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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-11
WOMEN HOLD
AN ELECTION
Department Club to Select
NeJC President.

The annual election of che Woman's De-
partment Club will be held Feb. %. The
names of a number of members have
been suggested as candidates for presi-
dent and their friends are becoming ac-
tive in their behalf Among these are
the names of FRS. Felix 7. New hirter,
who was one OF the founders of the or
ganization and who was instrumental in
calling together group Of women to ad-
vance its interests. Mrs. New hirter has
been Endorsed for the presidency by the
Home and Education" department, OF
which she is chairman. Others named
are Mrs. John Downing Johnson, chair
man Of the Seventh district, Indiana Fed
Grafton Of Clubs; Mrs. E. c. Rumpler, q
former president Of the Indiana Fedora
ton; Mrs. E. J. Robson, a director In
the club, and one of its founders
Mrs. Leo X. Fesler, present recording
secretary, and Mrs. J. f. Edwards, first
vice president.
The polls will be open at the clubhouse
from 8 o'clock in the morning until
in the evening on the day Of election.
The club was organized Feb. %, 1912,
and has had but two presidents-Mrs.
George c. Hit and Mrs. Samuel Elliott
Perkins, who Is not eligible for re-
election.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-11
PUSS IN BOOTS, JR.
By DAVID CORY.

When Puss Junior and Tom Thumb
looked closely at the man all tattered and
torn they saw he had a gun. 1t was
carelessly thrown across his lap, but had
not the moon shone brightly on the steel
barrel our two small heroes would prob
ably never have noticed it.
He is armed whispered Tom
Thumb.
He has eaten our supper by this
time" replied Puss, $50 what's the use
Of bothering with him? But oh, dear
me-" Before Tom Thumb had time to
reply the tramp looked their way. And
when he saw them he said, My name is
league. What would you have?" But
Puss remembered his Mother Goose and
answered:
"Ho! Master league, what is your
story?'
Il went to the wood and killed a Tory !;
went TO the wood and killed another"
replied Master league. picking up his
gun.
was it the same, or was it his
brother?' asked Tom Thumb. And then
Master league went on in a sing-song
way to tell what he did with the poor
unfortunate Tory.
81 hunted him in, and I hunted him out,
Three times through the bog, about and
about;
When out of a bush I saw his head
So I fired my gun and shot him dead"
And then Master league swung his gun
over his shoulder and marched up and
down in the moonlight, and after while
he turned TO look at Puss Junior and
Tom Thumb, but they were nowhere to
be seen, for while Master league was re-
citing his adventures in rhyme. our two
small travellers had thought 1t was a
good time to disappear
Puss Junior had picked up Tom
and put him in his pocket and then
had sped swiftly through the woods. and
after he had run for about a mile he
took Tom out Of his pocket and sat down
to rest
Il didn't like the looks Of Master
league" said Puss
Il didn't like the looks Of his gum"
said Tom.
Two very good reasons for leaving"
said Puss. But here we are without
supper, and far away from any house
We might as well make a bed of leaves -
Lets go on a little further" said
Tom. So they once more resumed their
journey, and presently through the
trees they saw little light, and pretty
soon they came to d pretty little cot
tage 1t was covered with creeping vines
and from the small red chimney curled
up the smoke through the trees like a
long gray feather, and in the next story
you shall hear what happened after
that.-Copyright 1922. David Cory.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-11
SENDER OF COMIC
VALENTINES PUT
IN SPECIAL CLASS
Writer Says Bad Manners
Exhibited Reflect on
InStigdtOr.

81 can remember certain things we
did in nv youth" the Young Old Philso-
pher was saying, (which seem to me now
quite incomprehensible. I suppose, though,
that they were part of the foolish equip
ment OF the very young. That Is the
only way I can explain them.
What fun it seemed to US to go into
the village store and make a selection
of the crudest and cruelest comic valen-
tines we could lay our hands on, and
send them TO some unsuspecting person!
The more horrible the drawing the more
unfattering the inscription beneath 1t,
the better we were satisfed-yes, and
pleased Some imp must have perched
upon our shoulder, as l look Lack now
and made it possible for us to be so
unthinkingly cruel!
at never occurred to US at the time
that this was an unworthy pastime; that
what gave US a curious form Of pleas
IRE might give some one else untold
and needless pain.
q remember a wise man once tell
ing me to be careful, always, what
wrote In a letter, to consider the posi-
BILE mood of the recipient of my screed.
If l were depressed, my friend might
be jubilant-until my written words,
which could never be withdrawn, ar
rived
yet those premeditated comic valen-
tines went forth, in my childhood, with
no thought of the havoc they would
create at the breakfast table Of some in
nocent recipient. They were h1deouS
messengers; CHASTITY, grOtesque reminders
of ones foibles and shortcomings. But
how much more are they an expression
of the lack of ineness of the person who
sends them-when an age of reason has
been reached. If they are nothing else,
they are bad manners. But they are far
worse than any breach Of social etiquette
they are miserable indications of vulgar
state of being That which wounds and
afflicts is never comic The wit that
hurts like a Iapier thrust is not wit at
all. Practical jokes have broken many
stanch friendships, and no wonder. For
the practical joker always reveals, in
the very act of his so-caIled funny
making, a commences which up till that
moment he was able to conceal. The
harmless Jest which causes no pain is a
tonic in this troubled world; but l can
think Of nothing more unkind than an
anonymous comment on an acquaintance s
physical defects. The sender or writer
of an unsigned missive is an unspeak-
able person."-The February Designer.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-11
WOMEN OPPOSE
BOXING MEASURE
Central W. C. T. u. Declares
Against Ordinance.

The central w. C. T. U. meeting held
yesterday afternoon at the Y. NJ. c. A
building was presided over by Mrs. w
W. Reedy, president Of the union. Frank
lin McCray, candidate for Congress on
the Republican ticket. gave an interest
ing talk on the subject, Let Us Audit
Our Accounts" which dealt with the es-
Establishment of peace.
Mrs. Minnie Bronson, president OF
Marion County w. c. T. u, spoke on the
study of the Bible in the public schools.
She said the various unions were giving
a testament to each child that memories
the ten commandments.
The following resolution was adopted
by the union:
Whereas. We believe that the passing
of the boxing ordinance, by our city
council would open the way for debas-
ing exhibitions by paid professionals,
bordering on prize fighting, and thereby
render more difficult the enforcement of
our present law against prize fighting
Therefore he it
Resolved, That we, representing central
W. C. T. T., do hereby protest against
the contemplated boxing ordinance"
The union will hold an aI-day insti-
tute on Feb. "a at Roberts Park Church
Mrs. Elizabeth Stanley State president
will be one of the speakers.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-11
WITHDRAWS HIS
CANDIDACY

William II. Armitage. captain of the
political forces of Mayor Samuel Lewis
Shank, today issued n formal statement
announcing his decision not to be a can
didate for chairman of the Republican
county committee.
The statement follows:
Some time ago | announced my can
didacy for chairman of the Republican
county committee of Marion County.
Since then l find that l. will not have
the necessary time to devote to the cam
paign this fall and therefore have de-
cided to withdraw william H Free
man will make a good chairman and con-
duct an active and aggressive campaign
for the whole Republican ticket.
II urge all my friends to give their
cordial support to him, and also to Capt.
william e. Kelley, who is candidate for
district chairman. Captain Kelley is a
good active young, Republican, an over
seas man in the late war, and deserves
to have this honor"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-11
WILL DETOUR
TO AVOID BAD
r. r. CROSSING
Belt Railroad Will Help to
Remedy Condition on
Tenth Street.

Decision to prepare detour around the
bad Embarrassing Of East Tenth street
over the Belt railroad was agreed upon
today at a conference of Mayor Samuel
Lewis Shank with P. J. Landers, super
intendent; T. R. Radcliffe, chief engi-
neer and Jerry Liddy, trainmaster, Of the
indianapolis Union Railway.
Residents and property owners in the
vicinity of the crossing for several
months have been urging the railroad be
elevated at this point. With the Indian
apolis Union Railway almost without
means to continue It's share Of downtown
elevation. it was decided the East Tenth
street elevation could not be pushes
at once. Meanwhile the railroad Will
furnish cinders to improve a detour
through Healing avenue, Pratt street and
Sherman drive. 1t will be necessary
to open Healing street through one piece
Of property to carry out this plan.
The officials discussed the blocking
Of streets by Belt trains and full cooper
alton in eliminating this was promised
by the railroad men.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-11

lied from the tax of 25 cents per horse
power on automobiles. The automobile
department of the office of the secretary
of State estimates taht the average horse
power Of cars in Indiana is twenty four.
and there are about 100000 now In use.
This would give an aggregate horse
power of $4,000, 900 for taxation purposes.
The tax Of cent a gallon on gasoline
would bring in S1,550,000 il the rate Of
consumption of last year Is maintained.
In 1921, 155,O0O,O0O gallons of gasoline
were used in Indiana.
From the YAK Of ? cents a pound on
smoking and chewing tobacco about
81, $40 coo would be realized. During the
past years the local internal revenue
office collected about 81, 100000 from this
sourse and the proposed new tax is 10
per cent higher than the one now in
force.
INCREASE FROM
DOCUMENTARY STAMPS.
For the last fiscal year the internal rev.
enue office collected S225 600 for dOcu-
, mentart stamps. This amount will be
more than doubled If the present pro-
gram Of taxation goes through.
The provision a tax of cent for each
% cents of parcel postage where the post
age amounts to % cents or more will
bring in about $4,000, 1t is estimated by
Robert H. BrysOn, postmaster.
There are no cigarette factories In In
diana, so no taxes will be realized from
the proposed increase Of 30 cents the
thousand on cigarettes, but of course the
tobacco using public will be called upon
to pay more for its smokes than it is
doing at present.
1t was impossible to obtain an esti-
mate as to how much would be raised in
this State from the provision placing a
tax of 21a per cent on the undivided
profits of corporations. 1t was expected
to raise about 500, 900, 900 throughout the
entire country by this means.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-11
ANDERSON MAN
FACES CHARGE
c. E. Green Arrested on Auto
Theft Charge.

c. q. Green of Anderson was arrested
on a charge OF transporting a stolen au-
tomoLile In interstate traffic by G. +.
Wicker, deputy United States marshal,
yesterday and was brought to Indianapo-
and placed in the Marion County Jail
pending a hearing before United States
commissioner today.
Green is said to be wanted by Federal
authorities In West Virginia in con-
nectlon with the transportation OF an au-
tomobile stolen from II. II. Heininger
of Anderson. Jan. S, from Anderson to
Huntington, w. Va.
Us machine was stolen from in front
OF n church. where Heinlnger and his
family were attending services. Burt A.
Fannin, said to be implicated in the case,
Is under arrest at Huntingdon.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-11
Parent Teacher Notes

School No. Wednesday afternoon. f.
Z. Graft will talk. Mrs Howard Clip
pinger, pianist Miss Adele Rorer, vocal
ist and Miss Berenice Reagan, vilonist,
win give a program.
School No. 80 Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. O. E. McMeans, will talk on Camp
fire Girls" Mrs. V. A. Binager will
give a reading and a musical memory
contest is to be conducted.
School No. 50-The meeting for
Wednesday has been postponed one week.
School No. CIV ednesday afternoon.
Chic Jackson will give a chalk talk.
There will be a musical program.
School No. 7O-Wednesday. The Rev.
Thomas White will be the speaker and
Mrs. Horace Coldwell will give musical
numbers.
School No. e0-Wednesday afternoon.
o. N. Clippinger will give an address
and Mrs Elsa Holzworth Smith viii play
violin selections.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-11
BY CONSTANCE DRExEL.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE asser
ton that women were appointed to the
advisory committee of the Washington
conference so as to arouse the interest
and participation OF the women Of the
country therein, was borne out by the
nation wide statement issued by Mrs.
Thomas G. Winter.
Mrs Winter, president OF the General
Federation Of Women's Clubs, calls upon
the two million women in those clubs to
put on their thinking caps in order
to take part in the Senate ratification of
the treaties, without which the conference
work Will be nil.
She says to the women Of the coun-
try:
THE armament conference ended Mon
day with the dramatic signing Of treaties
by delegates and the address OF the
President. who appeared in Continental
Hall for the first time since the opening
day. / am deeply grateful to the club
women Of America for the privilege Of
being their representative during these
history making days.
WOMEN MUST PLAY
PART IN RESULTS.
But the matter about which ! am now
writing you is not an analysis or descTip-
tion of the conference, but an appeal 10
you to play your part in the results. The
treaties framed by the conference are
only recommendations agreed upon By
the representatives Of the nine nations.
Whether the treaties become actual work
ing agents depends, as far as our re-
sponsibluty goes, upon their adoption by
the Senate. No other power In the United
States can make a treaty And what the
Senate does with the treaties recon-
mended depends on what the people Of
the United States demand.
Here Is a summary Of the treaties rec
ommendeG:
"A five power treaty, involving the
scrappiRR Of sixty eight capital ships,
the restricting Of the tonnage Of nayies,
a ten-year naval holiday and the restric-
ton Of fertilization in the Far East
a five-power treaty. outlawing the use
OF submarines as an agency Of attack on
merchant ships and prohibiting the use
Of poison gas.
"A nine-power treaty stabilizing the
conditions in the Far East. safeguarding
the rights and interests OF China and
providing equality of opportunity-the
open door.
"A nine power treaty revising Chinese
customs "a fertile cause Of dispute in the
Far East)
"A four power treaty to respect each
others territory and to confer when the
peace of the Pacific is threatened (abro-
eating the existing Anglo-Japanese
treaty)
"Undoubtedly the signing Of these
treaties viii be fought In the Senate. You
will decide whether you are in favor Of
these efforts to lessen the dangers of
misunderstanding, destroy agencies OF
warfare and create harmony in the Far
East where the interviewing interests and
conflict Of national ambitions marked
the next great danger spot iu our national
history.
You will decide what are the ele-
ments and interests opposed to the trea-
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-11
Candidates Guests
of Harrison Club

Several candidates for nomination on
the Republican County ticket were guests
Of the Harrison Club at its regular meet
ing at headquarters at Clifton and Udel
streets last evening. Among the candi-
dates were Richard V. Sipe and Ralph
Jones for county clerk; John Duvall for
county treasurer; Harry Dunn for audi
tor; Louis Kiefer for sheriff; James
Lambkin, Benjamin Pierce and Edward
Warrick for recorder; J. Fred Masters
for judge Of Superior Court room 3, and
Clinton J. Givan for Judge of Super
Court, room 4. Vice President Walter
W. Wise presided
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-11
STATES SHARE
OF BONUS PUT
AT S11,O00,O0O
CONTINUED From Page One.)

porations, would in any way effect big
business.
II have not had time to study the pro-
posed program Of taxation carefully
Adolph Fritz, secretary Of the State Fed
Grafton of Labor, said today. However,
one first glance it looks unfair to me, and
1t may be that some Of its features are
made Intentionally Objectionable to the
public to bring about a sales tax. The
federation went on record long ago unaI-
terably opposed to sales tax"
The opinion was current in labor cir
Giles that this present program might be
put through with the idea Of abandoning
ii later for a sales tax.
LARGEST REVENUE
FROM AMUSEMENT.
BY far the largest single item in the
list would be the receipts from the tax on
admissions to theaters, motion picture
shows, baseball, football games, etc. Last
year more than S2,300,000 was collected
by NJ. Bert Thurman, collector of inter
nal revenue for Indiana, ON this souce.
1t is now proposed to dc Ible this iax,
which would raise the amount to more
than $4,600,000, providing of course, the
public does not balk at the tax and cut
out its amusements
Next in line would come s2400. 900 real
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-11
Court Allows Three
BOndSmen to Resume

Judge Delbert o. Wilmeth Of the city
court now has only six men on the lost
of bondSmen who are barred from sign
ing bonds for prisoners in the turkeys
Office. Three men whose names appeared
on the prohibited list early in the week
now are permitted TO sign bonds. Harry
Campbell was the first man reinstated.
Then the court put Sam Farb and Louie
Brown back IN business when those two
men showed they had transferred more
real estate into their own names and
were able to prove they had sufficient
property to secure bonds.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-11
GREAT BRITAIN
MAY USE ARMY
TO AID BELFAST
City to Be Protected From
DepredatiOns of Irish
Republicans.

BELFAST, Feb. 1I.-Machine gums
were used By the police today in queIling
1fOting between Orangemen and Slim
Feiners. Fighting broke out when mObs
attacked worhmen on their way to work
Police opened fire with service pistols,
but they proved Intellectual and machine
guns were brought up. There was much
disorder during the night Mobs gath
cred in defiance of the curfew reguls-
lions and gave battle when the police
tried to disperse them
BELFAST. Feb. Il Great Britain has
promised to send four battalions Of
British troops into Belfast to protect the
city from Irish republicans, according to
statement from Sir James Craig, Union
list premier Of Ulster today.
Craig said that no time limit had been
set for the release Of the Ulster hostages
seized by the Irish republicans and that
he would confer with the police and mill
tary' authorities before taking any de-
cisiye action.
Word has been received from the head
quarters of the Irish republican army
that there will be no more raids over the
Ulster frontier, but that the Orangemen
kidnapped in Ulster will not be released
until the officers of the Irish republican
army seized near Londonderry are re-
leased by the Obstetrics.
"a commandant OF one Of the northern
divisions OF the Irish republican army
and his staff were seized by Ulster union
lists last Saturday while on their way
TO Derry to a football match. When word
Of the seizure of these men reached the
headquarters of the republican troops In
northern Leinster, repr1sal raids were or
ganized.)
More special police are being recruited
here and the military police authorities
are preparing for any eventuality.
There was considerable shooting in the
streets during the night and one or more
bombs were exploded, but no casualties
were reported.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-11
Head of WOman's Clubs
Writes of Conference
Mrs Thomas G. Winter Asks Members to
Take Part in Ratification.

ties and which side appeals to you as the
reasonable one. And, you ought to let
your Senators know your stand imme-
diately. Insist that the discussion OF
the whole question shall be free from
partisanship or special interests. In
sist that the decision shall be a real
contribution to the stability OF the world.
Those Of you who have followed the
conference closely know that many more
matters have been discussed. and that
recommendations and resolutions Of tre-
meud0us import ahve been spread upon
the minutes that the good offices Of the
conference have brought about a lessen
ing OF antagonisms and relinquishing OF
claims that were breeding nntagonisms.
You know that the conference has dealt
with all the questions for which It was
summoned and that its successes has been
owing to the fact that It has stuck to
those limited aims. hoping that this mi
tal success may he but the precursor OF
later conferences that win carry the will
peace further on It's way.
But the treaties are the immediate
matter with which all OF us have to deal
for or against; and no American citi-
zen can escape responsibility.
To quote Senator Underwood, Demo-
cratic leader Of the Senate and one of the
four American plentlpoteniaries at the
conference:
I'm this twentieth century treaties
have ceased to he compacts Of govern
ments and II they are to live and sur
vive must be the understandings Of the
peoples themselves
Mr.. Hughes closing words at the last
open session Of the conference were:
Whatever governments want, the
peoples Of the earth want justice peace
and security
I'VE may well take these two sentences
as our guide.p-Copyrlgh 1922, by Pub
lice Ledger Company.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-11
100000 Loan for
Sanitary Board

City Controller Joseph L. Hogue today
awarded a temporary loan of 100000 for
the board of sanitary commissioners,
payable Dec. 81, to S. n. Bond & Co. or
New York City on bid of per cent
interest The Fletcher Savings and Trust
Company bid ga per cent and the Union
Trust Company, 6 per cent. Bids upon a
100000 temporary loan to the city gen
eral fund viii be received by the con-
troller Monday. This is payable July Is.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-11
Judge G. T. Page VIII
Address Local Bar

Judge George T. Page, Judge Of the
United States Circuit Court Of Appeals
and former president of the American
Bar Association, will be the principal
speaker at the annual dinner Of the In
dianapolis Bar Association to be held on
the night Of Feb. j. at the Columbia
Club.
Judge Frances z. Baker Of the Court
Of Appeals and Judge Albert B. Ander-
son and Charles McCabe, president Of
the Indiana State Bar Association, also
will be guests of honor
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-11
LIBRARY SUPPLIES CAT LORE.

In connection with the cat show at
TomIinson Hall the Indianapolis Public
Library is displaying over the judges
stand an attractive poster giving list
Of "cat tales and other books about
cats" Cat lovers will be interested in
knowing Of these books which are az
follows: Lords Of the Housetops,"
by Van Yechten; The Fireside Sphinx"
by Repplier; Concerning Cats" By
Winslow; The Tiger in the House. by
Van Vechten; "Our Cats and All About
Them" by Weir; Your Dog and Your
Cat" by SpauldinE.