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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-07-03
The Hawaiian Islands
and Japan

E=7ILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS, in recent
LWI Washington dispatch, explains how Jap
anese nationalist societies, with Japanese gov
eminent backing vociferously oppose Amer
ican nronosals to create second Gibraltar, J"
AT Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, for the defense OF
this country.
$. Without doubt the Japanese are propa-
gandizing, not only against the Pearl Harbor
project, but against every American defense
measure in the Pacific.
Japanese politicians have their own axes
To- grind. The idea of the american peril :,
must be kept alive. Army and Navy commits
sfons are political plums in Japan. Also Army
and Navy contracts.
Americans should value the propaganda
of the Japanese politicians at what it is worth,
no more.
@ In the meantime the American Govern
1nent should realize that it's first concern is the
security of American citizens and American
territory. We should make it plain to the
Japanese and all other foreigners that this is
our business, not theirs.
The recent naval maneuvers at Hawaii
proved that those islands are not impregnable.
81 The Hawaiian Islands are the "key" to
the eastern Pacific and hence to the Pacific
borders of this country. This should mean only
one thing to our Government it's next
big job is to make this outpost impregnable.
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PuzzIing
BY Hal Cochran

1--WE helped the wife do dish
IT es, and I've helped her mop
and clean. To grant her
wants and wishes I have been right
on the scene. We've cleaned the
yard and cellar till we've had them
looking At. The role I've played is
stellar-Now I'm etumped, I must
admit.
VIII someone kindly tell me how
you iron the weekly clothes. The
task, by choice, befell me and it
stuck me, goodness knows.
thought 'twould be surprising If I
laid them on the shelf, but now I'm
realizing that I just surprised my
self.
The sheets and pillow cases were
a simple job to do. I ironed and
left no traces of burned spot
showing through. In fact, the bulk
of fiat work is an easy task for men.
But, try to iron the fancies. Wow!
That's something else again.
The little frills and laces that I
sewed in funny places and ironed
them out--a mess. TIL gladly do the
dishes, but at ironing-ne again.
Will someone tell the missus, that's
no job for grown-up men.
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How You Can Tell

can SIT by your side as eheerfully
in the gathering twilight OF your
lives as he did in the gay May morn
ing, then he loves you, honest and
true.
And after all IS said and done,
marrying him is the only way Of
finding out. For sometimes the fell
low who protests his love tho most
will be the first to trot Off after
strange skirts. and quite as unac-
countably the philanderer who
played around before wedlock may
settle down into a regular Rock OF
Gibraltar Sometimes the perfect
mammals boy will become the wifes
erring one, while the wild and UNI
ruly youth win turn out the best
catch in the matrimonial stream.
That's the trouble with these men.
You can't believe a one of them.
And the only way you can ever
find out n thing about them that
you can actually depend on is TO
marry them and expect the worst.
Sometimes you are surprised 20 find
that they do love you honest and
true. and when you get one OF that
sort you have drawn the prize ticket
in life's great lottery and should
never forget TO be thankful.
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GREEK AND
LATIN

T-7vANS WOOLLEN, presi-
r dent Of the Fletcher Saw
Ill ings and Trust Company,
in an address before the American
Classical League at the Claypool,
Wednesday, stressed the value o.
a classical education.
I'm business affairs" he said,
"I find that the young men who
have been grounded in classical
courses at college have better
trained minds than those who epe-
cialized in technical courses. I
don't know why the old-fashioned
education does the work, but I am
sure it does"
Other hard-headed business
men have made the same observa-
ton. And colleges report increased
enrolment in Greek, Latin and
other classical courses. Greek and
Latin are dead but their souls are
marching on vigorously.
There has been much dispute as
to the relative value of classical
and specialized, technical educa-
ton. For a number Of years the
tendency in this country was
toward the utilitarian and away
from the classical. Now the pen
dulun seems to be swinging back.
Probably the relative merits of
the two types Of education are not
easily settled.
Brilliant classical students have
sunk to driving garbage wagons
and panhandling. So have students
who pursued unitarian, techni-
cal courses in college.
Henry Ford never studied Greek
or Latin and sees no value in his
tory or the classics. Yet he has
done fairly wel1 in his business
career Woodrow Wilson, who re-
ceived classical education and de-
voted most of his life to history,
achieved the presidency.
Probably the type of education
American colleges pour into the
heads of their students matters
less in determining future sue
cess of the students than the sort
of heads into which the education
is poured.
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RIGHT HERE
IN INDIANA
BY GAYLORD NELSON
HALF PUBLIC
IMPROVEMENTS

~ HE Indianapolis board of
public works yesterday
A ordered the Union Traction
Company to lower it's tracks on
Martindale Ave. to the level of
the newly paved street. Receiver
for the traction company de-
INJURED.
New pavement on Martindale
Ave. has been completed 1t is a
lovely pavement, but useless. 1t
might just as well be home in
bed as posing as a public improve
ment.
A strip in the center of the
street where the traction rails are
laid was left unpaved. Down the
length of the street this strip
sticks up like a miniature noun
tain range. In some places it is
four feet above the level of the
pavement. The street can only be
crossed by nimble mountain goats.
The traction company wants the
city to pay part Of the cost Of
lowering this strip of no-man's
land, 1t has only a single track
along the street, while there was
left unpaved sufficient width for
a double track. Consequently
there probably will be a season
Of leisurely argument and per-
haps litigation over the matter.
Thus, for some months, the Mar
tindale Ave. paving will be an
other half-done public improve
ment, like the Delaware st. bridge
over Fall Creek, completed six
months ago but still without suit
able approaches.
Apparently it never occurs to
the board Of works to plan so that
all parts of a public improvement
project are completed at the same
time. Instead of completing one
project and then moving to the
next, a dozen neighborhoods are
torn UP at once, then work drags
indefinitely on all of them.
A half-done public improvement
is about as useful and satisfac-
tory to a neighborhood as an al
most-good egg.
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las WIG NAAA Turn
hers up az the neighbors.
He who plays the horses may find
he is the victim Of horse play.
> Lots OF lips just made 10 kiss are
made over again just after.
A dictionary is what you use when
you can't think Of what 10 use in
place Of a word you can't spell
You can always spot a man who
drinks coffee out Of a saucer because
he spots himself.
An honest man frequently finds
occasion to call himself a liar,
Many a father can't be stylish be-
cause his grown son doesn't wear
out his clothes quick enough.
When a man goes to tho dogs
many of his friends bark at him
The young people of today are
lazy chiefly because they are the
young people Of last night.
The man who says honesty is the
best policy never tried telling an
ugly girl how she looked.
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said statements their client might make 70 the
reporter could be used against him when the
Doheny- Fall Sinclair criminal trials come up
next autumn.
When Doheny testified before the Senate
committee he said he expected to make one
hundred million dollars out of his lease. In his
present story he says patriotism alone caused
him to enter into it.
Before the Senate committee Doheny and
Admiral Robson both testified their chief OBJ
ject in making the lease was to prevent drain
age.
Now Doheny forgets drainage and speaks
only of the grave danger" which faced the
United States in 1922.
The next installment Of Doheny's story
will be heard in Criminal Court. The Little
Black Bag may yet tell its tale
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Clever Dry Politics

be placed under the protection Of
civil service.
The political significance and
value of a highly efficient, flying
squadron of this character is not be-
ing overlooked. Naturally, the ap-
pointees will be regular Republicans,
and before the next national cleo
ton they ought to know the ropes.
No National Administration ever be-
fore had any such flying political
squadron, practically independent of
Senator'S. Congressman and State
bosses.
There are some who believe that
an organized effort will be made to
bust the solid South at the coming
senatorial elections. and pave the
way for another Republican land
slide at the next presidential cleo
ton. The Anti-Saloon League is
powerful in the South. 1t is ire
mendously efficient politically, and
its generals are Republicans. There
is also the Ku-Klux Klan, which
has already proved it's power, and
diiIlOSI AhfdlldDly 4l3 SuSCCoS dI tiiC
polls has been Republican success.
1t is expected that from now on its
headquarters will be Washington
instead of Atlanta. 1t will very soon
make a big display of force by an
enormous gathering and parade in
Washington.
If it hasn't already busted the
Democratic party wide open in the
solid South, there are those who
think it will before the next cleo
ton. People who are split and all
het up over a religious controversy
can't work together effectively in
politics.
Among the possibilities Of the near
future may be an effort to enforce
tho Fifteenth as well as the Eight
zenith Amendment in the South, and
see that the colored brother is per-
mitted to exercise his constitutional
right to vote.
When they get around to that the
Flying Squadron will come in
mighty handy in the way of picking
up valuable information. Anyhow,
it's cinch the smart Republican
generals are nc going to lose con-
troll of the Senate If they can help it.
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| INFIRMARY
AGAIN INSPECTED

7ARION County commission
IWI ers visited the county in
0 Urinary this week. They
found the old building a regular
fire-trap'-a menace to the lives Of
the inmates-and sanitary con-
ditions disgraceful.
That makes it practically unan-
imous. Every inspection ~of the
place in the past two years, by
grand juries. official commissions,
and private charitable organiza-
. tons. has been followed by a re-
port that conditions in the Marion
County poorhouse are deplorable,
disgraceful. and intolerable.
Yet nothing has been done to
remedy the situation. Each report
causes a few minutes stir among
county authorities and is then
pigeon-holed.
Commissioners plan to lay the
situation before the county council
soon and ask an appropriation.
That, too, has been done before
without arousing the council to
any action beyond the con-
versational stage. Lack Of money
is pleaded as an excuse for In
action.
Will county commissioners and
county council bicker awhile this
time and then. as usual, forget
the matter until another grand
jury report or will they actually
take steps to provide properly for
the county's paupers?
Marion County has no money to
waste. But 1t is not so impover-
ished that it can not afford to pro-
vide quarters and maintenance for
its aged poor at least comparable
to those provided by a city dog
pound.
Disgraceful conditions at the in
Urinary can't be wiped out by in
spections, reports, or disputes be-
tween commissioners and council.
County authorities must act. Why
not now?
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By n. d. Cochran

HE reorganization Of the pro-
N/I hibition unit is a mighty
clever bit of political stra-
tegy, and another tail feather in
the cap of Field Marshal Wayne
B. Wheeler OF the Anti-Saloon
League, who, by the way, is one
of the shrewdest politicians this
country has produced.
We have now a director for each
State and nineteen divisional chiefs,
all more or less Influenced by State
politics and the political bosses re-
sponsible for their appointment. In
some States the controlling bosses
have been out Of sympathy with
prohibition enforcement.
But when August first rolls around
there will be no more State pro-
hibition units. Instead there will
be twenty-five regional administra-
tors appointed by and working I'M
der Assistant Secretary Of the
Treasury Lincoln c.. Andrews, whose
HSduq ldlleTS Will D6 III w d6llIl5 lOIl
Enforcement will no longer be by
States. 1t will be national enforce
ment of the Volstead act from Wash
ington In effect the prohibition
unit becomes the flying squadron
Of the prohibition army, ready to
fly and swoop down on the wicked
wherever director Andrews orders
them. ssg ,yQl
If the rum outfit gets too gay in
any one State, General Andrews can
mobilize his entire flying squadron
in that particular wet spot.
This will materially strengthen the
prohibition forces, for there will be
both an army and navy practical
ly working under one. central COM
mand, the coast guard. of course, be-
ing controlled from Washington, too.
Already there is movement on to
pay these regional administer tors
much bigger salaries than State
chiefs and regional directors have
been getting-say, from $1,000 to
$4,000 a year.
And Wayne Wheeler announces
that when Congress convenes the
members of the prohibition unit will
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By Shaffer b. Berkshire

1.-THE Love Boat" at the Palace the
last half of the week, is one Of those
little musical comedy affairs which
we find so often. But this one is I'M
usual in one respect-it has the serv-
ices Of a real comedian, Through
his efforts it becomes a really anus
ing little sIit.
Walter Baker and company open
the show with a magic act. One or
two dandy tricks and little comedy
put them over nicely.
Russel and Hayes do some excel
ent acrobatic stuff and throw in a
few laughs for good measure.
James A. Kennedy and company
have sketch containing burlesque
divorce trial. The finish is devoted
to advice to married folks. Taken al
together it doesn't mean much.
Norton and Wilson indulge in no.
KUN comedy. Results, fair.
The movie feature is "She
Wolves" starring Alma Rubens.
At the Palace today and Saturday.
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as it used to be. Perhaps virile
manhood has become effeminate In
these degenerate days. At any
rate society no longer thinks it is
necessary to black a woman's eyes
and knock out her teeth to dis
play affection.
In the days of chivalry, French
peasant, according to a medieval
chronicle, beat his wife every day
on principle. "She must have some
occupation" he said. IF I beat
her she will weep the whole day
through, and so will pass the
time"
Now in Indiana a mean look
and a bubble Of profanity can be
construed as cruelty and grounds
for divorce. Women may still be
denied some rignts-but they have
come a long way since the good
old DAYS.
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What was the greatest number
of runs ever made in pro-
fessional baseball game?
The greatest number Of runs was
made in a game between Brooklyn
and Buffalo of the Players League,
July IL, 1890. A total of a. runs
were scored. % by Brooklyn and 16
by Buffalo.
Is z. Marlitt the real or pen
name Of the novelist?
z. Marlitt was the pseudonym Of
Eugene John, a popular German
novelist born at Arnstadt in 1928,
died in 1887. Her father was a
portrait painter; her patroness was
the Princess of Schwarzburg-S Sender.
shausen, who sent her to Vienna to
study music. She became deaf.
lived for eleven years at court, and
then withdrawing to Arnstadt. be-
gan there ner novelistic career.
From what is witch hazel made?
Witch hazel is a term applied to
certain Shrubs and small trees, one
OF which is native to America and
the other natives Of Japan. The
American species blooms late in
autumn among fruit of the previous
year and covers the bare twigs with
clusters Of yellow flowers with
thread.like petals From the bark
and leaves an astringent principle is
obtained which is much employed in
medicine.
How much does it cost to pro-
duce an acre of corn?
1t has been estimated that the
usual cost is from $12 to STA.
Can you name some screen
actresses with the name Of Ethel
whose last names are not more
than Ave letters long?
Ethel Dwyer, Ethel Teare. Ethel
Gray Terry, Ethel Wales.
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hEV1 HAT is test for real and
wv lasting lover" asks a gay
IL young thing who has re-
Gently become engaged.
One hates to disillusion youth,
but in common parlance, there
amt any"
Certainly the high-flown vows Of
prenuptial days are a poor test. The
only way in which you can find out
whether your sweetie really loves
you forever and true is to marry
him and pray for the best.
If he can stick by when the tears
are always on the hair trigger, and
the biscuits are underdone; If he can
kiss you with enthusiasm after
hard days work when you are look
ing green around the gills from
illness; if he can be sweet and strong
and tender to you before the babies
come; If he can bear with your
querulous complaints when you are
weak and sick and miserable and
lunlovely; If he can stand your
nagging and your quarrelng with
out taking the count; IL he can re-
main faithful when you are grow
ing gray and old and tired; IL he
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Young Folks Are Merely Young

great mass Of boys and girls are
fundamentally worse than we used
to be, or that, because the ideas
of behavior and dress and even NOR
atty have changed a bit since I was
a girl, today's children will NOT grow
up just las good and dependable and
sensible as we have been.
think, in fact, that 1t is posi-
BILE they may be an Improvement
over us.
Times and peoples and morals
must change. 1t is only thus that
humanity can advance.
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FOURTH CELEBRATION
AT BROAD RIPPLE

The Fourth of July will be cele.
brated at Broad Ripple Park Satur-
day in fitting manner. There will
be contest of all kinds on the athletic
field and in the big swimming pool.
Prizes will be awarded by the park
management. In the evening an
elaborate fireworks display will be
put on by the Potts Firework' s
Company. There will also be music
and dancing in the Dance Garden.
At the open air theater Robinson s
Elephans will be the special free
attraction. They do all sorts of
stunts which they seem to enjoy as
well as the audience. They also offer
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forms, If we are-to believe our his
tories.
From the bloody shambles Of the
French Revolution, Democracy was
born; from the slow diversion of the
reformation, the world was reju
venated; from the radicalism of
Jesus. who turned his back upon all
the codes and beliefs of His day,
we have our Christian faith.
I may be wrong, of course, but I
can not make myself believe that
because manners are less polished
and affectations are different the
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Looking Over the Offerings
On New Bill at the Palace

special stunts at the matinees for
the children.
Other theaters today offer:
please Get Married at English S
Jonia and her Hawaiians at the
Lyric, THE Talker," at the Circle,
Are Parents People" at the Ohio,
Surprise Week at the Apollo, School
for Wives" at the Colonial.
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CAVE MAN STUFF
NOT so GOOD

@7OSCOE TAYLOR, keystone
Tx Ave, became angry be-
~ cause the young lady to
whom he had been attentive had a
date the other night with another
man. So he dragged her into his
auto as she was returning home,
carried her off screaming and beat
her up, the police say.
He was arrested, charged with
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dSSd QlL anu OcS
terry, and bond
was fixed at
$4,000
The same day
an A n d e r s on
y o IL n g man
pulled his es-
tranged sweet
heart into his
a u t o M o bile
when she re-
fused to talk to
him and tried to
kidnap her. He
was fined 81
and costs.
s o m Q way.
caveman stuff
is not so good
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By Mrs. Walter Ferguson

TT HERE is nothing we do that
is any more foolish or futile
than this constant ranting
about the badness of the younger
generation.
It gets us nowhere and merely
succeeds in alternating from US the
confidence and hearts Of our boys
and gi.. ..
And T.. We would stop long enough
TO thiak, we might realize that we
are only echoing the same COM
uleints which older folk have been
voicing in every period Of history.
Down through the ages the same
vail has gone forth. The morals Of
the country have been ruined with
each succeeding generation, and yet
we still So or marrying and looking
fH1ter our babies and building our
homes and behaving in the main
quite sanely.
They Were Sincere
When was a child I remember
thatmy mother never went from her
Kitchen 1rto the presence of an out
slider, even the grocery boy, without
first pulling down and fastening at
the wrist her long sleeves which she
often rolled up for working con-
venience. And I can recall as If it
were yesterday the conversation Of
that group of mothers who came
sometimes to our house and who
We're sure that no young girl could
remain good who went f1outing out
!, In public with elbow sleeves and a
gown without collar.
And these women, you may be
sure, were just as sincere in their
views as we are in ours.
But the world has changed, and
will go on doing so. And what
Would happen if 1t did not? Well.
fer one thing. we women might still
be swathed in chokers and long
skirts and would faint at the sight.
OF mouse and blush at the spec
tacle Of a college lad in a track suit
And the men might still be resplen-
dent in suits of arnor. or side w'his-
ls8rs, with the great mass of them
Working for somebody else under
the feudal system.
And how infinitely more ignorant
and uncomfortable and less happy
we should all be.
g Youth Is Not Worse
When we rave and tear our hair
at every change that is wrought by
youth we place ourselves in an at
titude of intolerance that is un-
worthy of thinking people. For the
more radical innovations have gen
orally brought about the finest re-
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Tom Sims Says

A summer resort is a place where
mosquitoes start in just where the
flies leave off.
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marital advice cannot be given. nor
can extended research be undertaken.
All other questions will receive per-
eonal reply Unsigned requests cannot
be answered. All letters are conhden-
tial.--Edltor.
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A man can't
talk with his
mouth full Of hair.
pins, but a wom-
an can't talk with
a pipe in her
mouth.
BY tho time you
find the needle in
the haystack it is
rusty and useless.
Many a man
keeps his nose to
the grindstone so
H. - Il 49,. -. $50.
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BY Mrs. Walter Ferguson

Z XVII HAT is a test for real and
wv lasting lover" asks a gay
vounp thing who has re-