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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-21
Mr.. FIxIT
Few Traffic Arrests Draw
Letter From
Reader.

Let Mr.. Fixit present your case to ]
city officials. He is The Times repre-
sentative at the city hall. Write him
at The Times.
Arrests for traffic violations are
less than in 1924 because police are
less alert. is the contention Of the
Hoosier Travelling Man, a constant
correspondent of Mr.. Fixit.
I'm eight minutes a few days ago
three of us checked traffic at West
St and Kentucky Ave-, and there
were twenty-one violations of the
law" he writes.
You must agree, however. there
are only few traffic officers to
handle the situation, and many of
them were drafted for service in
the recent crime wave"
DEAR MIR. FIXIT: The crossing
at Thirty First and School SITS, is
in a terrible condition. Would APP
prcciate anything you can do.
r. S.
w. P. Hargon, clerk of the street
commissioners office, will do his
best with limited appropriation.
TO ONE WHO KNOWS: Mr..
Fixit does not pursue investiga-
tons of liquor law violations. Re-
port them to Capt William Paul
sell, Lincoln 4555.
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sprung In this double hanging when
another provincial policeman was
hllied as the rum-running car he was
trying to stop crashed into a fence.
Inc rum-runner was tried for
murder but went free. The public
mind was becoming saturated with
stories of this sort.
Added to the local doings there
were the stories of rum-running
across the international border. OAR
ing crimes by international bandits
in high powered cars with the
police arming for defense in armored
cars carrying machine guns and gas
bombs. The colts of the wild west
days were replaced by "automatics"
and the broncho by the whisky
six
1t was the same in all the west
ern provinces-crime and bootleg
ging went together.
What then? Perhaps there could
be found a better plan than this
brand of prohibition.
Causes for Change
Other causes contributing to the
change of mind were:
The medical and pharmaceutical
professions were becoming sensitive
to their loss of standing through be-
coming the dispensers of drink on
prescriptions.
The public was growing cynical
about the new world which was to
follow the war and was reacting
against much which had been ac-
copied with the enthusiasm of
patriotic sacrifice In 1916 under the
name of reform" Among these
was prohibition.
Cutting off the importation of the
residential allowance" and other
Tightening up policies were re-
garded by many as bad faith" on
the part of the prohibitionists in
power.
Finally all the provinces were land
are) burdened with debt following
the war. and were very anxious for
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-21
DON'T BLAME IT
ON THE JURORS

~1EAN MNUTT, of the In
I'D diana University law school,
~ in an Indianapolis speech
recently, deplored the lack of in
terest of the public in the adj
ninistration of justice. As an
example he cited the widespread
tendency to evade jury service.
Don't blame the jurors for fall
ure of our courts to function
properly.
True the veniremen drawn for
important criminal trials mostly
try to get off by swearing they
have fixed opinion In the case.
scruples against capital punish
ment, or some other perfectly valid
excuse for discharge. Who can
blame them?
There are ample reasons why
respectable, busy citizens dodge
jury service. Long-drawn-out
trials. disruption Of private affairs,
and inadequate compensation.
In Indiana a juror draws the
munificent stipend of $3.50 a day.
In very ordinary murder trial the
lawyers in the case may be getting
800 day. The juror, who under
our system of justice. Is the most
vital cog in the court machinery,
receives less for his services than
the court bailiff or the janitor.
If the conditions were reversed
lawyers received $3.50 a day in
court and jurors $100-court pro-
cedure would speed up amazingly
and there would be less complaint
of the administration of justice.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-21
Statesmen Or Just
Politicians?
@ ECRETARY KELLOGG, in his New York
- speech, said America s foreign relations

@ 1ECRETARY KELLOGG, in his New York
- speech, said America S foreign relations
should be kept out of politics.
Bravo Mr.. Secretary! But doesn't the
message come tri1e late9 What pity he did
not bring the members Of his own party around
to that way of thinking back in the DAYS when
the League of Nations and Treaty of Yer
sailles fight was rocking the roof of the Ma
tional Capitol y
Unless our memory is playing us trick,
with precious few exceptions on the final show
down, every Republican voted against the
treaty and league save with multiplying res
ervations, and every Democrat voted for them.
1t is putting too great strain on human
credulity to ask anybody to believe that queer
lineup had nothing to do with politics
In truth, the treaty and league were in
politics even before they were Matched. The
late Senator Lodge admits as much in his
posthumous book. The American delegation
In Paris cabled him for his advice as leader of
The Senate, 10 guide them in framing a just
and lasting peace. Did they get it? They did
not. The political bosses saw political capital
might be made of the issue and they were
grlmly determined to take full advantage of it,
Still and all, Secretary Kellogg sugges-
ton is not the less welcome because tardy.
Numerous foreign issues are now before the
Senate, the World Court entry proposal per-
haps being the most important We hope the
Senate will take his advice There is yet time
for its members to show whether they are
statesmen or just politicians
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A Sermon for Today

Bethlehem there has come into the
world new spirit more favorable
to childhood. Special institutions for
the care of dependent and neglected
children have sprung up everywhere.
Other agencies consecrated to the
welfare of children have multiplied
until now more is being done to pro-
vide for their happiness and unstint-
ed growth than could be recited in
a thousand volumes. AS this kindly
spirit has enlarged and spread over
the earth. childhood has become ra.
diant with a new hope. This new
hope has sometimes been Swallowed
by new and threatening perils; yet
all must admit that the lot of child
hood is happier today than in any
other age OF the world.
In celebrating the birth of Christ
we give the right of way to the
child. In this Yuletide season we
lavish affection upon our children.
spending time, thought and money
to make them merry and happy
All this is but significant of the new
reverence the world has come to
have for childhood since the Christ
child was born in Bethlehem.
unto us a child is born" The
birth of that child has given a new
meaning to every child born into
the world and added to child-life
everywhere a new halo of glory.
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Text: Unto us child is BORN"
lis. SO.
Fl HE text is a prophetic refer
ence to the birth of the
Christ-child, prophecy
which was fulfilled In Bethlehem
nineteen centuries ago.
Consider what that birth in Beth
lehem has meant to the childhood
of the world. Childhood is sacred
because the worlds Saviour was
once child. r
Before the story Of the Bethlehem
manager the lot of childhood was
deplorable. Parents had the right
to sell their offspring and to some
this was profitable traffic. The
religious superstitions of some
moved them to commit their little
ones to the fiery arms Of the god
of Molock. The burden of children
was unfavorable to the wandcrings
of the nomadic tribes and they dis
posed of them in any way they
pleased as needless membranes.
Lawmakers held that it was neces-
sary to restrict population and there
fore childhood had to be cut down
to save the state. Licentiousness,
poverty and vanity led to heartless
massacres of innocent and helpless
children. Such was the cruelty prac-
ticed upon infancy and childhood
in different periods and among the
yo y.iouz Y1oon1Qa IF the apciant DAVIS
But since Christ was a babe in
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-21
THE CENSORS MUST HAVE
BEEN NEAR POLA NEGRI

Naughty does as naughty should
not when the censors are around.
Carl Van Vechten is an author
who is supposed to dish dirt along
literary lines for the few and the
many who like a certain brand OF
up-to-date dirt.
Carl wrote a foolish and at times
an entertaining thing called Tho
Tattooed Countess" story about
woman who was naughty IN Europe
and then brings her own brand Of
love making tricks to a Main Street
of a small town In Iowa. The Coun-
tess was one OF those creatures who
enjoyed the company OF men. The
poor old dear. American born, had
acquired some rapid tricks In love.
making while in Europe. The ola
girl just about caused Main ST. with
his gossip carrying bunch to have
nervous prostrations. IN the book,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-21
ONE-WAY
TRAFFIC

f~1HREE automobile fatalities
in Indianapolis in twenty
~ four hours-Friday night
and Saturday have galvanized
city authorities into feverish ac-
tivity. The familiar aftermath Of
such tragedies.
Another war against speeding
is proclaimed. Various proposals
to put a stop to speeding by mo-
FORESTS are urged. Among which
is a movement to abolish the one
way traffic system on Meridian
st.
That's silly. Abrogation of the
limited one-way rule now in force
on Meridian Ct, would be about as
effective a safety measure as re-
quiring all automobile drivers to
wear red neckties.
In. the eight or nine months
that Meridian has been a one-way
street four hours a day it has car
ried heavier motor traffic dur
ing the rush hours, at a greater
speed. and with a smaller per-
centage of accidents than any
other main traffic thoroughfare in
the city. Since the adoption of the
plan there has not been a single
fatality or serious traffic accident
in the street during the one-way
periods.
The reason is plain. Though the
one way traffic moves at high
speed, drivers are. alert. They
have their min concentrated on
the bushes. for driving. And side
street, trs.ffic hesitate5 diacreetly
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-21
TWO CENTS FOR
TRANSFERS.

THE Indianapolis Street Rail
way Company has been au-
thorized by the public serv-
ice commission to increase its
transfer charge from 1 to cents,
beginning Jan. /. 1t is expected
the boost will fatten street car
revenues 100000 annually.
Perhaps the mounting deficit Of
the street car system justifies dou-
bling the price of transfers. But
there is little assurance that the
increase win yield the hoped for
relief.
The previous fare increase grant
ed the street car company was Off
set by a decrease in customers.
Revenues continued to shrink.
Hence another successful plea for
another boost in rates, which has
just been granted. If that is fol
lowed by slump in transfer sales
the street railway will be no bet
ter off than under the old rates.
The real source of the trolley
systems ills is too few customers.
not too low rates. Sandbagging
remaining patrons by raising their
fares is more likely to drive some
of them away than to lure new
customers to the cars. In seeking
higher rates a street car company
is like a cat chasing it's tail. Mt
seems to be doing something, but
doesn't get anywhere.
Even the sympathetic public
service commission can't indefinite
~ spoon-feed public utilities by
granting rate increases. If the city
electric lines are to survive. some
thing else will have to be tried.
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the screen, and
he comes to the front in telling force
in "Mannequin." OF course. he had
a great writer to conceive the char
acters- and the plot, but 1t remained
for a great director to make these
characters live on the screen.
Cruze had the services of Alice
joyce, Warner Baxter, Dolores Cos
tello and Zasu Pitts to all him in
bringing "Mannequin" to life on the
screen. AS the first part of the
movie is old-fashioned, Cruze has a
chance to recreate the past. This
he does with an accuracy that is
surprising.
When he gets into the jazz tenn
perature of today, he is equally sue
cessful But it is when he gets into
the courtroom scene that one APP
preciates the ability of this man to
create realism that is realism and
then temper 1t down with one Of
those sweet and everybody happy
endlngs.
Am not going to repeat the story
OF "Mannequin" because ignorance
of the story certainly made my ex-
perience in seeing it as a movie even
more enjoyable.
am going to recommend MAN
nequin" as a movie entertainment
to those who appreciate great di-
recting, powerful acting and a
strong story. Don't miss Name
quin."
The bill includes a comedy; Ruth
Noiler at the organ and orchestral
music by Charlie Davis and his or
chestra.
At the Ohio all week.
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RIGHT HERE
IN INDIANA
BY GAYLORD NELSON.

before crossing or turning into the
preferential thoroughfare.
To abolish the present rule and
reduce Meridian to the status of
the ordinary two-way street would
contribute nothing to safety and
would simply increase downtown
congestion where already only
spry pedestrians survive.
A lot of changes in traffic re@-
ulations and adoption of fancy
new rules won't prevent such acct
dents as occurred Friday and
Saturday. 1t isn't traffic regula-
tons that need shaking up-but
enforcement.
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Their object is to revive the organization to its
proper place in this city
The legion stands for many praiseworthy
principles. 1t advocates preparedness, Ameri-
cansim rehabilitation of the war stricken and
served its country day by day quietly but eff
fectively.
"Tell the boys for Lew Shank to join the
legion, if they are eligible, = Mayor Shank said.
81 know lot Of fellows who would give their
right eye to have this privilege"
Certainly, no veteran of the world war
could lose by taking Shank advice
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-21

revenue. British Columbia, the first
of the western provinces to adopt
government sales, broadcast to the
dominion that up to March 81. 1922.
it had distributed to the municipal
tiles for hospital and road purposes
S1,300,000. Quebec, meantime, was
telling the world of profit of
S4,000,000 for its first year of gov
eminent sales.
The Canadians have a political
system which Is more responsive to
public opinion than ours. They
have such things as the initiative
and referendum and preferential
ballot. So when public opinion got
around to it a petition by the hotel
men OF Alberta signed by $4,000
voters forced a plebiscite on the
general question.
The Hotel Mems Act referred to
the sale of real. beer by hotels,
restaurants. ETC., but the govern
ANNSAS oADAAAANSCo SiAC AAiatICA 1n LI6
form of four questions:
i. Continuance and strengthening
of prohibition.
2. The Hotel Mems Act.
8. Sale of beer by government
vendors with sale of liquor as
medicine in prescriptions.
4. Government sale of liquor by
vendors for beverage purposes and
licensed consumption of real beer in
public places.
The election, on first choice votes
land by this time the women voted;
they did not when prohibition was
passed in 1915 went as follows:
1. 61,595.
2. 1874.
8. 3,f64.
4. 1854.
This government control of liquor
sales had a straight majority over
prohibition OF 32,557, but as both
&C" and ID" were wet" proposals,
the total wet majority over prohibi-
ton was really 39.077.
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The
SAFETY
VALVE
1t Blows When the Pressure IL
Too Great.
OUR OWN QUESTIONS AND AN.
SWERS DEPARTMENT
BY The StoISer---

SWERS DEPARTMENT
Why does a dog. whose ances.
tors for thousands of years trav.
eled on their own four legs, get so
much kick from riding in an au-
tomobile?
Can't say, Perhaps the dog is
like man, a "time-binding" animal.
See Korzyzski's Manhood Of Hu-
manity."
If p. Green Is to be the accredited
agent of Soviet Russia In America
we hope the conservative papers will
stop talking about him as a red.
sss
Editor of Safety Valve: Beatrice
Lille in Cralot's Review sings a song
which goes like this:
Mouse, mouse, come out OF your
hole.
1 will give you a golden bowl.
You shall rest on a tuft Of hay;
l will brighten the cats away"
1t seems to me that the above
song is clearly against the criminal
syndicalism laws. 1t is an incite-
ment to mice to come out and
brighten propertied citizens. feel
quite sure 1t is inspired from Mos
COW. Can nothing be done about It.?
Suggest you call It to the atten.
ton of the National Security League
or Ralph M. Easley. If they will do
nothing see our State Department.
The train from Montreal was ap-
preaching Rouse's Point, where 1t
crosses the international boundary
line. The American customs inspec-
tor was making his rounds. "Any-
thing to declare?" he demanded OF
the American ticketed to Atlantic
City. Yes" replied the passenger.
I'm that big black suitcase you will
find quart bottle of Scotch right
on top. And it hasn't been opened.
Now that I've been honest about it,
I suppose you'll be a good sport and
not see it," The passenger spoke in
loud, hearty tones audible all over
the car. The customs inspector
he began. ooh, I know you're go
ing to be a good sport" persisted
the passenger. YOU'D be mean to
see it after I've told you" The in
spector was firm. I'm sorry" he
said. You will have to get rid of
the bottle before we get to the
boundary" He went on leaving the
American protesting.
After a while he came back and
asked if there was anything to de-
clare. THAT bottle told you
about" beloved the American.
Fright on top. And know you
aIn't going to show yourself to this
carload of people as the meanest in
spector on the force" The inspector
was polite but firm. And ! will
not only have to conflscate your bot
tie but shall have to fine you IS,
SO please see that il is disposed OF"
Nothing doing" answered the pas
senger. And at Rouses Point the
bottle was confiscated and IS fine
paid "Why were you so hard on
that Inspector" demanded the man
in the Mushroom the following morn
ing. "That was a very decent In
spector and he was only doing his
duty" HELL" replied the noisy
one. "I was just centering his at
tention on the bottle on top so he
wouldn't notice the twelve bottles
had under the layer of shirts"
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Movie Verdict

Ohio - Fannie Hurst has
given the screen a big and
powerful story in "Mannequin."
Not to be missed. Wonderfully
acted and directed.
Circle-The bill this week is
one that the entire family will
enjoy. especially the children,
because Roses Midgets are
present in person and the
screen offers 1.-THE Scarlet
West"
Colonial-Melodrama 1t is and
nothing else but. Am speaking
OF when The Door Opened"
Apollo-The director didn't
dare to let Pola Negri act as
warm in her love scenes as the
author created the character of
the Countess in "A Woman OF
the World"
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4 PRIZE WINNING STORY
THAT LIVES UP TO TITLE

When they tell me that a story
has been prize winner, have the
feeling sometimes that 1t may not
turn out to be such a prize when it
reaches the screen.
Fannie Hurst won the $50, 900 prize
offered by Liberty Magazine for the
best story suitable for movie use.
Fannie Hurst. who knows what
makes good movie story. wrote
and submitted "Mannequin She
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drama, the brand handed out by Cur
wood, Is such darn good entertain
ment at times that one feels rather
guilty to even think OF realism and
practical things after an hour or two
with Curwood.
when the Door Opened" is one
Of the regulation Curwood stories,
made from the same old formula
which has made pots of money for
this author. He has found a sue.
cessful formula, and he refuses 10 try
another.
The big scene OF when the Door
Opened" is the flood scene in Can
ada A castle is washed away. In.
Guiding the bad characters, and the
good ones swim to safety.
The cast is satisfactory. II in,
cludes Jacqueline Logan. Rober'
Cain, Walter McGrail. Frank Keenan,
there is a fine actor who hasn't ar
rived at the top OF the ladder Of
fame for some strange reason
Margaret Livingston and a trained
dog. This dog has been trained
along sympathetic lines. He does
some excellent work.
when The Door Opened" is Cur
wood In his most melodramatlc
mood.
Bill includes a Charles Puffy
comedy, Aesop Fables. Topics Of the
Day, a news reel. orchestral music
an dother events.
At the Colonial all week.
T. !
other theaters today offer: Emma
Trentini at Keith's; "Bungle.Love'
at the Palace; Willis and MacFar.
lane at the Lyric; burlesque at De
Broadway and 1.-THE Deserts Price
with Buck Jones at the Isis.
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" II II
YOU WANT MELODRAMA?
THEN GO TO COLONIAL

II you enjoy melodrama--pure
melodrama with all of its hundred
and one little tricks-then do not
pass up when the Door Opened
1t has always seemed funny to me
why in melodrama that all the had
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copied the prize.
The story is now
running serially
in the magazine
which offered the
prize. So / must
judge Name
quin" as movie,
just released by
Paramount. Fan
ME Hurst must
have a powerful
theme In "NTanne-
quin," IL not
James CruZe is
the greatest d.
rector. I know
that Cruze is a
master at Gre
alive artistry on
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ana naughty people
drown In n food
and the hero and
heroine and most
or their families oil
ways swim to safe
ty. But James
Oliver Curw cd
knows that such
things happen IN
books, on the stage
and on the screen
lie should know
because he has put
one Of those impos.
sible nlelodramatic
floods, which wipes
away all evil, leav-
ing only the good
people. or those who
are supposed to be
o,ood And vct t,,e1o.
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BY ellison Gardner


By ellison Gardner
T|l ALGARY, Alberta, Canada Bv
IL Mail|-The case of Emperor
I-I Pick" illustrates as well as
anything what helped largely to
change public opinion in Canada on
prohibition, and led finally to the
adoption of the present government
sales plan.
Emperor Pick" was the title con-
ferred by his patrons on the leading
bootlegger of the Crown Nest Pass.
q big mining settlement on the AL.
Derta-Brit1sh Columbia boundary
line. He was Emilio Picariello, ItaI-
ian fruit vendor. Beginning in a.
small way, the Illegal running Of
rum, whisky and beer, he soon ac-
CURED wealth and prestige of sort.
But there came day when, in COM
pany with a woman compatriot Mrs
Florence Lasandro. Picariello shot
to death a provincial policeman fol-
lowing chase of Picariello's son in
a bootlegging car. Both Picariello
and the woman, after dramatic
trial in Calgary. were hanged at FIT.
Saskatchewan.
The trial attracted widespread at
tention. The farmer government.
then in power, put forward every
effort to convict the pair. The lead
ing lawyer of the province was en-
gagged to assist the Attorney General
In the prosecution. Amazing rami-
fcations of the bootlegging traffic
were disclosed. A conviction was
obtained and the death sentence
dealt the two. When a reprieve was
denied at Ottawa the telegraphic an
nouncement in the legislature was
roundly applauded. Mrs. Lassandro
was the first woman hanged in the
province of Alberta.
That is how the Canadians felt
about bootlegging violence. They
were trying to restore spirit Of
respect for law.
But the drop had hardly been
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the Countess ends her adventures by
running off with sort of a high
school boy.
In bringing the Countess with
her tattoo to the screen under the
title of "A Woman of the World
the director had Il bunch OF trou-