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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-13
'KarpOff,' Believed
to Be Lenin, Dead

BERLIN, Jan. 13.-"Karpot," a men,
Der Of the Supreme Economic Council, is
dead, a Moscow message announced to-
day.
'KarpOR' was a nom de plume for.
nerly used by Nikoiai Lenin. whose
serious Illness was announced early this
week
Germans familiar with Russian affairs
said they knew of no other man by that
name.
The Moscow message said two physi-
clans summoned from Berlin to attend
"Karpo1' had been ordered back before
their special train reached the frontier
Drs. Hisse and Salo were summoned
Tuesday to attend Lenin.
The report that Lenin is Ill is dis
credited in some circles. Victor Kopp,
emissary Of the soviet government in
Germany, said that Karpof1 is Il real
parsonage and is prominent in the cOun-
els Of Russia.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-13
Story Hour Changed
at IrvingtOn Library

The regular story hour of the Irving
ton branch library has been changed to
Monday at 8 :45 o'clock, instead of Fri
day afternoon at 20 o'clock Begin
ming Monday, Jan. Il, story hours viii
be held every two weeks until school
closes in June. No child will be ad-
mitted without his ticket and those
coming only for the stories will not be
allowed in the library until 30 o'clock.
Tickets may be obtained at the library.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-13
Fired From College:
Suit Demands $4,000

SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Jan. 13.-Irving A.
Hansen of Linn Grove, Iowa. former stu
dent at Morningside College. has brought
suit for $4,000 damages from the col
lege and from President Mossman for
his suspension last November. The sus-
pension, college authorities said, was
caused by an attack on a young woman
student.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-13
What's Matter?

CHICAGO, Jan. 13.-Despite side
curtains, pneumatic tires and auto
matieally adjusted tops, baby cabs
are not in demand, according to the
baby carriage manufacturers con-
vention. which opened yesterday at
the Congress. Delegates asserted
baby's limousine is now priced 20
per cent lower than 1919. What's
the matter? Wot's de mattah?
Wazzamattah?
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-13
SINN FEN LEADER
TO BE EXECUTED

DUBLIN, Jan. 1S.-Joseph Murphy, a
Sim Fein leader, who was condemned
to death by court-msrtial at Cork for
shooting a British soldier, Will be exc
cuted on Monday, it was announced to-
day.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-03
PENNSYLVANIA'S CUT DIVIDEND.

The Pennsylvania railroad has been
paying for the past 20 years per cent
dividends and for 40 years has not run
below per cent. The announcement
Of a cut to per cent is a striking
illustration of general railroad condi-
tons. The stockholders. who number
1856. .45G. find their incomes from this
source reduced by one-third and some
of Them are hard hit
Explana tons are hardly necessary for
those who have read the newspapers.
Freight and passenger rates have been
qvelled to a higher figure than the traf-
Ac would bear because the law said
they might be swelled to provide per
cent profit on capital invested, and
wages were so high after the period Of
naturalization" that no doubt existed
Of the conformity Of increases in rates
with the statute. Natural law has come
in to check statute law.
only in stabilization Of wages is re-
lief 10 be seen. But manifestly. if the
greatest railroad system in the United
States can only pay per cent to stock
holders. the inducement to investors II
put money into improvements and eX-
tensions is meanwhile absolutely lack
ng-Brooklyn Eagle,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-03
BHRLIy's FUTILE PLRA.

Germany's plea for American mcdi
alton in the reparations ooutrovcrTY
appears ~ ingenious that II Is peces
sary 70 deive below the surface IN tho
search for hidden motives. There 81
admirable franknees IN the German
admission Of obligation 70 my and an
almost pathetic trustfuInesg IN the
promise to abide. without question ~
evasion by tho decision ~ the American
President. Does IL moan that Germany
has. inhsod, seen great new light pr
Is il merely bit ~ suhtloty1 Subuety
r. not commonly recognized az a Ger
man trait but IN this instance i Heons
likely that the berlin government lE
indulging in deep business.
In spite of America y announcement
Of her rapprochonent with fho Euro
pean allies. Germany doubtless believes
that terms fixed by the United states
would 30 milder than terms fixed nj
Europe under French influence So that
if the United states had uneZpec rily
given a favorable answer to the German
request for mediation nothing would
have been lost. But II is scarcely cred
ible that Germany hoped The United
states would offer mediation ~ that
the European allies would accept tt-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-03
RIPPING RHYMES
By Walt Mason
THE SIFVTH


In the best detective hcuon
there's A superman sublime. who.
with little fuss or friction. follows
up the threads Of crime. When
the city cops are baf1ed. comes
old Sherlock 70 the place, leads
the guilty to the scaffold, and re
marks. "A simple case" on.
the cops are represented as a
bonehead bunch of yaps. men
whose domes could not be dented
with a cleaver or an AK But the
cops do things surprising. put
ting guilty gents in jails, though
they get no advertising IN the
Sherlock kind OF tales Grimes
Of mystery unendins shock the
virtuous and true ana ue see the
fly cops vending. following some
feeble clue: and no Watson with
them capers till their weary
quest is done. writing Up Tor
books and papers stories ~ the
triumphs won BY biogr8 pliers
forsaken. sleuths 90 forth TO earn
their pay, and they oft bring
home the bacon in their drab
official way Not by making
brilliant dashes through deduc-
tion's puzzling maze. not by an
aIyzing ashes do they pinch the
erring jays. Just by stern pa
tient plodding, Just by using hon
est brains, they put down the base
marauding of the sinful lakes
and James.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-03
THE WRONG POLICY.

-rbc eitnt0canre OF all this Is that L
.hoyye INC working OF the modern sSs-
t.n, ~ industrial organization 1he
l,t,or 3ninn has succeeded in protecting
tbn ware levels Of the workers very
much more completely than II has SUE
,oqdrd i'm maintaining them IN employ
mont When a reduction in operating
COSTS and "A reduction in output becomes
necessary il is taken up very mueh
more through an increase in unemPioS
mont than through a cut in wages. IN
.,ead Of the burden Of retrenehneut
being spread out broadly over the whole
Of the lahoring population, It Is Iaid
heavily upon some through their being
forced out Of employment. and rests
romparativcly lightly on the others
through making them do a little more
work. not for less pay, hut for the same
pay.
In one way this is good thing, for
II helps in increasing individual eiilclen-
~ But the aggraVatIou of the unem-
piovrncnt problem in which II results IS
q serious matter. and one that should
have more concern from labor, since II
is the labor organization which IS III
large measure responsible for it. Ihls
has already been recognized 10y unions
here and there. who have voluntarily ar
ranged with their employers TO work III
two weekly shifts. SO that twice as
many men will bc employed. the
individual workers sacrificing half their
wages. But that is halting Way IN
which TO avoid ono OF the defects of the
union idea. the defect that sooner or
later. no matter how far organization
may he carried the different groups of
labor viii he brought into conflict. not
with the conveniently wicked capitalist.
but with themselves. The labor union
has not yet attained 10 a real eo-opera-
ZION hut rather to a kind of exaggerated
individualisn. which IS often as OBJ
siructive to the interests of labor as 4
whole as it is TO the interests of capital.
Baltimore American.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-03
JUST FOLKS
BY Edgar A. Guest
SACRIFICE.

There is no easy way 10 serve.
This life is one Of sacrifice
With courage and with steady nerve.
For conquest each must pay the price
Who asks must willing hc 70 give.
For friendship man must play the
friend.
There is no royal way TO live
on service ali mans joys depend
Skin is a gift which man acquires
BY patient practice day by day
And he who stops because he tires.
Soon falls behind along the way
Time grants US what we gladly earn
And gives TO every man his due,
But he who takes must. in his turn.
Stand up and play the giver. too.
Not on the drowsy lanes Of ease
Are fame or fortune 10 be found,
But on the hills of drudgeries
And on the rough and stony ground.
How much Of self will you best0w?
How do you meet the sterner tasks?
How far for conquest will you go?
These are the questions greatness
asks
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-03
GOOD PAY FOR GOOD SERVICE.

John W. Davis. who represented the
United States at the court of St. James
with such sagacity and distinction and
such acceptability in both countries, was
Just the man to say as he did say with
authority at the luncheon of the Asso-
ciated Press long-needed word on the
prime Importance of our diplomatic and
consular service and the duty of paying
1t a living wage. From the beginning
of the government it has been poorly
compensated. Such increases as have
been made have always been made with
difficulty.
In all Congresses there Is crude or
demagogic element that sneers at and
belttles the diplomatic service and
paints 1t as a sort of unnecessary orna-
ment or fiunkeydom. That bucolic fric-
ton or superstitution has been fading
slowly. The last Congress showed it.
self ready to do something. IL not
enough, to improve conditions. The
provision by the government of official
residences for our Ambassadors and
Ministers. a policy twice urged upon
Congress by Mr.. Cleveland, has be-
gun and viii be widened but the whole
comprehensive tradition OF niggardliness
must be abandoned.-New York Times,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-03
A TRTE WAR HISTORY.

score Of histories of the war
have been published since that
e,entful morning in November 1918.
when the Hun admitted defeat;
hundreds more will be written
befur. this century closes. They
viii b. conceived from every possible
point ~ vlew--that Of the statesman.
tnr strategist and the field leader But
u- iar az the late buck private in the
r.at rank is concerned the one ex-
hauStive history has been written. II
i. rot 4 long history. But il retells.
a. rlaphic language the life which the
men III khaki led from the moment that
they passed the inspection Of the Inedi-
,pa until the $50 bonus was given by
nrle samuel. II is entitled "A Short
History Of the War" and has recently
been published in the American Le-
riou weekly. For the benefit Of ali
concerned Ne present here the entire
HISTORY lf YOU were above the age
limit - for any other cause were pro-
h,hited from taking the long, long trail,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-03
ANDREW JACKSON SAID 1T.
correspondent asks us:

A correspondent asks us:
In speaking of our country. why
do you always say "The United
States is" instead of tho United
States are? This nation is n coll
lection of as States and some terri
tories, lis IL not2
States. But for many years it has been
the custom to regard the nation as one
united whole. and not jas n number of
parts loosely bound together Federal
legislation within the past 30 years has
given increased cause for this unity
view
Our correspondent may be interested
to Know that our view was being ao-
cepted as the correct one. even before
the Civil War. President Andrew Jack
son. when ne warned John C. Calhoun
THE United States is "A nation. not n
confederation Of States"
Incidentally. the student who wishes
10 better comprehend the growth Of ma
tional feeling in the people should study
the life of Andrew Jackson. who played
as big a part in hts day as Lincoln did
years afterward.
Jackson was the first President to
usc tbat famous phraac which Mr.
Harding is SO sodulously copying. by
the Eternal" But when Jackson said
il. the words were ripped out Of his
mouth like squirt of machine gun
bullets jackson was n fighter as
well aa President.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-03

then ask some ex-buck private to trans
late IL. This history speaks a language
all it's own--of days which ne'er viii
be again. thank Cod
A short History of the War.
Now cough"
Sign here"
When do we eat?'
Haven't any SIS. Take pair of
los"
There's a soldier in the grass
You're in the army now
Treat 'em rough"
Read 'em and weep"
"All we do is sign the pay roll.
It's a great life if you don't
weaken"
THE first seven years are the
hardest
Where do we go from here"
You can't stand there. soldier"
"Oo-la-la."
Lafayette. we are here
Let's go"
ANY seconds on goldf1shS
'Maderon. Madelon. Madelon."
Encore the win rouge, see VOC
play"
"Toot sweet monsieur.
lis your right arm paralyzed?"
Mother, take down your service
flag: your sons in the S. %. s.
"Bonsoir. ma chcric. on allez-
vous."
Paint IT with iodin and mark
him duty"
Son fairy Ann"
Heaven. He'll or Hoboken by
Christmas.
"Fini Ia gucrre."
In the army, the army, the demo
cratic army"
so this is Paris"
"Hinky- -dinky. parlez vous?''
IF l ever get out of this mans
army"
who won the war;"
There's a long. long trail a-wind
ing"
when do we 70 home?
We've paid our debt to Lalay-
ette-who the heck do we owe
now7'
when the cruel war is over
Say ah-h-h' and sign here
Let's eat
There is one chapter which we woul'
add to this history" Picture n grouI
OF broken lads in government hos
pital today:
by the world forgot"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-03
THE MIRROR OF
PUBLIC OPINION
INSULTING vOLsTRAD ACT.

Representative Eolstead. who gave
his name 20 the Prohibition Enforce
ment Law. IS unable to distinguish be-
tween the amendment to the Constitu-
ton and the act Of the Congress TO in
terpret ard put II into effect. In the
House the other day he declared that
the various petitions with which mem
bers were being flooded for the liberal
izing. OF the law were an insult TO the
Constitution
Senators and Representatives are
sworn to defend and uphold the Con-
stitution: and as the amendment is part
Of the Constitution. they are bound 10
defend and uphold prohibition. But
they are under no oath to defend and
uphold the Nolstead or any other act
against more definite stringency or
modification or repeal. Whether it is
loose thinking or exaggerated ego that
is troubling the Minnesota statesman
may be left TO the individual Judgment:
bat when he regards as an insult any
and every effort by anybody else 20
change his enforcement statute ne does
far more harm to the cause OF progress
toward real prohibition than he per
haps imagines.
facture. sale. etc. OF Intoxicating liquors
as beverages and leaves TO the Con-
gress and TO the States by concurrent
action the definition OF what is TN
toxicating.
Il is through no fault Of this Con
gress. or of any. that the question of
prohibition and its enforcement IS up
for discussion or viii continue 10 be
foremost in public thought The phras-
ing OF the amendment is responsible
for that very thing. So if Nj. Volstead
feels insulted now he Will continue to
experience the unpleasant emotion as
long as he lives and as long as Congress
functions. unless we have another con
stitutional amendment to straighten out
the whole tangle Perhaps even that
would affront Mr. Volstead.--Philadel-
phia Ledger.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-03
NEWBERRY AND THE REPUBLI-
by the world forgot"

Truman II. Newbcrry, the doughty
warrior OF Detroit. who was accused
OF having purchased a seat in the
United states Senate. is freed on a
technioality The United States Su-
preue Court has decided that the Fed
eraI corrupt practices act is unconsti-
tutionai. This does not mean that the
and ir-oe from stain as his Republican
confreres said that he was when they
wept crocodile tears about him in the
Senate ah. no 1t merely means that
the law under which bc was tried is
null and void
However. the brave Mr.--or is IL
mander?-Newherry for whom
several hundreds OF thousands OF dol
lars were expended in buying his toga
ready made. now goes free. and the
war whoop Of success is again sounded
But il must not be forgot that Nj
or mmander--Newborry was convict
ed in the lower courts. OF course it
was not to he expected that SO wealthy
a man. and SO prominent man in the
ranks of the grand old party Of moral
ideas" was to be convicted Of high
crimes and misdemeanors II must be
remembered that one or the reasons
for keeping this calioused-souled gen
tleman in the Senate. after the lower
courts had affirmed his guilt was be
cause his vote was needed
This is not the first time that the
Republican party has acted in this high
handed manner. 1t Will be remem-
bered that the national election was
stolen from Tildeu and given to the
spineless and weakened Hayes 10y the
Republicans some years ago. The mem
bers of the Republican party had the
bayonets of thousands and thousands of
soldiers at their backs. and therefore
were able to steal presidency as easily
as they would have stolen a ham. In
this case dollars. not bayenets. were
used. But the success of the venture
was equally as great.
1t Will be remembered that when
Newberrys s seat was purchased that
the Senate was almost divided between
the two parties. One extra vote was
needed 10 give majority. BY buying
the Senatorship in Michigan this extra
vote was secured, and used success
fully by the Republican party. The
morals of the matter did not enter into
il. Didn't the lords Of the earth need
that vote? And didn't old Mark Hanna
of unfavorable memory once write TO
an ofice-holder, las an Office holder
you owe nothing TO the people Did
the Republican party owe anything to
the people? Not bit, not even to be
honest, They had to have that vote,
and they got it by foul and nasty
means.
Now that Mister" Newberry is freed
from the charges on which the lower
courts found him guilty, we presume
that the Republican Senate will give
him a pension for iife and then have
a monument built to him and placed
al Arlington, where the nations heroes
lie. Newberry proved TO be a great
/ hero" as he staunchly stood in the
Senate, while the waves Of criticism
washed around him and cast his de-
/ Gliding vote as his party needed il. BY
/ all manner Of means the collection Of
! funds TO pay for such a statue should
begin at once. Newberry is the great
est hero" that the Republican party
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-03

guiarly distressing While on the way
To this country he received the news
OF tho death of his son. Lieut.. Peyton
g. March. In an airplano accident at
Taliaferro field, Texas.
When. on March 4. 1918. ne assum-
ed the duties of acting chief of staff.
the military situation both In this ooun-
try and abroad was most critical. IT
was inevitable that the German high
command would be forced to seek an
early and decisive determination Of the
war by military victory on the west
ern front before the power of the United
States could be developed sufficiently
10 become n decisive factor.
At that time the officially approved
military program OF this country. based
upon the recommendations OF Gen.
PershIng. contemplated placing in
France BY December 81. 1918. 30 di-
visions aggregating t.372, 800 troops
Greatly Enlarged Program
When Gen. March returned to this
country. 1t was with the conviction that
the ahipment of troops 10 France must
ho vastly Increased at the earliest pos
aible date and that II should have
priority over everything else. lie soon
recommended, 10 the secretary Of war
and to the President a new and greatl}
enlarged military program which con
tempiated that 30 divisions. or approx
mately 2.7G0.o00 men. should be shipped
to France by June 30. 1919. corresponding
to the total American army By that date
Of 4.a50.0o0 men. This program. hich
was adopted by the President and by
4 81 ~.
effect. provided that 2.350, 900 men. as
compared with the 372 399 contem
plated by the previous program. should
be In France by December 81. 1918.
In order to put this program into
effect. Il required the enactment of new
legiHlation to extend the draft ages. the
procurement from the extremely limited
amount II tonnage then IN existenre in
this country and abroad Of nearly B..
020 600 deadweighi tons. the manufac-
fiIre If tremendous additional muni-
tiena ~ all kinds. the complete reorgan-
igatipn of tho war department in such
4 manner ms 10 relieve tho congestion
~ tho ports which threatened within a
Few months practically to block the
shipment ~ both troops and supplies.
and a complete reorgani2auon ~ the
general staff Of the army IN order ~
establish an effective central controlling
agency 10 co ordinate and controi all n
ne various agencies and services of
tho var department 50 as 70 eliminate
lost motion and to direct and correlate
their activities IN such manner as 70
further 20 hest advantage tho devel-
opmert of he military program as a
whole
The execution ~ the giant task de-
voIvo4f primarily upon the chief n staff.
Cen March The results accomplished
are indicated by the fact that on No
yember II. 1913. the date the armistice
waa signed total of more than D.
0oo 900 men had been sent to France.
of whom more than 100000 had en-
barked within the preceding ak months
No such troop movement had ever been
considered possible ~ the general staff
or this Or Of any other cduntry.