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The Indianapolis times., 1924-12-27
Troubles
BY HAL COCHRAN

Living's just giving your body and
soul the best that you know how to
give. Fretting's upsetting the real
sort OF role and the one you should
play, as you live.
Worry viii hurry the end of your
days if you're caught and held tight
in it's brip. Stewing sets brewing a
discC1tent blaze as the flames on
your better self sip
Think on the brink Of a Grouchi-
ness spell and it's likely your feel
ings will brighten. Smile for a
while. for you never can tell how
much spirit you have that's still
fghtin'
Cheerful. not tearfuls the way
you should be. TITS best to lay
sulks on the shelf. Pep up and step
up until you can see the things you
can do for yourself.
Troubles a bubble that breaks aft
err while and let's peeks of cheerful
ness in. Fun Is begun when you
know how to smile, and now is the
time to begin.
(Copyright, 1924. NEA Service. Inc)
The Indianapolis times., 1924-12-27
Budget

TT OVERNOR BRANCH has ap-
Ii u pointed a budget advisory
A committee. It is composed
OF four members of the General As
sembly-equally divided politically.
This committee viii assist State
budget officials III preparing the in
stitutiOnal appropriations.
The idea seems sensible. For no
State budget plan is worth anything
without Legislative. cooperation.
A budget may be all dressed up
by administrative experts. But it
isn't going anywhere unless the Leg
islature takes it. For that body con-
trolls State pursestrings.
Probably if several legislators
help to groom the budget they will
take lively interest in its public sue
cess. And the knowledge they've
gained Of needs Of State institutions
viii assist fellow legislators in con-
sidering appropriations.
our Government rigidly separates
executive and legislative branches.
Each is jealous Of it's authority.
And frequently each goes it's own
naughty way. Leaving good gov
ernment fiat on its back in the road.
1t is only by cooperation of the two
branches that good government
moves forward.
And a good place to start cooperat-
ing is in framing the budget. For
that comes close. not to the heart
Of the private citizen, but to his
pocketbook. Which is a more vital
organ.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-12-27

News from dear old London. Cop
IS singing in grand opera. If we We're
a cop we would do dangerous things
like that.
Too many people seem to wish
they were someone else.
Missing Texas man wired he is in
jail in Mexico, showing there was
no cause to worry about him
Time is so contrary. n you ask
it to go slow it speeds up and IL You
ask it to speed it goes slow.
This is the first editorial para
graph we have ever seen which said
It was all right for women to use
rouge.
Bryan gets his name in our paper
so seldom now We just decided to
put it in here like this.
Kentucky woman presented hubby
with bankruptcies. but when they cry
it is a quartet.
What's become of the old bachelor
who used to call crying baby a lap
organ?
A boOtlegger died in Chicago, pe--
haps from overwOrk.
Nine-tenths OF those saying they
will shop early next Christmas
won't.
Copyright, 1924, NEA Service, Inc)
The Indianapolis times., 1924-12-27
Telling 1t
to Congress
The Draft

IF man, or set of men, who
own a munition factory or any plant
engaged in the manufacture Of the
essentials of war We're to have their
plants drafted into the service. and
were even themselves drafted into
the service and put to running the
plants at approximately the same
basis of pay that soldiers in the field
were receiving. they would still be
making less secrifce than those in
the Army, who not only gave up
their services but risked their lives
for their country.-Represe
Jones DemocraU Texas.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-12-27
ASKING ADVICE

r. AYOR SHANK has shown himself to be of courage.
INI has letters numerous citizens asking them
for suggestions the city administration do dur
ing year and asking for constructive criticism
spirit of the letter is commendabe and it is to be hoped
that the citizens whom addressed will take sufficient
time express themselves There many things which the
city administration do for the betterment of Indianapolis
The way find what these things is go the
citizens themselves.
Undoubtedly Mayor Shank has let himself in for lot of
criticism his administration has its faults have most city
administrations. But it be hoped that criticism will be
and that letter writers will confne themselves
merely to expressing dissatisfaction.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-12-27

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The Indianapolis times., 1924-12-27
GOOD WORK. MR.. STONE

N routing and ndctng the former accused of
preyng the onvicts locked up Atlanta penentiary
Attorney General Stone has started much
its way.
Few things viii effectively make standing enemies
of and society those imprisoned
with given special living conditions in pententiares lust
because the preferred had the money pay prison
officials for these favors
That there should be prison for rich poor as
accepted American tradition fundamental principle
that there should be but law for rich and poor alike
Having found Atlanta the Attorney
General could well continue his good work until the public
assured that similar conditions in other federal
prisons.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-12-27
Report PerShimg WIZ Enter
Coolidge Cabinet Is Discounted

ter Off with the pay and perquisites
on which he was retired than he
would be with the salary of a sec
retary.
As the retired general Of the
armies he has no responsibility and
pulls down about $500 a year. AS
Secretary of War he would have to
get along on $4,000 and do a lot of
work
CNIO Cabinet member in years
i'm has followed more closely the
IL old advice to say nothing
and saw wood" than has Secretary
of Treasury Mellon. In addition to
a physical impediment in his speech
the secretary has been assisted in
this course by a constitutional aver
sion Of public speaking. When Mel
Ion has had anything to say he's
waited until he was sure it ought to
be said and then has said it in writ
ing.
Recently. however, he was moved
to an acknowledgment of the fervid
praises his friends-including even
President Cooidge-have heaped
upon him as the greatest Secretary
Of Treasury since Alexander HamiI-
ton"
Il think" said Mellon, in his soft
voiced, deprecatory manner. that
each successive Secretary of Treas
ury, at some time during his incum-
bency of office, enjoys the distinction
of being the greatest Secretary since
Hamilton. I have noticed, however,
that as soon as they go out of Office
their glory departs"
The Indianapolis times., 1924-12-27

rimony. They will MUNICH the Ma
ri0n County figures with relish. For
the figures support their theory that
the race is Offering down the corri-
dor Of time to extinction.
But despite its low state matr1.
mony continues to exist. And the
number who wed suffices for all ex-
cept statistical purposes.
Race suicide is not imminent 50
long as births exceed deaths in In
idanapolis and in the country. As
they do every year. People don II
just grow like Topsy. SO those who
take up matrimony are sufficient to
safeguard the future Of the race.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-12-27
Half Cent
Times Wqshfngton Burcal.

A5@- n EtC I VFM a Q.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 81
The penny postcard, with its
familiar green stamp. which re
minds you Of lodge night. or
which gives you a picture of the
hotel or the mountain or the
beach that the folks are visit
ing. with their few words of
greeting. is doomed, if recon-
mendations Of the postoffice for
revising postal rates are accept
ed by Congress.
Nearly half a cent is lost on
every postcard handled, it was
revealed by experts from the
pOstoffice. Postmaster Gen
d eral New would increase the
/, price of postal cards to one and
one-half cents and would have
stamps Of that fractional de-
nomination printed for mailing,
postcards.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-12-27

Lament. appoints and receives am
bassadors and other public minis
ters, makes treaties subject to the
ratification of Parliament. However.
he is merely o Gsurehead in the
British government; his office simply
symbolizes the power and glory Of
the empire.
Is the Woolworth Building the
tauest skyscraper I'm the world?
II Is at present, but ID building IS
now in construction az Rome. Italy,
which viii bc HOO feet hish, 3oS
feet higher than the Woolworth
Building wlu have elshty-elsht
stories It viii be used as a com
munIty center.
How many different chemical
elements are there?
T.ighty-seven are now known.
How far off is the farthest star?
hTere is a very faint cluster Of
which cannot. of course, be
seen with the naked eye-8bout go
600 light years away The distance
in miles is l.2g35-2 $4,000. This
group Is known only by the cata-
logue number, \. G.. g. 7006,
What is the mourning prescribed
by etiquette for a young widow?
She should wear deep crepe for a
year. and then lighter mourning for
six months. and second mourning
for six months
For what is Ampere famous?
For his discoveries IN electromaG-
netism.
Where was the first American
waterpoWer development?
1t is said to have been at Paw
tucket. r. l.. in 1890.
What was the trial speed Of the
/ L. S. S. destroyer Jenkins?
3I.27 knots an hour.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-12-27
Family Fun
He Should Worry

The fact is. doctor, I do not re-
cover as rapidly as 1 should. because
L am constantly worrying about
your bill"
"Oh, that's all right. Yen can
easily get around that by paying
me in advance. Boston Transcript.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-12-27

halitOsis And also.
the employment of
women. Who are
loath to surrender
salaried jobs-it is
said.
Probably all of
these are respon-
sible. But whether
the decline is seri-
Gus remains to be
seen.
Professional pes
sinlists with sOcio-
logical leanings al
ways view with
alarm the debili-
4a4a1 e+9%a or not
The Indianapolis times., 1924-12-27
The Big Ditch

There were twent5-One flags repre-
sented in the traffic through the Pan
anna Canal. In terms of cargo car
ried the United States came first,
with GIT per cent of the total: the
British Empire second. with 22.4 per
cent, and Japan thrd, with 3.5 per
cent. Germany moved UP into fourth
place. with 2.7 per cent, and Nor
way was fifth with per cent
Report of the Governor of the Pan
anna Canal.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-12-27

An important process for EEK
ploding" bacteria is being held
back from the world while two
men argue over who made the dis
covery. They are DR.. Wniford
Larson (above) OF the University
of Minnesota and David Crowther
Cbelow), an English mechanic at
tached to the dental laboratories
of the. same school. The patent
office has supported Crowthers
claims, but Judge J. F. Smith Of
the United States Court of Gus
tom Appeals has held in favor
of DIR. Larson. The case has been
in the courts for six years.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-12-27

r OBERT H. BRYSON, postmas-
* ter. urges Indianapolis resi-
2 dents TO make sure mail is
properly stamped. For there is an
increasing quantity of postage
due" matter.
The practice Of putting insufficient
postage on frst-class mail has as
sumed Nationwide proportions. And
is a settled policy with many send
ers.
In the early days it was the Gus
tom to collect for mail service upon
delivery. But that was too cumber-
some. So the service was put on a
prepayment plan. And became
slightly acquainted with celerity and
certainty.
But Uncle sam viii still accept any
piece Of filst-class mail-no matter
how waighty-if it carries a 2-cent
stamp. And viii collect the addi-
tional charges at destination.
This is intended TO speed trans
mission Of important letters-acci-
dentally under stamped. And not
suhterfuge for those who are averse
TO licking more than one red stamp
for one piece Of mail.
The Postoffice Department is
geared to handle speedily an i'm
mense quantity of mail matter.
A postage due item disturbs its
efficient routine. It's then like a
man wearing boxing gloves trying
10 pick a smooth dime from an icy
sidewalk. The tool is too big for
the job.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-12-27

NV talk of Gen. John j. Perish
ing as Secretary of War to
succeed Secretary Weeks may safe
ly be discounted.
This suggestion. which has been
current IN Washington off and on
ever since Pershings retirement,
Sept. II, has bobbed up again.
Without being in Cautious CARS
confidence, one would be safe in Civ
ing long odds that such an appoint
ment never will be made.
Certainly It would not be in keep
ing with Coolidge caution to break
over the precedent that the head of
the War Department must be a civil
ian. not a professional military man,
however high the regard in which
the military man might be held.
Both the President and General
pershing would have much to lose
and nothing to gain by shattering
this precedent.
General Porshings opinions on
military matters are and will con.
tinue TO be available to the Presi-
dent whenever desired. They will
likewise have their full weight with
Congress.
Nothing would be added to their
influence or Importance by giving
him the title of Secretary of War.
The change in established policy
would. however, open the way to
possible criticism that it would seem
foolish to invite
From a purely personal and ma
terial standpoint, Pershfng is bet
The Indianapolis times., 1924-12-27
By GAYLORD NELSON
Matrimony

ARRIAGE licenses issued in
I'M Marion County this year will
be approximately 900 less
than the number in 1928. Which
was 4,606.
Yearly since 1920-when 1854 Ii
censes were issued-the number has
decreased. Despite the normal pOpu-
lation growth.
The decline is blamed on hard
times, the jazz age, bobbed hair and
The Indianapolis times., 1924-12-27

tion Of TACT or information by writing
10 The Indianapolis Times Washington
Bureau, 1922 New Tois Ave. a@a-
inston. D. c., lnclosns . cents 10
stamps for -.ply M-dical legal and
marital advice cannot he given. nor
can extended research be undertaken.
Al. other Quesu0Hs VIII receive per,
sonal reply Unsigned requests cannot
be answered Al letters are conhdea-
tial-Editor.
How many powerful radio broad
casting stations arc there In the
United States? Is there a tax for
the support ~ these stations?
There are approximately GOO such
stations, built and operated to pro
vide news, entertainments, instruc
tion. and religious inspirations Tor
the public No tax is levied 10 sup
port these stations. and although the
cost Of insta ilation of high power
plant is. in some cases. as much as
500. GOO and the upkecu often S25.0ol
a year or more. its service IS free tc
the public.
Who holds the worlds record
for the 10o-yard dashr
Charles W. Paddock; his recor5
was SO seconds.
On what day Of the week did
Jan. 10. 1897, conner
on Sunday.
What yellow rose was named
for a French army officer?
The Marechal Mel
What IS the longest drop-kick on
record, and who made It?
n. Ellsworth Of Sydney, Australia
made a drop-llick Of 90 % yards IN
January, 1901. which Is said to be
the longest on record.
When was Richard Dix born2
July IS. 1894.
Can cats and owls see In the
dark?
No; the belief that they can IS a
popular fallacy. The iris Of n cats
eye is capable OF great variation, so
as to admit more or less light, thus
enabling the cat to see much better
in the dusk than can humans, but in
absolute darkness All animals are as
The Indianapolis times., 1924-12-27
just a Square Deal

Every right-thinking American and
every member of this Congress be
lieves that the workers. who make
the postal service possible, are justly
entitled to living wage.-Represent
ative Kelly Republican) Pennsyl-
vania.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-12-27
Sons Graduation

What are you doing now?"
''Gridiron work"
"ProfessionaI?"
MOVABLE" - Grinnell Nal
easer.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-12-27
Not Our Kind

A Navy that is second best in an
encounter is worse than none at all.
Representative Byrnes DemocraD
South Carolina.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-12-27
Sons Naval Wound

Come here! Where did that
cruel boy hit your"
'Boo-oo-oo. We were havin' a
naval battle, and he torpedoed me
in the engineroomr'-Wh Bang.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-12-27

Everybody Works for Uncle
Three thousand, or one-tenth Of
the white. population of Alaska, are
in the Governments employ.-Report
of the Secretary of the Interior.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-12-27
Appropriations viii Be Di-
vided Among Three De-
partmentS.
partnnentS,
Times Washington BuredE.
IS22 Nelp York Az


WASHINGTON, Dec. 81. The
House of Representatives will wind
up it's work of 1924 with a study of
the mounting cost of prohibition en-
forcement. Appropriations to the
Government departments charged
with carrying out the Volstead Act
Will be made during the next few
days. These will total approximate
ly $50, 900, 900. The amount allotted
to prohibition enforcement now rep
resents an estimated increase of
more than $50 per cent over the cost
three years ago.
In the bill now before the House,
the prohibition unit is granted S10.-
260, 900 for the purpose Of conduct
ing its campaign against bootleggers
during the fiscal year ending June
so, 1925. The coast guard is to re-
ceive $9,745,000 for the extra work
it VIII have to do in chasing rum
runners. A little later the House
will be asked for approximately
$S, 800. 900 by the Department Of JUS
tice to finance the prosecution Of the
bootleggers brought in by the prohi-
bition unit and the rum runners
overtaken by the coast guard.
To Build Up Fleet
Additional funds have been set
aside for the upbuilding Of the coast
guards anti-rum fleet. but this sum
of approximately $3O.0O0.0 900 is not
regarded as a legitimate item to be
charged against prohibition enforce
ment in any one year, as the dry
navy" is expected to be useful for
many years.
Fears that prohibition enforce
ment approaching the point where
it viii cost S1,O00,0O0 each week have
been expressed by congressional
leaders.
Dry leaders in Congress who for
merly contended that the Volstead
Act would prove less and less ex-
pensive each year have now
abandoned this position.
Still Optimistic
At the same time that Congress
IS mulling over the problem, the
prohibition unit itself keeps up its
optimistic front" and informs the
public that conditions are constantly
improving.
one OF the latest bulletins opens
with this paragraph:
"Prohibition enforcement is be-
coming more effective every day. and
this Improvement in curbing the
outlawed liquor traffic IS due to bet
ter cooperation between Federal and
local authorities. imposition Of jail
sentences instead Of fines for viola
tors. more general use Of the pad.
lock on liquor nuisances, and steps
taken toward stopping leaks. Of
liquor from bonded warehouses TO
the Illicit market"
The Indianapolis times., 1924-12-27
In NezO York
By JAMES w. DEAN

NEW YORK, Dec. 27-The Sub
way Sun is a placard news bulletin
pasted in subway cars. The current
issue states that the subway is the
safest railroad in the world. 1t
doesn't say it is the most crowded
Then it carries this message,
Whether you use the subway or
the elevated you must walk down
and up or up and down. Why not
ride on the elevated and enjoy com
fort?" The same company operates
subway and elevated. 1t offers the
public safety and comfort, but not
both together. New York has had
many bad elevated wrecks. It hasn't
had its worst one yet, unless some
Of the rotten superstructure is soon
replaced.
The Old Half Way House in w.
Thirty-Fffth St, sells more pigs
llnuckles than any other restaurant
in New York. In this day of near
beer the total reaches only about
200 a day. For 35 cents a patron gets
a pig knuckle, a generous helping
Of sauerkraut, potatoes and bread.
In the old days the same dish was
sold in this cafe for 10 cents and
more than 900 were dished up every
day, the high record for one day
being 625. In those days the Old
Half Way House was the summer
rendezvous for actors "at leisure"
The Indianapolis times., 1924-12-27
Nature

When a sewer pipe became clogged
in Canton. Mo-, they sent a turtle
through it with $50 feet of rope tied
to his tail. To the other end of the
rope was attached a big wire brush.
When the turtle emerged the rope
was unfastened and workmen pulled
it through the pipe, the brush clean
ing out the clogging matter.
DIR. David I4emsden of the United
State Department Of Agriculture
makes his plants wake up out of
their winter sleep by giving them
small doses of ether.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-12-27

0ptimists Meet Jan.
Optimist Club postponed its Friday
meeting because of absence of many
members from the city. Next meet
ing viii be held Jan. Q.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-12-27
| " I |
BY HARRY B. HUNT
NEA Service Writer

U7 ASHINGTON, Dec. 27.--All
MI talk of Gen. John j. Perish
-. ing as Secretary of War to
The Indianapolis times., 1924-12-27
Tom Sims Says

News from dear old London. Cop
IS singing in grand opera. II we We're
a cop we would do dangerous things
like that
The Indianapolis times., 1924-12-27
Postage

r. ! OBERT H. BRYSON, postmas-
X ter. urges Indianapolis resi-
- dents 10 make sure mail is
New Britain herald., 1924-03-04
ANOTHER TEAPOT TEXPLOSION TODAY
 WHEN WALSH TELLS OF RECEIVING ~ AN ALLURLNG OFFER FROM DO4ENY
Chief Prosecutor Of Oil Scandal Turned Down Proposition In December On Govt. Rolls As Secret Agent of Dept of Justice, Burns Testi6es - McAdoo's Son Called To Explain Telegrams a,s.i...

Washington, March 1-There another series of bomb explosions today in the oil scandal.
 Here are some of the things the oil committee told when it resumed its hearings: ~ ~
 That E. L. Dohey tried unsuccessfuy last December to in terest Senator Thomas D. Walsh chief prosecutor of the oil inquiry in oil venture in Montana
 That the senator replied he would have nothing to do with an enterprise where he might appear be using his official posi- tion for his profit f
 That Edward Mclean publisher of the Washington Post and central figure the oil scandal has been carried on the government rolls secret of the department of justice
 That Mclean had copy of the departments secret code ana that some o the messages sent him and his employees Florida were in cipher used by the department
 The testimony regarding Mclean given by William l. Burn chief of the departments secret agents and Mrs. Mary ucksteln formerly Burns secretary. They both confirmed investigation. ~ ~ VI
 Burns said Mclean appointed before he became director the o investigation but added that he have been appointed in this administration" WI
 Mrs Duckstein testified that the famous "Nlary" code mes sage @ sent to Florida was intended convey the information lestigaton. ~ eiuei iir
New Britain herald., 1924-03-04
Bg ROADS PROTESTING
 AUTOMATIC CONTROLS
Claim Devices, Costing Mil. lions, Are Not Yet Prac-
 tically Developed

Washington. March Eighty min, first class railroads asked the inter. state commerce commission today tC modify it's order for instllation of au. tomatic train control devices.
 It was requested that a part of the requirements be set aside entirely and that the effective date Of the others be delayed.
 The joint petition declared that au- tomatic train control devices. intend cd 10 stop q train when it enters a danger zone are as yet imperfectly developed, and that the experimental operation of them docs not justify extensive use. It was declared also that installation Of such devices would require the railroads iO spend many millions" without assurance ot re- turn. and without effectively incrcas- ing safety.
 The commission has issued two or ders, one requiring 47 railroads 10 in- stall control devices on one passen- ger division each before January. 1925. and one requiring all class one roads to make the installation on one or more additional passenger divis- ions. The petition asked rehearing as to the entire scope of the second order and another years postpone ment Of the effective date on the first order.