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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-16
FORD'S ROW
WITH WEEKS
is WEAPON
Issue Has Failed to Clear Up
Future of Muscle Shoals
However,
BY ROBERT TALLEY
Times Staff Correspondent

GV7 ASHINGTON, Oct. 16.--Henry
IWI F'ords new row with Secretary
~ Weeks, while it has become a
powerful political weapon in his
hands, he failed utterly to clear up
the future Of Muscle Shoals.
Pressing the isue, Ford has placed
on the Coolidge Administration the
burden of explaining to the public
what he terms the threatened piece
meal sale of the great power project
to the big interests. Weeks reply is
regarded as rather lame.
In the earthquake that has shaken
official Washington as the result of
Ford's sensational charges, these two
conJectures stand out:
Either
Ford, with his new statement, is
paving the way toward presidential
candidacy by attacking the present
Administration and making a personal
appeal to the people,
Ford is trying to increase and crys-
tallize the strong public sentiment In
his favor in an effo-t ct break down
the Administrators opposition to his
acquisition of Muscle Shoals.
Opinion here seems to lean toward
the first OF these conjectures. This
belief Is strengthened by the fact that
Ford offered no objection to placing
his name on the Nebraska primary
ballot as a candidate for the presi-
dency.
The row so far has done nothing
to clear up the future Of Muscle
Shoals, where Ford promises to make
cheap fertilizer for the farmers. Ford
simply says his offer, which has been
before Congress for over a year. still
stands. And yet, this offer has been
emasculated by the recent sale OF the
Gorgas steam plant, which Ford said
was vital TO his plan, to the Alabama
Power Company.
Meanwhile. the future Of Muscle
Shoals remains in doubt.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-16
CONGRATULATIONS MR.. CoUNCILMEN

TTY council passing the smoke abatement ordinance de
the hearest thanks of the public The ordinance
suits the desires civic leaders, while protecting the householder
against hardships through unreasonable enforcement
The old plan of $500 year for smoke inspector
dropped So 900 annual should obtain competent
technical committee act civil service board for
ming the candidates. created The committee will be appoint
ed by the mayor.
If the inspector is inefficient his removal be made
by the board of safety.
It should goodby smoke. And here's The Times
gratuatons.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-16
WAR GASES
HAVE PEACE
TIME USES
Poison and Tear Gases May
Be Used as Burglar Pro-
lection in Banks,
BY ROBERT TALLEY
Times Staff Correspondent

EV1 ASHINGTON, Oct left you
lWI try to hold up bank and the
- teller quietly steps on lever
that spurts some poison gas into your
face from a little jet just over the
tarred Window
Or If you try to snatch a money
bag out of a paymaster's hand and
the jerk automatically breaks a little
tomb Of tear gas that envelopes you
ia a fifty, don't be surprised.
These are only two of the newest
of war gases which, according to
Lieut.. Col. C. E. Brigham, acting
chief Of the Army's chemical welfare
service, are rapidly finding a bigger
field in peace than in war.
Tear gas bombs are being pur-
chased by police departments and
peniteniaries for quelling riots and
custing barricaded criminals" Col.
Brigham said. 1.-THE gas Is humane
as It produces no permanent injury,
but 1t invariably causes a man to
drop what he has and run for fresh
air.
There are other peace-tfme uses
for gas. For instance, gas is used for
treating tuberculosis. The perfection
Of cyanogen-chloride has given a gas
for fumigating ships. 1t has just
enough tear gas in it to give warning
to those who might re-enter too soon.
Other gases are useful for Staying
crop and warehouse pests.
One Of the most deadly gases that
science knows. says Col. Brigham is
the carbon monoxid that comes from
the exhaust of autos. Odorless, color
less and tasteless, 1t steals upon its
victim without warning and kills by
coaguating his blood. 1t was not
used in war because 1t is lighter than
air and cannot be controlled or di-
rected~
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-16
Standing
Rloomtnrton Starl

It is announced that Mayor Shank
of Indianapolis may become candi-
date for Governor. He says that
many friends" are bringing him out,
and that he will stand as a supporter
Of the costitution and low taxes.
It is very likely that after the
primary next year Lew will be found
still standing.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-16
Indiana
Sunshine

"What're you going to do with me
judge?' the muddled voice Of Melvin
Lord. arrested for drunkenness broke
the serenity of South Bend city court.
Take you back to your cell to keep
you sober"
"Aw, shame on va, judge" burst
out Mel as he shuffled from the court
room escorted by an officer to his
best known residence. the jail
A penny for every inch OF each in
dividual's waist measure was the
usual price Of admission to social
program given by the Christian En-.
deavor Society of the Union City
Presbyterian Church for the benefit of
missionary work.
A lonesome field and a newly made
grave with a cross over It proved too
much Of a mystery for a Frankfort
policeman. Suspecting a crime he in
vestigated. A dog belonging to a
member Of a troop of Boy Scouts had
been killed by a motorist and the
boys faithful to their friend had given
the dog a decent burial.
Feeding prisoners isn't very profit
able FOR Upton County's sheriff. The
law allows 20 cents a meal for each
prisoner and Sheriff Innis has the
contract But the Jail is empty now
for the first time in several weeks
and the sheriff says its lot more
profitable.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-16

failed to find evidence of any one else
having scaled them. That's another
record, say professional mountain
climbers here.
Clydes higher climb was Mt. Will
bur, whose peak rises 9,2S3 feet above
the sea level. At its summit he left
his cairn, a monument to the late
DR.. Wynn, mountain climber of ma
tional fame, who had made many I'M
successful attempts to scale this
height. 1t took him three hours to
build it. pyramid of rocks which
will withstand the flerciest elements,
he says.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-16
Death

We are here today and gone to-
morrow. A Boston real estate oper
ator, Loren d. Towle. became fabu
lous rich at 40. To realize his lifes
dream he built a two-million dollar
palace-home. 1t was finished, ready
TO move into, when the owner sud
denly died.
Life seems to be nine-tenths
preparation for a realization that
never comes. It's all very we'll to
provide for tomorrow, Rut there s
such thing as living too much for
tomorrow. ne1usnough for today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-16
Constructive
columbus Ledger

Efforts on the part Of the local
ministers and laymen to institute q
series of mems meetings In this city
during the coming winter season is a
step forward. 1t marks a time when
all combine in q constructive effort
to make available TO men OF all de-
nominations. creeds and beliefs, an
opportunity to hear the views OF big
men and learn
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-16
Observations

New York's annual baseball show
seems to be drawing better than
usual.
Columbus DayP HUH What's the
discovery of America compared to
what the Giants do to the Yankees7
Anyhow, Lloyd George seems able
to convince the Canadians that what
he helped to ado at Versailles, that
time, was blooming silly.
The divorce court is the telescope
that is discovering to us a lot Of
movie stars" that never were visible
to the naked eye.
An Eastern woman horsewhipped
her husband the other day, thus
showing that she Is not a 1923 model
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-16
Charity
CVincennes SUM

Secretary Hoover has asked pledges
from American lumber firms TO re-
frain from PROTECTING when selling
lumber to Japanese concerns for the
use OF rehabilitation.
Eager and patient IL the American
home builder who would 1--we to have
similar pledges exacted for his own
benefit
Let Washington go one further and
continue this charity at home, whore
Il ought to have its inception.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-16
What Editors
Are Saying
Halloween
Brazn Daily Times)

Halloween, with all it's mystery, IL,
approaching rapidly.
All hail to Halloween But not
to the hoodlums. It was never In
tended that this great day, handed
down with the centuries, should be
celebrated with destructive tenden-
cies.
Whenever young America gate
away from the harmless, innocent
pastimes, he is getting far away from
the true spirit of Halloween.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-16
Family Fun
Fooled EN-

IT fooled 'em. by gosh, I fooled
EN-" said the stranger who had pa
tronized for the first time a self-serv.
ice rest aurant.
''Yes-sirree, fooled EN- went
into the restaurant. took the tray my
self, took the fork and knife myself.
selected the food myself. carried 1t
myself to the table. but fooled EN-,
by gosh, I slipped out without wash
ing the dishes. Judge.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-16
Heard in the Smoking Room

IA ORE cigars were lighted and
lWli more stories were being told
CJ in the smoking room. The
topic of conversation was mans CO.
lossal conceit, not that women haven't
got 1t too, but today the attack was
centered upon man. One quiet little
fellow, who had said little and smoked
much, took the center of the stage.
"a friend of mine. politician from
Ohio, had always claimed that no
such animal existed as a man devoid
of conceit. I claimed 1t did, and to
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-16
Accidents
Tipton Daily Tines

The impatient man or woman. VINO
has little self-control and acts on I'll
considered impulses. has no place on
the motor roads or streets OF today.
The right kind Of driver has calm
and philosophical temperament II
drivers were all of that type there
would not be many accidents.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-16

the record just es-
tablished by Nor
man Clyde, 3S,
small town school
master of Wea-
verville, Cal.
That would be
only one noun
tain more than
Clyde climbed, one
each consecutive
day, during his
recent camping
nike through Gla :
cier N a t ional
Park.
On the SUBMITS
of eleven Of the
thirty six noun
tains he ira
xta~oad CIV a a
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-16
Wonder

CIT Wayne News-SentineD
Records show 81, 900 cases in the In
dianapolis city court the first nine
months this year. Wonder what the
other two inhabitants Of the Capital
City were doing?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-16
And Dad Paid the Tolls

Mary. didn't you get my telegram
telling you not to bring your mother
home with your"
"Yes, John; and as soon as she gets
her wraps off she wants to talk with
you. She saw the telegram. Rich
mond Times-Dispatch.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-16
Q u E S T I o N 8
ASk-The Times
A N s w E r 8

You can get an answer TO any ques-
ton of fact or information by writing
TO the indianapolis Times Washington
Bureau. 1922 New York Ave. Wash
ington, D. c.. enclosing 2 cents in
stamps for reply. Medical. legal and
marital advice cannot be given. nor
can extended research be undertaken.
All other questions will receive per-
sonal rcply Unsigned requests cannot
be answered. All letters are conhden-
tial.-Editor
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-16
A Thought

Peace be within thy walls. and pros
pedty within thy palacesy--Fsalm
1921.
Fl AM man Of peace. God knows
| how love peace; but hope
shall nevere be such q coward
as to mistake OPT sssion for peace
Kossuth.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-16

L. H. d. Weld, manager commercial
department of Swift & Co.: Approx
imately 10 per cent Of the prices paid
by the New York consumer for a
pound Of butter finds 1t way back to
the Minnesota or Iowa farmer who
produces the cream from which the
butter Is made. The efficiency with
which butter is marketed Is a mon
ument to the middleman system of
marketing and to the enterprise and
initiative Of individual business men
and corporations.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-16

Sir Neils Bukh. Danish physical ex-
pert: Your American girls, they SIT
should get outdoors, get the fresh air,
tske vigorous exercise. They don't de-
velop their bodies. Your women seek
ntheness from the present style trend
see here, but 1t isn't ntheness they
get at all. It's simply frailty. 1.-the
ness means sinew and sinew is what
American women haven't"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-16

Homer Folks, secretary New York
State Charities Aid Association; I'VE
know now that fine hospitals. reform
atories and organizations for the care
of dependents are wholly uncertain,
are always expensive and seldom ef-
fective. Sickness is not often entirely
cured. Reformatories do not reform.
But prevention of disease, and Of
many of the evils which must dis
turb the social order. is relatively
simple and certain and comparatively
inexpensive"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-16

who was the tallest and who
was the shortest President7
Lincoln was the tallest, he was 6
feet inches in height; Madison was
tho shortest, being feet inches tau
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-16
Ilttle SIster,s PRAYER

you heard me say my prayers last
night, didn't you, nurse2"
Yes. dear"
And you heard me ask God to
make me a good girI7"
Yes"
well, He amt done it."-Snark's
Annual.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-16
Whnt Is meant bv 'lhard'' a

What is meant by hard" and
soft" water
Hard water is water having more
than eight to ten grains Of mineral
salts to the gallon. Such water is
thus distinguished from soft water,
and g not well adapted for washing
and cooking. 1t is frequently more
pleasant to the taste than soft water.
and is perfectly healthful for drinking
purposes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-16
MAYBE KING TUT HAD A CIVIC PLAZA

-7NDIANA which will boast in a few years of having in
Indianapolis of the greatest memorials in the
Nation, is not inaugurating anything
Civilization is DID, present historians know it. Even the
gos of King Tuankhamen Egypt have been
to be worthy of present architectural beauty
Rulers every have taken pride the
their cities with palaces, cathedrals and public
Paris the first great city be planned in the
Of the idea Louis XIV ambition for his capital nrusted
its planning the Academy of Architects which prepared
signs upon Madeleine Concode Invades and
wide avenues about the Tuleres later created.
Napoleon III continued this work ambitious
scale He employed the noted Baron Hausman
city by cutting through congested
and opened of bouevards which encrc
the older sections.
only recently plans have
been made on such comprehensive scale.
Cleveland city of 100000 people, has entered upon
center project with estimated of than $24000000
Buildings will be RACED entire blocks from
lake Public public buildings will
flank the MALL 600 feet wide which will be adorned with gardens
fountains and statuary.
approved designs for similar civic center
Seattle Rochester Louis Hartford Springfield Mass as
well Others preparing for similar groups
civic life.
waking up beauty and
convenienes The period of rapid commercial growth
expansion horde of immigrants and boOms is practically
King Tut, Louis XIV mad Napoleon III weren't old-fash
Toned we often judge them to be.
SUGAR CANE prices in South Africa have recently advanced
per five pounds Let's that ought provide
for boost of 5 cents per pound to the consumer
UNCLE SAM, in fell swoop the other day. $500
and his pay roHS2O0 clerks 5000
SOC iaborer in the Pooice Department Any which
increase its working staff by than 5000 people
day is some concern, We IL tell the world
THOSE surprised to learn that Holland was i'm
enough be invited the Washington
conference due for bigger surprise still Holland
cutranks the United States shpbuldng nation Were
eixth-which doesn't beat the Dutch They re fifth
THE HOMELESS Mile Lac Indians of Minnesota, of whom
870 the
the Interior with home for Indian may
Indians will stay the handsome of them
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-16
Gas
Kokomo Dispatch

Most people nowadays don't seem
to care much whether they have any
coal in the bin as long as they have
plenty of gas in the tank
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-16
people,
Sets Mountain
Climb Record
By NEA Service

! ~ LACIER PARK. Mont, Oct.
Jeff you think you can do
Climb twenty-seven mountains 20
their peaks in as many days
After which you have have broken
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-16

What is the description of Eu-
gene O'Brien?
He is six feet tall weighs 100
pounds and has light brown hair and
blue eyes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-16

William Lyon Phelps, professor of
English: MY advice to the fresh-alr
crank is to stay outdoors, where he
belongs. for he has never been civil
lied. If he must enter the house or
the hall, and must have fresh air. let
him open the window at his own back
and here's hoping that he catches
terrific cold"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-16
BY Sisters Girl Chum

BY Sisters Girl Chum
I'm never going to speak to Jack
again. He sent me twenty-eight roses
for my birthday, the horrid thing"
Don't be angry with him for that,
dear. Perhaps he couldn't afford any
more. American Legion Weekly.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-16
The Days Work
By BERTON BRALEY

haven't set the world ablaze,
Nor stirred the people to applause,
Nor led through many troubled ways
A noble or a splendid cause.
No headlines shrek my name aloud,
l go my simple humdrum way,
A worker In the working crowd,
But have done my Job today.
It wasn't very much perhaps
Considered in the sum Of things,
am not OF those brilliant chaps
Whose glory through the planet
rings,
But to my task gave my best,
The task for which l get my pay,
My shift is over and l rest,
For l have done by job today.
To each his work, or great or small,
According to his strength or skill,
Fame cannot glorify us all
Nor fortune answer to our will,
But when the quitting whistle blows
The humblest of us all can say.
AS homeward from his toll he goes,
"At least I've done my Job today"
Copyright, 1923. NEA Service, Inc.)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-16
no each his work. or great or small.
Tongue Tips

Dorothy McKsill, English actress:
Il don't want to go back to England
and, what is more, III never marry an
Englishman. want an American"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-16

Is the intellectual capacity Of
women equal to that of men?
Anthropologists and psychologists
seem to be rather geuerally agreed
that all recent studies Of the question
Of the relative mental capacity of men
and women show that the intellectual
capacity OF women IS quite equal to
that of'men. Intelligence tests among
students and other classes seem to
prove this. The average size Of the
brain Of women is somewhat below
that Of men, but size OF brains seems
to have no direct relation to intelli-
gence.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-16

Company will start black fox ranch
in Cajon pass, near San Bernardino,
Cal, and give master Fox high nv-
ing. They're going to keep goats for
his milk food and chicken for his
dessert.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-16

When did the Charleston, s. c..
earthquake occur7
Aug. 81, 1885.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-16

Montana has successfully trans
planted white fish from Lake Erie to
her lakes and Utah has Just planted
100000 eastern trout eggs in her
streams
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-16

SUGAR CANE prices South Africa recently advanced
pounds Let's that ought provide
for boost of cents per pound the consumer
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-16

How much can a person get for
an ounce OF pure gold bullion at
the United States mints2
He viii receive cash at the rate oil
$20.67 per ounce.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-16

Name three tragedies by Euro
pean writers other than Shakes
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-16

Was a monument to John
Wilkes Booth over erected in any
Southern city?
Pink Carter a policeman who lived
in Troy Ala, erected a monument to
John Wilkes Booth and attempted to
put this monument on the public
square OF the town. He was prevented
by the citizens of the town and so he
erected 1t in his own yard. The In
scription of the monument read: ITO
the Memory of John Wilkes Booth for
tho Killing Of Old Lincoln" The mon
ument stood in this yard for years,
but was finally removed by persons
whose identity has never been estab-
lished
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-16

'Tis claimed that there's so many
bull elk in Washington that they're
a nuisance.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-16

How can one stiffen crocheted
basket?
Starch it with raw starch very stiff
This will keep its shape unless 1t is
allowed to get wet
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-16

Where was President Harding
born7
At Blooming Grove, near Corsica
Morrow County, Ohio.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-16

UNCLE SAM in fell swoop the other day. added $500
and to his pay ro 200 clerks 5000
SOC iaborers in the Postoe Department Any which
its working by 5000 people
day is concern, we II tell the world
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-16

Oregon hunters protest because they
can't take deer they kill in California
home with them to eat Tor sell.) Too
bad California does not know what
she's about
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-16

THOSE WHO surprised to learn that Holland i'm
porant enough be invited to the Washington naval dsama
ent conference due for bigger surprise still Holland
cutranks the United States shipbuilding
sixth-which doesn't beat the Dutch They're fifth.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-16

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Ghosts" Ibsen; francesca d.
D'Annunzio; "Iphigenie, -
Racine.