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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-12
Boosting the City

r. RI UGH has been accomplished during the
llvll past year by the Chamber of Commerce
to make Indianapolis greater, according to
chamber officers at the annual meeting of the
organization Wednesday. brighter future is
indicated.
Thirty -four new industries were brought
to the city the past year. Two hundred and
seventy-nine conventions-of which 62 were
national and observation-disclosures held here,
bringing 325, 900 visitors from outside the city.
!. Very gratifying. Chamber of Commerce
reports and other incontrovertible evidence
prove that Indianapolis is making substantial
progress outward and upward. But much of
the development is due to accident and the
logic of location rather than concerted effort.
A lot Of our city boosting consists of Wig
orously patting ourselves on the back
Many months ago proposal to raise
large fund to be expended in attracting new
industries to the city was discussed. Nothing
came of the proposal although one prominent
banker offered to subscribe $4,000 for the
project. The matter was side-tracked in the
debate as to the proper method of handling
such industrial development fund.
A couple OF months ago munlclpal Hal
loween celebration was promoted ostensibly to
boost Indianapolis and add to the city's fame.
The promoters talked volubly Of the magnif-
cent 5000 cup to be awarded to the best out-of-
town float in the parade. The cup turned out
to- be, at the most liberal estimate, a 500 arti-
cle-spurned by the winner-our neighbor
city, Franklin.
Il. AS city boosting enterprise the Halo
ween affair has kick-back that dislocates our
civic shoulder.
Il indianapolis will continue to grow in size
and commercial Importance But its develop
ment would be startling if city boosting was
taken up as earnestly and whole-heartedly and
With the spirit that it is by every insignificant
Florida village.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-12

No effort Is made-so 1t would
seem-to inspect, or in any way
check up the stream Of traffic across
the little bridge. Hundreds of street
car travellers, hundreds of automo-
blles are going and coming day and
night The two stores maintained
in Hull do a land office business.
If caught it is $50 land two" fine
for a first offender (he land two" is
COSTS and $500. with possibly Jail
term, for hardened offender.
Or you may drink without bootleg
ging, beer at 20 cents or excellent
wine at so cents a bottle, at "Onrys'
as the French call it, meaning in
English Henry's Cafe, very treas
ure Of place in Hull. 1t is clean,
quiet, respectable and as yet undis-
covered by the American tourist.
It's French cooking is something to
think about afterward. Fish done
as at Margeries in Paris or Marconis
in Baltimore, at half the price; or a
steak with French fried onions to
color the dreams Of an epicure.
Between provinces it is quite i'm
possible to check the flow Of drink
Trains rpn in three hours from Mont
real to Ottawa. No pretense is made
of inspecting the baggage of passen-
gers on them. If you have bought
quart of Scotch at the Commits
sion's store in Montreal it stays I'M
molested in your satchel.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-12
They're Booing Red
Grange

RAJ ND now the grand stands are beginning to
La boo Red Grange. In one city after an
other it is happening A dispirited young man,
after thirty or forty minutes of ordinary foot
ball playing during which he fails to demon
strate any of the qualities that made him the
country's athletic hero, walks unevenly across
the field and huddles himself in blanket on
the sidelines "Boo!" means the crowd
'fBoo! Boo-oo! Boo-oooo"
The bruised and weary, but still stout
hearted, young redhead draws his blanket
more tightly about him and wonders whether
after all it is worth the money
He may work out the answer for himself.
If he does he will learn more than the uni
versity from which he comes was able to teach
him, and so his experience will be profitable be-
yond the money he is making
There was much criticism of this hefty
half back when he left school to take up pro-
fessional football. Some seemed to think it
was a highly unethical thing for him to do,
this turning of his college reputation into cash
With that view we have not sympathized If
Red could give value for the money received,
value in the form Of entertainment to the pub
ic,. there seemed little reason to oppose his
following in the footsteps Of Walter johnson
and other famous persons who are paid well
for performing in their own line better than
other men. A practical question has now
arisen as to his ability to give his expected per-
Torrance once day. Football cannot be
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-12

played as frequently as baseball This ques-
ton rests entirely between Red and his mana
ger 1t may mean change in his schedule
whereby he will play only as often as he can
play we'll But of his right to play for money,
so long as people want to pay to see him play,
there can be no doubt.
We hope an ethical sense may be born in
Grange as result of his present slump in pop
ular favor. Then what his great university
failed to do for him life itself will have DONE
Modern American universities have not a
great deal to be proud Of on this score. From
president down to the hired trainers who give
the boys their alcohol rub before and after the
games, they are so busy capitalizing Drawn for
the glory-in other words, advertising
the school Ito say nothing of the stadium gate
receipts), that they have little time to spend
on either brain or character. They train the
boys to win gridiron battles and leave them to
train themselves for the battle of life.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-12
Is Love or Hate Our
Portion?

80 ITH all due Difference to the Nation
WI Chief Executive, we cannot subscribe to
President Coolidge's belief, stated in his mes
friendship between America and the rest of
the world than has ever existed at any previous
time"
In many respects our foreign relations
have seldom been more embroiled under the
orderly surface, nor contained more elements
Of uncertainty and, yes even of menace, than
they do today.
Figuratively speaking, the entire world is
standing off watching US. The love-light is
conspicuously absent from its eyes. Instead,
there is envy suspicion and fear. Suddenly
from Nation which the great foreign powers
were not inclined to take any too seriously, we
have blossomed forth into the richest, mightiest
Nation en- the globe, and-let US not forget this
the creditor of them all
The signs are not wanting, even at this
early stage of the game, of certain tendency
among foreign powers to form some sort Of
combine against us, economically at least. In
Europe one hears the charge openly made that
America is "buying up" the world. The other
day, in Brussels, the Belgian Cabinet tottered,
and almost fell, over the accusation that it was
allowing ''Wall Street. to dictate even it's do
nestle policy. And not the least odd thing
about the incident was that the Premier ac-
knowledged the corn to certain extent and
came back at hi, accusers with: "And what
would YOU dog Accept that or suffer fnan-
cial disaster to overtake the country?"
This is merely one of many similar cpl
sodes happening all over the world almost
every day. Nor do we recall them in any criti-
cal way. We merely wish to make it plain
that we Americans are far from being the OBJ
jects Of the worlds unalloyed alteration. We
cannot escape, even if we would, the conse-
quences of our position-unless, indeed, we
give away our riches, make ourselves poor
again and sink back to the obscure place we
used to occupy in the community of nations.
Towers are measured by their shadows.
The biggest men have the btterest enemies.
The greatest nations are the most disliked be-
cause the most envied.
What America must do is to recognize
these things and face the music, striving, at
the same time, with all her might, to give for
eign powers as little real cause for their dis
like as she possibly can.
Which is why we need the biggest, brain
lest foreign minister, or Secretary of State,
possible to procure
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-12

The liquor comes over in rowboats
across the Ottawa river. So the
bootleg price in ottawa is only a lit
tie higher than the stores price
in Hull, fifty cents or a dollar on theS
quart, and generally the hotels head !
bell-hop is the hotels official bootleg
ger.
When Parliament is In session at
is now adjourned) the drink flows
freely There is practically no effort
at concealment. This is not denied.
An enterprising news gatherer paid
the official janitor Of the capital
buildings to keep count OF tho
''empties" for a session. There were
over four thousand
OF course, there is no corner
saloon, and no public serving of
drink in hotels or restaurants in On
tario cities. z
In sentiment the cities are all
wet" Each election has cut down 2
the prohibition majority until a.
margin Of something like 10000
was last fall reduced to $1,000. But
the vote Of the rural sections has so
far prevented a wet" majority. y
There has been talk of an effort by
the "drys" to try to get the United
States" brand Of prohibition by a
Federal law; but in view OF the
strong drift Of public opinion lately
in favor OF the Quebec plan" Of
government monopoly and control,
such a plan is hopeless.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-12

%IWO concerts will be given
Sunday afternoon at the
G same hour which will be of
much interest to music lovers of
this city.
John Mccormack will appear in
concert at 3 p. m. Sunday at the
Murat under the direction of Ona b.
Talbot.
At the same hour, the Maenner-
Choir at the Academy Of Music will
present the Flonzaley Quartet.
Sunday afternoon at o'clock at
the Murat John Mccormack. world
famous tenor, will be heard in a
recital of songs. Assisting artists
at this concert are Edwin Schneider,
pianist; Lauri Kennedy, cellist, and
Walter Flandorf, organist, a local
musician.
The concert is under the direction
of the Ona b. Talbot Fine Arts En-
terprises.
The program Mr.. Mccormack has
arranged for tomorrow's concert is
perhaps the most notable ever heard
in Indianapolis by this outstanding
personality Of the musical world. Be-
ginning with an old German love
song Q460), followed by Beethoven,
Schumann. Mozart, Schubert, then a
group of Irish Folk Songs, closing
with one OF the most magnificent
songs in all musical literature.
Pals Angelicus" Dread Of Angels,
Cesar Franck.
m HE Sunday afternoon series OF
concerts for the new year un-
~ der the Ona B. Talbot, Fine
Arts Enterprises direction, will in
clude .Ignace Jan Paderewski, Jan.
"a, Harold Bauer, pianist, and Pablo
Casals, cellist, in co-artist recital,
Jan. 81; Roland Hayes, tenor, Feb.
49, Elisabeth Rethberg, soprano,
March z, and Amelia CALI urci,
soprano, April 25.
The two remaining orchestra con-
certs of the Symphony Society will
present the Minneapolis Symphony,
Henri Verbrughhen, conductor;
Henri Henrotte, violinist soloist.
Feb. II. and the Cincinnati
Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner,
conductor; Ely Ney, pianist soloist,
March %.
m HE Indiana College OF Music
and Fine f,rts will present the
III following pupils in a recital
in The College Auditorium on Satur-
day afternoon, Dec. 10, 2:30 p. M:
Marjorie Kaser, Clara May Stolte,
Helen Whitfield, Kenneth Foster.
Maxine Wright, Freeman Gibbs,
Vera Cope, Laura Wright, Marjorie
Anderson, Martha Johnson, Oscar
F'inkel, Evelyn Meyers, Louise
Robinson, Eva May Lombard, Verna
May Leaf. Mildred Rabourn, Mary
Pauline Smith. Esther HOLSTER,
Juliet Anne Speyer, jeanette Trees,
Helen Killing. Barbara Bridges,
Beatrice and Constance Johnson.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-12
A CHAMPI0
READER

@,ARROLL WORTHINGTOl,
Ii of Noblesville, tits said, has
III read 500 books during tht
past year. He is the best patron
Oh that city's public library-ano
is probably the champion reader
of Indiana.
That record ought to make a
lot Of so-called bookworms curl
up. Yet reading is only his avo-
cation. He works daytimes and
reads evenings for recreation, en-
tertainment and amusement.
OF course, many of the volumes
he reads must be pretty light
literary fodder be devoured at
that speed. Some eminent author
tiles claim there aren't 500 worth
while books in the world. DR..
Eliot thought a five-foot shelf
would hold the books really neces-
sary for a liberal education.
Lincoln-said his law partner
probably never read a book clear
through. Outside OF Burns, Byron
and Shakespeare his knowledge of
general literature was limited. But
he did very we'll despite his lack
OF acquaintance with books. Other
men who read only the Bible and
patent medicine almanacs have
achieved enviable distinction.
So perhaps reading 500 books
doesn't mean much from an edu-
cational or cultural standpoint. 1t
is not how much but how well one
reads that matter.
But one who has a taste for
reading and spends every evening
with a book finds enjoyment and
entertainment at his own fire
side. He isn't holding up filling
stations or pedestrians or loafing
around poolrooms planning a white
mule escapade. Indiana would be
better If it he'd more book-an-
evening young men.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-12
Editor Of The CongregationaIist

ONE at last! 1t had long been
TX the goal Of PauPs longing
and ambition as a traveller.
But under what strange circum-
stances he has come! And under
what even stranger circumstances is
he established in that city, He has
survived the perils of shipwrecll and
other dangers, but he is in Rome as
az prisoner; and yet as a prisoner
under surprising circumstances.
I'VE associate with Rome certain
sense of justice. for much Of modern
law has developed through Roman
law and practice, but in all ancient
Justice we are disposed to see ac-
ccmpanying elements of cruelty and
tisSs. e,sl44 Tor humanitarian sentf
rnent. 1t is all the more surprising,
therefore, to find Paul, though a
prisoner, allowed a large measure of
freedom permitted. for instance, to
abide in his own house with sol
der appointed to guard him, and ap-
parently allowed full liberty TO re
ceive his friends and communicate
with them.
F'or two whole years we are told
lie lived thus in his own hired dwell
ing, and apparently his place of
abode was the center of a large con-
course OF people, This arrangement
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-12
Mr.. FIXIT
Reader Says Stopped
Sewer Causes Water
to Stand in Street.

Let Mr.. Fixit present your case TO
city officials. He Is The Times repre-
sentative at the city hall. Write him at
There are quite a few water drops
gathered together at Twenty-First
St. and Sherman Dr. because a
sewer is stopped up, Mr.. Fixit was
advised today.
DEAR MIR. FIXIT-One of the
Street Car Company buses got in a
side ditch at Twenty-First st. and
Sherman DR.. a few nights ago. To
get it out they gathered all the rocks,
bricks and railroad ties they could
find and left them in the ditch. Now
they have stopped my private sewer
and the sewer that crosses Twenty
First st. nave waded water boot
top deep. shoveling mud off the top
Of the manhole to this sewer.
BARNHART FILLING STATION.
w. p. Hargon will inform Wal
ter Monroe, who has charge of
sewers. and repairs soon will be
made.
Similar action will be taken about
a blocked sewer in the alley back
of 2119 n. Illinois st.
Mr.. F'ixit has bad news for A
TIMES READER. Lack Of money
in the present administration has
caused all workmen on streets to
be dismissed. Therefore, there is
no relief for citizens near Belmont
Ave. and w. Ohio st. Write Mr..
F'ixit early next year.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-12
HOOSie1- Briefs

HE famous tree in the tower
of the Greensburg court
- house may have an ever
green grated on it. John Boyle,
custodian, sells the leaves from
the tree as souvenirs. And in
winter. we'll
Mrs. Charles Jenner OF Elwood
wrung her hands in pain. She
caught one in the washing machine.
Clyde Mae, Walter Rebber, Neal
Hennessy. Donald -Brunow. Carl
Phillips, Herschel Sturgeon. Lola
Elliott, Alice Cobb, Margaret Jacons,
Madeline Findley, Joyce Alderman
and Lolita Mae Goble, compose a
committee to institute student gov
eminent In Seymour High School.
Word from Washington is that
Edward w. Krause is to be reap
pointed postmaster at Crothersville.
IT, GREEN Of Upton bought
alse teeth to get rid of
III tooth aches. When he had
one, he thought he had been.
cheated. The dentist. told him he
just had neuralgia Of the gums.
Friends say John Groh Of Button
should have married on Turkey day.
His BRIDES name was Miss Candace
Gobble.
Workers angered over a wage dis
pute got even with E. ]. Fricke,
agent of the Decatur sugar factory
by cutting tires on his auto.
Claton Minniear, Is, of Tocsin, has
resolved to watch the spark lever on
his auto closer. The flivver back
fired when he cranked his car,
breaking his arm.
Salem is having q dark time,
because the Interstate Service Com
pany moved its station. The com
pany moved the flood lights directed
on the town clock.
r. N. Shroyer has been recon-
mended as postmaster at Daleville
by President Coolidge.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-12
AUTO THEFT DAY
IN COURT

THIRTEEN young men
ranging in age from 16 to
IL 26-faced Judge Collins in
Criminal Court Thursday on
charges Of vehicle taking and drew
sentences from one day in jail to
one year in the State Reformatory.
It was truly auto theft day in
Criminal Court.
The average age Of the thirteen
offenders was 81 years and the
average sentence six months.
Which would indicate that the
Judge doesn't look with favor even
on those who simply surreptitious-
ly borrow an automobile for an
evenings joy ride.
Certainly vehicle taking is one Of
our most serious as well as popular
crimes.
An overwhelming majority of
hold-ups, bank robberies, bandit
depredations and all the new and
fashionable crimes are performed
in stolen automobiles. With mo-
notonous regularity press reports
of crimes contain the phrase the
machine used was stolen from So
and-so." Just as theater programs
always state, Gowns in this pro-
duction furnished by John Doe"
Consequently stealing an auto is
not only facilitating to the owner.
but to society. 1t is the pre-
liminary maneuver for further acts
Of outlawry.
1t may be impracticable to hang
all auto thieves after the manner
of treating horse thieves in the
old days of the West. But IL some
inventor would perfect a non
stealable automobile, or If all ma
chimes could be trained to run
screaming to their owners when
approached by a thief, hold-ups,
bandits and bank robbers would
pretty near go out of business.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-12
A Sermon for Today
BY Rev. John r. Gum


the man who has fallen into adj
versity. 1t Is all right to stand in
with those who are high up, but it
is better still to stand by the fellow
in hard luck. If anybody needs
your friendship and sympathy, that
man does.
Human sympathy is the secret Of
all happy human relationships. 1t is
a secret business men need to learn.
do not believe the man in business
needs to be cold and hard. He
loses nothing by sympathetic con-
sideration of others. If your COM
petitor, or a fellow-citizen in any
other line of business, Is prosper
Gus and successful, don't be envious
of him, but give him the glad hand
of congratulation and rejoice with
him in his rejoicing. If any fellow
business man meets with adversely
and failure, don't turn your back on
him, but give him helpful hand OF
encouragement and weep with him
in his weeping.
Copyright. 1925, by John r. Gum.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-12

adherents to old family abodes, still
lowered and cawed about their
hereditary family nests. In the
pavement of the parish church we
were shown a stone slab bearing
effigies on plates. OF brass of Iau.
renee Washington, gent, and Anne,
his wife, and their four sons and
eleven daughters. The inscription
in black letters was dated 1854"
Does the President of the United
States hold a higher place in the
Army of the United States than a
full General?
The President of the United States
is the COMMANDMENTS Chief of the
United States Army and. Of course.
is higher in authority than gen.
eral.
How can the lettering on cloth
flour sacks be removed?
Try boiling them in the following
solution: One cup household am
monia, 2 gallons of water, cup of
washing powder. Boil for 80 min.
utes and let the sacks remain in
the water until cold. Rinse well and
bleach by freezing, or drying In the
sun. This process may have to be
repeated, depending upon the
strength Of the dye used for letter.
ing tn sacks.
When the Indian speaks of "a
sleep" what does he mean?
Indians refer to a night as "a
Sleep" They often speak of three
sleeps" for three nights"
Can you tell me something about
French Lick and West Baden?
The springs at French Lick and
West Baden are only few hundred
feet apart, in small valley that has
every appearance Of having been
formed by some CONFUSION of nature.
The valley is surrounded by hills of
a uniform height and looks as if at
some time the ground had sunk a
hundred feet or more, and from this
sunken ground the health giving
waters flow from many springs, all
having medicinal properties. The
valley is almost always surrounded
by heavy mist. Great hotels have
been erected and hundreds of in
valids annually resort to them to
drink Of the waters. The altitude OF
French Lick is ga feet above sea
level. and that Of West Baden Is
$50 feet. M
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-12
RIGHT HERE
IN INDIANA
BY GAYLoPD NELSON

ale at the local postofflce. The
moke code was said to be defec-
i've, preventing more salutary ac-
ion against violators. 1t was
evised. Two arrests in four
lonths resulted. A couple of con-
picuous corporations cited to court
out no attempt u arrest apart
nent house owners or the numer-
JUS small private offenders.
If the city smoke inspector isn't
going to make any more use of the
new, heavily fanged smoke ordi-
nance than that. he might just
as well go back to the note writ
ing Of yesteryear. and let the
smoke nuisance enjoy itself.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-12


m HIS text is a good definition
I OF the word sympathy.
- Sympathy in its broadcast
sense means rejoicing with them
that rejoice and weeping with them
that weep. The word means literal
ly a fellow-feeling with others in
whatever befalls them, whether it
be sad or joyous.
There are some who are glad
enough to rejoice with them that
rejoice, but never turn aside to weep
with them that weep.
There are some who make a great
show of their fellow-feeling for the
man on top, but never show any
acknowledging for the man down and
out. Those kind of sympathizers
usually have an ak to grind.
While fellow-feeling for the
prosperous man is entirely APP
propriate, it should not be, denied to