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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-04
FUTURE FOR
BONUS BILL
FAVORABLE
Coolidge Indicates He viii
Sign Measure if Passed
by Congress,
BY c. A. RANDALL,
Times Staff Cnrresnnnden

TT 4 ASHINTON. Sept Aft Con
IWI gress passes "a soldiers bonus
bill, President Coolidge viii
sign-~tke measure. That is the inter
probation placed on the Presidents
recent expression of confidence in the
wisdom Of Congress. Good measures
pass Congress without coercion, and
bad measures are rejected without
outside influence That, in substance,
White House visitors were told.
What is the situation in Congress?'
Both houses are for the bonus. In
the Senate and in the House former
bonus opponents have switched and
are now advocating passage of the
bill The gains Of the bonus advo-
Gates, in fact. have been so great
it is commonly thought the measure
could be passed even though 1t re-
ceived the presidential veto.
Signed State Bill
AS Governor of Massachusetts,, Mr..
Coolidge signed a State soldiers bo-
nus bill and stated it as his belief the
veterans were entitled to financial re-
Lief.
Apparently, then. the Presidert and
Congress are for the bonus. All that
remains is the provision of the neces.
sary funds. The amount needed will,
of course, depend on the terms Of
payment.
From present appearances the same
bill that failed of adoption because of
President Hardings veto will again
be recommended for passage by the
Finance Committees of the House and
Senate.
Therein. the ex-soldiers will be given
the option between taking twenty
year certificates. vocational training Or
aid in buying homes or farms. 1t ts
estimated at least Is per cent Of the
men will choose the certificate plan.
Men Pass School Age
Had the bonus been passed last
year. it is thought from to per
cent of the men nigh thave chosen
vocational training assistance, but
with the passage OF years. the veterans
have nearly all passed the school age.
The total cash necessary TO pay the
bonus obligations would be $4,000
600 at once to settle all claims totallng
less than $50 each, and S1,136.0 600
TO finance the certificate plan and the
farm and home assistance up 70 1919
In that year the twenty-year cerufl-
Gates would become due and cash 10
the extent OF s2.7oS.0O0. 900 would be
needed
The rate of compensation decided
upon is 81 per day for home service
and 1925 per day for foreign service
If these rates were adhered TO and
the entire obligations paid off imme-
diately, s1.240.000, 900 would be re-
CURED to finance the measure.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-04
TREASURY WATCH DOG PROPOSAL

PRACTICALLY every branch of which Indian
Ii apos citizens contribute asking levy
for 1924
ought put all in receptive frame of mind for the
Chamber Of Commerce civic affairs departments proposal
permanent committee to treasury watchdog be
tied.
The Chamber committee proposes
/ Appointment of the committee from Chamber member
ship bring about practical and orderly budget procedure by
comforting with officials of all taxing units.
2 Employment of an expert to advise this committee
g. Reorganization of city departments place
of all city equipment under one head
Classification of all city employees and city equipment
corng fixed standards budget items would be
gible.
s. Immediate inventory of all city property by city
under the direction of the city controller there having been
such step since the first after adoption Of the city charter
Assignment by city controller Of competent members of
his staff to aid departments in budget preparation.
Now somebody will do something about all this problem
there will result budget which is budget.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-04
Heard in Smoking Room

Nobody loves a mother in-law." he
was saying as the man with the Mis-
souri, meerschaum was entering the
smoking room. mo, friend" said the
latter as he removed his pipe. you
are wrong there. I'll admit there are
some mother-in-laws who deserve to
be hated, but there are other. mind
me of a story I heard the other day
about Hugh Duff, state oil tax in
spector over in Kansas. Hugh has a
mother-in-law of the right kind. He
loves her, she deserves it. and she is
his good old pal. However, he doesn't
get credit for his devotion on all oc-
casions. Not long ago, Hugh took
his family, including the mother-in-
law, out for an auto ride. All went
merrily until the machine hit rut
that Hugh didn't see. In about a
second the scenery was full of that
family in every direction. n was found
that the mother-in-law was the most
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-04
CRIME LIST
IN INDIANA
RATED LOW
u, S, Lesh informs Bar AS
ISOLATION He Is Opposed to
Capital Punishment.
BY JOHN CARSON,
Times Staff Correspondent.


wv AsHINGToN. Sept. 4.-Indian.
tWl apolis is presented to the
American Bar Association as
crime exhibit, in the reports made
public here today. and but recently
commented upon by the association
in convention at Minneapolis The
Indiana prison records are presented
for the State.
The Indianapolis exhibit is one IA.
vorable to the city if the statistics are
70 be accepted. The statistics on
prison population show an increase
in the Indiana prisons in 1922 as com
pared with 1910 of only 2.S per cent.
That is a very favorable rating as
compared with most other States. in
some Of which the prison population
has increased from so per cent 70 100
per cent.
It is not in these statistics alone.
however. that the State and city are
judged The record for homicide or
the murder record is one equally as
interesting. This record shows Indi-
annapolis had 90 murders each year
to every 100000 persons in 1912 to
1916, had 10,1 murders in 1917 to 1921
and that in 1922 the record was SO.
Records for other Indiana cities were
not present.
Record Is Good
The average murder record for
twenty-eight large cities in 1922 was
nine to every 100 900 persons. Very
few of the large cities, and especially
y,ar1r Fau- 10 ~o,o c{+iae with . lnr0a ma
gro population had as good record
as Indianapolis Baltimore, Chicago,
Cincinnati, Cleveland. Dayton, Los An
geles, Louisville, Memphis. Nashville,
New Orleans. Philadelphia. Pittsburgh.
San Francisco. St Louis and Wash
irgton had worse records. New York
had a record of only SIS to every
100000 persons
The Southern cities capture the
most distasteful honor OF high murder
records. Memphis had GA murders
to very one hundred thousand persons
and Nashville 30.7. The cities farthest
north had best records. Boston, for
example, had a rating of only SO; Mil
waukee had 20.
Lesh Writes Letter
Because of the tremendous crime
record in the United States as com
pared with other countries, the Bar
Association sought some opinion
from lawyers in every State. From
Indiana. only one letter was pub
lished 1t was from Ulysses S. Lesh
of Indianapolis Lesh said:
while I cannot say 1 have positive
convictions upon the subject. l have
always doubted the right or the
propriety Of imposing the death
penalty since Government is apparent
ly able to protect society without this
extreme measure. In my opinion, the
weakest link in our chain Of law en-
forcement program arises out Of the
common failure of administrative and
judicial officers to administer the
criminal laws as written against the
strong as well as the weak members
Of society"
Lesh's opinion on capital punish
ment is shared by some others and
opposed by equally as many. The
Bar Association, commenting. said the
differences emphasized that opinions
only were being expressed and they
were entirely personal opinions.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-04
Mother

Results come eventually, though it
takes a lot of hammering. Not many
years since pensions for mothers
were merely dreams Of visionary re-
formers. Now mothers pensions
laws are in effect in forty-two of our
forty-eight states.
Tnree-fourths Of the appeals for
this sort of help come from families
where the fathers have died. In most
other cases the father is Ill or other
wise incapacitated.
Mothers pensions involve a prin-
oiple that should be extended until
charity Of all forms is shouldered
by the whole community instead OF
by tagging individuals. A lot Of the
charity that all of US are repeatedly
asked to support is a process of ask
ing people Of moderate means to
take care Of the victims Of the rich
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-04
Science

Even science cannot always guard
against the fatal. Nobody hesitates to
take In his hand a lighted electric
light bdlb, yet when q scrub woman,
standing with her bare feet on the wet
floor of a Brooklyn hotel, merely
touched the glass of a bulb, she fell
dead It was proved that she was
electrocuted. An investigation showed
that it was perfect. But when an ex-
animation was made Of the glass in
the bulb, a very tiny streak of lime
extending from the brass base nearly
down towards the point, was found.
The lime conducted the current 10 the
unfortunate woman and her bare feet
on the wet floor made the shock
stronger.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-04
Animal Facts

Snappiest, friendliest, most intelli-
gent of all the numerous squirrel fam
lily is Master Antelope Chipmunk,
white tailed sprite that lives on slopes
Of the lower Rockies They have two
to three filters a year, with five to
twelve children in each. They need
big families because the following enc
mics hunt 'em for dinner; bear puma,
eagle, owl. fox. wolf. coyote. badger,
bobcat, weasel, hawks, man.
Fixed da&ly diet for lion IN Phila-
delphia Zoo is sixteen pounds Of
horsemeat, rare.
The "shmy" salamander, so-called
because his skin exudes a milky sub
stance into your astonished fingers
when you touch him, is very numer-
Gus in Eastern United States. He looks
worsen pizen, but is none the less
tinid, entirely harmless little beggar.
For which reason his days are num-
bered on this earth. IF he were bold,
gabby and a fighter there'd be some
hope for his race.
Following intensive advertising cam
paign for depositors by Louisville, KY.
Bank of Commerce, a thrifty hen
walked in one day, picked out we'll
filled waste paper basket and layed
an egg in 1t. Pays to advertise.
John Smith, cebus monkey born in
captivity, has just died at the Phila-
delphia Zoo, of old age, in his 9th
year. Was in perfect health till re-
Gently but looked the part OF an old,
old man, even to a head of hair turned
snow white.
Flies lay their eggs on decaying
meat when they can smell it out, the
idea being that the young will have
food when Matched. But many fly
gets fooled by plant. one of whose
names is the carton plant" with an
odor resembling decayed meat, the
myriads of maggots are born on its
leaves to die miserably Of starvation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-04
Money

In Kansas they are bartering
clothes for wheat. A farmer buys a
popular make Of clothes and pays for
1t with wheat elevator receipts at 81
a bushel.
Money is not needed at all, except
as a bookkeeping convenience. Our
farmers are learning that our chief
economic trouble. as in Europe. is
in our money system. If Ford runs
for President, his chief play for the
farmer vote probably will have to do
with a new system Of currency.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-04
The Hunchers
BY BERTON BRALEY

is lucky devil who drives a lordly car
The bird blowing rings hfycent cigar;
That eadymoney person who's plasered with kale
Who the universe and have by the tail?
He's of that persistent and pertinacious blend,
guy who plays his bunch the end.
And who's the seedy fellow, the shabby-ookng bloke
Who's obviously pretty fat If not completely broke?
Why yes he's up against It, there's duobt of that
There's fringe his rouserlegs he busted hat
Yet he is though he hasn't got single bean spend
guy who plays his bunch to the end.
You say you're sorry for him? You needn't be- bit
For if look within his you'll he hasn't quit
He may duplicate the other mans success,
But he won't always be the for LIES unkindlness
For if the bunch is honest Fate proves time
To-guys who play their bunch the end
Copyright, 1923 NEA Service Inc)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-04
What Editors
Are Saying
Engaged

Lafayette Journal and Courier
The Filipino is indulging in philip
pics. The Cuban is cuckoo. Porto
Rico shrieks for freedom. Haiti sings
a hymn of hate. Santo Domingo is in
a state of biff, bang bingo. The Vir-
gin islands verge upon disaster.
Uncle Sans wards are cutting UP like
the very mischief, This is no time to
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-04
Sensible
Decatur Daily Democracy

NDeCdIuT Daily DeInOCrdIJ
The community which offers a dec-
ent tax rate is the one which Will go
forward. People will not build homes
when the taxes make the investment
bad. Manufacturers will pass up
those towns and cities which do not
figure the tax rate to the lowest pos
sible cent
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-04
TNDiCal

A man is arrested. charged with
neglecting to support his wife. Ac.
cording to the testimony at the hear
Ing. he kept his family of five in a
shack, provided only one bed, and
failed to furnish enough to eat. Not
withstanding, he manages to own and
run an auto.
We wouldn't go as far as to call
him a typical American, but he GER
tainly has some typical tendencies.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-04
A Thought

Whatsoever thy hand f1ndeth to do,
1t with thy might; for there is no
work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor
wisdom, in the grave, whittier thou
goest.-Eccl. $40.
T-1 OIL, feel: think, hope; you will
be sure to dream enough before
- you die, without arranging for
i'll. Sterling.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-04

Hardy
DAILY clintonian)

Despite all the handicaps that be-
set the average farmer, he manages
to remain the very backbone of his
community and of the Nation. II he
were not of a hardy species. the farm.
er would be pushed off the map by
announcement.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-04
COMPANY

Rushville Daily Republican,
Nothing gratifies a busy person
quite so much as to have a time Kill
Ter pop in and plant himself In your
easiest chair, and accept your last
cigar. and puff lazily while you hold
the match, and then lean back com
fortably and tell you not to bother
about him, but go right on with your
work
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-04
Husband To Wife

"wen, Henry. If anything goes
wrong, / will always be able to keep
the wolf away from the door by sing
ing
There isn't the slightest doubt of
that, dear. Oregon Lemon Punch.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-04
Family Fun
Bray!

The more than usual lack Of intel
igence among the students that morn
ing had got under the professors skin.
Glass is dismissed" he said. exas-
peratedly. please don't flap your
ears as you pass out "-Froth.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-04
When Father Shuts I'm

Where does that child get his tenn.
peri. Not from me. surely"
mo; none OF yours is missing. -
Boston Transcript.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-04
l. Il IL
(Marion Leader Tribune,

An institute speaker said the trou-
BILE with the boys. Of today is they
want to live without working. Hasn't
that always been the trouble with
about nine-tenths of the whole OF US?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-04
Little WiIne.s First Puff

willie. you naughty. naughty boyl
You've been smoking. You'll be sick"
TO which the polite child replied
wanly: Thank you, mother, I'm dy-
ing. "-Amerioan Legion Weekly.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-04
One For The Auto Man

you told me this car would last as
long as I lived"
"Well, you have been luckier than
I thought you would. Film Fun.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-04

Why do Masons so often lay
the corner stone of churches and
other buildings?
The Masonic order is an organiza-
ton with distinctly religious trend.
Much of their ritual is built on the
Bible. There is tradition among
them that the. order was first organ.
ized among the masons building Solo
mons Temple. Gradually the custom
has grown up Of having them lay cor
ler stones with appropriate ritual.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-04
For Your Smart Grocer

Hey, mister! Have you got any
thing in the shape OF bananas7"
Yes, we have dill pickles. Judge.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-04
Blooded

frankfort Evening News
The old bloods used to draw prizes
at the county fair for blooded horses.
Now their youngsters draw fines for
blooded automobiles.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-04

Where does fever bush" grow
and what is it used for?
Spice bush more commonly known
as fever BUSH" grows wild along
streams In most Of the region between
Ontario, Canada and North Carolina
1t is an ornamental shrub and is
sometimes used around homes. The
bark is collected in the spring and is
worth 3 or 4 cents a pound. 1t is
used as 8, fever medicine.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-04
Has there ever been q cross !

Has there ever been a cross be-
tween a chicken and a guinea?
The Department of Agriculture
says such a thing Is possible, and
has been reported at various times.
However, the resulting fowl would be
a hybrid and would not breed again.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-04
from the
y Referee S Tower
By ALBERT APPLE
Waltz

The old-fashioned waltz is coming
back to its former popularity, &C
cording to dancing teachers. They
says It Is virtually certain to mo.
nopoli2e the casinos, Cabarets and
grand bathrooms"
II true, it means much in moral
way, for the waltz .is a creation Of
modesty. There are two sure ways Of
getting peoples real number when
they are drunk, and when they
dance.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-04

What are dog days?
The name applied by the ancients
to period of about forty days. the
hottest season of the year. at the time
of the heliacal rising of Sirius, the
Dog Star. The time of the rising is
now. owing to the procession of the
equinoxes, different from what 1t was
IN the time of the ancients July y;
and the dogs days are counted from
July 8 to Aug. II. that is twenty days
before and twenty days after the hell
acal rising.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-04
Longer

We Americans are gluttons for pun
ishment. seem to thrive on trouble.
The Census Bureau reports that the
average length OF life Increased three
and a third years during 1891. year
of hard times.
One reason for this is that we fight
harder to live when the struggle for
existence becomes more severe. Moth
ing Is more consuming, even fatal.
than a soft life"
Against
The knights of the Blazing Ring.
which announces itself against all
clans and klans," claims that its mem
bership is growing like wildfre.
Sounds reasonable. AS soon as a
society-for becomes powerful up rises
a society-against to cut it down. Ma
ture by volcanic upheaval creates a
mountain, then Instantly starts de-
stroying 1t by erosion. This three
dirnensional universe Of ours has an
memorable system of checks and
balances. Just 3. matter of time.
Salvage
The fleet that was scuttled and sunk
by the Germans at Scapa Flow in
June, 1919, will be raised by the
British admiralty and sold as Junk.
It's a pity that all the battleships
afloat can't be turned over to the
junkmen. AS long as the world packs
gun, there's bound to be shooting
No permanent peace until there's com
nIete disarmament
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-04
Editors Mail

The editor ~ willing to prin. views
of Times readers on interesting sub
iects. Make your comment brief.
Sign your name as an evidence OF
good faith. II will not be printed
II you object.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-04

why do pullets lay small eggs?
Because their organs are not fully
developed; the size of the eggs win
increase as the ppllet gets older, ana
after few weeks they should be
fairly normal size
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-04
THEY CALL TT FAVORABLE

R. HOOVERS Commerce Department favor-
w able'' balances of trade for July.
Goods exported from the valued at $685.
03O 404, while imports $287 1886, 239.
That that during July able to let the world
(Which already fifteen billions dollars
pay debt half million dollars day for
the month
Favorable9 Well mebbe
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-04
Q y E S T I Q N s
ASk-The Times
A N S w E R S

You can get an answer 10 any ques-
ton Of fact or information by writing
to the indianapolis Times Washington
Bureau. 1929 y. Y. Avenue, Washing
t0u, D. c. inclosing . cents in stamps.
Medical. legal. love and marriage adj
vice cannot be given, nor can extended
research be undertaken. or papers.
speeches, etc. be prep lred. Unsigned
letters cannot be answered, but all let
ters are confidential and receive pr
sonal replies. -EditCr.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-04

Is the $3.50 gold piece still
coined?
No
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-04

What States lead in the value
of all farm crops?
Texas leads, the next in rank being
Iowa, Illinois. California. North Caro-
lima. Kansas. Minnesota, Ohio. New
York and Wisconsin.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-04

1t is safe to put goldfish in the
same aquarium with a turtle?
No. The turtle would probably nib
BILE the tails of the fish.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-04

What States lead in the value
of all farm property, including
, land, buildings and crops?
The leading States are, in the order
given: Iowa. Illinois, Texas, Nebras-
ka. Minnesota, California, Ohio, Indi-
ana, Missouri and Kansas.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-04

How can the sourIng Of paste
made Of -four be prevented?
BY adding a little creosote or car.
bolic acid
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-04

Do Christmas shopping early and avoid this warning
This climate does not always AGREE with the &eHss
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-04

What is the order Of DeMoIay?
An organization for boys from the
ages or Is to p under the supervision
OF the Masonic order, although not a
part OF this order til is a sort of
training order Cor future membership
in other organizations.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-04

Which are the largest railroad
shops west Of Chicago?
The Santa F'e shops at Topeka, Kan
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-04

Where are pistachio nuts
grown?
Mainly in Asia Minor. but there are
a number of groves in California
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-04

What amounts of gold and silver
are held in the T.. s. treasury?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-04

On July |, 1923. the figures We're:
Gold coin and bullion, $3,363 SIS. 562;
standard silver dollars. S425, $50. 042:
subsidiary silver. S11,587, 200.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-04

What does the name Dolores
mean?
Sorrows.