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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-04
INDIANS SPLIT
TWIN CARD AS
CURTAIN FALLS
Continued From Pss. Eishs.,

CONTINUED From Page Eighty
a regular gardener with the Indians nsEs
spring.
the fact that they were the 6nal strpg-
giles and the fans remained on the Job
until Umpire Knapp called the second
game after the fifth inning On account
Of darkness.
The victory In the last fray gave the
Indians a ffty-ffty split on the. seasons
games for percentage Of 800, giving the
team fifth place in the A. A. standing:
The Hoosiers won eighty-th games ana
lost the same number.
With the exception of a number If In
dams who will remain in the city for
game next Sunday, in which Jack
Hendricks all-professionals will meet
Taylor's A. B. C.'s, the players OF both
the Hoosier and Kansas city teams
started scattering to all points last night
Some Of the athletes live as far away
as Texas and California.
Owner Smith of the Indians departed
for the East last night, where he viii
view the worlds series at Brooklyn.
Smith also will talk TO number OF
magrates with a view of soaring up som4
more new talent for his 1921 Indians.
Jack Hendricks is disappointed oyerA
the fact that his club was unable to I'm
ish in the first division, but the setba[
given the team by the raids of the OF
law leaguers proved too much of a ham
dicap to overcome. Ollie O'Mara's loss
was especially severe, because Ollie wasy
the best hitter and third baseman in the
league.
The rise Of the Louisville team in the
final games was the feature of the Ameri-
can Association wind-up. The Colonies
came uD from the second division and
raced under the wire in second place.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-04
TopAY,s PRICES.

Apples-Barrel, seas.
Beans-Navy in bags. per pound. 7ia6
Sc California limas, in sacks, 1ia Q13c
Colorado pintOs IN bags, per pound, sea
size; red kidneys, In bags per pound.
t712 91Sc; California pink chill, ia bags,
per pound, SA4Siac. lintels per pound
l3c; California red chilli, In bags, per
pound. sAGSiAc.
Beets-Fancy home grown. per bu,
$3.50
Cabbage-Home grown. per bri. $3.50
az
Beans-Fancy home grown. per bu..
S2Q2.25.
Cantaloupes-Faucy Colorado hsts, per
Honey dews. per crate s250ls Ohio
American Beauty, per crate SEA 80.
Carrots-Fancy home grown, per bu.,
ceiery-Fancy High Ball per crate,
Cueumbers-Fancy home grown. per
doz., $i.30.
Grapes-Home grown, per ID. 6G7c
California, white seedless, per 25-lb. box,
| S2.75G3 California Malagas, per 25-ib.
box, s2.5oGb3; concords, per 5-pound bas-
Egg Plant-Fancy home grown. per
Grapefrnit-Fancy Isle of Pine. per
Lettuce&New York head. per basket,
s5c: fancy home grown endive per doz..
40c; fancy home grown head lettuce, per
bu., $t75q2; fancy Washington Iceberg.
per crate. 50.
Onlons-Fancy home grown, yellow
per 1OO-ib. bag, $3.50: fancy Western.
yellow, per 100-lb. bag, So: extra fancy
Indiana, white, per lOO-lb. bag. IS fancy
Spanish, per crate, $3.50; fancy picking.
per 20-lb. box $3.50.
Oranges--Extra fancy California Va
Iencias per crate. S8.75I0.
Parsley-Fancy home grown, per doz.,
Zoe
Observation-Disclosures Albertas, per bu..
| S2.50n3 New York st. Johns. per hu,
81 50d3 some grades, $3.50; other grades
as low as $i50I250.
Prunes-Fancy Idaho Italian, per crate,
| So 25d275: 16-lb box, $3.50.
Pears-All kinds, $1.506I3 per bu.
Radishes-Button home grown, uer
doz 25c fancy long, per dor. 2je
Potatoes-Fancy Eastern Cobblers, per
f5O-lb. bag. 81; fancy Minnesota and
Early Ohios, per 150-lb. bag, $3.50: fancy
Michigan, round whites, per 150-Ib. bag,
/ $3.50d4.
Sweet Potat0es-Fancy Virginia Red
Stars. bbl, $3.50 per hamper. 81
Spinach-Fancy home grown, per bu.,
$125
Squash-snmmer per bu, s1.75.
Sweet Corn-Home grown, per dOz.,
| 20n25c.
Tomatoes-Fancy home grown. per bu.,
S1M1.5O.
Turnips-Fancy home grown. new, per
bu, S2.25m2.50.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-04
(By Thomson & McKinnon.)
Oct, 4.


Wheat-Western houses were sellers
Of wheat in the early market, carrying
the idea that country offerings were
larger. This condition was accompanied
by an extremely slow foreign demand, as
a consequence market had heavy under
tone throughout the day. Larger mill
ing concerns were reported as buyers,
but, in a general way, the market suf-
fered materially from an absence Of de-
mand. The easiness was helped by the
first shipments from India in long
time. The shipments were only $4,000
bushels, but it has been reported here
tofore, that some 15,000,0 600 bushels
would be released. There Is a growing
feeling that prices have swung down
ward too far. This feeling is gathered
ually shipped abroad the first three
months OF the crop year and from the
belief that goodly amounts are still
under contract for shipment. Even
though prices may be destined lower in
the ultimate future, It seems to US good
polio yto expect some sort OF reaction
from the downward tendency.
Corn-Unexpectediy large receipts OF
corn coupled with brilliant weather were
the active factors in corn. This market
Ike wheat, is devoid Of any important
demand for the current arrivals. There
is also a noticeable absence Of invest
ment demad not only because OF the
downward swing in all commodities, but
because the belief that the crops OF feeds
are materially in excess OF home con-
sumption. Values are now below the
basis of Argentine corn and there is some
intimatlon Of a little foreign business.
Considering the extreme decline from re-
cent high figure we believe the market
should steady itself or possibly expe-
rience n reaction. although we admit that
Il is not possible, at the moment TO out
line any forceful reasons for expecting
permanently higher prices.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-04
Murphy Wins Auto Race

FRESNO, Cal, Oct. Jimmy Murphy
won the 200 mile San Joaquin automobile
race here Saturday and a purse OF 5000.
Eddie O'DOnnell was second, two lengths
behind, and won $1,000 Tommy Milton
was third. taking a purse Of 81 800.
Aiurphy's time was hours minutes aud
80 seconds.
Others finished in the following order:
CASTOR Chevrolet, Joe Thomas and
Roscoe Searles.
Murphy's average for the 200 miles on
the mile board track was ninety seven
miles an hour. The fastest lap Of the
race was driven by Ralph De Palma az
an average speed Of 100 miles an hour.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-04
Deaths

Sarah ]. Markey days st. Vincent,
Hospital cerebral hemorrhage.
Robert l.. Mills, months, 431 E. Mar
ket, acute castro enteritis
Benjamin Rodgers IS, Union Station
arterio sclerosis
samuel j. Neal. So. 654 s. Noble
broncho pneumonia.
Rebecca Teeters. IS. SGT N. Pine. cere.
bral hemorrhage.
pital. tetanus.
william b. Brown, IS, City Hospital
hypostatic pneumonia.
Edward Taylor. - 1015 Lexington
cerebral hemorrhaEe.
Hermine Mussmann. IS, 6S2 Blake
arterlo sclerosis.
Harry Kearns, So Central Indiana Hos
pital, mitral reorganization.
Nancy letters. 50, 3052 Station, cere-
bral hemorrhage.
David TisdaIe. 20. ass Tippecanoe. put
monary tuberculosis.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-04
HOG MARKET
DROPS SO CENTS
Trading in Cattle Slow
Calves Lower.
RANGE OF HOG PRICES.

The local hog market was 25c lower
at the opening today, due not only to
| reports of lower tendencies of prices in
outside markets and large receipts, but
also to the poor sentiment of the market.
However, after the opening. there was a
better sentiment and buying became gen
eral. but prices were not affected
Good heavy hogs generally brought
$16.15@16.25; good mediums, $16.15, and
lights, SIG.
Roughs were SOC higher than the close
of last weeks market, at $3.50 and
down, and pigs were higher at SIS.
Light hogs and pigs moved slowly.
Owing to the narrow range of the
prices the bulk of sales ran $16@16.2o.
There were very few common lights
that brought $15.75@15.S5.
Receipts for the day totaled $500 fresh
hogs, with but few left over from the
Saturday market.
sold during the early hours OF the mar
The cattle market was dull, with cows
fully SOC lower and other grades barely
Receipts for the day approximated
1900.
The calf market opened around 81 low
er, but a stronger tone and sentiment was
developed after the first hour, and the
closing prices were 5Oc@S1 lower thah
the Saturday close.
There were light receipts at $50.
Sheep and lamb receipts were also ngnt
at 200. Sheep prices were about STEADY
with the Saturday close, and lambs were
SOC higher, with a $11 top.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-04
On Commission ROED

With the continued cold weather. trad
ing on the wholesale produce market re-
sumed the brisk tone Of the closing day
OF the last weeks market at the opening
Of the market today.
Commission men are In some doubt as
to just how long the peach supply is
going to last. Indications at the pres
ent time are such that would make them
believe that the supply will not last as
long as IL was FIRST thought.
Although there are quite a number
of peaches on the market yet, the quail
ity is not nearly so good as IL was a
week ago.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-04

Six thousand persons attended the noon
organ recitals given by Charles b. Han
sen, organist, at Christ Church, under
the auspices of the park department last
month, Park Superintendent James II.
Lowry announced today. Mr.. Lowry and
school board authorities are completing
plans for the series of ninety one free
municipal concerts to be given this
winter.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-04
rnLrnn cAsm GRAIN.

TOLEDO, Ohio. Oct. 4.-Wheat--No. 9
S2.l2i3; December, SOS. Corn-No. :
yellow, st.05. oats-No. . white. 1884
57Ac. Rye-No. .. st.68. Barley-No 2
SIC. C1Oyerseed-Cash. $3.50; October
S1440: December, Sl46: February
SASS: March, Sl4T0; January. Sifs0
Timothy 1915 and 1918. S310; oc.
tober and L eeember S31O; March. $3.2J
Alsike- Cash, Si6.73; October. December
and March 81 p
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-04
Money and Exchange

Indianapolis bank clearings today
We're $3,1S1. 600, against $2,753,O00 a week
ago.
NEW YORK, Oct. demand sterling
opened at S3.S4A today of &c. Francs
opened 1872, up .O001. Lire, .0415. IN
changed. Marks, .O162, off .002.
Foreign exchange closed steady I;
sterling, S34S, of &c; francs, 0667, OF
10O04; lire. .0413; lire cables, OLA /;
marks, .6164; Canadian dollars. .97Oj.
NEW YORK, Oct. 4.-Commercial bar
silver: Domestic unchanged at 99lae; for
eign of 1Ssc at 905sc.
LONDON, Oct. 4.-Bar silver was off
I'D at 5S4d.
,-r.,r- .-opu rnrprv r,nN-nS
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-04
A. B. C.'s Lose Long One

KANSAS CITY, Oct. 4.-The Indian
apolis A. B. C.'s and the Kansas City
Monarchs battled ten innings before the
locals won the first contest Of a double
header, to 4, yesterday. The A. Il. c. .
scored one in the tenth, but the Monarchs
came back with two runs in their half.
The second game ended in a tie score in
six innings, 4 and 4.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-04
PRICES GIVEN ANOTHER Jolt.

CHICAGO. Oct. 4.-Prices were given
another jolt here today. Grapes and
pears-a whole ship load of them ar
rived here to be sold at cost. The ship
ment was part Of a purchase by the city
of Chicago from Michigan fruit growers
in an effort to force prices down. six
more ship loads have been ordered.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-04
CLEVELAND PROnuCE,

CLEVELAND. Oct. 4.-Butter-Extra
tub lots, 6tN6i1ac; prints, 65d651ac; ex-
ira frsts, 63@63hc; frsts, G2@62hc; sec
onds, 5S@j9c. Eggs-Ohio frSts, new
cases, SIC; old cases, Doc; fresh gathered
Northern extras Gle: extra irsts Goo
Poultry-Good heavy fowls, S6@37c light
stock 25@2sc; broilers, 33Q37c; old
ROSTERS 23@24c; spring ducks. 30035e.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-04
Ford Plant Yields
Enormous Profit

WINDSOR. Ontario, Oct. 4.--Proflts
of capital stock outstanding were earned
by the Ford Motor Company of Canada
during the year ending July 81, it was
announced today. Gordon M. McGregor,
general manager OF the plant, said net
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-04

CHICAGO, Oct A. Butter-Creemer
extras, soc; creamery hrsts, 55hc': first,
4S@osc; seconds. 44la@465e: Eggs ccordi-
Twins. 259sc; young Americas. 26hc
Live poultry-Fowls, 23029c; ducks, SOC :
geese, 23c; spring chickens, 27hc: tur-
keys. 45c; ROSTERS 23c. Potatoes Re
ceipts. 81 cars; Wisconsin and Minnesota.
S1612 21
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-04
wMOLEsALE BEEF pRIcps

The following are todays wholesale
market prices for beef cuts as sold by
the Indianapolis markets:
Ribe-No. 3 SIC; No. 3, 24c. Loins-
No. ,, 27c: No. 3, &c. Rounds No. .
26c; No. 3. q. Chucks--No. ., 1Gc No
B. 14c. Plates--No. 9. lie; No 3 lOc
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-04
CHICAGO GRAIN.
cmIcAGo cAsn aRAIN.

CHICAGO, oct 4.--Wheat--No. l red,
81 ifIsG2l3h; No. . red. 81. II lsG2l6;
10. hard winter. S210Gf2.i4; No. hard
winter S211Iam213is; No. l northern
spring $2G210; No. / mixed, $50 10.
liz mixed 81 10. Corn-No. 1 mixed, pa1
a5A,c; No. 2 white, 05IoSc; No. white,
o36f95c; No. 3 yellow, a34o6zc; No:
yellow, 9In05tac. Oats--No. white,
55l3c; No. white. 54G55hci No. 3 white,
52Gf53a4c; No. / white, 02&c.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-04
Grid PLAYERS Injured

NoBLESyILLE, Ind. Oct. Jack
Singleton, half back on the Sheridan foot
ball team, was seriously injured about
the head, and Herb shannon, Noblesvilie
half back, received a broken collar bone
in a football game between Noblesville
and sheridan here SUNDAY Sheridan won
the contest by a score of 81 to 0.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-04
Another Car Takes
Tumble TN Prices

DETROIT. Mich. Oct. Another
automobile manufacturing concern, the
King Motors Company, today announced
a cut In prices Of their cars.
The open models are cut S110 and the
closed models 500.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-04
NEW YORK METAL MARKET.

NEW YORK, Oct. 4.-Copper-Du
November and December offered. 1SAc
Lead-Dull: spot, October, November and
December offered, T3%c. Spelter~-Weak !;
spot and October offered. 76Oc; Novem-
Der offered, 7.70c; December offered, 7.75c.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-04

WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Except for q few light showers in the
lakes region, Florida and the extreme
northwest, the weather throughout the
country has been generally fair since
Saturday morning. Temperatures are
higher in tho East and South, the south
west plateau, and I'm the far northwest,
but are lower over much of the Missouri
and northern Red River valleys.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-04
NEW YORK CALL MONEY.

NEW YORK, Oct. 4.-Money-Call
money ruled per cent; high, per cent !;
low, per cent: time rates, easy, all 8
per cent; time mercantile paper was
strong. Sterling exchange was steady,
with business in bankers bill at 3.4SN
for demand
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-04

HAY MARKET.

The following are the INDIANAPOLIS
prices for hay by the wagon load:
Hay-Loose timothy, new, $2T613O t:
mixed hay, new. $26@2S; baled, $2Td31.
Corn--Bushel, $1.3511 40.
Oats-Bushel. new, 5S062c.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-04
WAGON WHEAT.

Indianapolis flour mills today are pay
ing 1920 for No. 2 red wheat; S2.17 for
No. red wheat. and $2.14 for No. /
red. Other grades according to their
quality.
Standard, 45c per bushel
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-04
TWENTY STOCKS AVERAGE.

NEW YORK. Oct. 4.-Twenty industrial
stocks averaged 81 30. IN increase of 80.
Twenty active rails averaged s4.23, an
increase of 1.52 per cent.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-04
Cuban Sugar at
NeW Lou Figure

NEW YORK, Oct. 4-Cuban raw sugar
sold here today at 715c-the lowest price
for $4,000 bags for immediate shipment.
The lowest price previous was 0lac,
paid Feb. "a.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-04
cIEARING HOUSE STATEMENT.

NEW YORK, Oct. Sub treasury
credit, S122, 2S4; exchanges, 1851, 901 ,459
balances, S1O6. So. 3SS.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-04

The following table shows the state
of the weather at a. m Oct T. as OBJ
served by United States weather bureaus.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-04
IND1ANAPoLIs CASH GRAIN.


Bids for car lots OF grain and hay at
the call of the Indianapolis Board of
Trade we're:
Wheat-Easy; through billed. No. 2
red, S222d2.24.
Corn-Easy; No. white, S103GtJ4 ;
No. yellow, 9s@0oc; No. mixed, 96
G0Sc.
-Oats-Easy; No. white, 54@55c; No.
3 white, 53h d54c
Hay-Weak: No. timothy, S27@2T 90
No. timothy $2Gd26J0; No. 1 light
clover mixed, $25.50n26; No. clover hay,
$25.JOd26.
Inspection
Wheat No. red, cars: No. 3 red.
3 cars: No. 4 red, 1 car; No. ) red, l
car: No. I mixed, cars No. mixed,
car; No. dark northern spring, >
cars; total, II cars.
Corn--No. / white cars; No. . white,
% cars; No. white, ear; No. 1 yellow,
II cars; No. . yellow, 35 cars No 8 vel
low, / car; No. mixed, 1 car; total, 70
cars.
oats-No. 2 white, 80 ears No. white,
4 cars; No. mixed, car; total, 40 cars.
Rye.7No. 2. car.
Hay-No. l timothy, l car: standard
timothy. 1 car; No 1 light clover mixed,
car; No. clover hay, car; No. clo-
yer hay, 1 car: total cars.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-19
Moral Mice

To the Editor of The Tribune. -
Sir: Regarding the Blue Laws:
Truth is entirely relative. What is one
mans truth is another mans falsity.
For physical reasons q swallow can fiy
and sing while mouse can do neither.
Types of men differ as much mentally
temperamentaliy and morally as the
swallow and the mouse do physically
l: would be folly for the mouse to at.
tempt to make the swallow hush he1
voice and paralyze her wings.
The soul of the butterfly must lam
guish in the drabness of its cocoon and
caterpillar stages. How it must re-
joice when it finally takes wing in the
true expression of its beauty And
these moral mice, who scan see no
beauty, would kill it all, even the brief
Sunday Of the butterfys existence.
H. v. PHILIP.
New York City, Dec. 7, 1920.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-19
The Passing of Remorsse

Is rcmorse one Of the lost emo
tions? If we may trust The crini-
nails Of liteature. its intensity MAIDS
it passion rather than am embtion::
1t led Macbeth to see Banque in tho
vacant chair and Lady Macbeth to
rediscover in sleep Duncan 8 i blood
upon her handas- The Criminals of
life--nt least in these later days
are less easily moved. Their confess
sions would make poor addendum
to that invaluable work The New
gate Calendar. Their attitude to
their victims is as cynical as that of
Lambs friend Wainwright, who said
that he poisoned his sister-in-law be-
cause she had such thick ankles.
The modern murderer appears to
feel no compunctious visitings Of ma
ture. Sometimes he is merely sullen;
at other times he is defiant; at all
times he is sure he is no worse than
the non-m. lrderous, and, anyway, So
cicty is TO blame for his lapses. The
confessions Of th0Ee about to die on
New-York tribune., 1920-12-19
A Society to Champion Liberty

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: There is an urgent need for a
strong organization devoted to such
'activltles as will effectively combat the
efforts of the Lords Day Alliance. I
have in mind society whose leaders
Will not hesitate to champion well-con-
s'dered movements for increasing indi-
vldual liberty and will fight with all
the means at their command every cf-
fort to make the whole people slaves
TO the whims of an active minority.
| This organization must have a perma-
nent, paid force and a nationwide.
oues-paylng membership, recruited from
those that have the best interests
OF America at heart, who realize that
universal suffrage means individual re-
responsibility, and who are willing to do
their share.
Have we in this country any organ
ization fitted to become .he nucleus of
such movement? I am sure that
there are many within the METROPOLITAN
district who would be willing to take
az active part in forming such a So
c.ety II one does not already exist.
J. F. D. HOGE.
New York, Dec. 9, 1920.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-19
PART II FOURTEEN PAGES

from want Of care. And we can't venture
on the streets even to go to church,
because the police are home resting.
and gangs of rowdies and thugs swarm
the streets. We are afraid of our lives.
Oh, hear that knocking! I'm sure it's
burglars!" Mr.. L. D. A. froze with
horror. did plan all this ?" he whis-
pered. The knocking continued. 1t
seemed to be coming nearer. Then all
at once Mr.. L. D. A. was sitting up in
bed. and Parker was tapping at the
door. Bath ready, sir" he said. But
his master could not shake off his
nightmare.
Parker, what day is this?" no asked.
Saturday, sir" Telephone work
iag?' eyes, SIR" breakfast ready q"
Yes, sir" TRAINS running?" "Ot
course, sir, but ear as 'ow veil ave
great changes soon, sir, when the new
b'lls gets into action" "Never, never"
n'urmured Mr.. L. D. A., rushing to the
telephone. Central, please give ME
she President OF the United States
BEATRICE S. DE CAMP.
New York, Dec. IS, 1920.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-19
A Challenge
To the Editor Of The Tribun,

10 the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: With your permission I should
like to take side slant at the minds
OF the people who are doing q frantic
war dance around the figure of a peril
Gus Puritan, who is about to transfx
them, as they fear, with the darts Of
his blue laws, forged Of most chilly
steel. Their excited gyrations reveal
much meagerness Of mind that might
have otherwise remained decorously
| covered.
These folk attack not only the Puri-
tan, very attackable party, but pour
their scorn upon the Church as a passe
institution, unworthy the attention and
attendance Of free minds and free men,
and set over against It the twentieth.
century (Which, by the way appears
tumble of warning nations, interspersed
with jazz and furious frivolity) and
added thereto sour habits" "Philoso-
ply" and "Outlook on Life What
philosophy? I may ask, what outlook
on life beyond the movies and the Sun
day sunpledent or indeed the Church
has never measured up to these stand
ards and never will
I am appalled, at the lack Of more
insight, the poverty Of intellect, the
negation of all religious feeling, that
| these many critics of the Church, and
OF the moral force that arouse their
IKE, SO often show. All their talk of
freedom, outlook, philosophy, worship
OF nature, considered from an analyti-
cal point OF view, is mere rubbish, a
cloak to cover q bald selhshness and
shallow matcrialism, which have no I'M
pllcation of culture nor any possibility
of velopment-mere froth upon q sea
without salt that rises and falls with
! aimless monotony-such a dead ex-
panse is the American mind without
and vitality.
1t happens that I am an American,
neither Irish, German, British nor
French, just plain American, and what
now say is with knowledge and. with
out prejudice. We Americans have no
national culture, and only a borrowed
civilization, therefore more Imperative
ly than any other nation we need re.
ligion, which means for US specifically
the religion Of Christ, withou. it we
are Of no significance, negligible,
empty, but if We accept Him and ac-
knowledge Him as our ancestors have
we are Of real import and will continue
to be living power, true entity in
the world. This is my challenge to the
critics of the Church, and of Puritan
ism, so-called; it may be side stepped
il many ways and easily derided, but
i. trumpets forth the truth.
G. II. D.
New York City, Dec. 10, 1920