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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-05

crops should try growing a little
faster.
Keep on chasing women and one
will catch you.
Every summer resort with a good
place to swim has a large floating
population.
The headline reader sizes up the
situation in Spain by calling It a
Riff in some ones loot.
The honeymoon ends when wash
ing dishes is no longer romantic.
Worlds better. Banana shortage
two summers ago. Rain shortage
late summer. Song shortage.
Summers nice. But in winter you
can keep your hands in your pockets
SO you won't lose your money.
Once a girls greatest thrill was
her first proposal. Now it's the first
time she proposes.
Friday is considered unlucky be-
cause 1t comes the day before pay
day when most of us are broke.
Women are so foolish. Want men
to eat the things they should.
A big city is an awful place. AL
most as dull as a small town.
sCopyright, 1925, NEA Service Incl
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-05
HIGH BAIL
AND GRIM E

FUDGE JOHN II. LYLE of
Chicago's municipal court,
A native of Gessie Qnd),
believes he has found one answer
to the crime wave. 1t is high bail
for gunner and professional crimi-
nails with long police records.
Such criminals flourish" he
points out, because they can OBJ
tain freedom under bond and de.
lays. We need a complete new
deal in the custom Of admitting
certain types to bail. Law is pri-
marily for the protection of the
people. The day is coming when
no highwayman or robber will be
admitted to bail"
He puts his principles into prac-
tice, fixing bonds OF offenders ar
raigned before him at prohibitive
DEMONSTRATING from $4,000 to
$2,200,000, depending as much on
the past record of the defendant
as the seriousness Of the charge.
A festive bandit, worth 90 cents
dead at a soap factory and prac-
tically nothing alive, isn't likely
to resume professional activity i'm
mediately If held in Jail in default
of a $4,000 bond. While the same
offender, If freed on a nominal
bond. is encouraged to continue
supporting himself with his gun,
pending trial.
Judge Lyle's system might wei
be tried here.
Indianapolis city court has been
criticised for its low bond scale.
A man arrested on a $1,000 grand
larceny charge might be liberated
on $4,000 bond. Not long ago
one charged with a serious crime
against little girls was released
on a $4,000 bond. and jumpedlit.
To keep persons, POSSIBLY inno-
cent or charged with minor often
ses, confined in Jail awaiting trial
subjects them to Unnecessary hard
ship. Provision for reasonable bail
in such cases is proper. However,
the first duty OF the court is not
convenience OF the individual but
protection of society.
Low bonds for professional
criminals and serious offenders
don't benefit society Instead of
assuring their appearance for trial
the system is more apt to assure
their disappearance.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-05
The Paving War

IT COMING in the background of recent
IL squabbles over street improvements is
the free for ALL rough and tumble competition
between asphalt and cement interests.
While this rivalry may be the life of the
paving trade, yet members of the board of
works often bear the brunt of public criticism
as result
It's evidences are questionable signatures
to petitions for paving, intrigue to convert
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-05
Can the Navy Justify
This?

fri HE Navy Department may have difficulty
in iustifying it's unfortunate experiment
{ with three seaplanes and the lives of fifteen
1 men between the California coast and Hawaii
Five of those lives appear to have been snufed
out to prove something that scarcely needed
to be proved.
Had Commander Rodgers and his crew
reached Hawaii it would have been proved
that-gven good luck all the way, absence OF
p unfavorable winds, absence of any accident to
the machinery, absence of any miscalculation
on the part of the fiers-their particular sea-
plane was capable Of flying that far.
- But the Navy Department could not pro
wide its fiers with this necessary element OF
q good luck 1t could only send them off into
- the blue and trust to fate
&3 The distance in direct line from Califor-
MIA to Hawaii is 2, 100 miles. The severest test
Ito which any Of the three planes used in this
, experiment had ever been put was flight
within safe distance of shore-of 1912 hours
& No mileage record was kept Of that fight but
the estimated speed was 80 miles an hour,
which would give distance of $3.50 miles
That would be 100 miles more than required for
the possibilities Of disaster, was $50 miles extra
cruising radius sufficient margin for ., 100
! mile aight9 The Navy must answer that.
20 Commander Rodgers plane carried 1,27S
gallons of gasoline, which was regarded as
! sufficient for 200 miles more than the required
distance. In view of the fact that the plane
~scame down because it had exhausted its gaso-
line supply, it is hardly necessary to ask If the
supply provided a sufficient margin for safety.
~ Would it not have been possible to work
cout this disaster on paper as completely as 1t
! has been done in the air9 Could the naval
q authorities not have said, ''180 miles extra
scruising radius is not sufficient margin for
20, 100-mle trip over uncertain seas and through
] uncertain atmospheric Could they not have
= said, "Gasoline for an extra 200 miles rs not
@enoughY" In other words, could they not
d have tested their planes on their own common
sense instead of the distant waters Of the Pa
+ cifc9
- every thinkabe precaution had been
ataken,'' it is said.
f Every thinkable precaution-save waiting
until they had devised seaplanes that offered
!. some reasonable margin of safety to the heroic
aviators and mechanics ordered to make the
fight.
Z In wartime men of the Navy must some
times be sent on expeditions in which every
chance is against them. Is that also neces-
sary in time Of peace9
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-05
ALL FOUR OF JLLPI7ER;S
MOONS ARE NOW VISIBLE

the horizon. II is impossible to miss
1t because IL is the brightest object
in the sky these nights. blazing
forth with a beautiful blue~white
fire.
1t is particularly interesting to
watch the moons of Jupiter night
after night. and to notice how their
positions with respect to the planet
vary. This is due to the fact that
they are revolving around the planet
at different distances ind different
rates Of speed.
On Sept l. two of the moons were
to the east Of the planet, one being
very close to the planet Similarly
two are to the west. with one Of
these quite close to the planet.
Sept. 2, there were still two on
either side Of Jupiter, but no moon
is very close to the planet.
On Sept. only one moon was on
the east, while three were on the
west. The next night the condition
is exactly reversed.
Occasionally only three moons will
be visible. This is because one Of
the moons will be directly behind
the planet, and so hidden from our
sight.
CT1H HE earth is 100000, 900 years
old. according to an estimate
- just made by Professor John
Jolly. the world.famous geologist of
Dublin University.
DIR. Jolly bases his estimate upon
the amount of salt in the ocean.
His theory is that originally the
ocean consisted Of fresh water and
that the salt was washed out of the
rocks and into the ocean by the riv.
ers. Hence the amount Of salt is an
index to the earth's age.
There is enough salt in the ocean
to cover all the land to a depth of
400 feet, DR.. Jolly says.
sss
4 LASKA boasts the worlds
| u largest volcanic crater. &C.
LII cording to a report recently
issued by the L. s. Department of
the Interior.
The crater is known as the Aniak.
chak crater. 1t is 30 square miles
in area, or about one-half the size
Of the District of Columbia.
1t has rock walls rising to a height
Of 5000 feet in places. A cinder
cone at the center is 200 feet high.
Fortunately the crater is now ex-
tinct. Government scientists be-
lieve that the crater must have
erupted at least 16 cubic miles of
material in the past.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-05

STATE SCHOOLS

E7ARRY G.. LESLIE, secretary
Ia of the Purdue Alumni AS
ISOLATION, predicted at
dinner Of Indianapolis alumni
Thursday night that Purdue Uni
versity will have such a large en-
rollment this year it may be
necessary to limit students to
those living in Indiana.
Well, why not such a limitation?
Purdue is a great institution OF
which Hoosiers are proud. 1t is
generally conceded to be one Of the
greatest schools OF its type in the
country. OF course it is crafty
ing to state pride that its fame
is such that students from far
outside the State are attracted to
It.
But Purdue Is a State institution,
maintained by Indiana taxpayers
primarily for the education of In
diana youth. The nominal tuition
charged students from outside the
State is but a small fraction OF the
actual cost Of furnishing instruc-
ton and educational facilities for
such students. Hoosier taxpayers
pay the balance.
They are paying not only for
educating their own youths, but
also for youths from States which
won't tax themselves sufficient
ly to maintain schools OF Purdue's
caliber.
Conditions in other famous State
Universities in the Middle West
are the same. The universities OF
Michigan, Illinois and Wisconsin
draw thousands of students from
other parts of the country and
foreign nations for whose ed
ucation Michigan, Illinois and Wis
consin taxpayers are assessed.
Why shouldn't a State institution
be maintained exclusively for ed
ucation of its own citizens?
With the overcrowding of many
state universities that question
will soon have to be answered.
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TO MAKE THEM
| AM ERICANS

@EORGE STANCULESCU,
&, editor OF the Roumanian-
LII American newspap
America, told the journals
stockholders Thursday at a meet
ing in Indianapolis in connection
with the national convention of
Roumanian societies that hence
forth the policy Of the paper would
be characterization"
IF any Roumanian wishes to
return to Roumania let him go i'm
mediately," he said. But If he
plans to stay here, let him become
naturalized and Americanized."
For a long time 1t was supposed
that the foreigner who entered
this country became a real Amer
lean as soon as he passed Ellis
Island and changed his shirt. But
generally he didn't. Why should
We expect him to any more than
We would expect an American to
become a Chinese after few eve
nings OF mah.jongg?
Alien tongue and differences in
customs and racial heritage make
the assimilation OF the foreigner
a slow process.
Dilettante clubwomen and up
filters. with elaborate American
ization programs. accomplish little.
They talk about and to the foreign
born-feed him icecream and plat.
itudes but don't get under his skin,
where the real transformation
must be wrought. They don't
speak his language.
The foreign language newspaper
can be a most powerful American
ization agency. 1t can bridge the
gap between the old world and the
new for the alien. Too many such
journals, however, are merely
chains endeavoring to bind their
readers to old racial prejudices
and animosities. They should
adopt the straightforward policy
OF America.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-05

Ten days ago the Hoosier coal
industry was dead. Now 1t huns.
Simply because mines in al other
field have shut down. There is no
increase in the actual demand or
consumption Of coal throughout
the country, no sudden boom in
industry or transportation to re-
quire more fuel.
Normal demands for coal are
not sufficient to keep all the mines
and miners in the country en-
ployed. Only when production
stops in one field, resulting in loss
for the operators and hunger for
the miners, does another field
prosper.
Too many mines and too many
miners. That's the trouble. AS
long as it prevails, conditions in
one Of the country's most essen
tial industries will be unsettled
and disputes interminable. An
industry that depends on feeding
a multitude with FIVE loaves and a
few small fishes can't permanently
succeed. 1t can't work miracles.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-05

n IENERD4 HOWARD, c0lOred custodian OF
y the city hall, was discharged few days
ago.
For the good of the service and as a meas
ure of economy, was the reason advanced by
Charles E. Coffin and William H. Freeman, Re-
publican board members, who signed the or
der.
DR.. M. j. Spencer, Democratic member, re-
fused to sign the record of the transaction, as
sorting he believed a man who has served the
administration three years and eight months
should be allowed to remain until the end of
the four-year term.
Several weeks ago Howard was put on the
grill by William H Armitage, political director
of the Shank administration who sought to
obtain his heavy influence with colored voters
for John L. Duvall Republican nominee for
mayor. Howard refused and started the or
ganization of Myers for Mayor Clubs
81 hear the board is going to fire you un-
less you fellows get right, Howard said Armi-
tage informed him several days ago.
Monday Howard said a special courier
who declared he was from the ''Big Boss, u
bore an eleventh-hour appeal for change in
his political views.
Armitage is a consistent visitor at meet
ings of the board of works He arrived at the
board office a short time after the order releas-
ing Howard was signed.
Board members deny Big Bill influences
their decisions.
Roll your own conclusion
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-05
BY David Dietz

NEA Serrtce Writer
f you own q pair OF prism
| binoculars or a fairly good
IL pair Of field glasses. you can
make for yourself any night this
month or next. the discovery which
Calico first made when he built
the original telescope.
Galileo's discovery was the fact
that four moons revolve about the
planet Jupiter.
1t is particularly easy TO see these
moons during the next seven or
eight weeks, because Jupiter is in
such favorable position for obser-
walton.
About 8 p. m. 1t will be found in
the southeas. ern sky, we'll up above
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-05

nothing upon them save the crosses
placed there by the voter in pencil
there would seem no way in which
a voter could be identified by his
ballot. This could only be done
through crooked work on the part
of the election booth officials. who
might examine a ballot before it was
placed in the ballot box, but mas
much as the law provides for
watchers at each booth representing
each of the political parties, this
could not happen without their
connnivance.
Are tomatoes classed as a fruit
or a vegetable.
They are classed as a vegetable
by the Department OF Agriculture.
For how long was General Per-
shing chief of staff Of the United
States armies, and who now holds
the position?
Pershing was commander-in-chie
of the United States forces during
the World War and chief Of staff
from 1921 to 1924. Major General
Hines is. now chief OF staff.
WilrGou name some rivers Of
the Tinted States which flow
north?
The Snake River, between Idaho
and oregon; the Big Horn and Pow
der Rivers flowing into the Yellow
stone Gn Wyoming and Montana),
and the Souris River of North Da-
kota, flowing into Canada, are all
rivers which flow north. There are
also a number of smaller rivers.
such as the Genesee River in New
York State. Several large rivers
flow north for part Of their course,
including the Missouri River.
\Can old trees be transplanted?
The size Of a tree that can be
transplahtsd depends q great deal
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-05
What hooks Of the Bible

What books Of the Bible did
John the Baptist write?
John the Baptist. whose enthusiast
tic preaching moved the masses Of
Palestine and thus prepared the way
for the teachings Of Jesus, is not to
be confused with the disciple Of
Jesus, John the son Of Zebedee, the
traditional author Of the Fourth
Gospel, three distinct Epistles and
the Book OF Revelation. N. writings
of John the Baptist have come down
to MS. and II is doubtful If he wrote
anything, as he was q man Of the
wilderness, and not OF the scholarly
type.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-05

In what mountain is Iron Gate?
Iron Gate is the name of a noun
tain passage and INSTRUCTED course
of the Danube River, between Or.
sova in Hungary and Gladova in
Servia. The boulder masses imped-
ing navigation were removed in 1896
and the river was declared open for
navigation on Sept. 81 of that year.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-05

ET7 HEN you're all brain-fagged
Wi and down in the rut and feel
I far from properly keyed,
sleep, lots of sleep man, and nothin'
else but, is likely the thing that you
need.
Funny how people will toy with
their eyes and use 'em till aches
start to come. Many a headache
and nervous spell lies in the fact
that your optics are numb.
Stop and consider the past week
or so and add up the sleep you have
lost. Autos and movies keep folks on
the go, and they seldom consider
the cost.
Cost to your eyes . the thing that
1 mean-not just the meager ex-
pense. How can you hope that your
sight will keep keen If you fail to
use good common sense?
God gave us eyes so we clearly
might see. Your sight is a thing
you would keep. The kindest advice,
II you leave 1t to me, is see your
way clear to get sleep.
Copyright, 1925, NEAs Service. In.-)
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upon the variety. AS a general rule,
however, old trees that have passed
beyond the sapling stage do not take
root as well after transplanting as
the younger trees. There is no rule
about it, however, and some trans
planting Of arge trees has been
quite successful
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-05
A Thought

If thine enemy be hungry, give
him bread to eat. and the Lord
will reward thee.-Prov. 1921, %.
No tears are shed when an enemy
dies-Maxims of Publius Syrus.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-05
The anthracite

The anthracite
miners in Penn
sylvania went out
on strike Sept. 1.
That strike, If it
continues thirty
days. will prove
profitable to In
diana miners and
operators, accord
ing to Tyler G..
L a W s on, Terre
Haute. president
of District II,
United Mi n e
w o r k e 7 S OF
America.
There's the
country's coal
mining problem
in a nutshell.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-05
Tom Sims Saws

Snake bit an American tourist in
Cuba. Could have been worse. Sup
pose 1t had bit him in America.
Some of us get into trouble be-
cause we don't think and get into
trouble because we do think.
The Chinese used umbrellas 5000
years ago, so people have been Dor
rowing things a,OoOIy years.
If woman wears a wedding ring
chances are she is married. II a
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-05
RIGHT HERE
IN INDIANA
TOO MUCH
Coal
BY GAYLORD NELSON.

r7NDIANA'S coal industry is
reviving. Within the last
few days bituminous mines
in Sullivan County have received
large contracts and are working
full time. Mines elsewhere in the
district long closed are being
opened.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-05

Feet are like
wives. You walk
on your own but
object to others
walking on them.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-05

How long ago was Grover Cieve-
land President of the United
States?
From 1885 to 1889 and from 1898
to 1897.
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ASK THE TIMES

You can get sn answer TO any ques-
ton OF fact or information by writing
to The Indianapolis Times w ashington
Bureau. 1922 New York Ave. Wash
stan.os for reply. Medical. legal and
marital edvice cannot be given nor
can extended research be undertaken.
All other, Questions will receive per.
sonal reply. Unsigned requests cannot
be answered. All letters are conf1den-
tial-EditOr.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-05

Bad news from
France. Snails are
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-05

ual.-EOltOr.
OF what rank is an Ensign" in
the United States Navy?
3 This is the lowest commissioned
rank. Midshipmen, after gradual
ing from the Naval Academy at An
napolis are commissioned "Ensigns."
Z After a service of three years they
are promoted to the rank Of
Lieutenant, Junior Grade.
How deep can a submarine de-
scend under water?
This depends entirely on the size
and make Of the submarine. The
! United States Navy record for sub
marie descent is 296 feet.
s. If one wishes to add a note to
the bottom of letter that he
q wished to make very emphatic
= would he use 'P. S." or IN. b.?
The letters 'P. S." mean post
script, or after-thought, added to a
letter after the signature has been
affixed. The letters IN. B." stand
for the Latin "nota bene," meaning
y mote well" and are used TO draw
attention 20 some note which fol
lows. IN. e as therefore the more
emphatic of The two.
= Is. there any way that another
s person can find out, by the ballot,
just who a perspn voted for in
u the. Presidential election?
The ballots for. Presidential
electors are cast under the Aus
+ralian or secret ballot system, and
dnasmuch as they Ire placed in the
ballot box by the Yoter and there is
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-05

man carries an
umbrella chances
are he is married.
An alligator will
grow twelve feet
in fifteen years
while a centipede
will grow a hun
bred in a week.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-05
Bill Is Busy

TN7EVERLY HOWARD colored custodian of
ID the city hall, was discharged few days
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-05

Gertrude Conte Of the Irvington
School OF Music is offering a vocal
scholarship consisting Of free in
struction from Oct. to May /. The
voices are tested privately.
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Sleep
BY Hal Cochran

I'D HEN you're all brain-fagged
MI and down in the rut and feel
far from properly keyed,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-05
NezgS About
Local Music

The Irvington School Of Music
opens it's sixth season next Tuesday.
All private instructions will be given
that week in Irvington and at Thir-
ty.Eighth st. and College Ave.
New additions to the faculty in
clude Eva Hople, II. King, Carol
Coapstick and Thomas Poppani.
Vittoria Montana will add the teach
ing Of the Irish harp. Miss Helen
Cienier has joined the faculty and
will teach dramatic art.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-05

\Can old trees be transplanted?
The size of tree that can be
manipulated depends great deal
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-05

Are tomatoes classed as a fruit
or a vegetable.
They are classed as a vegetable
by the Department Of Agriculture.