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The Washington times., 1924-10-04

nRETAPHYSlCS, when wear.
W ing the cap Of sciences"
Ay1 has never done anything
more serious than piling up words,
ana there Is no reason TO suppose
tlaat Il ever viii. Professor VIII
liam McDougaIl, the successor OF
William James Ia the psychology
chair at Harvard, wishes 70 have
Psychology declare its indepen.
dence Of the physical sciences, and
set up its own methods, different
from theirs.
ne Is surely right IN opposing
the view that man, mentally as
well as physically, Ii no more than
q cunning machine. operated solely
by the eelf.play Of chemical and
physical forces. But, would Il be
likely TO help clear up the mystery
OF mans nature, II the investiga.
tons OF practical psychology,
which have given many remarks
abb results In recent years, were
dropped, and psychol ogists were TO
follow Professor McDougall's adj
vice ana to start out anew with
the idea that ''the life Of man Is
one long series Of purposiye striv.
tngs?"
'.Purposive striving Is his new
psychological watchword. He
Illustrates It, interestingly, even
Economically, by the case Of the
young man who. despite all coun-
ter currents, keeps on steadily
striving toward the one being
whom his heart has chosen.
Certainly no one would wish to
see that explained, as Jacques
Loeb explained the movements Of
caterpiIlars, or other small crea-
lures. on the unromantic princi-
pIe OF ''tropism' although the
case Of the heliotrope would
soften the application. for Juliet
ID always as . sun to Romeo.
But ''purposive striving" whilc
undoubtedly expressing general
fact IA human experience. seems
70 lack the firmness ana sharp
ness Of cut that the cornerstone
for q new building Of science
should possess. Somehow there
Is about It a slight odor OF meta.
physics. It does not look like a
The Washington times., 1924-10-04

twenty times IN drive 81 \
half hour or so. And the worst
of II is that, under our present
traffic rules, while he Il eau.
toned to keep close to the
curb" he is allowed the right Sc
way, since he is approaching
the intersection from che RIGHT 2
"A modification Of this rule il
absolutely necessary To protect
us from the worst hazard sc
all-the selfish driver. and to
my mind the only cure for this
and other similar dangers. since
the majority Of motorists seem
utterly unable to grasp the sig-
nificance OF the Golden Rule as
applied to themselves, and the
traffic force is too busy looking
Tor speeders and parking hogs
70 detect these insiduous infrac-
lions Of the spirit Of our traffic
regulations, is q resort to the
boulevard" traffic system now
in vogue ia q great many Of our
larger cities, which, applied 20
Il Washington, would obviously
give all generally northbound
and southbound traffic the riRht
IPf way automatically over
the eastbound and westbound
lvehicles.
u Regarding the safeguarding
Of pedestrians at intersections
] cannot share your views IS
to the responsibility Of the seIna-
Iphore officer for the safety Of
pedestrians. It would be utterly
Impossible for any one man to
hook out for both pedestrians and
motorists at the same time.
AS 9 solution Of this admittedly
Initial problem, / would suggest
THAT right-hand turns BY vehicles
Ibe prohibited 1T the more dam
gerous intersections and, IN adj
htion to the senaphore man,
pur other officers should be de-
SLED, one to each corner, to
alard the pedestrians and posi-
lively prohibit them from cross
ng the street when the seIna-
shore is set against them.
Where win we get these extra
| 1ficers? As an answer ] ask
his question:
Which is the more important
luty Of an officer-to chase
round with q little memorandum
loOk and . piece Of chalk, mark
| ng the tires Of the autos Of
usy men who may have over
| tayed their parking limit five
I hinutes, or safeguarding the
/ Ives Of thousands Of pedestrians
lad motorists?
s. E. KIMBALL. :
The Washington times., 1924-10-04

you have any you II hang on to that money
But I'm afraid you have to do something harder than
that I'm afraid that you'll have to take your life in your
own hands and manage yourself for your sake and
the sake Of your little girl Il don't how be
otherwise There ism much hope that you change
Grasshopper into Ant at his age. The best you can
do is to fall back your Ant virtues But il you
do that If you safeguard your money from him, YOU
CAN'T IN ALL FAIRNESS EXPECT HIM TO SHARE
HIS MONEY WITH YOU.
AS far see you must either play the game or
get out If you only differed the matter Of few
thousand the problem might be adjusted But you differ
everything You have contempt for each Others view
points You're fundamentally mismated Can you possibly
think it fair to demand support from husband from whom
you withhold not only oan but also your love and repect
All honor to you Ant Julia. You're wise human
and doubtless good mother But spare little tolerance
for Grasshoppers too. They are what they II you
manage to love them for what they and help them
on their uncerainroad all is well BUT WE CAN NEVER
NEVER CHANGE THEM INTO ANTS. And It'll kinder
and farer to leave them alone than to expect them to
change themselves
The Washington times., 1924-10-04
All But I'd Indians

Doctor Hiram Wesley Evan Imperial Wizard 81 the Ku
KlUx Kan reminds You Of Job horse which paweth ia
the valley and reioceh in his Eengh he goeh out 70 meet
the armed men,
Imperial Wizard Evans isn't raid Of anything
he says that law with anteeth in it has been passed
against the Khan The Khan hast been convicted Of ANYTHING
He tells his audience: Ycu arpf this superior blood
Also he says the Khan twill aep out alien hordes"
That's nice, but what are Of us Americans exceut
descendants Of alien hordes Wre not Red Indians all but
they are "alien" by birth or desnt.
The Washington times., 1924-10-04

Upon first glancing at the
heading Of your editorial in last
Saturdays Times, aJail Sem
fences for Confirmed Auto
Speed Fools. " ] was tempted to
throw IL aside in disgust, as !
have become pretty well fed
M on long-winded and narrow
minded harangues on the thread
bare theme Of speeding. How
ever, I am glad that / did not
obey my first impulse as. upon
reading II, I found it .meaty
with sound, practical and com
structive comment.
I can think Of nothing bet
ter than to direct the attention
81 your readers to the very root
of the traffic situation the
Wholesale and promiscuous" is
suing 81 automobile drivers per-
mits to every Tom; Dick and
Harry who happens to have Sc
"a his pocket. The automobile,
Is you say, and, as an owner Of
one / am fully aware, us Of in
calcuIable use to the business
world and Of unreasonable
pleasure to al either 81" but in
the hands Of an unreliable per-
SON it instantly becomes . dead-
" weapon and q constant lneIl-
ace to life and limb.
II each applicant for an auto
drivers permit in this city were
required to pass 9 rigid, yet
practical, examination. not only
as to their ability to operate an
automobile, but also as to their
character and general reliabili-
w, there would be conside rably
Tess strain ON traffic force
which Is, under present condi-
ti0ns, inadequate, and conse-
uuently fewer accidents and less
unnecessary confusion.
Speeding, however, Is not the
only cause Of accidents merely
the most obvious and easiest to
detect. In my opinion one Of
the greatest dangers which the
motorist as we'll as the pedes-
8 trian encounters today Is the
selfish idiot who, utterly with
out regard for the density Of
the traffic, sweeps majestically
around the corner (making q
right hand turn) out into the
path Of passing traffic, causing
q general swerving to the left
of all cars passing at that time,
with consequent danger Of col
lision with those coming from
the opposite direction.
This is not an isolated in
stance but something that hap
pens anywhere from ten to
The Washington times., 1924-10-04
Tit forTat
Very Among.

Unpleasant in modern war fact that semibarbarians
can play at # IS well IS others "A old days civilized ma
tons could send few tranedOldiers to discipline bar
barism.
Now the Moors under Abdelelrim propose to blockade
the Spaniards who fighting TIM They are buying two
submarines left over from the latar and viii them
sink Spanish ships bringing supply to the Spanish army il
Africa That's another hint fors country sleeping "a
peacefully in it's national campaign
Any nation attacking from thast or West would come
through the air FLYING And build announce its arrival
with TNTs or worse from above.
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and navy to criticism as every
other institution IL subjected.
Surely the war was not fought for
the purpose OF transplanting
Prnssian military tyranny to
America.
Another play, Rain" which
has been running in New York
Tor over a year. shows q mission
airy In a War from creditable
aspect. But the clergy have not
demanded its suppression, possibly
because they feel that the church
is on the whole strong enough to
stand up before a play. What
makes military and naval men so
much more sensitive?
NARY WINSoR.
Haverford, Pa.
The Washington times., 1924-10-04
Sensible Thoughts On Our Auto
Dangers and Troubles
BY BILL PRICE.

Tie increasing to life limb and properly from auto-
mobile traffic i deserving Of the deepest thought the part
81 all thinking citizens who do not look lightly upon human
life Every suggestion which promises To make for better
ent 81 conditions and lesnng d traffic dangers worth
careful consideration.
There hundreds Of views and heories many 81 them
utterly useless to confuse the practical things done and
contemplated for decreasing the daily dangers and evils
Constructive suggestion Is bound h be helpful and Is the
duty 81 every good citizen contribute what he can toward
solution Of the dangerous problems confronting Warrington
II likewise the duty OF our traffic officials 10 give attention
all suggestions and apply TO hem the yardsCk 81 COM
that pedestrians and aoits may Be benefited and
improvement brought about
Numerous communications cone to this newspaper on te
subject Many Of them offer visionary and impractical RENE
dies and socaed BeIowis that should command
attention from the public and from District traffic officials
whose business il IS TO think ard think clearly;
The Washington times., 1924-10-04
A Love diversity

charming French LADY, whe name Is de Primoli she
says she descends from NapCech secured an abandoned
convent in the mountains above AXE Como There she viii
open Totally kind Of urersity and IN Il she viii
teach women the Of pleasing an Nothing SO NEW n
that
The art Of pleasing abo the Oldest study on earth
The first professor in the Orgnaunvesty for women was
the serpent and the first cae when he showed Eve AN
apple and said, "Give him bite that" 1 s -
The Washington times., 1924-10-04
ELSIE ROBINSON

Takea Grasshopper, for instance A Grass
hopper's one idea is to step on the gas and
take chance. It doesn't care darn for
programs OF bank accounts. It wants 4
THRILL It lives to dream on blade Of
grass and chase mote through the air.
Socially, of course, Grasshopper ism t with.
in hundred miles of an Ant. But If you
have sneaking admiration for nerve and
recklessness and dreams and imagination you
have to spare grin for the Grasshoppers.
ONLY YOU DON'T LEND THEM ANY
MONEY NOT If YOU'RE AN ANTI
I'm not laughing at you, Pal I'm sensing
to the full the tragedy Of this union the
tragedy that grips him as well as you.
An Ant deserves no credit for being born
an Ant. And Grasshopper for being
made Grasshopper. But it is pitiful when
The Washington times., 1924-10-04
DIR. FRANK CRANES
ALLY EDITORIAL
Tae GroUth 81 The City
By Dr. Frank Crane.

HE growth Of any city to be under the control
Of power not Of itself
The Washington times., 1924-10-04
LETTER TO
EDITOR

Editor. Times;
MAY / suggest that we greet
M johnson with the Chinese
shake every one shaking his own
hand7
Wouldn't. this be q good rule
in greeting Presidents and other
high officials az big receptions7
Why victimize our heroesi
/. VIRGINIA FAN.
The Washington times., 1924-10-04
LISTEN, WORLD!
ERE'S the kind Of letter that makes
honest writing girls leave home

~ ERE y the KIND OF letter that makes
honest writing girls leave home
two jumps ahead Of the sheriff.
Whatever say I'm going to get, in wrong.
So here 60 to my doom. And only hope
yOuu remember afterward, when you look
at my cold, still face, that you said lot Of
mean things to me that you ought to be
ashamed Of
Ny Dear Miss Robinson 81 have been mar
ried ten years. ! have q daughter five. Ny
husband is thirty three ordinary mind and
hasn't yet "found himself" Shifts from
one position to another. About thirteen years
ago inherited five thousand dollars.
have already loaned him two thousand dol
lars to try his "luck, z which he invested
in business against my better judgment
and lost. He wanted more. refused. He
borrowed one thousand from his brother
The Washington times., 1924-10-04
REGISTERED q. ..
PATENT OFFICE

and did not make good either.
Now he wants to TEND him more; and because 1
cannot find real for giving it to him he has de-
cded to live with me in what he calls divided house
Don't you think justified holdine On to nv Few
thousand for rainy dayi He hasn't red cent to but bis
hand On, except the small salary he earns selling some
household article am most unhappy and long for some
advice, which will be deeply appreciated by JULIA
It's divided house" all right Julia, but /. have
bunch that something more than the presence or lack Of
your problem about your refusal advance that loan
So, in all probability is your husband But the trouble
lies deeper than that I'm
1t looks to il Ant had married C4rasshonner
There are many admirable things about an Ant. III Is
thrifty and industrious orderly and full Of foresight
do not doubt that marriage amongst Ants is about $50 per
cent more ideal than marriage amongst Humans When
Ant marres an Ant it's just like investing government
bonds The combination can't be beaten But it's almost
Any insect with rowing extrayagant nature would be
utterly miserable in the carefully programmed life Of an
Ant Hill
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-02-19

Winkler said animal oils and other
ingredients were added to the booze,
but that one distillation would remove
them and make the liquor drinkable.
Billed as Chemical
Bills of lading in the hands of the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad show that
a carload of Chemical was shipped
Feb. II by the Empire Products Com
pany of Brooklyn, n. Y, to the En-
pire Products Company of Indianapo-
lis, care of the Indianapolis Drug
Company. According to NWinkler.
neither Of the two concerns exists.
Police and Federal officers first
spotted" the car Feb. 16. Since that
time, they have been watching the
railroad office for the car 10 be
claimed. No one claimed it.
Reconsignment Asked
Today the railroad office received a
message signed "E. c. Woodruff.
Brooklyn" asking them to reconsign
the car to the Empire Products Com
pany, care OF the Illinois Wholesale
Drug Company, Peoria, Ill. Following
receipt of this message, the car was
seized and the contents taken to police
headquarters.
Winkler haN been in communication
with w. c. Quinn, New York, head of
the alcoholic division of the prohibition
enforcement division. who has been
the shipment from New
York.
The booze was contained in five-gal-
lon cans with two cans in each case.
Officers admit they have no clew to
the owners.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-02-19
PO|NDEXTER TALKED
TO SUCCEED DENNY
AS HEAD OF NAVY
Dixon Dawes Allen and But
Ter Are Others Discussed
for Post,

By Cfltted PTess
WASHINGTON. Feb. 19.-If Presi-
dent Coolidge takes the advice OF in
siders' in the Navy department he
will. appoint an iron man" to sue
coed Edwin DENLY as secretary Of the
Navy.
A man who will brutally WELD q
big stick inside the department and
take measures to check a. waning
morale is the crying need OF tbs Navy
today.
President Coolidge has said no naval
officer will be named and nobody from
Michigan.
This apparently eliminated Charles
B. Warren, Detroit. Warren IS now
mentioned for attorney General
Daughertys job should Daugherty
quit.
Miles Poindexter, American am
bassador to Peru, was much talked OF
today as Denby's successor. He was
formerly acting chairman of the
Senate Naval Affairs Committee.
Governor Dixon, Montana, also has
been spoken of as filing the require
ment.
I1cil anu AAoLtA OdWcS, 1oLLISI
director of the budget and now
member of the commission studying
the reparations situation, is another.
Former Governor Henry Allen Of
Kansas and Brig. Gen. Smediey But
Ter. safety director of Philadelphia,
we're being discussed today.
DENLY quits March 10. His sue.
cessor will have about year OF Daas
by's term to serve.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-02-19
BOYS ADVENTURE
ENDED BY POLICE
ads Intended 10 Grow Up
With South America,

While parents and teachers fran.
tically searched the woods north of
Broad Ripple. Ralph Batty, ID, of
6532 Cornell Ave, and James Weller,
IL, Of 5120 Parker Ave, who last Fri
day started to South America "to
grow up with the country" were safe
with louisville (Ky) authorities.
Juvenile Court was notified today
Ralph has been learning in school
about South America, and several
times suggested we move there said
his mother. Mrs. Leona A. Batty
"ITe said 1t is land of opportunity. !"
Mrs. Thusnelda Barrett, teacher of
the two lads in public school No. So
put in Monday afternoon securing the
woods north of Broad Ripple for the
wanderers after some playmates said
they saw them camping out"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-02-19

Indiana Is No-Man'S Land in
Weather Barometer,

Indiana today was the norman
land" in the great battle between
Eastern rain and Western snow. The
result was slect covered streets
slippery sidewalks, skidding auto
mobiles and terrified pedestrians
staging startling acrobatic stunts.
No relief from these conditions is to
be expected before Wednesday. J. II.
Arlington, weather bureau meteor
ologist, said. He predicted a minimum
temperature of about rs degrees above
zero tonight, more rain or snow, more
sleet and colder Wednesday night.
The motoring and walking public
rapidly is learning the art of ice navi-
cation and no serious accidents were
reported.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-02-19
AUTO SALESMAN IS
REPORTED MISSING
John C, Davis Disappears
From Home,

Mrs Norvell Davis today asked pc.
lice to aid in search for her husband,
John Calvin Davis. %. who disap-
peared from his home, 211 r. Twenty
Fifth St. Friday. .
Davis was employed as an automo-
bile salesman by II. E. Jones. 229 f.
Sixteenth St, Mrs. Davis said. An
automobile which Davis had been
demonstrating was found in the rear
of Jones establishment Friday night.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-02-19
FIVE COINS TAKEN
FROM ESOPHAGUS
Unusual Operation Performed
on Small Boy,

Buddy Kisker, 3. Of Anderson, lid.
returned home with his mother, Mrs.
Alma Kisker, from St. Vincent's Hos
pital a wiser, If not a sadder. boy.
He came to Indianapolis Monday
evening. At the hospital DIR. IAfay-
cite Page. sos une-Mansur Bldg,
removed forty-one cents-fo1r dimes
and a penny-from Buddy's esophagus.
Hospital attendants and DR.. Page
said that never before had they heard
OF such case. Buddy swallowed the
money last Saturday.
The operation was said to be an
picture located the coins, lodged III a
bunch. The lad had been unable TO
eat since he swallowed the coins.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-02-19
NEED FOR MORE
TEACHERS CITED
Board Warns Against Mid
Week Basketball.

Members of the State board of ed
ucation went on record today as
sensing the need for more well-pre-
pared and competent teachers. A let
ter will be forwarded to every high
school principal, city and township
superintendent in the State asking
cooperation in urging young people
to enter the teaching profession.
George Allen, Clarke County at
tendance officer, was removed from
his office by the board.
z. E. Hamsey, State school inspec-
tor. named three local high schools
with forty-seven others as having VIC
lated the State boards resolution
against basketball in mid-week. He
recommended that the schools be
warned Of their violation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-02-19
BULLET. WOUND SERIOUS

BIZ United Press
dition of Senator Frank L. Greene of
Vermont, seriously wounded Friday
night by a stray bullet between pro-
hibition agents and bootleggers, was
extremely critical today, his physi-
clan. DIR. Borden, announced.
THE chances are against Senator
Greene's recovery" DR. Borden said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-02-19
Mental Patient Jailed Three Months by Legal Delay

detained for lack of witnesses to
file an affidavit against him.
Judge d. o. Wilmeth Of city
court has ruled that police officers
are not required 70 file such affidavit
since they are liable to damage
= suits for false imprisonment in case
the suspect is declared sane.
The Family Welfare Gociety To-
. Gated a brother in Dayton, Ohio, who
made the affidavit in the court of
Justice of the Peace w. A. Conner.
He was declared insane Feb. Is, and
the case was turned over to the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-02-19
K0K0MO WANTS ADVICE
Fire Chief TO Inspect Apparatus and
Recommend Betterments.

Fire Chief John J. o'Brien will go
to Kokomo Friday to inspect fire
fighting, apparatus. water pressure.
and condition of public buildings, at
request of the city administration
Kokomo has been swept with costly
fires and the city officials believe
recommendations Of O'Brien will save
The city additional fire loss. jacob
Riedel chief Of fire prevention, will
follow O'Brien with talks on prevent
ing fires.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-02-19
MAN HURT ON ICY WALK
Louis Brown Seriously Injured in
Fall at GreencastIe.

Louis Brown, 423 w. New York St,
was seriously injured today when he
fell on IN icy pavement at Greencas-
tie. He was taken to the county hos
pital there.
Brown is frequent visitor at po-
lice headquarters, where he is known
as a bondsman.
He was bondsman for Charles
(Chuck) Virgins, prize fighter, whose
$4,000 bail was forfeited at Greencas-
tie several weeks ago. Virgins re-
ported at Greencastle later and was
taken to the State Reformatory at
PendIeton on a sentence for attempt
ing to escape from the Indiana State
Farm.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-02-19
Silence

By United Press
WASHINGTON, Feb. Ia
President Coolidge today an
nounced a policy of silence re-
garding the oil leasing scandal ef-
fective at once.
1t was stated on his behalf the
oil leasing cases would not in fu-
ture be discussed at the White
House conferences with news
papermen on Tuesday and Fri.
day.
The cases are now in the hands
Of counsel for presentation to the.
courts and for that reason the
President believes he must re-
frain from talking about them.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-02-19

county clerk for his commitment to
the Central Indiana Hospital for the
Insane.
County Clerk Albert Losche said
the. prime need was a special officer
to take charge of such cases for the
purpose of fling affidavits so that
inquests can be. held and the case
disposed OF Immediately. The rule
of city court that officers may not
file affidavits necessitates location
of relatives for the purpose. a prac-
tice which holds suspects in Jail
an unwarranted length of time,
Losche said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-02-19

Edward Dietz. The case was turned
over to Circuit Court when it was
found that only that court could
make disposition because he was
anot an American citizen.
In immigration official from Gin
cinnati insisted Brain be deported
to Canada, but. the matter was
dropped.
A similar case was, that of Henry
C. Jarinan. coiored, 90 of AL In
diana Ave. lodged in the county
Jail Jan. on vagrancy charges,
suspected of insanity. Jarnan was