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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-15
WHEN WINTER COMES

SMOKE abatement ordinance is be voted by the
II ] city council tonight.
The which far reaching in value and Importance
business human lives favored by the members
One of its has been the pail of smoke that has
settled during the days Renewal Of fall
heating partly the If Indianapolis suffers from SCOT
district early October what will it be
when WINTER comesq
That competent engineer will be obtained assured
Counclmen $4,000 year salary and selection
of the inspector by the and committee of technical
gneers This feature very important NOW 1t is only to be
regretted that permanent clause cannot be included to safe
guard FUTURE appointments
An advisory committee back the smoke Inspector be
adopted Councmn growing favor of this body it
derstood following of the plan other cities
The statute designed be educational not punitive This
protects against unreasonable
forcement that would make the law Such likely
however.
What will the council do7 Watch for the score 1t will be
important you than any of the World Series.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-15
The Facts of
the Matter
BY BERTON BRALEY

I do not wave my country's flag
On every opportunity,
Nor care to pull a lot of brag
About my home community;
But as / travel to and fro
And wander anywhere l can,
I'm not at all ashamed to show
That / am an American.
know there's plenty we can learn
From other countries various,
Stern lessons which we shouldn't
spurn-
Our faults are multifarious.
We are not perfect, not bit,
And yet my information is
That we are much more close to 1t
Than any other nation Is.
do not Shrek this thought aloud,
But none the less I'm feeling it.
My patriotic soul is proud,
In spite of my concealing 1t.
l do not shout my lands acclaim,
But modestly / tune a verse
In which / sing my country's fame
AS best in all the Universal
Copyright, 1923, NEA Service, Inc.)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-15
Science

One hundred years ago, a son was
born to a peasant couple In Silesia
who was destined to bear the greatest
name in biological discoveries This
son was Gregor Mendel, who became
Abbot of Brunn and one of the worlds
most noted scientists. In the garden
Of his monastery he made expert
ments with peas. bees and certain
weeds and, through these experts
ments, he evolved what is now known
as "Mendel's law" This law is the
authority on matters Of jheredity and
Mendel is considered the founder of
the scientific study of heredity. Ii
ranks with the wor that laid the
foundation Of the atomic laws of
chemistry.
Mendel published the results of his
experiments in 1855, but it was lost
sight of until 1900. Darwin was
puzzled by certain things that would
have been clear to him, If he had
known of the work of his comtem-
porary, Mendel. The latter died in
1884, before his work became famous.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-15
II. S. HOLDS
NO HATRED
FOR JAPAN
Quick Urges 0rlentaIs to
See immigration Laws as
Necessary to Friendship.
BY HERBERT QUICK


@ o the People of Japan: Your
| history and ours have been
- strangely intertwined. The flu.
ture is certain to bring us even more
closely into contact, for good or ILL.,
For good, If we understand and re-
spect each other; for ill., unless we
each see the position of the other and
try to respect it.
You have just been sorely afflicted
by earthquake, fire and storm. You
are grateful to US for what little we
have done to help you. We have not
done too much. We make no claims
for what we have done. We shall be
satisfied If you will regard it as proof
that we are your friends.
No Hatred Held
You have been hurt and angered in
the past because of the attitude of
the United States toward the immigra-
ton of japanese to America. You
felt 1t meant an official act asserting
the inferiority of Japanese and of our
hatred of them. We ask you to take
our acts recently as proof that it was
not hatred.
And as to which race is inferior, our
common peoples feeling is exactly
like the common feeling Of Japanese
toward u.s. All peoples feel them
selves superior TO all others SO far as
the common man is concerned. The
Americans. The, average American
feels superior to Japanese. This is
quite natural and inevitable. Think
ers in America regard the Japanese
as racially the equals of Americans.
Not Based on Inferiority
Our exclusion OF Japanese is not
based on your inferiority. I: is based
on the differences between us. Our
nation is a democracy. We cannot let
In great numbers OF people who can.
not mingle with us racially and com
bine into one race with us, This must
be in the main by intermarriage with
our people.
The japanese cannot do this ia
canese AMI Americans of the educated
and cultured classes can successfully
intermarry, but it cannot be done
among the commonalty. The reason
lies in our great physical dissimilarity.
Prejudice rules in matters relating to
marriage. and prejudice asserts itself
in voting and controls government.
Therefore, II there were very many
Japanese In America, It would be
sure to cause trouble between Amer
lea and Japan.
Would Make Friction
Please dismiss from your minds that
notion IF inferority. We don't let you
in because we know better than you
can know that II you came in large
numbers 1t would produce an impossi-
BILE situation which would produce in
ternational friction and perhaps worse
Try TO understand this at this time
when the hearts Of the two nations
are so drawn together by the sym
pathy of giving and receiving, ard
remember II in the future when the
immigration question shall arise again
as IL is sure to do.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-15
Profits

Big Office buildings, five to thirty
stories high, earn an average Of only
4 to per cent on the money invested
in the building, according to an archi-
tectural magazine.
For the smaller skyscrapers, the
land or site is usually worth more than
the building. When 1t comes to thirty
story buildings, the land is generally
worth a quarter as much as the build
ing.
The value Of land, of course, us
ually is created by people who work
on 1t or nearby, not by the land own
er. It's an interesting system Of the
public being taxed by individuals who
got there first.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-15
loom SIMS
= = Says

ri OOKING is an art. It is the
art of interior decorating. A
IL cook should know what Is
good taste.
The report that world series fence
knotholes will be made from dough
nuts is mistake.
Chicago judge rules kissing girl
in an auto is all right. We rule ii
Is better than that.
World series will be broadcast by
radio, which may sound like a few
noisy murders.
Biologists think they have found
big diamond mines near Nashville,
Ark, but we don't
Pittsburgh couple with twenty
three adopted children will take two
more, even though Christmas is COM
ing.
Actors who swiped copyrighted
vaudeville skit and used 1t in Georgia
were caught in the act.
Aviator Macready will try for a
new altitude record. Coal promises
to do the same.
Mr.. Birdeye is making an Official
survey OF the Colorado river. May
get some Birdseye views.
Plane lays a smoke cloud a mile
long In st. Louis, showing Just lit
tie bit OF Pittsburgh.
Judge Gary won prize In a vege-
table exhibit; not, however, entering
as a pumpkin.
John d. Rockefeller has been
working sixty-eight years. so you
may make a little money yet.
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FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD

n EQEPS from national forests last year totaed 3d.
IN 88 of which 81 321 423 has been will be
back the Individual States in which national forests To-
Gated for the benefit of school and good roads funds
In addition, the of $528659 will be used by the Govern
in building trails and roads within the forests The bal
receipts $OO0OO will be turned into gen.
eral treasury of the Government
Out of the first fund.- California will get $445 675
Oregon $23s 000 Colorado $162000 Washington $2000 New
GOO for schools and roads Yet there high
Government who still hold to the idea of private
plotation of The public domain.
How much do think the plain people Of the country
would got of forests in 1923 the ideas Of these
officials had prevailed, they did in former tmesi
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-15
Indiana
Sunshine

Tramping on the accelerator until
the floor boards crack can't get
enough speed out OF Bloomington's
police car to overtake alleged rum
runners, Police Chief Campbell says.
Several have escaped because the ma
chine isn't as fast as the alleged booze
cars, Campbell says.
Bert George, Muncie, dropped a
dime in the dark at his home and at
tempted to find 1t without turning on
the lights Paving under the dresser
he yelled as though he had been re-
warded He only found mouse trap.
Twenty years ago Mrs. Elmer Cary.
Sullivan, lost her wedding ring. Sew
eral days ago the ring was found in
the yard of her home. And II hau-
pened on her twenty-third wedding
anniversary.
A magician was performing in FIT.
Wayne. A horse was used In the act
and was kept waiting in the alley with
an attendant. The curtain went up.
Mysterious rites and violent efforts by
the orchestra failed to produce the
horse The attendant thinking the act
was over had disappeared with the
animal and the show was delayed until
It was again procured
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-15
Animal Facts

Badger cnce lived all over North
America, but civilization has driven
him at last to the far West and
North. At first glance this chap looks
as broad as he is long, but that's be-
cause he parts his hair down the mid
die of his back and it sticks out on
each side like Kaiser Bills mustache.
In science of zoology, badger family
Is rated as half way between dog
and bear.
Porcupines a dull, sleepy, slow boy
except in one thing-his tail is
creased lightning. Keep your leg or
hand from that tail, If you don't want
1t to become a pincushion of quilts
quicker than your eye can sec.
Woodchuck originally lived only in
New England but it was SO much fun
bothering the Yankee he followed him
when he emigrated to the West. 1t
was always a question whether he
or the Yank farmer owned that clover
patch. Woodchuck is no more an ami
NAL of the woods than the field and
he's first cousin to the prairie dog.
DR.. t. Wesley Mills, noted Canadian
naturalist. thinks gray squirrel is the
most brainy rodent. How about the
rat?
Fewer, but wiser, game laws are
making Pennsylvania hunters para
disc. State is now full OF deer and
wild turkey again abounds. Gunners
are no longer permitted to ruthlessly
slaughter harmless, playful black
bear.
Most luxuriant tail extant is the
giant ant eaters He uses it for
tent at night and as an umbrella in
the rainy Amazon country where he
lives. After one eyeful of that tail,
whiskers are a joke to you
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-15
What Editors
Are Saying
Courts
Rushville Daily Republican,

Rustaville Daily Republican,
Now it is proposed that in every
community there shall be a separate
court for children who are offenders
against the law 1t would seem that
If judges in courts now maintained
are not 1T to try chi1dren's cases.
there should be a general overhauling
of judicial personnel.
Besides, K we are to have a sepa-
rate judicial system for children. why
not another for women, another for
old maids, another for old bachelors.
one for Short-haired women, one for
long-hairet1 men, and so on to the
end of multiplicity of officialdom?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-15

Shave me and shave me quick.
One cut and I will be short one bull.
let
with calm that surprised the
room the barber quickly and eff
GENTLY shaved the desperate. AS the
heavy bearded gentleman arose, well
satisfied with bis smooth face, he
asked the barber IL he had not been
afraid.
= No, Boss, my idea, If I nicled ye,
was to cut yer throat"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-15
Family Fun
Commissions

why" said the Californian, I'VE
grow cabbage so big that an army OF
soldiers can camp under one"
That's nothing" said the New Eng
lander. I'VE make copper kettles in
New England so big that a thousand
men can be riveting one and yet be so
far apart they can't hear each others
hammers"
Go on" said the Californian, what
would any one use a kettle of that
soze for2"
why, to boil your California cab
bage in" said the New Englander-
Boston Globe.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-15
A Thought

Take heed that We despise not one
OF these little ones; for / say unto
you. that in heaven their angels do
always behold the face of my Father
which is In heaven.--Matt. 1910.
ITz HE sacred books Of the ancient
Persians say, IF you would be
- holy, instruct your children,
because all the good acts they per
form will be imputed to you.-Montes-
quieu.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-15
BARGAINS

Maybe you've noticed how cheaply
you can buy cocktail shakers, wine
glasses and the like. Most of this
paraphernalia was made before prohi-
bition. Now it's a drug on the market.
Such people as are drinking seem to
prefer the hard" stuff In most cases.
That's one of the tragedies of prohi-
bition. People drink to get jingled.
Drinking for sociability is almost ex-
tinct. 1t was less harmful than drink.
ing for the effect.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-15
Shooting

About forty-f1ve million dollars
worth of firearms and ammunition
were manufactured In our country IND
1921, according to q census reports
This year, probably more. The figure
doesn't include the product OF Govern
ment establishments. It's the whole
sale value. so the public pays consid-
erably more for killing instruments.
Not much wonder there are so many
murders and other crimes Of violence.
considering the millions of dollars
worth OF shooting apparatus available
for the criminal world. One way to
check crime and check 1t quickly:
Curb the sale az firearms and aznmuni-
tion-
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To the Editor of The Times.

To the Editor of The Times:
On the steps at the city hall is a
bench on which is painted Make In
dianapolis the Most Beautiful City In
America"
My suggestion is that they hire a
janitor, probably an extra one, to wash
the filthy globes which illuminate our
own beautiful city hall building.
ONE WHO WANTS INDIANAPOLIS
BEAUTIFUL.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-15
Negroes

The death rate among negroes is
high. Seventeen out of every 1000
coiored people die each year, accord
ing to the government. This is a
death rate seven-tenths higher than
among whites.
Number of negro undertakers In
creased three-fifths in decade.
Whites are more adapted to stand the
wear and tear of civilization, being
longer removed from the natural state
Of outdoor life than the negroes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-15
Partnership
HaTtford City News

Many parents find it difficult to get
children to do any work about the
home unless they are paid for II.
1t Is a good idea for children to
feel at an early age that they are
member Of that partnership
which is creating a home. and that
every member Of that partnership
ought to make some contribution to
the work Of carrying on that home.
II this idea is shown them in a
reasonable way. they usually like to
cooperate ana often get great salts
faction in performing some task in
whose completion they take pride.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-15

OH IcCOIO.
Mrs. Wheeler,
who is 81, still
continue as ac-
tive as her chill
drel1. She at
tends c h urc h
regularly and en-
joys unusually
good health.
All of which
she attributes to
a happily married
life. And this
happiness in mar
rlage she attained
by thinking twice
before acting or
speaking.
when my hus-
band and I first
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were married." she explains, there
were times when one of us disagreed
with the other. But early in our mar
rled life we worked out plan.
when one was displeased with the
other, the aggr1eved one stopped for
a second, thought before speaking a
word or showing any displeasure.
"And that plan worked"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-15
When Mother Rebels

1.-THE paper says skirts are to be
worn longer than ever"
well, you needn't be figgerin' on
me wearin' mine any longer. I've
worn It five years this comm fall
Harper's Bazaar
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-15
Economy
Rewcastle Courier

Local chambers Of commerce. tax.
payers Leagues and other civic orga-
nizations that believe in retrenchment.
economy and reduction Of taxation
should adopt resolutions commanding
the reductions that have been made
in the past three years and calling
upon their Senators and Congressman
to continue that policy.
Speak now or forever after hold
your peace.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-15

Joe Hass tells about a tin roof of a.
Kansas store that was torn Off and
rolled into a compact bundle by a
cyclone. Having a sense of humor.
the owner wrapped few strands of
bailing wire around the ruin and
shipped 1t to Henry Ford. In due
time came a communication saying:
"It will cost you $4s5o to have your
car repaired. For heavens sake. tell
us what hit youi''-The Crescent.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-15
Flasks

SiIversmithsl report decided falling
of in demand for small liquor TASKS
to be carried In ladies' handbags. Be-
fore prohibition there was a big mar
ket for them, which'n surprise many.
However, the flask industry in gen.
eral is busy The demand is for the
larger sizes. We wonder how many
times a flask can be filed before some
of this high-power bootleg eats
through the glass.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-15
Gambling

Onion City Evening T1mes)
Don't invest in any stock that your
banker is not willing to recommenN
or at least to take as security for
loan, unleBs you do so purely in a
gambling spirit and can afford to lose.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-15
Tommy,s Black Eve

WHAT Fighting again? Such
black eye: II you'd only follow the
lead OF the minister's little boy"
II did try to. but he led agen wild
his right an dat's where he biffed
Ledger.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-15
In Fathers Absence

We'll. well! So you have a new
baby girl up to your housed Was that
what you wanted?"
No, not at all. wanted boy, but
II came while was at work. Judge
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-15
PEOPLE -
Married Life
Record

BIZ NEA Service
- MON, Okla, Oct, 15.--Death of
III her husband last December
ended, for Mrs. Catherine A.
Wheeler, what Federal census officials
say is the longest term of married life
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-15
Dad Strong on Latin

PA, 1t says here in the paper that
a man did something willy nilly.
What's that mean?"
ut means that it was case of
nolens volens. my son." Boston
Transcript
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-15
Sisters Darce Partner

Your new partners a terrible
dancer"
Il know it-but. oh, boy, how he
can sit outr'-Judge.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-15
Why Daddy nucIxs

Why don't you put the baby to
sleep yourself?"
Talk common sensei He always
wants me to do the things that keep
him awake. Judge.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-15
Tongue Tips

w. @. Conover. Philadelphia: The
general public and newspaper cartoon.
lists have the wrong idea about laun-
dries. 1t is wrong to ridicuie them
so much. Laundrymen have done
much to advance civilization.
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Editors Mail

The editor is willing to print views
OF Times readers on interesting sub
tects. Make your comment brief.
Sign your name az an evidence OF
good faith. 1t win not be printed
II you object.
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dries. It is wrong to ridiouie them
so much. Laundrymen have done
much to advance civilization.
Congressman Martin Davey, Ohio:
THE farmer is the only one I know
of who pays the freight both ways.
1t Is unjust to force him to pay the
higher prices for the things he needs
to buy, which are the direct result of
high tariff on such articles
Rev. DR.. Howard Field, Detroit,
"Can you imagine Jesus Christ draw
ing the color liner Can you imagine
Jesus Christ separating Jews from
Gentiles7 Can you imagine Jesus
Christ seeking TO wage opposition
against any people who love Him and
seek to bring their lives into harmony
with His will, whether they be Cath
Ole or Protestant? Whatever may be
the principles of the Ku-Klux Khan,
I am opposed to 1t because It is both
un,Amerfcan and un-Christian.'
r. Edison White, new president of
Armour g. Co.: There is no panacea
or ritual which any one can reoite to
make progress. got where I am
principally because dared refute the
popular belief that it Is far better to
be big frog IN small puddle than a
smaller one in large puddle"
President Atwood, Clark University:
Those who have had the advantages
Of college education do not hold a
monopoly on the spirit OF service or
inspiration to be of service. Many
who have never had the advantages
of higher education have the very
highest ideals of SERVICE"
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AS TO PNCHOT

Clifford Pnchot the
but the mesover with the hope of uncovering
presidential did should will sting him
First pop it developed that he reduced 102 taxeatng
81 abolshing consolidating
offices with stroke of the pen established budget system and
reduced appropriations thirty millions of dollars.
these days Of easygoing money this record is sufficiently
pregnant Pnchot many his fellows
IT, proportion he could do half much he Presi
dent would find grateful people ready and anxious
claim him. The question could he do it in the face Of the
mendous power for reckless unbred expenditure that has
trenched itself at Washington
No doubt Pnchot would try He fighter He is fearless
could the face of the grand public plum
and administrative pendthr fight alone and win
talk him up and believe his capacity big
necessary things would have go all the way with him. for
would be battle royal And the difficulty We talk
economy government howl doeuy heavy taxation
only talk howl We ourselves indifference
eGeorgedo spirit take all the punch Of the promises
and support the polls We complete job
helping ourselves.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-15
Heard in the Smoking Room

q OMEBODY else in the smoker
| - thought of barber story and
II we let him fire away.
My barber lived In Alaska. We
were rough enough, but one day a
man, with heavy belt and beard and
a wicked eye, staggered In. He re-
moved one of his pistols from his belt
and aimed it at the occupant in the
first chair by the window. The next
instant he was installed in the first
chair. His pre-emptory order to the
colored barber gave us all . thrill.
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Q u e S t I o N s
ASk-The Times
A. N s w E R s

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All other questions viii receive per
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be answered All letters are conhden-
tial--Editor.