of Teutonic origin and means "Happy.”

Old Masters

She is not fair to outward view As many maidens be, Her loveliness I never knew "Until she smiled on me; Oh! then I saw her eye was bright* A well of love, a spring of light. But now her looks are coy and cold*. To mine they ne’er reply, And yet I cease not to behold The love-light in her eye; ' /J Her very frowns are fairer far Than smiles of other maidens are. —Hartley Coleridge: Bong. V