davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Indianapolis times., 1923-12-04
GOVERNMENT BY MINORITY

HOSE Embossed congressman who standing t
O. P organization of Congress in the old way
by sandpaers wilfu band of grandstanders OBJ
structng activities holding for minority
rule
The insurgents had ground for the position they took
House Representative little affairs, except
he finds berhs important committees For years the in
surgents although elected by the perfectly good Re
pubcanS submerged dnky committees that dealt
with insignificant details
Their protests fell on deaf G. o. P.
Especially they rebeed against turning over, body and
bhes the of the House and of its 435 members to
steering of members Being minority, these
rebel against the rule of smaller minority.
This time things different lot Of Republican regulars
fell wayde and the G. o. P needs the insurgents
they organize Are not these denter justified in TAX
advantage of their balance of insist deal
in committee appointments? Answer They
The Indianapolis times., 1923-12-04
MOM SIM S
Il 4 Says

nT-7EAR SANTA-Please bring
I'D me a few political issues.
IL My old ones are ali worn
OUT. Any Party"
Lower sugar prices are being pre-
dicted by several leading optimists.
Drink wood alcohol this Christ
mas and you will never see another.
The United States spends s40.-
100000 a year for prohibition en-
forcement, but gets little of it.
Dear Please send us some
prohibition Christmas. We want to
see what it looks like. ANY Town.
Eggs are being bootlegged in Ber-
lin. Bootleggers in America sell rot
ten booze. Pity poor Berlin.
Christmas story: Mama. / wish
had some skates so | could skate" :"
Eggs bootlegged in Berlin are not
golden eggs laid by the goose-step.
Taxas aviator was arrested for fly
ing while intoxicated. A few drinks
and he went up in the air.
California University has built a
S1,000,O00 stadium. They say 1t
looks like million dollars.
Dear Santa--Please send us a
new cellar. We had a cellar but
papa left the corks in the home
brew"
Spokane football player win re-
cover from a broken neck. but will
miss necking parties six months.
Stiff collars are going out of style.
Men are wearing soft collars not to
protect the girls necks.
Now they say there are about
1000 fake dentists at large. This
number will seem very small.
News from London: Women will
seek forty seats In Parliament Must
be members of the tea party.
Sailors wrecked on the Alaskan
coast lived a month on porcupines,
so were stuck up when rescued.
Joe Hull of New Jersey thought
he could keep S9,184 at his home. but
learned he couldn't.
Mr.. Coates, winner OF a male
beauty contest in the Yukon, is
liable to get shot in the pants.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-12-04
DANGEROUS LEO

IT TlAVE you little "Red your home? The National Sc
II curity York trembling lest have 1t
has discovered all the country bright young children
boys and girls, the prey of the Reds
Glow long asks 'are the Reds to be left free to
the our little children? To exploit the souls of the little
innocents?'
The fears of the Security League were aroused when IL
yearod Grano of New York arrested because he
alone the late at night In his pockets literature M
marked anarchistc tendencies found.
The leagues fears whit aayed by the discovery
that Leo that time of night for the simple
that his mother had the theater and he afraid
stay home all alone
boy who's afraid of shadows Leo is exceedingly
precocous his chd mind the league reports like others
type unduy excited with ideas Of free love and free
thinking He erdes of the United and
extOls communism
What does your year-od know about the Constitution
Does he difference between communism and habeas
corpus?
Leo be a bright lad
The Indianapolis times., 1923-12-04
As to Farmers
To the Editor Of TIE Ttmes

To the Editor Of The Times
The article by Herbert Quick on
Cheap Land Being the Hope of the
Country" Is, I think, far from stat
ing the true facts regarding the saw
ing Of the country.
Keep hands of the farmers eco
nomic troubles and they viii solve
the problems themselves.
When the lasId buying craze swept
the country three or four years ago
not one out of twenty bought It with
the intention of holding It and max
ing it pay for its board and keep"
by farming They obtained 1t for
the sole purpose Of making sucker
bait OF it. Not till they found there
were no buyers to take 1t or their
hands did they realize a sucker had
been hooked-and that they them
selves were the sucker. Level headed
men at that time, IN all the popular
periodicals, including the various
farm papers, warned them repeatedly
that they were taking a leap in che
dark" But to no purpose.
Intudfcious Investments
These spasms of in1udicious invest
ments have swept the world for thou
sands Of years, time and again, and
will do so for tens of thousands Of
years to come. Each generation sim
ply treads the path It's fathers trod.
They refuse counsel and boldly wade
in to learn by experience.
Farmers are the most clamorous
people in all the world for the build
ing of good roads. They petition for
them in every taxing unit in the
United States and put up a most un-
dignified "holler" when asked to pay
for them. We city and suburban
dwellers help pay for these roads. no
matter when built, and regard tnem
usually as a good investment. be-
cause there is no tax so onerous and
bothersome as bad roads.
COmmendable Way
The farmers who are going on IN
their commendab1e plodding way,
avoiding the maelstrom Of specuia~
ton. far outnumber those who eare
clamoring for governmental regulation
and congressional help, and they are
making and saving money. The coun-
try banks show this to be true and
the automobile that was once q luz
ury Is now an almost universal vs.
hicle in the farming community.
Too much of this propaganda, "Do
Something for the Farmer" is but the
demagogfo appeal Of schen1ing politi-
clans who seek to exploit the farms
for the sake of their votes.
e. P. M'CASLTN,
1901 Dewey Avs.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-12-04
P. O. CLERKS
PLEAD FOR
MORE PAY
Better Working Conditions
Also Asked in Petition to
Congress-,
BY EUGENE ALLEMAN

Nv Il ITEI a watchful eye on Wash
.IWI ington, 1,15S postal employees
GI in indianapolis are now arm
ing themselves in a preliminary move
to present their wage and working
condition plea before Congress-
Despite declarations of the Admin
istration that the budget must
be welded upon all departments, pos
tai men are confident the justice of
their cause will triumph Ten Indi-
ana Congressman have already in
dorsed the proposed wage reclassif-
cation bill although considerable po-
litical influence. it is understood, has
been formed to defeat or delay the
measure
Christmas rush Of mail means some
thing, too for 1,158 men in the city.
To 288 letter carriers who deliver
the messages of business or personal
note to Indianapolis citizens it means
something far more than the average
citizen realizes.
Receives Small Annual Wage
Have you ever noticed your letter
| carrier on his run, his mail pouch
heavily filled to the brim, but gen
orally cheerful IN performing duties
that link the Government and the
home?
The same man who is often a hui
man packhorse carrying magazines,
letters and newspapers, is receiving
81 400 to $500 a year
He must clothe his family, educate
his children, buy necessities of life,
and then only hope that some of it
may be left over for comforts and
! recreation.
After a life of labor at only bare
/ living wage. the letter carrier, ac-
cording to present regulations, must
be retired at SIS. life Of service
should have it's rewards His IS a
S720 annual retirement pension.
$40 900 GOO Now In Fund
And the 1883 employees in Indian
apolis feel they are entitled, along
with others from postal branches who
are retired. t. a reasonable living
wage during this old age. They are
asking for a $1,000 pension. proposed
in the new bill
Forty millions of dollars have been
accumulated for this purpose by the
/ compulsory assessment of 2iz per cent
Of all wages. The $1,000 would not
be paid by the public; it would be
paid by the employees own money.
Other postal employees. supporting
the legislation, are: Railway postal.
43O: postofice clerks, 440; city letter
carriers, 2SS, and rural route carri-
ers, 10.
"A saving wage. not merely hv-
ing wage" Is their cry.
In a second article The Times will
tell about loss Of vacations on the
ground Of efficiency.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-12-04
SAY IT WITH FLOWERS!

EV1HY do fairly intelligent write fool Ietters' While he
wv Congress years c. Bascom Semp induged
orgy correspondence with political friends and this
is a sample:
Dear BEN have letters in regard to the
money postoceS One be very careful about this 1t
bring party disreput which would be bad for
We preserve standing with the people and the
Administration c. Bascom Semp.''
You Baseom charge of Federal patronage in Vr
gnia his chief commodity job lot of rural poscfce
paying from $500 the year and that
correspondence Of which has been extended
the Congressional Record being throughout the
country by the Young Mems Democratic League for BascOm
Semp is President Cooldge's secretary
Yes Bascom should have said it with flowers.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-12-04
LABOR
AND CAPITAL
GO TO WAR
Difference on Toward Funda-
mental Principles Should
Create Code of Rights,
By w. JETT LAUCK

ri HE consumer finds it hard to
understand why both the trade
- unionist and the employer are,
as a rule, opposed to the arbitration
Of labor disputes He cannot see why
there should be any reasonable oppo-
sition to the judicial consideration and
settlement of such controversies.
The reluctance of wage-earners and
employers to resort to arbitration, can
probably be clearly grasped if we
should compare it with an analogous
but suppositious situation i'll ordinary
life Let us suppose we had one ex-
listing system Of courts for the ad-
justment of infraction of our civil and
criminal laws, but no bills of rights
or other safeguards to civil or per
sonal liberty in our Constitution such
as the right to a trial by aGury of our.
peers, the prohibition of the taking
Of property without duel process Of
law, the right to freedom of speech,
movement, and assembly, the writ of
habeas corpus, and similar guarantees.
Citizens Appear Reluctantly
Under such conditions, the average
citizen would be exceedingly reluct-
ant to appear before a court or to
submit any controversy TO the courts
for settlement.
This suppositious situation is ex-
actly comparable with the arbitration
of labor disputes at the present time.
1t explains the failure of all attempts
to create a satisfactory system for the
judicial determination of such con-
troversies.
The cause of the conflict between
labor and capital is a difference III
attitude towards certain fundamental
principles Shall wage-earners have
the right to organize and bargain
collectively through representatives
of their own choosing? Shall un-
crga nized workers be coerced into
joining unions? What should be a
proper weekday? Are wages depend
ent merely upon the laws of supply
and demand, or. is labor a human
factor in industry, TO be paid for
according to enlightened standards
# human needs and aspirations?
Code of Principles Necessary
These and other questions con
stitute the fundamentals upon which
arbitration must be based. just as the
constitution and the laws afford the
conditions under which the courts
proceed IN civil life. There must be
constitution, so to speak. code
of principles. or a bill II Industrial
rights and guarantees to labor and
capital before there can be hope for
the judicial settlement of labor dis
putes.
Enlightened public opinion has
already reached a conclusion as to
what should be included in a code Of
fundamental rights and guarantees.
This Is clearly shown by the declara-
tions of students. the churches with
out regard TO denomination, and the
best political and Industrial states
manship of the day. These CON
clusicns should be crystallized into
legislation and made mandatory up
on +he adjustment Of labor disputes.
When this is accomplished all op-
position TO arbitration or to the
judicial settlement of such disputes
Will disappear.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-12-04
Dance
and Succeed
(Regards to Arthur Murray
BY EERTON BRALEY

Henry NJ Hollins was not a success,
He just made a living, no more and
no less.
But one day he happily happened
to read
An article headed with Dance and
Succeed"
He vowed, q will try it." and night
after night
He practiced the fox-trot with all Of
his might;
He worked on the waltz and the
tango with vim
Until Arthur Murray had nothing on
him.
Henry NJ. Hollins had been bit stiff,
But dancing soon made IN him-oh,
what diff
His limbs grew more supple, his
manners in truth
Were those of a confident, self
assured youth.
He said to his boss, "Say, you're get
ting too fat,
Til show you some steps that1I cure
you of that"
And such was his vigorous non
chalant way,
His boss took the lessons and
boosted his pay!
Has Henry succeeded? I'll say that
he has,
His dancing has filed him with pep
and with jazz,
And, fired by example, the whole
Office bunch
Comes dancing to work and goes
dancing to lunch;
They waltz through their jobs, never
gloomy or glum,
And as for the business-it's sure
stepping some!
And through all the Office one motto
you'll read
Wherever you're looking; it's Dance
and Succeed!"
Copyright. 1923, NEA Service, Inc.)
The Indianapolis times., 1923-12-04
What Editors
Are Saying
MORTGAGES
frankfort Evening News

tfTank1Ort EVenlng News
The news story published few
days ago concerning the mortgage
records of Clinton County portrays
an American tendency. The tendency
to use ones credit to the breaking
point.
Clinton County is not in an isolated
class in this mortgage aspect. 1t is
but typical. In fact it is not as
heavily mortgaged as some other
counties.
Grown people are no less mimics
than children when they cannot ex-
ercise a judgment against creating
an unnecessary debt. That much Of
the Indebtedness Of this and other
counties is due to bad judgment and
the foolish tendency to keep up with
the procession cannot be denied.
1t is a dangerous tendency. Men
must give more thought to liquida
ton and less to borrowing. Expan-
sion by increasing ones Indebtedness
to the breaking point Is dangerous.
Business men must discourage it.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-12-04

Forester. Born Simsbury, Conn,
Aug II, 1865. Member National
Forest Commission 1896. Forester
and chief of division, afterward
Bureau of Forestry, U. s. Depart
ment of Agriculture, 1898-1910.
President National Conservation As
sociation since 1910. Appointed
commissioner of forestry of Pennsyl-
vania, 1920. Elected governor of
Pennsylvania independent Repub-
lican) 1922. Home, Milford. Pa.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-12-04
Heard in Smoking Room

" the train pulled out Of
| q Denver, the smoker next the
window remarked that it was
beautiful city. and beautifully
r1tuated. Yes" said his companion,
st IS a town worth Dragging about
and they sure 90 brag. A Denverite
over in London cheerfully devoted
wncle hour boasting to an English
man of the beauties and magnificence
Of the Rocky Mountains and his city.
Nothing in the world TO be compared
with them, he insisted, over and over
again.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-12-04

aims. said the Englishman.
a" You bet 1 am, replied the Den
Verite, and 1 ought to be, since my
ancestors built them
This rather overwhelmed the
Englishman and he was buried in
thought for a moment. Then he said
to the Denver man, Did you ever
kear of the Dead Sea-?
" Yes, indeed, replied Denver, who
really had travelled. I know all
about the Dead Sea-
Z" Well. said the Englishman. did
you happen to isnow that my great
The Indianapolis times., 1923-12-04
TO CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS

n IS written behalf of the thousands of employees
Indianapolis the and the toiler who
entitled his gamble that he viii street after
his day s work is finished.
In doing your Christmas buying visit the stores the
ing possibly only your and
time you better selection goods And the
working people better chance get home
easily night because you Will down the traffic jam.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-12-04

like. Back in the wilds a man can pro-
tect himself He can shoot bears or
wolves If they menace him, but he
can't shoot automobiles when they
endanger his life.
Henderson is a real oldtimer Of
the gold trail He went to the Klon-
dyke in 1894 after mining in Colo
RADIO. The fortune he acquired isn't
all gone yet.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-12-04

They tell of young married artist
in Washington Square who has pre-
dllection for talking in his sleep. Sew
eral times recently he mentioned the
name Irene" and his spouse ques,
toned him about it.
''Oh that" said he, thinking fast,
'is the name of a horse"
Several days later when he came
home he asked his wife the news of
the day.
Nothing exciting happened" she
said, except your horse called up
twice. Shoe Works Journal.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-12-04
Wasted
Lafayette Journel-Courier

Lafayette Journel-Courierl
The politician who gives his time
to pulmotoring John Barleycorn" is
wasting precious hours which he had
much better employ in solving the
problems of agriculture. Of taxation,
of veterans relief, of stabiliZation in
rates and commodity prices and in
helping the readjustment of peace as
a substitute for wars aftermath of
unrest.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-12-04
UncIe's Doctor Was Fine

'T have just called in to say bow
much I appreciate your treatment.
Doctor"
but I am not your doctor, young
man.
mo. But you were my old unole's,
and I am his heirr'-Kariwatur
(Christiana).
The Indianapolis times., 1923-12-04

MS IlTEL look
in twenty-nine
years at so-called
civilization.
lie Is going
back.
Civilization is
too swift for
him. Better the
safe and sane
life of the great
gold country be
yond d a W s o n,
Yukon Territory.
than the mad
Whirl OF Van
couver. British
Columbia, where
he came to see
what the pres
The Indianapolis times., 1923-12-04
- UNUSUAL PEOPLE -
Civilization?
Too Wild!

IN NEA Service
~ ANCOUVER, j. C, Dec. A.
" Robert Douglas Henderson is
- going back.
He came out the other day from
the peaceful wilderness and had
The Indianapolis times., 1923-12-04

The Rev c. c. Ford of Terre Haute
can peel spuds as we'll as exhort
erring members of his congregation.
He peeled all the potatoes to feed
200 guests at a church dinner and
scorned the assistance of church
workers who wanted to aid him
The Indianapolis times., 1923-12-04
Family Fun
Home to Mama

Home 10 MAMA
Its a shame" cried the young
wife mot a thing in the house fit to
eat. I'm going straight home to
mama"
"Tf you don't mind, dear" said the
husband, reaching for his hat. "T1l go
with you. ."--Pathtinder
The Indianapolis times., 1923-12-04
6n-hn With Pa

Young man, you couldn't even buy
my daughters c1othes!'
II could help. Passing Show
Nondon).
The Indianapolis times., 1923-12-04
Indiana
Sunshine

Adams County claims the States
youngest nimrod in- the person Of
John Andrews, 5. His family thought
he was too young to tote a gun, so
he went out and killed a rabbit with a
club.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-12-04
Editors Mail

OF Times readers ON interesting sub
iects. Make your comment uf1af,
Sign your name as an evidence Of
good faith. It Will not be printed
If you object
The Indianapolis times., 1923-12-04

Earl Perkins, Kokomo restaurant
proprietor, advertised a big possum
dinner, with all the good things that
go with it. But when he went to a
shed in the rear Of the restaurant to
kill the fatted animal, he found
thief had been there before him. The
menu was changed
The Indianapolis times., 1923-12-04

Who first ascended Mt. McKin-
ley?
DIR. Hudson Stuck reached the sum-
NIT June 7, 1918.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-12-04

'WORID threatened with starvation
his book, Mankind the Cross Roads, Eat
wheat bread and wheat stufs pleads Arieu
ture5 TO the wheat farmers from b4 - toni
The Indianapolis times., 1923-12-04

What is meant by asking waiv-
-ers on baseball player?
For the manager of a team to give
up all claim on a player so that he
may go with another team.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-12-04
Q U E s T l o N s
ASk-The Times
A N s w e R s

You can get an answer to any qucs-
tton Of fact or information by writing
20 the Indianapolis Times Washington
Bureau. 1929 New York Ave. Wash
luB ,oH. b. C.. enclosing , cents II
stamps for reply. Medical. legal and
marital advice cannot be given, nor
can extended research be undertaken.
All other questions will receive a per
sonai reply. Unsigned requests cannot
be answered. All letters are conhden-
URl.-EdItor
Have YOU ever heard Of a case
where the Government refunded
income tax in case OF over-pay-
ment by mistake? l overpaid five
years ago. Ny letters are not
answered. Wilbert
The Internal Revenue Director, Fed
eral Building, Indianapolis, will advise
you whether or not you are entitled
to a reimbursement, if you will ex
plain IN detail. If so, the money viii
be refunded.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-12-04

What is q symphony?
A harmonious agreeable mingling
Of sounds, whether vocal, instru-
mental or both; used -figuratively Of
concord
The Indianapolis times., 1923-12-04

Was DR.. Charles P. Steinmetz
a Jew?
He was partly of Jewish ancestry
His mother was Jewish, and possibly
his grandfather. He was not, how
ever. by religion Jew; he was men,
Der of All Souls Unitarian Church.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-12-04

TT7T is always safe to learn even
from our enemies, seldom safe
- to instruct even our friends
Cotton.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-12-04
A Thought =

A fool despiseth his fathers instruc-
ton; but he that regardeth reproof is
prudent.-Prov. 1876.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-12-04


President Of the Chinese Republic
elected and what is his salary7
The term Is five years; ne is eligible
for a second term; his allowance is
$50 600 a month equivalent in United
States money! which includes enter
tanning and other expenses.
What is the champion milk COW
OF the world?
Segis Pietertje Prospect is the
world $ champion COW in giving milk
May Ecko Silvia. owned by Senator
A. c. Hardy, has the worlds record
for one-day production, which was
152 pounds Of milk Prospects rec.
ord for the highest day was 1876
pounds, but her daily average is far
higher than that of Silvia, and the
championship is considered on the
basis of the record for a year
What is the expectation of life
in the United States?
White males-at the age Of 00-53 9S
White males-at the age of 32-34 50
White males-at the age of 62-13S SO
White females-at the age of 00--56 33
White females-at the age of 32-S6. 10
White females-at the age OF 62-14.01
When was I.enin born?
About 1870. The exact date can
not be ascertained.
Is # true that men VINO were in
officers training camps during the
\
more pay recently2
Yes, by a recent ruling of the con-
troller OF the treasury, enlisted men
who took the regular training for of.
flcers at the officers training camps
during the years 1917 and 1918 will be
allowed 500 per month for the Tins
they were In training, also receiving
enlisted mems pay. Claims for the
additional money due them on this
account should be filed with the Cen
eral Accounting Office Military Divi-
sicn. Treasury Department, Washing
ton, D. c. Full information and
blanks for fling such claims will be
given by that office
What is q symphony?
A harmonious agreeable mingling
Of sounds, whether vocal instru-
mental or both; used figurat1veIy Of
concord
Was DR.. Charles p Steinmetz
a Jew?
He was partly of Jewish ancestry.
His mother was Jewish, and possibly
his grandfather. He was not, how
ever. by religion a Jew; he was q men,
Der of All Souls Unitarian Church.
Who first ascended Mt. McKin-
ley?
DR.. Hudson Stuck reached the sum-
NIT June 7, 1918.
What is meant by asking waiv-
-ers on a baseball player?
For the manager OF a team to give
UP all claim on a player so that he
may go with another team.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-12-04

For how long a time is the
President Of the Chinese Republic
elected and what is his salary7
The term is five years; ne is eligible
for a second term; his allowance is
$4,000 a month equivalent in United
States money!. which includes enter
tanning and other expenses.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-12-04

When was Leniu born?
About 1870. The exact date can
not be ascertained.