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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-14
THE
PUBLIC'S
SIDE

SIDE torney arguing local utility asserted
1t all depends who regulates the monopo-
lies There much of tendency for monopoles regulate
themselves through wemeanng public officials who helpless
almost helpless
utility company-and it utility company to which
the attorney reerredgoes before the public service
asking has carefully prepared and
that through the best legal talent obanab When
the of the utility completed the asks for the
of the public sometimes there aherted
ton and sometimes there
There will be such thing regulated mOnopoies when the
public gets busy and participates in the regulation.
demonstration of what be done when the public
representing public hand
the decision of the Interstate Commerce Commission not to in
petroleum Oklahoma indianapolis Cham
shippers presented their sides and
impressed it the commission.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-14
TOBACCO FARMERS ARE
FREED FROM SERFDOM
BY COOPERATIVE SOCIETY
Plan Did Away With Auction
System in Selling Bur-
ley Crop,

The author Of this article, reprinted
in part from The Survey" is the San
Francisco lawyer who has organized
cooperatvcs for marketing among farm
ers all over the country, beginning with
the California fruit and nut growers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-14
MONEY
SAVED,
PERHAPS

That looks good Courthouse employees drew about half
they did last year, which surely commendabe
court forced to close of cold happened
aforetime.
However $1,000 of the saving road
pair department At the time letter Portland
Cement Association which keeps eye roads has helped
build the commissioners that dozen roads the county
in bad shape and need much attention Immediately bitches
standing full of water along the Pendeton pike Speed
way road viii undermine them, it is said
Real is commendabe but cutting deep for the
sake of record Juggling figures is not.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-14

Where is the U. S. Won Steuben
now and how was It used during
the war?
It is now retired at the Navy Yard
at Philadelphia, Pa. The Won Steu-
ben was in U. S. Navy service until
Oct. IA. 1917, when it was turned over
to the War Department and was used
as a transport vessel until Nov. "a,
1919.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-14
THAT
RUBBER
CORNER

KEPT YTYHE 1923 volume of of &he Legislature
THIN lust published is of the thinnest similar
WISELY L volumes published by the State in years
That is good sign. Things sufficiently
complicated without the enactment of lot of laws.
There really a notable A
laws cutting State expenditures might have been amiss
Otherwise the lamented Legislature wisely keep
ing down the volume of such legislation proposed
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-14

What is the largest coke plant
IN the world?
One being built at Clarion. Pa
which when finished will be the larg
est in the world. They have 72O ovens
completed at the present time-ca
pacity Of ovens thirteen tons in eigh
teen hours.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-14

CITYS TT took ten years for citizens of southeastern
PLAY Indianapolis TO obtain a plavground but a
GROUNDS = good playground in a community where
needed IS worth ten years of effort
Fairgrounds investments city can make
They healthy citizenship the future they keep chill
dren off the Streets where their lives constantly
The city of should pay exhorbtant prices for play
ground for the city has ways obtaining land without
being held up
Let's have Fairgrounds congested districts.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-14

THAT A MERICANS are spending nearly billion dol
RUBBER lars year for tires and other things made
CORNER 4 y of rubber says A L. Viles big in the
rubber industry
This Importance OF the o from
Engands the worlds rubber production Bra
Ill through its government that it, gladly cooperate
with develop big rub
Der industry down there.
Whether Americans will be benevolent enough the
price England viii demand remains be Price of every
thing usually is as much as the holder can get.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-14

"HE county auditor s report for the first quar-
ter of 1928 shows a saving of $4,000 in
u county pay rolls over similar period last
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-14
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-14

At what rate does the common
seal swim?
Aboat ten miles an hour.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-14

~ BLIC interest requires regulated monopolies
S - instead of unrestricted competition at
torney arguing local utility case asserted
1t all depends who regulates the monopo-
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-30

Miss Coma McCaskill, upper
right. of Fayetteville. South Caro-
Ina, is the guest Of Miss Joyce Nc
Lellan for several days. Miss Nc
Caskill was honor guest at pretty
luncheon given Thursday at the home
of Miss Mcclellan.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-30

Miss Eleanor Nowlin-Henderson,
(lower right. the daughter of Mrs.
r. W. Nowlin arrived home recently
after lovely summer spent abroad.
Miss Henderson sailed from Quebec
with a party of friends on the EN-
press of France. They landed in
Germany and toured Europe. She
sailed from Southampton and landed
in Quebec, where she was met by MIR.
and Mrs. Nowlin. Miss Henderson
may be one of the seasons debutantes.
Evening star., 1923-04-22
Lou Shoe Effect
On Size of Ankle
Up to Scientists
BY Cable to Tho Star.

BY Gable to The Star.
PARIS April 21.-It il announced
that the French Academy Of Science
viii pass authoritative Judgment on
the question now a8itating all Paris
whether low shoes cause large ankles.
For some days the matter has been
warmly debated and Milady 10 COM
mencing to have grave doubts about
the delicate slippers. sandals and
sabots which the mode DEGREES.
Investigation, however. would indi-
cate that the wholesale bootmakers
may have more to do with the mat
they felt that. because low shoes have
had monopoly for three years, there
would be a demand for a change.
So they got ready immense supplies
of high shoes and had 1t announced
far and wide that they would be the
rage this year. The women. however.
failed to fall for this argument and
insisted on clinging to the more
dainty foot wear.
Should Frances highest medical au-
thorities obligingly support the
theory that ankles increase in girth
when fncaSed only in the f1tmSiest silk
instead Of leather uppers then the
prospects of the return Of the high
shoe and the consequent clearing of
the shelves of the factories would be
much brighter.
Needless to say the silk stocking
trade Is just as anxious to keep the
high shoe out as the shoemakers are
to bring 1t in, SO the war between the
rival industries for the favor of the
medical SAvantS promises to be bitter.
Copyright, 1921
Evening star., 1923-04-22
BEER TAX REDUCED;
BRITISH REJOICE
One Hour After Law II Passed
Workmen Enjoy Cheaper
Beverage.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. April 21.-The British
workman. stopping at his favorfte
pub" for an appetizer on the way
homo to supper last Monday night.
enjoyed tho full benefit OF tho reduc-
tion of the penny q pint in tho price
Of beer. which had been made possi-
BILE by the announcement of the chan
cellor Of the exchequer in the House
of Commons only an hour before.
The machinery Of British law en-
Joys a reputation for swift movement.
Chief Justice Taft camo to England
of legal procedure here; but the
courts OF justice move at snail
pace as compared with the synchron-
lied action of the House Of Commons
and of the brewers in putting in force
the beer tax reduction as soon as
Mr. Baldwin had spoken the word.
Many publicans had let their stocks
run low in order to take advantage of
the expected reduction in the price
per barrel charged by the brewers.
The delivery wagons of the latter
started moving at 4 o'clock on Tues
day morning and were busy for a
whole day.
The other tax changes announced
In Mr.. Baldwin's budget were not
made effective SO rapidly. The public
will not enjoy the postal reduction
until June, and those who are groan-
ing under the income tax must wait
several months before their burden is
lessened pence a pound. Meanwhile,
the laborites' spokesmen say they are
still listening intently for the word
that would mean reduction in food
prices
Evening star., 1923-04-22
SOCIETY PROMOTES
u. S.-ANGLO HARMONY
Members of War Missions to
America Keep Up
Good Work.
b. the Associated Press.

~ NV -tSs Fliltn fIeNS.
LONDON, April 2f.-One war or
eanization which is still as hale, and
hearty ever is the reunion of
I:ritish War Missions to the United
States" which holds it's fourth annual
dinner Tuesday.
The society is composed of those
military men and civilians who went
10 America before and after the
United States entered the war on va
rious missions connected with the
conflict. They enjoyed what they
remember AS ''the great American
hospitality" and they are maintain
ing their organization both to dis
play their feeling toward the country
that received them SO warmly and to
maintain the ties Of wartime
Apart from the annual dinners, the
society is carrying out various forms
of practical work. For instance, it's
members are endeavoring to make
American students at oxford and
by introducing them in English
homes and by entertaining them dur
ing holidays. The society also offers
prizes to school children for essays
on Anglo American history and rela-
tions. and is organizing campaign
for the acquisition by public libra
ries Of books interpreting America to
England and is collecting all sorts
nf books, from history to representa-
tive American fiction and government
publications.
The Earl of Reading. as president
Of the society. has given a silver cup
TO be awarded to the winner of a golf
contest between members Of the So
ciety and American golfers who re-
side in England.
Evening star., 1923-04-22
CONFERENCE on u. S.
DEBT UNNOTTCED
RhiueIand Negotiations Almost
Ignored by Public
In Paris.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, April 21.-The efforts Of the
commission. which Is trying to IND
out how the United States may be
reimbursed in something like
quarter of q billion dollars as cost
for the maintenance of the American
troops In the Rhineland, probably
would have passed unnoticed had not
tho American newspaper correspon-
dents shown interest IN the proceed
ings. Outside of official circles the
French people are not aware or the
presence in Paris Of Eliot Wadsworth,
assistant secretary Of the American
Treasury, who Is looking after the
negotiations on behalf of the wash
ington government.
This Is partly due to the discretion
with which Mr.. Wadsworth Is car
rying out his mission. but especially
to the fact that Ls carrying out his
mission, but especially to the iact
that no money matters,' unless
reckoned in billions. seem to attract
attention here. To nation which Is
trying to collect 132 billion gold
marks. and which owes something
like 100000, 100000 paper francs, dis
cussion over u paltry quarter or a
billion dollars seems nothing me
commission has met and ADJOURNED
several times without any one eAcePe
it's members, knowing anything about
it, The French press hasn't had an
inkling that there have been dlfn-
culties in reaching an agreement.
Mr. WadSworth makes no COM
plant. but he is finding the time spent
in trying to reach some decision ex-
tremely lengthy He is being treated
with the utmost courtesy by the other
delegates of the committee. and the
officials of the French government are
most favorably impressed with him ::
but the French who are endeavoring
to collect several billions from Ger
many refuse to get excited over an
attempt to obtain a similar figure in
millions from the same debtor.
Evening star., 1923-04-22
100000 MARKS PAID
FOR "FAUST" EDITION
Goethe's Great Place in German
Heart Evidenced by Record
Auction Returns.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, April 21.-Goethe's great
place in the German heart was evil
denced again a few days ago in the
record price of 100000 marks for
the first edition of his Faust" at an
auction conducted by one Of Berlin's
leading antiquaries. Although the
volume which commanded this figure
also included first editions of "Tasso"
and "Iphigenie," ii comprised Faust
as it's major portion and chief attrac-
ton.
Goethe's new writings" inset VOL
umes. published about 125 years ago.
brought 100000 marks, despite the
fact that a rare musical supplement
was missing from the sixth binding.
A number Of his other works also
went for sums ranging well up into
the millions.
1t is just 10S years ago this sum
mer that Goethe wrote a letter from
Wiesbaden to an official of the state
government at Weimar, which Is being
freely quoted now in connection with
the Ruhr occupation. This was after
the evacuation of the Rhineland by
Napoleon's troops. and in the letter
Goethe says: "One can be pleased
from the bottom of his heart for
whatever evil may befall the French
IL he sees the evil with which for
twenty years they have tortured and
destroyed. indeed, eternally mutilated
and ruined, this district"
Evening star., 1923-04-22
CLAIM FORD AND EDISON
NAMES WRONGLY USED
By the Associated Press

By the Associa ted Press
NEW YORK, April 21.-Tnvestigators
who had posed as prospects testified
today at a preliminary hearing before
Chief City Magistrate McAdoo of
charges preferred by the Better Bust
ness Bureau that Calvin T Graves and
Edward Il. Howell improperly used the
names and photographs OF Henry Ford
and Thomas A. Edison in promoting the
sale of lots adjoining Muscle Shoals
The witnesses. one of them a Won1a n
agent of the Better Business Bureau,
told Of visiting the promoters office.
where they were told that Congress had
taken straw vote and decided TO sell
Muscle Shoals to Ford.
They were handed an alluring pros-
pectus. containing pictures of Ford and
Edison. said the witnesses, and were
regaled with stereopticon lectures and
stories of big profits made by little in :
vestors in town site development at De-
trolt, Chicago and other cities
II. j. Kenner, chief executive OF the
business bureau, said he visited the
Howell & Graves office and was told
they were 'the fastest selling force in
the country" Muscle Shoals lots were
offered TO him for 1890 to $4,000, he
said
The hearing was adjourned till Mon
day i'
Evening star., 1923-04-22
SAYS RE|CHSTAG
IS DEBATING CLUB
Harden Chides German
Spokesman for Disregard
ing CIemenceau Proposal.
MIGHT FREE RUHR AREA
Thinks Demilitarization of Rhine.
land Night Recompense for Gen.
uine Offer of Debt Payment.
BY MAMMALIAN HARDEN,


GerMany's Foremost Publicist.
BY Gable to The Star.
BERLIN. April 21.-Poincare's Dun
kirk speech contained nothing un-
reasonable for a wise people but II
has not been considered in Germany.
In fact there has been no serious ex-
animation in Germany of the question
whether genuine offer of payment
on account. and the demilitariZation
of the RhineIand. would not be a
cheap price to pay to re-establish
the republic as a potent factor In
world affairs. Instead there is a con-
tinuation of the policy of debate and
any one who would dare suggest that
Germany has faults would be knock
ed on the head as a traitor.
Following the recent debate in the
reiChstag over the Ruhr the entire
outside world must wonder why Ger
man politicians talk so much when
they have nothing to say. The ex-
planation is even more difficult than
the question. The German parlia =
ment is fifty. five years old. but for
the first fifty years it was only a
mind interpreting kaiserism. 1t never
elected ministers. never used the
stead furnished 10 the voters a never
falling supply of rhetoric.
Remains a Debating Club.
Although Germany now has had
parliamentary government for more
than four years the reichstag remains
a debating club In which each speak
er endeavors to prove that the pre-
vious speaker was wrong. Otherwise
the members lunch. dine, write for
the press, receive visitors, but make
no effort to re-establish prosperity
and contentment. The party leaders
provide two or three speakers for
each debate. The party press repro
duces the arguments OF opponents In
such condensed form that they seem
nonsense. To get comprehensive
idea of the proceedings it would he
necessary TO purchase all papers al
an enormous expense. This, OF
course the public cannot do.
Membership in parliament today is
as much a trade as TO be a tailor, a
stockbroker or a film actor with the
difference that it needs less training
The members receive sufficient salary
to live. they ride on the railroads
free and earn money on the side. AS
no one wants 10 lose a good job 1t is
not surprising that nearly all the
old pillars of kaiSerism still are rep
resented therein or that ancient Gus
toms should be speedily revived
Even the Socialistic members. once In
opposition, now are rejoiced that they
have become ministers and are a BILE
to save. They no longer have to ce-
pend on the party funds for their
expenses when they make campaign
journeys. Otherwise they would be
unable to extract money from the
Rockets Of the workers. Therefore
Evening star., 1923-04-22
no one wants a fresh election because
adjournment would cut off salaries.
Talking Cheap and Pleasant.

Talking today is cheap ard pleas
ant. The poet Geibel once said:
"Germany's soul makes the world
whole" This has been repeated ad-
nauseam by Treitschke and all other
Nationalists. The modern German
parliamentarian considers 1t his duty
to cure the sick world with moral
reflections. but no one ever sug-
cests that Germany is to blame.
That would be traitorous utter
ance.
Tho eXkaiser. whose mother in
recently published letters described
Lis desire for applause as a danger
TO the monarchy, succeeded in per-
suading large masses OF the people
that any political lie was profta Die
If for patriotic motives. The Bava-
rian minister recently wrote an Of
fetal letter in which he said: We've
cot 10 deny everything for foreign
consumption. Therefore 1t is natural
that the ruinous German Ruhr policy.
which is causing fresh billions in
debt and is responsible for the lat
est downfall of the mark. has met
with no serious opposition in the
Eeichstag.
The Immediate necessity IL that
the German people find out for thcm-
selves what the truth really is. The
world will not endorse Shakespeare 8
verdict: Germans are hoflest me.l."
Until Germany has purged herself OF
the microbe of cunning and DIS
honesty.
,Cnprr;oht 1909
Evening star., 1923-04-22
P0INCARE SEES SELF
AS OTHERS SEE HIM
French Premier Mimiced by
Dwarf at Dinner in
Paris.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS. April 21.-Premier Po0
care the other day saw himself a.
others see him: and he smiled one o.
his rare smiles. Nine years of wa.
and OF peace much like war ha, ;
emphasized his seriousness. Thf
premier was a guest at a large pr
vate dinner, which was followed, 4.
is the custom here. by an entertain
ment. At the entertainment Delphi
a dwarf familiar TO the Parisia
theatergoers, daringly impersonator
NJ. Poincare.
The little fellow did IL so admir
ably and with such good humor tha
the head of the government laugh
as he seldom does. and then quire
astonished his diminutive double b,
the warmth Of his congratulations
Evening star., 1923-04-22
MONTE CARLO PROFITS
MOUNT INTO BILLIONS
Half Million Franc Increase Over
Last Year Shown by
Report.
BY the Associated Press.

BY INC ABD0tlAIeu fFeSS.
PARIS. April 21.-The profits of the
Monte Carlo gambling tables for the
1929 season amounted to 1928, ,oo1
francs, according to figures just pub
lished by a financial journal. This
amount represents an increase ot
508,000 francs over the previous sea =
son. The total receipts were $3.50
176 francs and the expenses 52.622.
176. dividend of 100 francs per
share on the stock was declared at q
meeting of the board of directors OF
the Casino several days ago.
The old saying, so familiar a.
Americans frequenting the tables a.
the Casino, rouge ct noir sometimes
wins, but Blanc wins always" will
be heard no more. as Camille Blanc
president Of the Casino Company, haS
retired owing to Ill health.
Evening star., 1923-04-22
GOLD IS SALvAGED
FROM SUNKEN SHIP
Divers Work Under Difficulties on
Torpedoed Vessels to Save
$3,5o0,0O0.
BY the Associa ted Press.


LONDON. April 21.-Armed with
large knives with which to fight off
the attacks Of dogf1sh. a corps of deep
sea divers is working at the bottom
of the sea off Lough Swilly in an
effort to recover the three and a half
millions in gold, lost when the Lau-
rentic was torpedoed during the war
Part Of the treasure has already been
salvaged.
Heavy weather has torn the I.au-
reptic 10 pieces and strewn the gold
along the ocean floor. The task of
the divers Is made especially difficult
because Of the great depth Of the
water in which they are obliged to
work, and strongest OF them are fire.
covered with sand, which must be re-
moved by steam suction pumps op-
Grated from the salvage vessel.
Evening star., 1923-04-22
OLD FRANKLIN LETTER
TREASURED BY FRENCH
Literary Folk Discuss Hitherto On.
published Epistle Dealing
With Butterflies,
1y the Associated Press.

~ Ido Ae0oc19te0 Hre81.
PARIS. April 21.-Benjamin Frank
lin ranks high in the minds of
Frenchmen. Indeed the cult Bon
Homme Richard" as 1t is affection
ately known in France, is increasing
every year. The French literary
world just now is discussing a hith-
erto unpublished Franklin literary
gem. 1t Is eminently French. and
entirely unknown in the United
states. 1t never has appeared in any
OF the numerous works on Franklin.
The letter. written in the beautiful
French OF Franklin. which many
times caused Voltaire to express
good-natured jealousy, was sent to
a woman whose husband. a colonel
In Napoieon's army, had been shot in
facilitating the emperor's escape from
E!ba. The letter refers to an outing
which Franklin and the coloners
where they spent the hours watching
where the yspent the hours watching
the evolutions Of the butterflies
They lived but a few hours" wrote
Franklin; yet they seemed happy,
contented. careless"
Evening star., 1923-04-22
FACTORIES AND HOSPITAL
PUT INTO SEA BY QUAKE
Russians Get Reports of Destruc-
tive Disturbance in Kamtchatka
Several Days Ago.

MOSCOW. April 21.-The Russian
newspapers report an earthquake on
April 10 at Petropavlovsk, Kant
chatka, which carried into the sea
two factories. hospital and several
houses. The number OF casualties
has not yet been learned.
Evening star., 1923-04-22
AMERICAN PICTURES
POPULAR IN PARIS
Most OF Films Shown Originate In
United States, Statistics
Reveal.

PARIS. April 21.-American moving
picture hlms formed nearly nine.
tenths OF the total mileage thrown
upon French screens during The
month or March. Statistics just pub.
IIsned snow that out Of close to seven
1880 meters were French Tb.
other $500 meters-excepting y few
thousand meters-Were American.
French habitues appear still n
nave much liking for the wild west
nroncho- o-busting. gun-play films, many
for which the European market re-
mains very good.
Evening star., 1923-04-22
PUBLISHERS BANKRUPT,

CHICAGO. April 21.-Petitions in
bankruptcy were filed today against
the Tolerance Publishing Company,
the American Unity Publishing Com
pany and the American Unity League,
anti-Ku Klux Klan organizations.
The assets were listed as $4,000 while
the obligations OF the publishing com
panies were placed at $475.000. The
petitions were fled in behalf of credi-
tors.