Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-04-18

taunted Congress for it's readiness to
lavish millions on prohibition and
pennies on the flag
Address him henceforward as 1.-The
Hon. George B. Christian, B. S. c." for
President Harding's private secretary is
now a bachelor of secretarial science. Mr..
Christian is the proud possessor of
Americas newest college degree, CON
ferred upon him by Boston University
also he is the first to receive it. The
corresponding sheepskin was presented
by delegation of fifty women students
Of the university headed by Dean I
Lawrence Davis. With it they gave Sec
Rotary Christian honorary membership
in the Sigma Society, an organization of
men professionally engaged in secre-
tarial work.
Maj. Anthony J. Drexel Biddle Of
Philadelphia, will address in Washing
ton next Friday evening the largest
Bible class rally" ever held in the CAPT
tai. Hundreds of Bible class students
affiliated with the various Protestant
Churches of the city Joined by delegates
from Baltimore will participate in the
meeting. 1t will be held at Calvary
Baptist Church where President Harding
and Secretary Hughes both worship. The
object OF the rally is to recruit new mem
bers and especially to arouse interest IN
the Drexel Biddle Bible classes, which
are said today TO have nation wide con
stituency of 100000 adherents.
Washington has an interesting organ
tzation known as the Society of Oldest
Inhabitants 1t Is looking forward to a
field day on May 10. when il will assem-
BILE to pay homage to one of its revered
veterans, Henry Augustus Willard, on
the occasion Of his Tooth birthday ami
versary. The hosts Of the unusual oc-
caslon will be the centearian. Hon.
Henry w. Willard of Washington. and
the latters three children. The Wiliards
have been identified with the develop
ment OF Washington since the beginning
Of the nineteenth century.
Baron Shidehara the Japanese ambas
sador to the United States. who is APP
preaching home waters this week on a
leave of absence visit, took with him to
Toxic unique souvenirs of the Washing
ton conference for the members Of the
NippOnese delegation. They consist Of
the peace dollars" issued by the United
States mint last winter. Baron Shidehara
had 4 number of them mounted in hand
some little satin lined leather cases, and
had stamped in gilt across the cover the
words immortalized by President Hard
ing when as the conferences motto he
opened the proceedings Of the conference
on Nov. 12-"Simplicty. Honor Hon
esty.' The ambassador will present one
Of the dollars to each of his principal
colleagues on the Japanese delegation
and TO some Of the minor attaches at it.
Srlnivasa Sastri the brilliant Indian
who was attached to the British En-
pire delegation at the Washington CON
ference returned to Delhi at the end
OF March and took his seat as a member
Of the imperial council of State. In ex-
pressing his regret at his absence from
India at n critical stage OF her history.
Mr. Sastri declared It was softened by
the belief that his tour would be val
liable to India in gaining the sympathy
OF England and America for India s
views. He was profoundly impressed by
the Importance OF getting the British
domlnions to know Indians views, as he
considered that in the future Great Bri-
opinion of America and the Dominions
What would Congress say to a budget
Of "a billions for the civil service?
That's what the German republics army
of permanent federal place holders costs,
according to the 1922 appropriations just
submitted TO the Reichstag by the f.
nance minister. They number (nclud-
ing 100000 employed on the State rail
ways) 654 600 men and women As might
be expected in the land where money
oozes from the printing PRESSES like wa
ter from wet spOnges. the ministry Of
finance is the most heavily stated with
SO, 234 hand. In the labor ministry the
next bigget, 1923 people are on the
payroll. Americans who have official
business in Berlin are Immediately struck
with the superabundance Of civil serv-
ants everywhere They are so innum-
cradle thai difficulty usually is ca
perienced in wading through their ser
ried ranks to any one with real response
bility, The civil service budget of III
billion paper marks accounts for more
than half Of the total German budget
of $1,000, 900 900 marks for the current
year.-COpyright, 1922, by Public Ledger
Company.