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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-01-06
TIE DREAMER AND HIS JOB

town dreamed a dream OF a new
empire and a great, new nation.
That dream we OF this generation
realize in part.
Garrison and Wendell Phillips
dreamed a dream dream that re.
suited in one of them being mobbed
in New York and another chased
by the populace in Boston. Just
think of it! But Lincoln brought
the realization of that dream.
Roosevelt dreamed a dream of the
Panama Canal. Today It is the great
est engineering feat in all the world.
The Senator from Michigan, Mr..
Couzens, dreamed q dream in the
city Of Detroit-of Detroit public
ownership there. Today that public
ownership exists profitably for the
city of Detroit.
Down in the city Of Los Angeles
a self-educated engineer named Null
holland dreamed a dream that water
might be brought for domestic pur-
poses ESQ miles. over gorges and
canyons and impossible mountains.
First he was laughed at. That
dream today is a realization and Los
Angeles draws its great water sup
ply from the Ovens Valley, ESQ miles
distant.
Some men in the city Of San
Francisco years ago, when the city
was in the grip of a street railroad
that wrought its own will as it
pleased. dreamed a dream. They
dreamed a dream that SanN-Fran-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-01-06
The Snow Man
BY A COCHRAN

Just a funny lookin' fellow with a
body made of white. and a face that
had two buttons for its eyes. An old
plug hat OF fathers seemed to At his
head just right. for they made the
head to be the proper size.
He stood upon a hillside where the
snow had fallen thick and he really
was a pretty sight to see. The kid
let's rolled some snowballs and they
formed him pretty quick. His com
pletion brought some husky shouts
of glee.
why, you'd think him almost hui
man with his face made out OF snow,
and q body that was pulled till very
fat. They'd given him a smile that
really seemed to grow and grow as
the melting ice came dripping on
his hat.
From early in the morning did this
stand his ground, and he
watched the noon and nighttime
come and go. But the very morn
ing after, just imagine what was
found; just "a wasted pile of mushy,
slushy snow.
Twas the blazing sun that killed
him: little rays of heat that spilled
him. And the life Of Mister Snow
was quickly run. But he gave q
brand Of pleasura, while he lived N
ample measure, for he ave the kids
Who built Aim hsts Of fun.
1ranv,5ph4 1895. NEA Service, TncA
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-01-06
Tom Sims Says

Since this is the age Of speed,
wouldn't 1t be great If next summer
arrived about February
The new year starts of fine.
There are five pay days in Jan
pary-for those who get paid on
Saturday.
Five pay days hath August. all Of
which will be needed to pay for the
countless soft drinks consumed.
Leap Years gone, and the women
didn't propose to the men any more
than usual.
April Fools Day comes on
Wednesday in 1925. We don't know
whether Congress will meet in spe-
cial session on that day or not.
May will have Ave pay days, but
you will need more than that to pay,
for the new spring clothes.
June will start on Monday this
year. That's wash day-and a
warning to the prospective June
brides.
BY now practically every Christ
mas toy has been stepped on twice.
Old friends may be best. but we
bought SOME chestnuts which turned
out to be sabout 1923 model.
Cnnvrignf. 1925: NEA Service IncA
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cisco might operate q municipal
road. Today San Francisco operates
that road, operates It on a 5-cent
fare, and It is operated successfully,
pr~osperously, advantageously
SO the dream Of the Senator from
Nebraska 1 can appreciate. I trust
he will continue iterating and reiter-
ating. I regret the note Of dis
enlargement that 1 observed the
other day in his remarks. Oh, be
not discouraged, sirl Never mind the
temporary defeat or the temporary
disaster. Never mind what ephem-
eral catastrophe there may seem to
be, for dreams such as r yours
ultimately will prevail, for the truth
prevails.
Sometimes 1t is dangerous to
preach the truth as to enter a pow
der magazine with a lighted torch,
but. nevertheless. truth yet exists;
and all history has taught us, all
peoples governments have taught
us, that whatever may be the check,
whatever may be the defeat, what
ever the haltings, the heartburnings,
and the disappointments, they +
but ephemeral, and ultimately, I'M
ally, the truth will prevail
Dream on, you Senator from Ne
braska, for your dreams mean but
one thing. Your dreams. sir. mean
that humanity may benefit, people
may prosper, and human beings may
be a bit happier.
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BY HIRAM JOHNSON.

u. b. senate From
E= HEARD the Senator from
Alabama, Mr.. Underwood
- say the other day that the
Senator from Nebraska, Mr.. Norris,
was dreaming dreams. Maybe he is
right. Perhaps the Senator from
Nebraska, IN what he asks, is dream
ing dreams; but since man eman
cipated himself, Mr.. President, men
have been dreaming dreams for man
and mankind, and it is the dreaming
of these dreams that has marked
the mileposts in human progress
during all the centuries past.
I can recall historically that
Calico dreamed dreams. He dreamed
his dreams, and, though compelled
to recant under the threat of torture.
his frightened lips yet told the i'm
mutable and the Interchangeable truth.
Newton dreamed a dream as he
lay upon the ground and saw an
apple fall. He dreamed a dream
that now we all understand.
Columbus dreamed a dream of
another world far beyond the oceans
that then were known-a dream at
which every court scoffed and every
courtier laughed. W. are here to-
day, because Columbus dreamed that
dream.
The men who landed at Plymouth
Rock and those who came to James
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-01-06
Primary

- TATE politicians are meeting
in Indianapolis today to dis
III cuss a movement to abolish
the direct primary. Which will be
launched in the Legislature by
members of the State election board.
Perhaps the direct primary Is a
somewhat ramshackle vehicle for
carrying good government to lofty
heights. Certainly some Of the can
didates chosen by this method have
been boils on the body polite.
But the old convention system pro
duced many equally glazing failures.
It's nominees were more often
clothed in the bedraggled garments
of e%xpediency than in moral gran
deur. And good government suf-
fered many indignities.
The convention system was tried
and convicted. Yet seasoned poll
ticians-with remarkable unanimity
--still passionately love 1t.
Practical politicians r not quix-
otic lovers. And their passion for
the convention system is based more
on the hope of personal gain than
public good.
They long to return to the days OF
the hand-manipulated conventions.
For that was the golden age Of poll
ticians and party bosses.
The primary system has faults.
But It registers popular will And
its failures are due to the human
frailties of the others. They will
become fewer as popular will grows
more rugged from exercise. /.
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q shotgun. barber shears, or any
convenient tool.
So restricting sale of firearms
might help but wouldn't cure the
evil. For 1t isn't the weapon but
unrestrained passion that is respon-
sible.
A mar settles a debate owe a dime
by stabbirg his opponent. If his
mother-in-law proposes a visit he
procures a shotgun and ~obliterates
his family. He may suffer remorse,
but frequently nothing more dras-
tic. For we regard lightly the tax
ing OF a. life.
Until there is a change IN this
national atitude-and passions are
checked by the inegttabiIity or pun
ishment-our homicide record will be
black. Merely reasoning with 1t
won't bring it down.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-01-06
SIeds

EUI ENDELL HAROLD, 10 years
INl old, of W. New York St., was
II run over twice Saturday
night by the automobile to which he
had hitched his sled. He miraculous
ly escaped with minor bruises.
Hitching sleds to motor vehicles
has caused several accidents in the
city lately. And police a week ago
warned against the practice.
with the first coastingssnow city
officials reserved certain streets for
youngsters. It was hoped thus to
keep them and their restless sleds
out of danger Of street traffic.
That purpose was achieved-part-
fy. But still venturesome lads
scoot joyously toward the immortal
stars with sieds hooked to automo-
biles.
For boys relish a spice OF danger
mixed with plays Risky pastimes
are most popular. You dassent" is
the tmmemorial challenge to risk of
life and limb.
Parents and public authorities get
gray trying to make recreation safe
for youngsters. Public Fairgrounds,
and stringent edicts against street
play, reduce hazards. But regula-
lions can't eliminate all risk.
For with some youngsters the
element of risk is the distinction be-
tween play and work. All that can
be done for them Is 70 hope their
guardian angels are perpetually on
the job.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-01-06
Science

Astronomers are greatly interested
IN the new celestial body discovered
. few weeks ago by DR.. Baade, Ham
burg observatory.
In the opinion of Prof. Scriven
Bolton. Fellow of the Royal Astro-
nomical Society, this body is a new
moon. picked up in space by the
earth. 1t is a small body and at
first was supposed to be q comet.
IL is estimated TO be $500 miles
from the earth's surface and travels
IN E circular orbit. Its speed is three
and one-half miles per second.
AS astronomical distances go. IT is
very close. If It continues to be an
additional moon for the earth, 1t will
on account of its nearness, afford a
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Copyright, 1924
Money makes money and the money
that makes money. makes more money
Franklin.
DCuJ1N4H Itd1IhIIus 100000
BY BAYARD DoMINICK.
President Better Business Bureau Of
New York City.

benlamln FRANKLIN.
BY BAYARD DOMINICK,
President Better Business Bureau Of
New York City.
I'll HE attainment Of a small for
tune during life lies, to a
- greater degree than we Hike
to admit, within ourselves. To save
and to build upon what we save,
year after year, no matter how small
the amount, is largely a matter Of
character. That brings a modes.
fortune within the reach Of most
men. Small savings soundly in
vested and reinvested, with the ac-
cumulations of interest or dividends
regularly reinvested. soon grow into
large savings.
That is the principle by which saw
ings banks grow. 1t is the principle
upon which investors should oper-
ate. The man who deposits $50
without interest, monthly over a
period OF forty years, will have
saved, by the end of the fortieth
year, $4,000. It is something.
then. just to save regularly. The
$50, however, invested safely with
interest of 5 per cent, reinvested
every six months, II allowed to ac-
cumulate over d forty-year period,
will grow to $74,500. The same
relative opportunity is open to the
man who can save only SO monthly.
To save, to invest. to reinvest-
these should be ambitions made real
by every man, who earns.
To get ahead materially a man
must have an investment program
and, except as he can stiffen the
requirements, adhere to it as he
would to d principle Of life. What
the program is depends upon cir
cumstances. 1t will not be the same
for all men. The two primary
things to consider In making UP a
program are a. the amount that
should reasonably be set aside each
north, taking into account the
monthly income and the nature of
family responsibilities and ;) the
kinds Of Investment and most ap-
propriate for the purposes in mind,
taking into account the future uses
to which the funds may possibly be
turned.
Assuming that a man has ade-
quately protected his family BY In
surance, for example. he might rea-
sonably make It part Of his invest.
ment program to put his savings in
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-01-06

EISS1uOuC UL Lie 1ktaOA ASoAA
of Labor.
r. HE most important and urgent
task of this new year is the
- abolition of child labor. That
children are employed in industry
and commerce to the detriment of
their full growth physically. men
tally and spiritually is a challenge to
the ideals Of our republic and to the
humanitarian spirit Of our nation.
As a nation we have twice ex
pressed our desire to abolish child
labor through the enactment Of Fed
eraI legislation. and our experience
demonstrated the need of constitu-
tional AUTHORIZATION to make such
law effective. This amendment is
necessary to bring about unity in
the regulation of child labor so that
the children of all the States shall
have equal opportunity to develop
mentally and spiritually. The first
step in securing that Federal amend
ment was completed with its ap.
proval by Congress- The next step
is ratification by the various States.
Legislatures Meet
Forty-two State Legislatures are
to meet in the year 1925. To secure
favorable action upon the amend
ment authorizing Congress to limit,
regulate and prohibit the labor of
persons under IS years of age we
must concentrate our ability, our
energy, our resources to that end.
The enemies Of the amendment
are resourceful and vigilant. Though
we are trebly equipped because of
the Justice, the humanity and the
wisdom of our cause, there is grave
need that we devote ourselves unre.
servedly to the ratification Of the
amendment by each OF the States.
I call upon all labor to do its full
share.
This amendment was in a very
distinctive way the work OF our
great leader, Samuel Gompers. The
abolition of child labor was a pur-
pose upon which he had deep feel
ing. He organized the permanent
committee for the abolition OF child
labor. which formulated this amend
ment and urged its adoption by Con-
gress. 1t will be a peculiarly inn
pressive expression Of regard for
our former president to give the
ratification to this amendment prt-
GRITTY on all legislative programs.
Makes Appeal
In this purpose OF fundamental
Importance not only to labor but to
our Nation. l appeal to all humani-
tartan and patriotic citizens that
they give their support to this pol
Icy necessary for sustained national
progress.
Though that portion Of our move
mont which is in Canada is not d.
rectiy concerned in this effort for the
child labor amendment, yet they are
directly affected by whatever stan
dards we may secure. Is not the
time opportune for the workers in
Canada to weld another link in the
bond uniting economic move
ment by making the conservation of
child life the paramount issue for
the coming Year,
This is an undertaking with COM
pelling appeal to the heart of the
whole world. I urge whole-hearted
cooperation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-01-06
DON'T BUY BLUE SKY COMMON

TT z the New Year brings you your share of the 1925 pros
l perity, your income may exceed your expenditures. That
is sure to be the case of a number of people, for, appearances to
the contrary Notwithstanding, some do spend less than they
make. For these thrifty citizens here is a word of advice regard
ing the use Of their surplus: s,
Buy expensive furs.
Buy bigger diamonds.
Buy higher-powered cars.
Buy ocean-gong yachts.
Buy Paris frocks.
But don't buy blue skyi
There is, after all, something of value in furs, diamonds,
automobiles, yachts and Paris labels, but the most worthless
thing that modern civilization has invented is a worthless stock
certificate. Blue sky is the name thai has come to be given
such stocks. How the name originated is uncertain. Perhaps
because blue sky statesmen make the sky their limit when they
start predicting profits. Perhaps because sucker citizens who
mortgage their homes seeking to get rich quick sometimes find
left only the sky to cover them.
Nobody is going to sell the blue sky to you, you are sure.
Perhaps not. But Andrew Ten Eyck, New York attorney,
writing for the Harvard Business Review, says the annual loss
through fraudulent stock sales and the exchange of Liberty
bonds for worthless securities has reached the amazing total of
$1,000.000000. Somebody certainly is buying the blue sky
in immense quantities.
How can you tell a safe security from blue SKYE Usually
the excessive profit promised is sufficient Indication But if you
are tempted and uncertain, don't be ashamed to ask your bank
supposed to get when you open a bank account.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-01-06
RIGHT HERE
IN INDIANA
Murder
By GAYLORD NELSON

@EVENTY-TWO murders were
committed in Indianapolis
III during 1924. This was al
most double the number for the
preceding year. A record-but moth
ing to brag about
The output Of homicides in this
city last year was more than double
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-01-06

that Oh AOnQOIls
with twssnty times
the population.
But with Brit
ons the taking of
life is still the
most serious crime.
While we regard it
only as an unfor-
tunate display of
petulance.
o murders
here are commit
ted with pistols.
But lack of a pis-
tol doesn't deter
an energetic muir.
Hnvsa- III mill r1oA
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splendid object for future study.
The new satellite was attracted
away from the constellation Pc
gasus. Other planets have more than
n moon and celestial bodies may
attract new satellites, but this is
the first time such an acquisition to
the solar system hes been recorded.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-01-06

You can get an answer to any ques-
ton of fact or information by writing
to The Indianapolis Times Washington
Bureau. 1922 New York Ave.A Wash
stamps for reply. Medical, legal and
marital advice canno be given, nor
can extended research be undertaken,
All other questions will receive a per-
sonai reply. Unsigned requests cannot
DC answered. All letters are confden-
ual.-Editor.
When did the last total eclipse
of the sun occur; also the moon?
The last total eclipse Of the sun
occurred Sept, 10, 1923, visible as a
total eclipse in the Pacific Ocean
near Kamchatka, passing to to the
south Of the Aleutian Islands, skirt
ing and overlapping the coast OF
California, and passing through
Lower California, Mexico, Yucatan,
the Caribbean Sea and ending at
sunset near the Lesser Antilles. The
last total eclipse of the moon oc-
Cured Aug. 14-15, 1924, visible in
the Indian and Atlantic Oceans, in
Australia, Europe, Africa and South
America.
-
How long would 1t take to fall
700 feet with an unopened
parachute?
About six seconds.
What foods have the highest
percentage Of potassium in proper
ton to their edible portion2
Beans. cowpeas. meat, molasses
olives, paprika, pepper, prunes, bran
spinach, raisins, peas. peanuts, len
ills, figs, cocoa, currants, almonds.
What is the Christian population
Of India?
It Is estimated to be over 5000.
600 persons.
What were the losses on the
American side during the Revoiu-
ton?
The figures given were: 4,044
killed, 5000 wounded, 2.124 missing
and 6,642 captured, but actual fig
ures are doubtless much higher.
How did the name nickel
Plate for the New York, Chicago
& st. Louis Railroad originate?
It is said to have originated in a
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-01-06

remark made by Jay Gould. When
the road had failed and was placed
on sale, Gould entered a bid for it.
The bid was considered unsatisfac-
tory and Gould was urged to In
crease the amount. He tersely re-
piled that his bid was the maximum
and that he would not raise it II
the old line was nickel plated"
Does the United States Govern
ment publish a year book OF as
tronomy?
The American Ephermeris and
Nautical Almanac is an annual pub
lication for the use of astronomers,
navigators and surveyors. printed
by the United States Government.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-01-06
No New Railroads

New railroad construction is not
keeping pace with abandonments,
although existing roads are con-
stantly being improved by additional
main tracks and yard tracks and
sidings.-Report OF the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-01-06
Telling It
to Congress
Scrambled Government

Government responsibilities in
construction, now scattered through
the different Federal departments,
have reached such magnitude that
they need to be organized and CO.
ordinated. This should be accom-
pIished by bringing them together
under a single control through the
creation of a bureau of public works.
Report of the Department of the
Interior.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-01-06
Right!

A teacher In a village school
asked, the other day. how many
kinds of flowers are there? Three
pupils held up their hands. She
chose one to reply.
well. Oswald, how many kinds Of
flowers are there?"
Three teacher"
Indeed? And what are they?"
wild. tame. an collieF-Fig
Leaf.
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RECONSIDERATION

Transportation of all kinds win
ultimately become a related subject.
because the connection between
water, rail and highway is daily
forming closer contact. a4d soon we
may have the ADDITION IF practical
air transportation Representative
HIVES DemA Missouri
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-01-06
Emcient Labor

Every sensible person knows that
anxiety and worry and discomfort
are foes Of efficiency. Labor to a
man suffering from such handicaps
is sheer drudgery. When a worker
is face to face with the fact that
his wages win not cover necessary
expenses. it gives rise to a strained,
tense and abnormal state Of both
mind and body. - Representative
Kelly Rep). Pennsylvania.
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Honored

@7AUL O.
IPI JoURNE,
J perhaps the
foremost builder
Of stone bridges
in the world, has
just been elected
to the French
Academy of Sci
ence. The big
bridge in Luxem
burg, probably the
largest OF its / Il
II the world. IS 3
monument to his
work.
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Good gracious. Bobbie, you do
eat ar awful lot for a little boy"
You know, auntie. I don't be-
neve I'm half as little as I look
from the outside. "-Follies.
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Copies may be bought for one dol
lar each through the superintend-
emit Of documents. Government
printing Office, Washington, D. c..
Remittance must be by money or
der.
Can attendance on the sessions
of the Senate be compelled?
Yes; II a member Of the United
States Senate absents himself. he
can be forced to attend If the SEN
ate desires his presence. The Sem
ate can direct the sergeant-at-arms
to go after and compel the Senator
to attend If physically possible.
When were the Monroe and
Huguenot half-dollars issued and
where can they be obtained9
The Monroe half-dollars were is
sued in 1923, and may be obtained
from the Federal Reserve Bank,
San Francisco, Cal; the Huguenot
half-dollar was issued in 1924, and
can be bought from the Fifth Ma
tional Bank, New York City.
How long did the Dempsey
Firpo fight at the Polo grounds in
September. 1923, last7
For one round and fifty-seven sec
onds. Firpo knocked Dempsey down
once and out Of the ring once in the
first round. and was in turn knocked
down ten times by Dempsey during
the entire fight.
What day Of the week did Oct.
%, 1910. come on7.
Saturday.
OF what is the country OF
Czechoslovakfa composed?
OF Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia, Slo
vakia and Ruthenia-
What Is the address Of Thomas
A. Edsson7
Liewellyn Park. Orange, N. J..
How old is Jackie Cooganf
Ten years.
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Aids Exiles

TT M M e.
ElyI 4 3
] ECOUL
is in the United
States assisting
exiles from So
Wet Russia In
Tu ey . b e
saved thousands
Of Russian chill
dxef from star
walton.