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The Vacant Chairs Probably the first order of business when the Republican members of Congress from Indiana met to counsel and advise with Senator James Eli Watson was the adoption of “There will be two vacant chairs,' ’ as the hymn or dirge or whatever music was appropriate for the occasion. The meeting was held at Washington Monday and the reports that come from the national capital show that two members, prominent and noted in the past, were absent. Neither Updike, who goes from Indianapblis*to represent the people in the law-making body, nor Rowbottom of .Evansville were present. This may have been caution or it may have been cowardice.. It is somewhat significant that these two members Lave been named recently as having signed contracts with one D. C. Stephenson in order to obtain their first elections to that body. Just why this fact shopld bar them from the '’clean-up” conference is difficult to explain unless it be that they violated that greatest of all political commandments, “Thou shall not get caught.” It would be interesting to know just where the line is drawn in these matters, indeed it is important to know, for this conference will send word to the voters in Indiana as to what must be done to save the elephant from smothering to death in shame. Are these two members exiled because they obtained office through Stephenson and gave him the right to name their appointees. If that should be the test, how many of the others would have been present ? Indeed, it is somewhat of a question as to how long Senator Watson would have remained in the conference if all who had dealings of a sort with Stephenson or with the Klan were barred from participation in these plans for restoring the Republican party to public confidence. If the reason for excluding Updike and Rowbottom was that they signed contracts With the former dragon, the voters may ask what difference it really makes whether they put their names on the dotted line or merely went ahead under a verbal understanding that favors would be met with favors. Was what is charged against Updike and Rowbottom either worse or materially different than what others did to obtain office when Stephenson was “the law” and was courted and fawned upon by those who wanted office ?

It is very generally conceded that the Republican party must have a “new deal” in this State. ( The independent voters are as much interested as those who regularly vote that ticket. They want a choice between two good tickets rather than the poor alternate of turning perhaps to weakness as against worse than weakness. , The drafting of some proxhinent and respectable citizen to head the ticket will not altogether meet the situation. There must be a really now deal by men who hate the forces of bigotry and intolerance and corruption which have ,ruled that party and brought it into disrepute. The people will expect to see it turned over to Republicans who have the courage to denounce these forces. When Ford dee led that the people demanded something besides the traditional “Lizzie,” he did not merely toss out a couple of squeaks He got something that looked different and was different. It remains to be seen whether discarding two cogs and putting on anew coat of paint will so disguise the Watson machine that the

What Other Editors Think

(South Bend Tribune) (Republican) The manner in Herbert Hoover Is forging to the front in the race for Republican favor makes it appear that he may be the outstanding candidate for the nomination when the convention opens in Kansas City, Mo., next June. President Coolidge’s latest statement apparently has ended all consideration of him for the nomination. That large section of eastern Republicanism which looks with favor on Charles E. I'ughes has learned that he, too, meant what he said when he declared }hat he toe old to enter the presidential lists. The Lowden candidacy, never officially announced, has changed neither for better nor for worse in recent months. The feeling persists, however, that the Illinois man will not gain strength in the East. Since Coblidge and Hughes were definitely eliminated the political gossip in Washington, so far as it concerns Republican possibilities, has centered on Dawes and Hoover. Dawes just recently announced that he will not be a candidate while his bosom friend, Lowden, holds the opinion that he has a chance. If Lowden withdraws Dawes may

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entertain presidential hopes. So far Lowden has not indicated that he has any Intention of taking that step. Thus the Hoover fortunes are ascending. (Wabash Plain Dealer) (Republican) E- E. Spafford, national commander of the American Legion, elected at the Paris convention, apparently has started his administration by stepping forward with the wrong foot, with announcement that the Legion and. Auxiliary will take a natipn-wide poll to determine sentiment on the prohibition law. He may still have In mind the way in which liquor flowed during the Paris meeting or he may even be thinking of the easy manner ip which it can be procured in his home State, New York (for that matter in any State in the Union), but that does not warrant the Legion getting mixed up with the already muddled prohibition question The fact that Mr. Spafford planned this step was known in practically eveiy newspaper office in the country days before press stories were carried on it. Through the Legion publicity bureau a copy of his address outlining the plan was sent the various newspapers,

Hoosier will not recognize it as a Watson machine. The under-cover kids as well as the boys on the dotted line must be junked. The Men of the S-4 It must always be the brave who die. Men whom the world needs, cool, steadfast men, determined to accomplish what lies before them no matter what the danger, unafraid to lpok ahead at death if duty lies that way—these are the men who give their lives, always, that lesser ones may live safely. Since submarines first took their place in naval warfare and defense It has taken brave men to man them. Each year as the list of submarine disasters grows longer it takes greater courage, more manhood, to dare this sort of service. Nature is Jealous of men like thiis. They defy her, they conquer her. As foemen worthy of her she strikes back. Death comes bearing glory to men who die as did the men in the S-4. Winged Peace Mrs. Evangeline Lindbergh, mother of Slim, America’s and the world’s ace of aces, is now on her way to Mexico via the air. lanes. The plan is to be with her son on Christmas. The idea of her aerial journey from Detroit to Mexico City was an inspiration. Her arrival in the Mexican capital will be hailed as an event of scarcely less importance than that of her hero son, both visits being clearly regarded by the people of Mexico in the light of manifestations of good will from one nation to another. If doubt exists that such Is the case one has only to read of the stupendous enthusiasm which Lindy’s goings and comings among our Southern neighbors elicit, or consider the tenor of some of the banners displayed In the labor parade of 100,000 men, women and children in the young airman’s honor. “Mexico workers send by the wings of the Spirit of St. Louis a message of friendship to their brothers across the river,” read one. Said another: “Finally, the United States has understood President Calles and his work.” Others read: “Mexican workers require for prosperity only peace.” “War perfected aviatioin, but in peace It will be a vehicle of solid friendship.” “The most terrible arm of war is converted Into a dove of peace in Lindbergh’s hand.” “Calles and Lindbergh are symbols of two races which are beginning to understand each other and unjte for eternal peace.” "Morrow is the friend of the Mexican people.” “The Mexican people are not Bolshevist*; we work and respect friendship.” And so on down a long line of eagt,." pataders such as Mexico has seldom seen. How thoroughly human notions are. A little show of good will and sympathetic understanding go a long way whether with an individual or a group of individuals which, after all, Is all a nation is. As long as a blind and foolish State Department in Washington kept browbeating and badgering the struggling new government of Mexico, the two countries were kept in a state of irritation bordering on war, and getting nowhere at all with their differences. But when some wiser head—apparently that of President Coolidge himself—began to direct things, a brand-new course was adopted, an atmosphere of friendliness took the place of bickering and in short order peace hovers In sight. All differences between the United States and Mexico are not yet settled, but by the restoration of good will alone between the two countries the job is more than half done. Now let’s follow the same procedure In all ou| Latin American relations. General Motors and Ford are not fighting one another, they have told us again and again. Each is merely peacefully trying to sell the same type of car to the same people. Rakowsky, former Russian ambassador to Great Britain, has been "kicked around the world.” Maybe he hasn’t found his goal. The only thing Oklahoma needs to get pretty weil mixed up these days is a couple of Bums detectives. Os the Chicago stenographer who became a grand opera star it might be said that she knows her notes. How can you tell a college man? We give up, they Just won’t listen.

with the warning “this address must be used in full or not'at all.’’ So far we have failed to see it in any paper in full. If Mr. Spafford thinks prohibition is a failure, that Is his right and he may voice his sentiments as long and as loud as he desires. The same is true with you and with everyone else in the United States. Or, if you think that prohibition is an overwhelming success—and lots of people do—then you have a right to voice such convictions. The W. C. T. U. and the AntiSaloon League would be derelict in their duties if'they did not conduct such pools showing prohibition is a success (from their point of view). The League Against Prohibition and similar organizations would not be doing its duty unless it took a poll showing prohibition is a failure (from its point of view). But the Legion, a purely patriotic organization, should not get mixed up with something which does not concern it in the least as an organization, regardless of what its individual members may think. Mr. Spafford has started on the wrong foot.

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The name and address of th? author must accompany every contribution, but on request will not be published, tetters not exceeding 300 words wUI receive prcierence. To the Editor: Many people seem to think Mrs. Ruth Snyder should not be put to death for having committed a brutal murder with Judd Gray. My Bible says, in Gen. 10:6, “Whoso sheddeth min’s blood, by man shall his talood be shed?” In Lev. 24:21 we find: “He that killeth a man, he shall be put to death.” Numbers 35:16 states: “The murderer shall be put to death.” Seems to me that the Bible has. not much mercy for the murderer. MRS. J. F. SMITIIEY. To the Editor: In the Liberty Magazine, issue of Sept. 3, 1927, there was an article published by one Norman S. Hall, entitled “Law vs. Whisky in Indiana.” This is one of the most disgraceful articles published in Indiana or in fact any other State. This is an article against prohibition and in favor of whisky and the saloon. I was amazed and disgusted at the whole tone of this article, and especially to think that the Governor of Indiana should allow himself, wife and children to be photographed to make a showing in favor of whisky, but owoing to recent developments involving the Governor, I am not so amazed but disgusted to think that the Governor of the great intellectual and educational State of Indiana should prostitute his office and State to help the whisky crowd fight prohition. This whole article in the whisky and saloons friend, Liberty, is as false as could be written. Just to think that a group of alleged doctors could do nothing for the Governor's sick wife but pour whisky into her, and then claim that whisky saved her life. This is a shameful disgrace to the medical profession to the State of Indiana, and also a disgrace to the Governor’s household, and really a worse disgrace than the one that now clouds the Governor and the State of Indiana. The facts are, and is well known that whisky is not a medicine, nor a remedy and is not fit for a beverage. Many, a great many of the leading doctors of the world, but especially in the United States, will say that whisky never saved the life of any sick person, but rather did harm. Practically all respectable, reputable doctors in the United States have abandoned the use of whisky in their practice for any purpose. There 1 arc however a large number of alleged doctors who are willing to be practically bootleggers end use and prescribe whisky regardless of results, and all these alleged doctors are aiding the booze gang, the wets to fight prohibition. These alleged doctors who are so helpless in the Governor’s mansion and who could do nothing but pour whisky into the helpless victim, are far and away behind the times ard they did as was done by alleged doctors eighty years ago, and they should not further disgrace the honorable medical profession by using whisky instead of medicine. SAMUEL BAILEY, M. p.. , Mount Ayr, lowa.

BRIDGE ME ANOTHER (Copyright, 1937, hy The Ready Reference Pebl'ah 'g Company.) BY W. W WC'TWX RTO

(Abbreviations: A—ace: K—kin*: Q—queen; J—Jack; X—any card lower than 10.1 1— When you hold; hearts —K Q XXX; spades—Q J X X; clubs— K X X; diamonds —X, what should you bid? 2 When you hold; spades—A X XXX; diamonds—K XX; hearts —Q JX; clubs—X X, what should you bid? 3 When you hold: diamonds —A XXX X; spades—A XX; hearts —X X ; clubs—X X, what should you bid? The Answers 1— One heart. 2 One spade. , 3 One diamond. How long did Houdini stay under water in a coffin in his contest with Rahman Bey? Ho-udini’s time was one hour, thirty-one minutes 31 seconds, on Aug. 5, 1926, against one hour for Rahman Bey.

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The Rules 1. The idea of letter golf is to change one word to another and do it in par, a given number of strokes. Thus, to change COW to HEN, in three strokes, COW, HOW, HEW, HEN. 2. You can change only one letter at a time. 3. You must have a complete word, of common usage, for each Jump. Slang words and abbreviations don’t count. 4. The order of letters cannot be changed.

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THE STORY OF CIVILIZATION Golden Age ‘War Chest 9 Bought Beauty Written for The Times by Will Durant

IN the year 478 B. C., a number of Greek states, under the leadership of Athens, formed a league for self-protection against Persia. Athens contributed ships, the other states money; and since the common treasury was at the Temple of Apollo on the Island of Delos, the league came to be called the Delian Confederacy. Aristides, known as “The Just,” was placed In charge of the finances of the league. / But years went by, and Persia made no war. The Athenians, tempted to imperialism by their power, transferred the treasury from Delos to Athens, against the protest of their allies; and very soon the league became an empire autocratically ruled by the democracy of Athens. Sparta saw, feared for her own independence, and set about to form a rival league. Iri the midst of the greatest age of art in all history war raised its head. Pericles, falling heir, as controller of the treasury, to the league's accumulated gold, fretted at the idleness of so much wealth, and longed to use it in some way that might immortalize his city and his name. He saw the sunlit peak of the Acropolis, and visioned for it temples fairer than any that man had ever reared to the gods. He did not care for these deities as the people did, having too many sceptics for his friends; but he saw that they might be made symbols and inspirations of heroism and civic pride if they could be refashioned In the image of the noblest men. But who could refashion them? Where were there artists profound enough to conceive a Zeus, a Hermes, an Aphrodite, an Athene, worthy of an age of poets and philosophers destined to remain for many centuries unsurpassed?

NOT that there had been no great Greek art before, Architecture had flourished in this dry air, among these mountains so rich in perfect stone. Far back in the seventh century B. C. the lonian Greeks of Asia Minor had built a temple to Artemis (Diana) at Ephesus; at first of wood, which the Cimmerians burned; and then of stone, which Herostratus destroyed on the day of Alexander’s birth. Pisitratus, about 530 B. C., had begun a gigantic temple to Zeus on the plains of Athens: it had been left unfinished at his death, and only In the days of Antiochus Epiphanes were those fine Corinthian columns added, to which fifteen still stand to greet the modem pilgrim. At Girgenti in Sicily, home of that fiery philosopher, Empedocles, Greek colonists had built a Temple of Concord as a gentle emollient of Mediterranean pugnacity. And at Paestum (some thirty miles south of Vesuvius) other Greek colonists had built a magnificent Temple of Poseeldon (ca. 530 B. C.), which still ennobles southern Italy, and rivals the majesty of the Parthenon. Sicily and Italy were fortunate; the Persians did not reach them in 480 3. C., nor sack the capitals. But Xerxes’ army destroyed not only every home in Athens, but every work of art; when Salamis was won the Athenians returned to a city which had lost half of its weatlh and all its beauty. It is one of the marvels of human history that the Greeks, who might well have despaired at this quick undoing of the work of many generations, resolutely set to work, under the guidance of Themistocles, Cimon and Pericles, to rebuild their city and make it more beautiful than before. It was his good fortune to find for his purposes -the architectural genius of Ictinus and the sculptural genius of Phidas. Seldom has supreme talent come in so abundant a cluster, and seldom has it bound diverse souls into such fruitful co-operation. # # * PHIDIAS— though here again it is only legend that speaks—had

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been a slave, or the son of a slave; so genius persists in rising recklessly in any rank, and starves as often as it grows. Cimon, predecessor of Pericles as a ruler of Athens, had given Phidias his first great commission—the moulding of a colossal bronze statute, fifty feet high, of Athene Promachos— Athere the Warrior. The body was of ivory, the drapery of gold; the gilded spear-top and helmet were visible from the sea, proud symbols of the victorious city. Nothing survives of It now but its pedestal. Time has been equally ruthless with other masterpieces of Phidias. His statue of the Lemnian Athene, which Lucian called his most perfect work, is gone without a trace. Os another statue—the Zeus of Olympia—only a copy of the head remains. It was a colossal affair; if Zeus had risen from the seat on which the scuiptor placed him his divine head would have bruised itself against the temple roof. This disproportion was atoned for by benignity and majesty of the face, which already revealed in the artist’s work the influence of the

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/ You can get an answer to any queatlon 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. A’l other questions will receive a personal reply. Uns. signed requests cannot be answered. All letters are confidential.—Editor. How should tulips, narcissus and hyacinths be planted in the fall for early spring blooming? Cover the bulbs to the top and press the soil flhnly around. Water once freely and cover the pots entirely with soil, leaves and litter, so that they will be out of reach of frost, or place them in a dark cold cellar or room until the bulbs have become rooted, which under ordinary conditions will require five or six weeks. When the pots become well filled with roots, the more the better, they are ready to be brought into the house. For the first few days at least the temperature should be moderate and even, and the atmosphere not too dry. Water freely but not to excess. On coid nights the plants should be removed from exposed places where they are liable to freeze and when the lowers appear they should not be qliowsd to stand In the direct rays of the sun shining through a window.

Who presented the Statue of Liberty to the United States? It was presented to the people of the United States by the people of France. The gift was designed to commemorate the hundredth anniversary of American independence. The United States Congress on Feb. 22, 1877, authorized President Hayes to set apart a site on Bodloete Island which Frederick Bi .tholdi, the sculptor had suggested. The statue was finished in 1883, the corner stone of the pedestal was laid late in June, 1885; the work of putting the statue together was begun in May, 1886, and the statue was unveiled Oct. 28, 1886. How many persons change their place of residence annually In the United States and what is the total cost of moving? Nearly seven million persons In the United States change their places of residence each year, according to an estimate based on orders filed with gas companies serving the larger cities. The estimated cost is given as follows: To the moving men themselves, $29,550,000; for new furnishings and domestic appliances, $65,28G,000; for plumbers and fitters $5,910,000 and a similar amount for meals purchased in restaurants while the process of moving is under way. • What is the value of lauds in Southern California devoted as prune growing? Ib the southern part of the Santa Clara Valley, where prunes consti-

' philosophers. “It’s beauty,” thought the Roman rhetor Quintilian, “seems to have added something to the received religion.” “Fare to Olympus,” counselled the historian Arrian, 'that ye may see the works of Phidias; and account it each one of you a misfortune if ye die with this still unknown.” And Dio Chrysostum said: “Any man who is heavyladen in soul, who has suffered many misfortunes and sorrows m his life, and who has no comfort of sweet sleep, even such a one, I think, if he stood before this statue, would forget all the dangers and hardships of this mortal life.” Such was the man to whom, in the year 445 B. C., Pericles assigned the task of adorning with statuary the temple which Ictinus and Callicrates were designing as shrine of the Athene Parthenos (Athene the Virgin) and as home of the virgins (Parthenon) who served her as priestesses. For nine years they drew and carved and built. When they were finished they) had produced the most perfect work yet made by the hand of man. (Copyright. 1027. by Will Durant) (To Be Continued)

tute the principal crops much of the land available v for prune culture sells at S3OO to S6OO an acre. Bearing orchards are sold at SI,OOO an acre up to $2,600 and more. In this region the average crop from an acre is about a ton of the dried fruit. How does the consumption of soap in the United States compare with England? In the United States annual consumption is somewhat under twenty pounds per capita and in England it exceeds twenty-one pounds. Can you tell me something about “Cher Ami,” the pigeon that became famous for its work in the World War? Cher Ami, the Army homing pigeon, was released with a message on Oct. 21, 1918 at 2:35 p. m. during an intense machine gun and artillery action and delivered the message forty kilometers away in twenty-five minutes. One leg was shattered and the bird’s breast was pierced by a bullet. This bird is now mounted and preserved in the National Museum at Washington. D. C. How long have mirrors been in use?

In Pentatouch mention is made of Mirrors of Brass being used by the Hebrews and mirrors of bronze were in common use among the ancient Egyptians. Greeks and Romans. Praxitelos taught the use of polished silver for mirrors in 328 B. C. and mirrors of glass were first made by the Venetians in 1300. The first mirror produced in England was made in 1673. Is there such a thing as colored snow? Colored snow has been seen In Greenland and in other parts, as on the mountains in Southern Europe. The usual color is red or green, the coloration being due to minute organisms known as Protococcus nivalis. How many species of edible mushrooms are there? More than seven hundred. How can a ditch have a “top”? Funk and Wagnall’s New Standard Dictionary of the English language gives the following as one definition of top “upper extremity or highest part of anything.” Top also has a military meaning which is “breastwork or parapet of a trench,” hence the origin of the famous expression “over the top.” In the sense of a covering it can not be said that a ditch has a top. Where can I obtain information about enlistment in the United States Marine Corps? By writing direct to the Headquarters, United States Marine Corps, Washington, D. C.

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M. El TRAGY SAYS: “‘Try and Get Me*Has Become a Cancerous Thought in the Restless Mind of Youth; They No Longer Are Deterred by the Certainty That Crime Leads to Detection and Punishment.”

Two horrors glare at ua from the front page on Monday. Sl* men gasped out their lives In tha dark, silent compartment of ft submarine 100 feet under water off Provincetown. while a depraved murderer defied the people of Los Angeles not only to find him, but to prevent his committing still other depravations. such things show up the weakness of our civilization. In spite of all its power and personnel, the United States Navy was unable to save those six men. In spite of the greatest efforts it ever put forth to apprehend a criminal, the great city of Los Angeles could do little more than hope that this educated lunatic would blunder into its cltuches. In spite of our progress, we still face limitations. We can dig a Panama Canal but we cannot repair a broken egg. # # m ‘Try and Get Me!’ “Try and get me,” writes the cultured thug of Los Angeles. He threatens to do with Marjorie Parker as he did with her twin sister, Marion. Shall we say he is afflicted with a peculiar complex and ought to be preserved for study, or that the people of California face the necessity of exterminating a fel-low-being in order to kill an illusion which has come to play a big part in the making of criminals? “Try and get me” has become a cancerous' thought in the restless mind of youth. Inability to catch, much less to punish thugs who break the law, tempts young people to go wrong. There hardly is a community or social clique in this country but what knows some criminal who was never caught, or who If caught was acquitted, or who if convicted was pordoned before he had served his full time. * tt 0 Law Seems Helpless People are alarmed not so much at the crime situation as at the law’s apparent helplessness. They feel that this is the real source of danger and that something ought to be done to overcome it. You can sense the direction public opinion is taking by the voluntary efforts that are being made to assist, or supersede the law. In Los Angeles, SIOO,OOO is raised through voluntary subscriptions as a reward for the apprehension of Marion Parker's murderer. In Texas, the Bankers Association issues a circular in which it offers “a standing reward of $5,000 for each dead bank robber killed while in the act of robbing a member bank.” “The association will not give 1 cent for live robbers,” declares this circular. “They rarely are identified, more rarely convicted and most rarely kept in the penitentiary when sent there—all of which operations are troublesome and costly.” u m

Fail to. Catch Criminals It is desirable to make thorough and exhaustive studies of how to deal with criminals after they have been brought to book, but the first task is to catch them. That is the one thing we are not doing in the United States. That is the one thing which, more than, any others, tempts the boy and girl, to trifle with law. That is the one thing which inspires adventurous minds to look on law breaking as more of a game than a sin. That is the one thing which which makes other aspects of the penal system seem inconsequential. # * Herbert Hoover If Herbert Hoover were nominated and elected President of the United States, he would take office on March 4, 1929. This means that those who have raised the question of his intellglbility on the ground that the President must have resided within the United States for at least fourteen years, cannot go back beyond March 4, 1915. At that time Mr. Hoover was in Europe. He had gone there two years previously to promote the Panama-Pacific Exposition, a purely American enterprise. He had been caught in London when the war broke out, and had become head of the American relief commission, which assisted 160,000 citizens of this country to get home. Soon after tills he had bpen made chairman of the Belgium relief commission. 1 In other words, the business that took Mr. Hoover to Europe I in 1913, and that kept him there until 1915, was either of American origin or ir connection with humanitarian enterprises in which America played a leading part. It would be curious, indeed, if a native-born citizen of the United States were barred from the presidency because such enterprises called him out of the country temporarily. * * t No Stock in Issue Senator Reed of Missouri raised the question of Hoover’s citizenship when President Wilson appointed him as food administrator but to no purpose. It is doubtful if thoso who have J raised the question of his ineliai-1 biltty at this time take any stock!