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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-18
ALFONSO is
MEMBER OF
DUMMY CLUB
Spanish King Joins Others in
Europe as Has Been in
Power.
4
BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS
Times Staff Correspondent

E77 ASHINGTON, Sept. 1S.-King
WI Alfonso XIII has Joined the
- club Of dummy kings. BY let
ting the revolutionaries have their
way he saves his crown for a time;
it no longer means anything.
The movement in Spain was like the
Mussolini coup in Italy. And just as
King Victor Emmanuel III effaced
himself before the Fascist leader, and
asked him to run the country, Alfonso
has put Captain General Riviera,
leader Of the Spanish revolt, in the
saddle.
Thus Alfonso takes a back seat
along with Victor Emmanuel III Of
Italy; Boris III Of Bulgaria, George II
Of Greece, and the other dummy kings
of Europe, who. one by one, are all
coming to have no more real power
than the decorative thingumbob on
top of your automobiles radiator cap.
Began Two Years Ago
The direct line of events which led
to Alfonso's joining the club Of has
been kings who still sit on uncomfort-
able thrones, began two years ago.
The MoOrs Of Spanish Morocco were
in revolt and SPANS prestige in
Africa was in the balance when, in
July, 1921, General Sylvester, at the
head Of 1000 troops, was surrounded
by rebels in the Arr-uit Mountains.
For days he held out against vastly
superior numbers, waiting for fresh
supplies and the reinforcements
which never came. The War Depart
ment in Madrid seems to have lost its
head completely.
OF the 1900 troops. 1000 were
butchered on the ground and 1000
surrendered. while General sylvestre
and several of his staff, unable to
stand the disgrace, blew out their
brains.
Spain Lost Prestige
Thus, at one sweep, Spain lost the
benefit Of twelve years of "pacifica-
ton" in Morocco, which had entailed
heavy losses in blood and gold.
If a wave of indignation swept the
country now. 1t redoubled It's fury
later on. SPANS prestige needed
patching up and General Berenguer.
IN command in Morocco. 1t was
thought, would do #. He did not.
Instead. while he dalled. the rebels
surrounded another Spanish column
and cut that TO pieces.
General Weyler in commandments
we'll known to Americans-began yell
ing for reinfOrcements, despite the
fact he already had $4,000 men!
Spain was boiling by this time.
Over 100000 men had been flung into
Morocco only to be defeated. Troops
began to mutiny when ordered 10
Africa. About the only thing Spain
could do was to try to get out of Mo
rocco alive
King Is P0werless
Throughout all this hullabaloo King
Alfonso seems to have been powerIess
in the hands of politicians. Civil and
military FLASHED at every turn. The
king could do nothing There was
public clamor for tho trial Of those
responsible for the Moroccan disaster,
but even this the men around the
king were able to stave off.
Then came the revolt Of the army.
led by General Riveira-not against
the king. but against crowd about the
the king-a Mussohni coup all over
again.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-18
PROTECT THE CHILDREN

n HIS is children's safety week.
Il It is than slogan a pacard put the
front of your automobile be careful only this
week, but every week
Children going to school It necessary for them
to cross streets They do not always sop look and listen
That be expected of them every OCCASION regardless
warnings from parents.
1t up you Mr.. Moorist look for them. It up
to be alert for the yOunger who may directly in
front of your
There is for motorst not being the alert
Don't think is always the other fellows that strikes child
running the street 1t be your you
not careful. You be too watchful.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-18

n Beng Indianapolis,
= Ind, q. S. Al
may coming to this city one of these days
It has been proverbal that the American society
dragged hubby Paris look styes
days when Ben Franklin first
has thrivd American English everywhere
of the French capital rem
devious of Apache only support them
But with the $1OOOOOO0 War Memorial in the heart of In
dianapos, nearly half mile length width and
within two blocks of the Monument Circle the
of architectural beauty that rivals anything Paris
Grouping of public buildings is develop
city planning impressive building the
Indianapolis Public Library by MALL the center of
which will be the stately memorial shrine arrangement
Washington authorities have dreamed of for years for the
States capital itself.
On the north side of the mall parked VISTA will stand
buildings the northeast corners The
American Legion national headquarters local
legion and other patriotic societies will be placed these
Office buildings.
ndana memorial in the and sailors of
the Civil War has been the pride of the State and has attracted
concentrations from thousands Of people here
The memorial crowned with beautiful shrine that
will stand out like white setting of green, going
add more fame to Indiana and to its capital
WOULDN'T be nice if burn coal Investigations
PITY the poor German school boy with marks
MOVIE years divorce perhaps she was
young when she married.
WOMAN of SO won beauty contest at Turin Italy Now she
won't be worth darn around home.
PROVIDENCE (R ~ woman shot the wrong man. which
however, not act of Providence.
WOMAN shot at while driving in Chicago so perhaps
she just learning to drive.
GIRL eloped with one-armed chauffeur New York We
fail to how she enjoyed such a ride
"sPEED TRAPS be of great assistance during chill
dreni safety week.
THE DUKE OF YORK may derby" but that is no
reason for Americans to iron lids
BUTLER COLLEGE enrolment will break the record Now
for a report the football team.
I'LL SHOW em when get down Washington says
Magnus Johnson Is it possible that concealed
thing from the reportersf
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-18
rom the
y Referee S Tower
M0ther-In-LaW
BY ALBERT APPLE

Tho fifteenth OF June hereafter will
be Mothers-in-Law day, with a pink
rose as its token gift. So DEGREES the
new national association Of mothers
ia-law, through its president. Mrs.
Clara A Griswold
On second thought, most OF us will
support the movement. The old joke
about the average nother-in-law being
a dragon and a trouble-maker is as
false as the jokes about plumbers
lcahng on the Job. The average
plumber works more in a week than
the average Joke writer In a lifetime
When we hear a slam at mother-in-
law. we're inclined TO investigate the
source OF COMPLAINT.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-18

BLAMED FOR
MURDER ACT
Educator Declares RESPONSE
biIity for Brutal Tragedy
Rests Upon State,
By ALEXANDER HERMAN,
NEA Service Writer


EW YORK, Sept. 18.-Can a
M State which tolerated Hitter
- acy escape responsibility for
the crime Of its victims Of ignorance?
On the answer hinges the life of an
old man, sentenced to be hanged; the
happiness Of his son, Imprisoned for
life; and the fate of three 0ther mem
bers of their family, awaiting tF4al for
murder.
Educators say that the State can
not shirk its responsibility; but State
officials hold another view.
Guided by Primitive
Guided by the law of primitive man,
for he had never been taught to grasp
any other, J. w. Minter. a poor Geor-
gia white, tried to right wrong in his
own crude way.
His daughter complained about be-
ing abused by her husband Warnings
and threats didn't help. A family
feud developed.
So Minter, who could neither read
nor write, who had been raised In
poverty and ignorance, took the law
into his own hands. He killed his
sonin-law.
In his confession the younger Min
ter said his father had brooded over
the stories Of the mistreatment Of his
daughter until he became a mono
maniac on the subject. Then one day
last August Minter, who Is so years
old. called the men Of his family to.
gether, hunted down their quarry and
killed him.
State Is Blamed
Neither Georgia nor any other
State can escape entire responsibility
for crimes due to illiteracy," says DIR.
Margaret Noonan, professor OF Gle
mentary education at New York Uni.
versity.
But there are two persons who
aren't concerned much with the plac-
Ing Of the responsibility for the trag,
edy. Their hearts are too full Of
sorrow.
They are Mrs J. w. Minter, the
old mother, who is alone now on the
little farm near Newman; and her
daughter, Mrs. Willard Troutman,
whose husband was murdered.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-18
Heard in the Smoking Room

mi HE preacher was a regular Eel
low and he sat in the smoking
- room with a friend and told
stories with the best of them. ELDER
Smith, of Ji!ntown. had been at the
Capital to serve on the Federal grand
jury" he said. AFTER two weeks, he
returned home and was greeted warm
ly by Jerushy, his wife, who wanted
to know at once whether or not he
had attended church. He had. did
We know any Of their songs?" she
as ked. anxiously.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-18
Naturally
Bluffton Evening Banner1

Bluffton Evening Banner1
A thief took an even forty
thousand dollars from the top Of the
desk Of an Indianapolis banker. got
away, and the only clew left was that
he was handsome, clean shaver and
wore a grey suit" OF course the girl
in the office. and the only person to
see him, noticed all about his being
handsome and clean shaven."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-18

Nav the elder replied, they
didn't sing noth1n' but anthems.
" 'Anthemsr exclaimed Jerushy,
'Whut on the yearth is anthems?
"'Well, answered the elder, I KANT
just ezzackly tell We, but eff I'd say,
Rusty. the COWS is in the corn that
wouldn't be no anthem. But eff I'd
say Rusty, Rushy, the cows-the
cows-the Holstein COW. the muley
COW, the Jersey COW, the spotted COW
all the cows--the cows--is his in
tho corn-corn- corn. Ah-menl''
why. that'd be an anthem
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-18
What Editors
Are Saying
Sport
columbus Ledger

Where a hundred years ago sport
and entertainment were created by
those who enjoyed them, now it Is
paid for. The price is beyond all
computation Even children, once
content with simple games. now buy
their pleasures with money, watching
others contest in sports instead Of
playing themselves. It may well be
doubted that this is a wholesome con-
dition, economically or otherwise.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-18

dJHWeLIL LIIo IdWs
He finds jobs annually for thou
sands of convicts released from the
counrty's penitentaries, and so well
has he established his contention that
the average convict is q victim Of cir
cumstances rather than q deliberate
wrong -doer. that today 10000 repre-
sentative employers of labor take his
word as a bond for any ex-COnvict try
ing to win back to responsibility.
And more than 90 per cent Of such
men," says budding, have made
good. OF the few who slip the great
er number are mental detectives"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-18
Dictatorship
Muncte Evening Press.l

Those who admire Governor Wal
toms firmness in enforcing law and
order in Tulsa may change their
opinion If he carries his ideas to the
point of military dictatorship that IN
tereferes with the legitimate activities
Of the citizenship and the con-
stitutional rights of free speech and
free press. Enforcing State laws by
breaking Federal laws may not make
q popular appeal.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-18
Watching
Mewcastle Courier1

The Governor Of Oklahoma says he
IS determined to put a stop to mob
violence, and will order out the mill
tia and call for volunteers, If neces-
sary. That is the proper spirit, and
the country is watching with interest
to see if the Governors actions cor
respond with the vigor Of his talk
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-18
Absurd
(South Bend News Times)

For the southern States to pick the
Republican candidate is as absurd as
for the Democrats to turn over their
conventions to Pennsylvania or Kan
saS.
The real insurance which the peo-
pie will finally demand is a nation
wide presidential primary in which
the candidate will be he who obtains
the larger vote from the people them
selves.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-18
Music

Just 600 years ago. in 1923. the
monk. Guido. invented the method of
writing music on paper. Before
from one person to another only by
ear Guido invented the system OF
recording musical notes on lines, in
about the same form as modern sheet
music.
We owe much to Guido, the Bene-
dictlne. Incidentally, when he brought
out his discovery he had hard time
overcoming suspicion and ridicule.
Such is the history OF all new things,
especially new ideas.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-18

S o c 1 o t y, with
headquarters in
Washington.
budding him
self spent four
Y e ars in t h Q
Moundsville CIV.
Va.) prison, fol
lowing conviction
on a charge Of
S e @ o n d degree
murder. His plea
was self-defense.
Released, he de-
voted his lif g
to relieving, both
within and with
out the bars, the
lot of men who
b We GALL e n
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-18
PEOPLE -
Prison Relief
His Life Task
BIZ NEA Service

BIZ NEA Service
EV7 ASHINGTON, Sept. 1S.-Is the
WI criminal as black as he's paint
ed?
Generally not, says Earl e. Dud-
ding, head of the Prisoners Relief
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-18

II guess you've been out with worse
looking fellows than am. haven't
your"
(No answer.
II say, I guess you've been out with
worse looking fellows than am,
haven't your"
IT heard you thu first time. was
Just trying to think. Lemon Punch.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-18
Family Fun


OeaSOn
As the train approached the dark
tunnel the man turned to the strange
lady at his side.
When we are in this tunnel" he
said calmly, II shall kiss you
Sir" she said Jelly. how dare you'll
am a lady"
That's just the reason I am going
to kiss YOU" replied the young man.
IF I preferred a man Ia call the
conductor. "-Froth.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-18
Keen

The radio broadcasting station in
Los Angeles gets this telegram from
a listener in Cuba: For Heavens
sake. turn off that faucet. I hear
the dripping Of water every time you
put on a program and tune In"
Investigation revealed a leaking
spigot near the transmitting appa-
ratus. That's extending one Of man s
senses, hearing. thousands of miles
with almost unbelievable keenness.
Later viii come a similar extension
Of the sense Of sight.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-18
Teachers Error

Teachers Error
Jimmie" said the tsacher, why
don't you wash your face2 can see
what you had for breakfast this morn
ing"
What was tt7"
Eggs"
Wrong, teacher; that was yester-
day."-Capper's News.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-18
What Interests Dad

'Tt says here a mosquito can fly
ten miles"
THE distance doesn't interest me-
it's what the darn little cuss does
when he arrives, Boston Trans
script.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-18
Observations

Gloucerster's fish story beats 'em
all It Is 300 years long and the
odors are there to prove its truth.
A magazine writer insists that 1t is
impossible to love 100 women, but he
Is wrong. They begin TO shoot with
deadly effect long before that figure
Is attained.
The people have a voice in the
coal settlement" says an eastern pa
per. True, but pride Of unsulied col
umns prevents printing what that
voice is saying.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-18
SWarn0s

Another record is broken. 1900
visitors fiocking to the New York
Aquarium in one day. Similar re-
ports keep coming from museums.
art galleries and the lecture halls.
The mind of humanity is swinging
strongly to science. We are on the
threshold of a great scientific age
Radio craze is another proof. indioat-
ing the trend of the rising generation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-18
Rnhbfe slll,e A Dinlomat

Robert, come in here to me-"
but mother, can't stay cut here
until finish my candy7"
What kind Of candy are you eat
mgr"
AN el1-day sucker. "-Youngstow
Telegram.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-18

EOVTdbW 10
What makes your chief so tallta- |
tive today2"
Cannibal: "Oh. ne ate a couple Of
barbersp-Judge-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-18
A Thought

A fool uttereth all his mind; but a
wise man keepeth It till afterward--
Prov. 29:11.
m PEAK f1t1y. or be silent wisely.
II George Herbert
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-18
Lazzie,s Great Record

What, 1900 miles in her this sum-
mer, old mann Some tour!''
mo tour at all. Just back and
forth to the grocery stors for things
my wife forgot Judge.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-18
Pinchot was the pinch hitter.

If 1t is true that banana song saved
us from complete moral collapse"
as New York musician claims, then
there are none but slippery places
for us, coming and going.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-18
This VIII Hold Dad

This VIII Hold Dad
TT always takes you an hour to
dress. I'm done in five minutes"
3 ''It wouldn't pay to spend more
time on you."-Judge.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-18
Statistics

Something new under the sun--a
business doctor who condemns his
own brand of medicine. Slason
Thompson, railroad statistician, says
superf1uous statistics are adding 100
million dollars a year to our nation's
transportation bill.
Possibly an exaggeration, but in
principle he is right. And It's true
Of all industries, semi demented con.
corning statistics which few read and
fewer understand.
Since 1895, railroad clerks have in
creased AL per cent, white passen-
gers increased only lat per cent and
freight tonnage only 231 per cent.
System is futile except when It elm
mates work and cuts cost Of produo-
ton.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-18
Autos

Four auto companies now have pro
duced more than a million cars apiece
since they started business. WHY'S
Overland is the latest. Buick and
Chevrolet passed the million mark
early this year. Dodge soon will be
the flfth to reach the mark.
Ford hit the million goal several
years ago. He's getting along to
5000, 900 cars produced.
These figures don't mean much I'M
less you recall the old days when
the "horseless carriage struck most
people as a fad or, at best, an limo
walton limited in its power of growth.
It's dangerous to condemn anything
new-or predict it's future.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-18

When Magnus states he will reform
the Senate, we begin to pity him for
his unsophisttcation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-18

You can get an answer to any quos-
ton Of fact or Information by writing
&c the Indianapolis Times Washington
ton, D. c., inclosing 2 cents in stamps.
Medical legal. love and marriage ad-
vice cannot be given, nor can extended
research be undertaken. or papers,
speeches, etc. be prepared. Unsigned
letters cannot be answered. but all let
tiers are confidential. and recsive per-
sonal replies.-Editor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-18

Spanish Army is buying Missouri
mules and those Moroccans will now
get a real kick out of war.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-18

The constant slamming Of the bro
kerage office doors is another noise
that disturbs New Workers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-18

Secretary Mellon called on President
Coolidge today and they had a long
talk for half a minute.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-18

'Pinchot is presidential timberr'
shouts an Eastern adrnirer. Let's
wait until the new price Of coal is
fixed for the consumer before ventur-
ing assertions like that.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-18

Is It incorrect to say II expect
I did,"
Yes, this Is incorrect, for one can
not expect about the past. Expect"
Is to look forward.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-18

Those 100000 lire Mussolini
grabs from Greece ought to make the
latter's political party talk that way.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-18

Is It necessary for young man
to give his seat to q lady in a
crowded carr
This is a mark of courtesy that
seems to be passing out; nevertheless,
it is always a sign Of good breeding
and ponteness.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-18

Is a mail carrier classsd as a
Federal employer
Yes. The term Federal employee"
refers to any one who Is employed
in any capacity by the Federal Gov.
eminent.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-18

II an alien nnarries an American
woman does that automatically
make him a citizen of the United
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-18
STEALING THUNDER FROM PARIS

q . PECIAL Tours Now Being Organized for Ind
- Ind q. S. Al
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-18

Are the sketches in a comic
strip drawn separately or all on
one-pieoe Of cardboard? How large
are the originals?
In a single strip. and the usual prao-
uce of cartoonists Is to make the
drawing from two to two and one-haIf
times the actual size the strip is to
appear IN the newspaper.
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NEW YORK, May 12-Dotor fore-ym Baltimore of mails
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WASHINGTON, moH in mak- western in of
 
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HARVEY INVITED BY NEWSPAPER MEN

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STUDENTS DRINK POISONED PUNCH

TERRE HAUTE, May 12FSty a
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WASHINGTON, May 12secretary ed to form investigation of problems
  its
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RUSSIA ooNTEsaLATEs AIR MENACE


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