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Phoenix tribune., 1925-01-10

handled, 1 see. Now up with your
hands, and back against the wall
there"
He could not see the fellows, not so
much as an outline of them, yet knew
they obeyed the order. It was a bluff
which worked because they half be
lieved themselves silhouetted against
that distant gray bar of light far
down the passage, targets not to be
easily missed. That cool, stern voice,
unfamiliar In the echoing tunnel,
meant business, rasped like steel file
on Meager's nerves
"By GEdl Who are your" he
snarled savagely. "What the hi do
YOU want?"
"rhe first Is Of no Importance, Mea-
Phoenix tribune., 1925-01-10

Pacifists and militarists alike will
regard with interest the announce
ment of marriage in Kansas where
young man named Makepeace was
welded to a young woman named
Dempsey.
Phoenix tribune., 1925-01-10
HAIRDRESSING

Mrs. ]. ]. Brown, formerly agent
for the late Jessie Carter of Dem
yer, Colo, has taken the agency
for DR.. Lees Hair Preparations.
Her prices for treatment are as fol-
lows: $1.00 for first treatment,
which includes shampooing and
pressing; SOC for each of next two
treatments; 75c for each of follow
ing two treatments. Phone 21139
for appointment. Mrs. ]. J. Brown,
1922 East Jefferson st.
Phoenix tribune., 1925-01-10
DOUBLE FINE FOR LYING

CHICAGO-Because he lied in de-
claring he was speeding to a sick
patient, DR.. Carl Hoffke's fine for
fast driving was doubled.
Phoenix tribune., 1925-01-10

Dried whale meat, seasoned for
year or two, is a favorite article of
diet in the Farce Islands.
Phoenix tribune., 1925-01-10

poker player than a married man
because he doesn't have to keep one
eye on the clock.
Phoenix tribune., 1925-01-10

Fireplaces almost identical in
structure with those of modern date
have been found in Pompeii.
Phoenix tribune., 1925-01-10
oHU

Girl in Flivver.
Going like blazes,
Tickled all over at the dust she
raises.
Lets go wheel
To tumble in purse,
To take out her powder rag; 3
Good Night Nurse.
Mary and Her Little Ford.
Phoenix tribune., 1925-01-10
Mrs. 5obo is Hostess
OF THE STATE CAPITAL
BY R. /. s.. Society Editor

Mrs. 6obo is Hostess
On Sunday, December 2Sth, Mrs
Calvin Bobo entertained with a de
ligthful dinner at her home on the
West side. The dinner, which con
sisted of a twenty one pound turkey
with all the trimmings, was pre-
pared by the husband, Mr.. Calvin
Bobo who is a cook of no meaH
ability. Covers were laid for Mrs
Mary E. Scott, Mr.. Mrs. E. S. P.
Dawson, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Gard.
ner, Mrs. E. ]. Daniels, the host
and hostess. 1t goes without say
ing that all enjoyed this sumptous
repast, as was attested by the man
ner in which they partook of the
edibles.
Spend Holidays Here
Mrs. Oliver Bess and son of Pres
cott spent the holidays in Phoenix
with Mr. B. Banks, brother of Mrs.
Bess. Everything was made pleas
ant for them and their stay in
Phoenix was indeed an enjoyable
one. Sunday morning they returned
to the Mile High City.
Here for Winter
Mrs. Mary E. Scott, former resi-
dent of Phoenix but recently Of
Prescott, is spending the winter in
Phoenix the house guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Calvin Bobo.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-11-05

By Hal Cochran

Ills folly to flirt with a little white
he' though maybe it's told without
batting an eye. The fib that is told
just to cover things up, can onlv
pour trouble. at best, in your Gun.
It's funny how things of that ma.
ture work out. It's funny how
people can turn fibs about. A false.
hood keeps growing, and growing
each day, until, later on, it will give
you away.
We all find that. often. the
simplest way out. is telling a story
that hinges on doubt. A little white
lie maybe flows without pain. and
comes so a person won't have to ex.
plain.
And yet, after all. If you're doing
things right, you never need fear If
the truth comes to light. The man
who can look every soul in the eve
neef never be hiding behind a white
lie
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-11-05
When Coolidge Goes
to Congress

Tn7 RETTY soon President Coolidge must
Il read to Congress another annual mes
sage. He is now giving thought to what he will
put in it,
1t Is an important matter. The success
Of any President depends largely on his ability
to obtain the cooperation of Congress in carry
ing out his policies The present generation of
voters witnessed how successful President
could be in the first four years of Woodrow
Wilson 8 Administration, when more construc-
tive legislation was passed, probably, than in
any other four years of the Government s his
tory. It witnessed likewise how unsuccessful
q President could be in Wilson s second four
years, Misunderstanding his war measures-he
met rebuff at nearly every turn.
Measured by this standard Coolidge has
all his success yet to achieve.
In the matter Of the coming message he
might, if he followed his ideal of economy,
simply write note saying: "See my message
Of two years ago." For the recommendations
of his first message to Congress have failed al
mostly completely of adoption.
(1OOLIDGE, in his contact with Congress,
M thus far has come off badly Leaving
out the unprecedented manner in which Con
gress forced him to dismiss corrupt and incom-
petent members of his Cabinet and forced him
to withdraw one nomination thereto, and con-
sidering only the purely legislative side, Cool
idge has got the worst of it. Here is the rec
ords
In his message Of December, 1923, Cool
idge recommended our adherence to the World
Court, Nothing has been done
He recommended the Mellon tax plan, Civ
ing primary consideration to the big fellows
and secondary consideration to the little fell
lows Congress turned the proposal around,
giving first consideration to the little fellows
and less consideration to the big.
He recommended the abolition of the right
to issue tax-exempt securities. Nothing done.
He recommended further legislation to
aid the consolidation of railroad systems .sand
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-11-05
BY Mrs. Walter Ferguson

xvi ELL, you might know they
.IW would finally get to the place
where they'd blame the
traffic accidents ON the women. Not
mere feminine driving. mind you,
but that subtle, elusive thing called
''woman's influence" that works
such wonders and creates such
havoc in the world.
Up in Chicago some Of these ex-
perts have been sitting for months
investigating the causes of our au-
tomobile smashes and have finally
handed out the information that
bad breakfasts and lack of good
by kisses keep the men from driving
straight.
An unkissed man going to his
office is as likely as not to run into
tree and the FELLOW who gets a
piece of burned toast in nine cases
out Of ten will crash into a truck
before he gets to his destination.
Nothing was said about bachelors.
But the married men must positively
have the breakfasts and the kisses.
for that wife who sends her man
out with any nagging conversation
or complaints resounding in his ears
is more than likely to see him hauled
home in an ambulance before the
day is over.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-11-05
INHERITANCE TAX
COLLECTIONS

E~7CHUYLER c.. MOWRER,
- Of the inheritance tax d.
LII vision of the State tax, COM
mission, reports that during the
fiscal year ending Sept. 80, Indiana
received approximately $1,13O,0OO
In inheritance taXes-a gain of ap-
proximately $4,000 over the pre-
vious year.
Recently there was considerable
discussion in Washington over the
inheritance tax situation. 1t was
argued that that particular source
or revenue should be left to the
cultivation of State tax collector
and the Federal law exacting a
slice of estates be repealed.
Naturally nothing came of the
discussion. The field is too pro-
ductive to be abandoned by either
Federal or State revenue hunt
ers without a struggle.
Theoretically taxation Of es-
tates is most just. Man can't take
his money with him when he is
called out of the world. It is as
right for the government that
helped to make possible his accum-
ulation of private wealth to share
IN that accumulation as kin and
individuals who had no part in
piling up the wealth
But in practice the inheritance
tax is mostly a mad scramble be-
tween State and Federal govern.
ments for a dead mans posses
sions. It Is ghoulish business. An
etate scattered in several States
Is gouged numerically by all of
them.
Edward Rector, who died a few
months ago. bequeathed $500. 900
to De PAW University. His prop
erty was in Illinois. Indiana and
Michigan. When the tax collect
ords get through it is possible that
AZ per cent of the bequest will be
absorbed in inheritance taxes.
In several instances lately the
Inheritance taxes levied have ex.
ceeded the total value of the es-
tates.
In this scramble among the
States and Federal government. one
State, Florida, stands aloof and adj
vertises the fact that It levies no
estate tax. thus adding to the gen.
eral confusion. What is needed is
uniformity in inheritance tax laws.
The levy should ha usad nathan
for propaganda nor plumber.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-11-05
TO the Stockholders Of
a Big Corporation

T7HIS is addressed to the $1,000 voters of
Indianapolis who did not go to the polls
Tuesday, and to all other voters who went sim
ply out of sense of duty and not because they
believed the outcome Of the election really
would make any particular difference In other
words we are addressing the majority of the
voters of Indianapolis.
You are stockholders in a great corpora
ton. Your monetary holdings may be large
or small but every one of you is interested.
This is mutual corporation. 1t is organized
for one purpose and one only, and that pur-
pose is service to the stockholders You
stockholders employ the men and women who
operate the affairs of this corporation which,
by the way, is among the biggest IN the coun-
try. These men and women are sworn to serve
you stockholders and you only.
But the affairs of this corporation, repre-
senting an investment of more than six hun
dred million dollars have been mismanaged.
Instead of being operated for the benefit of all
the stockholders it is operated for the benefit
Of the officers and employees and their friends
They are spending your money, paid in by as
sessment for the purpose Of furthering their
own ambitions. Service to the stockholders is
Incidental
Think of it, A $600,00O000 corporation
operated for the benefit of the officers and en-
ployes and profit and service for the $4,000
stockholders only incidental Why don't the
stockholders Immediately remove these officers
and employees and substitute men and women
who have the interest of the stockholders at
hearts The answer is that this corporation is
a governmental unit and not business in the
usual sense of the word. The corporation we
refer to is, of course, the city Of Indianapolis.
& Supposing the same state of affairs pre-
vailed in bank, or in an insurance company,
or in any corporation representing large cap
italization and intrusted with the expenditure
Of large sums of money. The stockholders and
depositors would be storming the doors
A city is not essentially different from
any other kind of big business enterprise. 1t
is organized for one purpose, that of serving
the public. 1t should be operated on this basis,
Its government should be organized along the
same lines as the management of any other
business, Other big cities have recognized this
fact and have adopted the city manager form
Of government. Indianapolis eventually will
do the same thing
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-11-05

entire reorganization of the freight rate struc-
ture. Nothing done.
He recommended the strengthening of the
coast guard feet to enable it to deal more eff
fectively with liquor smugglers. Fleet strength
ened.
He recommended civil service classified
ton for first, second and third class postmas-
ing done.
He recommended separate department of
education. Nothing done
He recommended registration of all aliens
Nothing done.
He recommended refusal of the bonus
to soldiers Passed and repassed over his veto.
He recommended legislation giving him
authority to name coal commission "empow-
cred to deal with whatever emergency stua-
ton might arise" Nothing DONE
He recommended Government reorganiza-
ton legislation. Nothing done.
He recommended that farmers, for the
most part be left to work out their own saliva
ton. For the most part they have been so left.
He recommended the appointment of a
committee to determine whether or not and to
whom, if any one, Muscle Shoals should be sold
Committee appointed.
That summarizes the important sugges-
lions in his message of two years ago and what
happened to them. The President must now
make these suggestions all over again and
make them sound new, if possible.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-11-05

that the matter of property is to be
treated indifferently, but men need to
be persuaded that a mans life con-
sisteth not in the abundance of the
things he possessed. Not that the
care Of the person is to be neglected.
but men need to be persuaded that
the thing Of paramount Importance
is the culture of the soul. The soul
must be developed, if we would at
tain to spiritual manhood, as surely
as the body must be developed, IL we
would attain to physical manhood.
Paul writing to Timothy speaks of
a "gymnastic unto goodness" In our
day much attention is being paid to
gymnastics devoted to physical cul-
ture. This Is well enough But to be
Jack Dempsey in the realm of the
physical and a pigmy in the realm
of the moral and spiritual, is to be a
nonstrosity rather than a man.
Copyright, 1925, by John r. Gum
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-11-05
NOT LIKE
THE BOOK

iTl HE Indianapolis indorsers
of photoplays are disap-
- pointed that the moving
picture "Romola." does not ex-
airly follow George Elliot's ia
nous novel Of that name, from
which the movie was taken. They
will write to the producer Of the
picture voicing their grief.
Doubtless the producer was
guilty of something dreadful-lese
majestic, debasiug the currency or
mayhem-in not making the
movie, "Romola," conform to the
classic novel, item by item. Per-
haps he should be boiled in oil.
But what difference does it make
whether the "Romola" of the sill
yer screen resembles in any par
ticular the 'Romola" of the print
ed page? George Elliott isn't here
to care what is done to her books.
The business Of the movie pro-
Queer is to make a picture that
will attract the public and enter
tain. His object isn't to photo
graph the literary classics so that
every mole and ingrowing hair on
the original will stand out clear
and distinct.
If he introduces a happy ending
where none existed before, what
Of It?
The picture version Of Hamlet
might be made a box-office sue
cess with Hamlet and Ophelia do
ing the Charleston in the final
fade-out instead of dying poig-
nantly and madly all over the
stage. The revision wouldn't hurt
the gloomy Dane or Bill Shakes
peare.
Movie producers are guilty of
enough crimes and misdemeanors
against public taste without wor-
rying about what they do to linn
Der up the rusty-jointed literary
classics.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-11-05
DRY LAW
VIOLATIONS

TrORNEY GENERAL GIL
IAI LION, in a recent letter to
~ prosecuting attorneys of
the State, states that in May and
June-the first two months under
the new Indiana dry law-there
were 5,09S prosecutions in the
State on liquor charges.
Booze is without a serious rival
as the leading Hoosier crime. Obvi-
ously Indiana isn't quite bone dry
despite the Legislatures intention.
However, judging from the num-
Der of arrests, officers are hope
fully welding their mops.
In the two months total of vio-
lations, given by the attorney
general, only 1900 cases involved
charges of making. owning a still,
transportation, blind tiger and
selling. More than three fourths of
all charges were for possession or
intoxication.
Attempt to enforce prohibition
by pursuing and arresting earnest
private drinkers has resulted I'M a
vast number Of cases-but doesn't
prohibit. It's like trying to quell
a typhoid epidemic by chasing and
squashing each individual germ.
Three-fourth of the stuff now
being drunk is colored alcohol,
say Washington dry authorities.
Little whisky is coming out of
goNernment-controlled ware
houses, they say, and the output
of moonshine stills is comparative
ly negligible.
II government would con-
centrate their efforts on the big
sources of alcohol supply and the
wholesale and retail dealers IN
booze the earnest private drinkers
whose imbibings now make up
the bulk of our liquor violations
will dry up Of their own accord.
Prohibition can never be enforced
by merely chasing thirsts.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-11-05
Why Men Run Into Trees

1t seems we exercise a tremendous
mental influence over the men.
Their success in business, so we are
told, depends largely upon how
happy we can keep them. And now
this latest information tells us that
their lives depend upon our good
dispositions.
And you can suit yourself about
feeling flattered or mad about this
thing. The facts are there. It
seems we have got to look after
the men for they appear uttery in
capable Of doing this themselves.
Their clothes, their food, their hap
pines, their morals, their very lives
are in our hands. When we are not
by their side, we must have our
Influence" stalking them, as 1t
were, to keep them out Of mischief
and danger. Our tender love must
hover about them wherever they go.
We must feed them we'll and love
them nightly and nag them not at
all lest they come to ruin and grief.
Now there may be a lot OF truth
to all this, but
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-11-05
INCREASED
POSTAL RECEIPTS

E7OBERT H. BRYSON, post
Tx master, reports that re
III ceipts Of the Indianapolis
postoffice last month totaled $406,-
906.03, an increase Of 7.38 per cent
over October, 1924, which in turn
was 10 per cent above receipts for
the corresponding month of 1923.
If last months local postal re-
ceipts were invested in two-cent
stamps and the latter placed end
to end, they would form a crin-
son ribbon sufficiently long to ex-
tend from Indianapolis to st.
Louis-with enough left over to
paper the Monument.
That's a lot of stamps. It indi-
Gates that somebody In this city
is writing letters besides Ann
Onymous, Old Subscriber and A.
McGuffeyite. indianapolis is do
ing it's share to subdue the postal
deficit.
Letters are nuisances. Most
people hate to write 'em-aild
those received run too much to
peremptory "please RENTS" Too
few convey glad tidings of the
death of a sinfully rich but un-
known un lie.
= Still, the mail service is an in
dispensable factor III modern life.
Much of the country's general bus
iness-in addition to the breach
of-pron1ise trade-is conducted 10y
mail. The rise and fall of the vol
ume of postal receipts is an I'M
failing bare meter OF business con-
ditions.
Th& fact that. compared month
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-11-05
Tom Sims SAYS

Our last criticism of those one
piece bathing suits is they don't
make good winter underwear.
The things you think you get for
nothing cost more than those you
think you pay for.
This is the month in which to be.
gin some bad habits to swear off on
New Years.
The dangerous thing about shovel
ing snow is you are so liable to fall
down on the job.
1t is estimated a great many
people will get strong exercising to
keep warm this winter.
We are against divorces, but
living apart often saves a man or
woman from living a part.
Watches are handy. You can
look at one and claim you are late
even when you are early.
The hard thing about most things
Is to keep on doing them.
Common sense is the only thing
that can make experience useful.
Many a clothing store owner
sleeps in his underwear.
The stepping stone to success is
a treadmill.
smoking a pipe doesn't injure your
health half so much as Worrying
about your troubles does.
Copyright. 1925, NEA Service, Incl
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-11-05
An Odd Invitation to
Mr.. Duke

NCCORDING to story going the rounds
u in North Carolina, the late James B.
Duke received very special invitation to come
home to die. When it appeared that his days
on this earth were numbered delegation of
North Carolinians waited upon him at his New
Jersey home They suggested they would like
commonwealth where he was born and where
he accumulated the larger share of his fortune.
The reasons for this odd invitation were
partly sentimental, but mostly practical. The
committee, SO the story goes, pointed out that
if Mr.. Duke died while maintaining his home
in North Carolina the State treasury would
gain several millions dollars. The inheritance
tax law Of North Carolina provides a tax of
per cent on requests of more than 81 100000 to
immediate relatives. The tax on the Duke
estate of approximately $150,000,000 the bulk
of which went to 13-year-old daughter, would
have Melted well over S., 100000 to North Caro-
lima if the late tobacco magnate had had his
residence in his native State when he died
It was argued that Mr.. Duke owed much of
his wealth to North Carolina and that if an in
heritance tax must be paid that State should
get the benefit. 1t is said he found the argu-
ment appealing, and was making preparations
to go home to die when death overlook him in
Man, Ac 49, 4,
Jersey will benefit handsomely from an in
heritance tax which Mr.. Duke seems to have
been disposed to give to North Carolina
If news of his illness had reached Florida,
a committee from that enthusiastic State might
have appeared to urge Mr. Duke to come and
die there-free of charge If advised in time,
South Carolina the source of liberal share
of his fortune which was acquired through
electric power development, might have been
able to present some distinct advantage to be
had in dying there.
The case of Mr. Duke suggests new field
of competitive State activity which barely has
been scratched. Unless there energies from the
present tax parleys in Washington plan to
equalize State inheritance tax rates, an era of
cut-throat State competition is in sight.
And even if the various State tax rates
are equalized there will still remain the prob
lem which faced Mr. Duke, that Of finding him
self unable, by the accident of domicile, to
transfer his Inheritance tax to the State which
had been his principal partner in the making
Of his fortune. Until it is possible to bequeath
inheritance taxes as we'll as the property on
which the taxes are assessed, there will remain
an essential injustice in the system of collec-
ton of death duties by States Although the
question Of expediency may overshadow that of
justice, it cannot completely obliterate the fact
that the State which contributes most largely
to man s fortune is more entitled to the tax
on his estate than the State in which he hap
pens to have his home when he dies.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-11-05
Ask The Times

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sonal reply unsigned requests cannot
be answered. All letters are conhden-
tial-Editor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-11-05
RIGHT HERE
IN INDIANA
BY GAYLORD NELSON.

with month, the receipts of the To-
cal postoffice are increasing is
proof that the trend of Indianapo-
lis business is onward and upward.
The more indianapolis slips into
envelopes the less local business
slips.