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SPEED AND
ACCIDENTS

E1ORGAN A. COLLINS, chief
I'M of police of Chicago, in In
" dianapolis for the conven-
ton of police chiefs, says that the
principal cause Of automobile acct
dents in cities is excessive speed.
He favors rigorous enforcement of
speed laws.
Probably he is right. Most fatal
auto smashes in indianapolis and
vicinity occur on open highways
or on the outskirts of the city,
when usually speed is highest.
But speed alone can't be held
accountable for the appalling list
Of accidents. Carelessness is more
guilty.
Twice each day-during the one
way periods-North Meridian st.
is traversed by more automobiles
at higher speed than any other
thoroughfare in the city. But in
the months since the one-way
system has been in force on that
street no serious accident has oc-
CURED to automobiles, drivers or
pedestrians.
The reason for this excellent rec
ord is plain. One-way traffic
moves swiftly but safely because
motorists are alert. Their minds
are concentrated on driving, not
wool-gathering over the landscape.
Inattention. with or without
speed. is the real traffic menace.
a driver who slumps down be-
hind the wheel. opens the throttle.
and suspends his mental functions,
is a menace, whether he is making
a speed Of ten or a hundred miles
an hour. Traffic regulations, based
on hard and fast enforcement of
speed limits, Will always be inef-
fective Rules should place as
much emphasis on character of
driving as well as speed.
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A YOUNG
FLOOD

G7RIVEN by an eighty-mile
I'D wind a young flood mum
L. dated indianapolis late Sun
day afternoon. 1t was a veritable
cloudburst For a few minutes it
looked as if the fountains of the
deep were broken up. and the win
dows Of heaven were opened"
There was an inch Of rainfall in
an hour.
In that hour the city suffered
100000 damage. Trees. wires,
awnings, signs and windows were
wrecked. Large sections Of creo-
sote block pavement were washed
away. Cellars and low spots were
flooded and the city's traffic ia
cilities temporarily paralyzed.
All from a capful of wind and an
inch or so of rainfall.
Many places in the world would
class such a downpour as only a
heavy dew. Several spots in India
have annual rainfalls of 200 to
300 inches. And at Cherrapungee,
in India, which holds the cham
pionship belt as the wettest spot
on earth. the average annual rain
fall is 615 inches.
Even such rainfall Is insignia
cant in comparison with the wet
weather of Noah's time as re-
counted in Genesis. Then a rain
that lasted forty days and forty
nights covered the earth with
water to a depth sufficient to sub
merge the highest mountains.
Mount Ararat, where Noah land
ed after the water had somewhat
subsidized, is 1876 feet high. The
Sunday cloudburst that wrought
such havoc in Indianapolis would
have to work steadily, without in
PERMISSION, for twenty-three years
to precipitate enough water to
cover Mount Ararat.
If the flood account in Genesis
is literally true, 200 inches of rain
an hour for forty days must have
fallen over the entire surface of
the globe. Truly the Sunday cloud
burst in indianapolis was an insig-
nificant affair.
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lightful laugh book. About as bril-
liant as one can stand.
Prisoners" by Franz Molnar-
A gorgeous bit Of writing.
SO, You're Going to Parish" by
Clara Laughlin. The best intimate
travel box / have encountered.
I think that this list will give you
mighty good start, and safe one.
Also, don't miss Edith Wharton's
"A Mothers Recompense. Have
recently told you about this one.
Library Books
The Indianapolis Public Library
lists the following new books:
New books o. travel, history and
at the public library this
week include: "Downland Path
ways" by Allcroft; Dawes, the Do
err" by Ackerman "Seventy.Five
Years Of White House Gossip" by
Colman; "Borneo, the Stealer of
Hearts" by Cook; Outline of Biog-
raphy," by Cross; fragments from
My Diary" by Gorky; isles of
Fear" by Mayo Stories of Old Ire
land and Myself" by Orpen; "ShaG-
ows of the Gloomy East" by Os-
sendowski.
New books of fiction include
Drums" by James Boyd; "The,
Smiths" by Mrs. ]. A. Fairhank;
1.-THE Peasants. Summer" by Rey-
mont; '"Trampling of the Lilies" by
Sabatini and Grub Street Nights
Entertainments" by Squire.
New scientific and technical books
include: Bee Keeping For ALL" by
Tickner Edwards; "Story of an In
dependent Newspaper" by Richard
Hooker; Skiing" by Poulsen; Prep
ositions, How to Use Them" by Viz
etelly; Book of Winter Sports" by
White; and Agricultural Orsaniza-
ton in the United States" by West;
Manual of American Grape Grow
ing" by Hedricll; and water Proof
ing Textile Fabrics" by Pearson;
THE Electron in Chemistry" by
Thomson.
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LOTS of wind is to be expected with city
campaign in progress.
THE bandits might put on demonstra-
ton for the visiting policemen.
SANTA BARBARA probably is Growing
about the Indianapolis storm and referring to
the peaceful California climate.
WE don't fully appreciate such conven-
fences as telephones and electric lights until
they are taken away from us.
BRYAN and barrow might have chosen
cooler season of the year for their heated ar
guments.
WITH 200 police chiefs in town banana
and peanut merchants probably aren t making
a lot of profit
ANOTHER fighter at fort-sport headline
That ism t news There are couple of thou
sand of them out there.
AS token of their sincerity when it
comes to law enforcement, the police chiefs
chose the dryest of the bone-dry States for
their convention.
AS we write a group of bricklayers is
working in the boiling sun just outside our
window. They have two advantages over or
binary mortals-their wages and the fact they
don't have to go to the. seashore to acquire
coat of tan.
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RIGHT HERE
IN INDIANA
BY GAYLORD NELSON

they are denied mail privileges
because they would corrupt mail
order catalogues, duns, and other
chase matter handled by the post
office department. Doubtless they
should be suppressed.
But will interdict against the
sale Of forty-siX magazines, of
whatever character, really improve
the moral tone of Blackford
county?
Vulgar. salacious magazines
don't corrupt morals. They mere
ly supply a demand from corrupt
morals and perverted tastes al
ready existing. Though the maya
zines be suppressed, the depraved
appetites will continue to exist
and will get their jolt of obscenity
in one way or another, if not
through the printed page by word
of mouth.
Like perpetual motion, improv-
ing public morals by censorship
and statutory enforcement is a
fascinating pursuit. But such
measures are seldom successful.
Moral depravity must be cured
from the inside out, not from out
side in
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crime, he goes out and burns up
the road at sixty miles an hour.
A couple of weeks ago the Gov
ernor of Florida was arrested in
Texas for exceeding the speed
limit. He paid a fine of S15.75 and
went on his way-probably with
out suffering any pangs of con-
science for violating the law.
Suck incidents of public Of
ficials fouting the statues they
help to pass, or are presumed to
enforce, are Of frequent occur
renee. The Illicit wetness of some
Congressman and official Washing
ton is notorious.
Private citizens are constantly
being urged by publlcists and
high Government officials to a
greater respect for law. Certainly
the widespread disrespect for
many laws is alarming. But when
executive. and legislative officials
show. such easy contempt for
statutes they don't like why
shouldn't private citizens show
equal disrespect for statutes they
don't personally fancy?
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THERE Is A REASON FOR
THESE WORDS OF PRAISE

What is known as continuous
vaudeville and movies has come TO
stay IN the entertainment field.
When you sit through nearly two
hours Of vaudeville alone at the
Lyric this week, you will appreciate
more than ever the big steps in ad.
vancement that has been made along
these lines.
It is my opinion that the Lyric
has never presented a more satisfy
ing comedy bill than this house is
Offering this week.
The chief reasons for the great
success OF the bill may be listed as
follows:
Buzzington's RUDE Band - This
band has been developed TO the
place where novelty and musical
talent have been blended until 1t is
the leader in this class OF entertain
ment. The musical effects obtained
by various methods are noteworthy.
A splendid act.
Sid Lewie-Styled as somebody's
gift to the amusement world Just
as "nutty" as ever and the audience
bowls just as much. There is fine
method to this man. Stops the show
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AID planned to tell you, all
III about the scientific side of
III Main ST., which is to be
found in Sinclair Lewis latest, car
rowsmith."
Changed my mind when the pref
test eream-colored envelope was
found in my mail.
Or opening it, I found this state
ment:
Have you ever stood in front of
tables loaded with books, new fic-
ton and beenn at loss what to buy?
Am sure you have, SO kindly go
shopping for me and tell me what
is good and new"
So I will hold Arrowsmith until
some other Tuesday and will hasten
to do a little book shopping for the
writer who uses the gorgeous cream
colored stationery.
/ know it is some problem to stand
before table after table loaded with
new books. Some are worth the
energy and time to read en-, but it
is wise to have friend who MUST
read tons of books a year.
So feel that 1 am a friend of the
owner of the colored stationery, so
family perfumed.
A Shopping List
Without much comment I know
that these books are safe:
''Arrowsmith, by Sinclair Lewis
Will be one of the leaders, as | be-
lieve it is one of the greatest novels
ever written. 1t deals with Science
and Medicine on Main Street and
elsewhere. Published by Harcourt,
Brace & Co.
May Fair" by Michael Arlen-
A collection of short stories written
by the man who made a sensation
out of the Green Hat" both in fic-
ton form and as play. Published
by Doran.
"Soundings,'' by A. Hamilton
Gibbs--Havent read this one yet,
but understand that it is considered
a success in London. The namelof
~
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Every Show Is Not a Stock Success;
Feeney and Wales Are Hit On Palace Bill

cold but has a tendency TO do too
much.
George s. Frodericks & Co.
These players enact a little comedy
Of early married life on tho platform
Of an observation car. Sweetly and
humanity acted. Many laughs.
Scenic effects showing the moving
train are well worked out. A real
treat when I consider some OF the
terrible sketches / have seen IN my
day. This one Is a real winner.
Calvin & O'Connor-Two black.
face comics who have a funny start,
engage in some patter and then stop
tho works with a parody
The Three Blanks so In for some
Juggling and head balancing Tho
Convey Twins Revue runs along tho
regulation sweet sister team act,
Jack. Jean and Jack have a lot OF
noisy chatter, some music and tho
like.
The movie is "Skinners in SILK"
a Mack Sennett comedy Of the good
old noisy slapstick kind
One Of the best allround comedy
shows I have ever seen at the Lyric
on view all week.
4. !.
Other attractions on view today
includes; THE Marriage Whirl," nc
the Circle: "Pampered Youth" az the
Colonial; Man and Maid" az tho
Apollo; THE Monster" at the Ohio;
Lilies Of the Street" at the Crys-
tai; THE Mysterious Stranger" nc
the Isis. and tho Fearless Greggs az
Broad Ripple.
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spring than at any other time Of
the year.
Your pulse rate is higher in win
ter.
Medical men are studying these
facts to trace the connection between
them and the seasonable prevalence
Of diseases.
1t has been found that scarlet
fever, measles. smallpox and diph-
iberia reach their highest peak in
winter.
Typhoid, cholera. yellow fever,
dysentery and infantile paralysis
reach maximum prevalence In the
summer time.
And, strangely enough. some dis.
eases have two peaks, one In spring
and one in fall.
This last class includes rheuma-
tism. nephritis and tuberculosis,
/" MERICANS who watched the
| a last total eclipse of the sun
will have TO wait until Aug.
81. 1882. TO see another total eclipse.
Provided they stay home.
If they want to travel. they can
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-07-14
COMEDY ACT is HIT
ON NEW PALACE BILL

One of those quiet little comedy
acts is at the Palace the first half Of
the week
To me a comedy turn of this type
with some smart gags and done in
a quiet, original way by people who
can put over their laughs without a
lot Of physical labor in the nature
of frenzied slapstick, is a treat.
About nine out Of ten comics are
of the violent sort so this act may
really be called a novelty. The
team which is Offering this bit is
Feeney and Wales.
Particularly liked the work Of the
woman in this act. She can really
do something besides look nice.
Very nearly the perfect foil for the
mans type Of comedy.
A versatile young woman named
Queenie Dunedin opens the bill. She
is a cyclist wire walker and acrobat.
She also sings and attempts com.
edy, but this adds nothing to the
strength Of her act However, the
circus stunts are well done and put
the turn over nicely.
Eddie and Morton Beck offer a
comedy sketch. or rather a series
of sketches. Each bit Of their act
is we'll done and has an idea behind
it, Easily pleases.
Clifton. Kemp and Haynes offer
piano and violin numbers and a
dancing routine. With the excep.
ton of some hot acrobatic work by
the man Of the trio it is ordinary
stuff.
Choy Ling Hee troupe present the
regulation Chinese tricks.
The movie feature is Paths to
Paradise 1t stars Raymond Crit
fifth, the silk hat" comic, who is
progressing rapidly. 1t is the best
Griffith picture have seen. Packed
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Book ReUiew-
Book
Getting Wise to Some of Days Best Sellers

the author would warrant a fling
at it.
THE Carolinians," by Rafael Saba
TIM The first romantic historical
novel that this author has written
about America. Splendid romance
and adventure.
Goods Stepchildren, by Sarah
Millin. Have told you about this
weird color scheme novel.
Orphan Island" by Rose Macan-
ley. Have told you about this, de-
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Facts Give Way
to Theories

r. DGAR B. BROSSARD, sugar expect from
II Utah and friend of Senator Reed Smoot,
has been put on the tariff commission by
President Coolidge. Brossard replaces Will
liam S. Culbertson, transferred to the diplomat
service.
Culbertson displeases the administration
by recommending lower sugar tariff. A ma
iority Of the commission was with him. They
based their recommendation on the facts en-
countered in thorough investigation of the
sugar trade.
Culbertson was removed from the com
mission That eliminated the lower duty ma
iority Then the President rejected the COM
mission S recommendation and sustained the
high duties.
And to fill Culbertson's place man is
chosen who has espoused the theory of high
duties AS an employe of the tariff commits
sion Brossard urged the retention of the pres
ent rates. }ut the facts, according to a ma
jority of the commission, did not support
Brossard S recommendations.
Does his present promotion indicate that
theories and not facts are wanted from the
tariff commissionl
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MAGAZINES
AND MORALS

E7UGH MADDOX, prosecuting
Ill attorney of Blackboard
County, has issued orders
to magazine vendors in the county
to cease the sale of forty-six diff
ferent magazines. on the grounds
that they are obscene.s
Probably his action will be APP
plauded oy those deeply concerned
in pubic morals and the common
veal.
There, is a host Of vulgar and
indecent publications in circula-
ton at present. some of which
would bring a blush to the cheek
of a cigar store Indian of yester-
year. Many are so feud that
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Melon Time
BY Hal Cochran

TIES give me a melon; a big.
round. ripe melon. Jes' pluck
LII It right off Of tho vine. I'll
pick out q spot In the shade when
I've got a melon that's really all
mine.
I'll sit mo down quick ana I'll
eat myself sick. The thought Of the
feast makes me sigh. Just think
what's in store when you've
reached to the core. with the Juice
squirtin up In your eye.
It's likely, gosh knows. that I'll
ruin my clothes, II 1 eat IN the
real southern style. But shuclss.
it's so good--would I do it7 I
would! For, no matter what comes.
It's worth while.
No kiddln', I'm tvllln'. I'm cravin'
melon. Aw, bring on a green one
full grown. TITS tho last time I'll
plead. cause I'll save every seed
and next year III be GROWN my
own. 4
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to do along general lines that 1
am sure II is considered a vacation
for members OF the Berkell company
who have been doing some mighty
difficult things in the past months.
The story is so we'll known that
it is nat necessary to repeat II. The
actors having really nothing more
TO do than read the lines. 1t is
really A. b. c. farce for the actor.
1t is nothing more and nothing
less at its present age but a light
little nothing which makes few de-
mands upon the actors. When
say that 1t is just regulation hot
weather theatrical diet, it tells the
whole story.
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Scientists Find That Human
Bodies Vary With Seasons
eclipse onedwhen the directly between
ear4h

see a total eclipse Of tho sun on Jan.
IA. 1925
II will be visible, however. only
from Africa TO tho Indian Ocean.
The United States Naval Observa.
tory is planning TO send an expedi.
ton 10 Sumatra 20 observe IL.
Another expedition headed by DR.
John A. Miller. director Of the Sproul
Observatory, will also go TO Suma.
ira. setting up telescopes and cam.
eras at Bencoelen on the west coast.
XPERIMENTERS working in
+ certain fields OF research find
IL the ordinary sort OF thermom.
eter useless because they are ex.
perimenting with materials az a TEN.
perature so low that tho mercury
freezes IN the bulb.
A new thermometer developed at
the University OF Illinois. however.
will measure temperatures as low as
$50 degrees below zero Fahrenheit.
The thermometer contains air, the
contraction OF the air with tho cold
causing a tiny index TO rise and fall
in tho tube.
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lile nuiildH sya'
tenn changes
with the sea-
sons.
The weight Of
the heart and
kidneys varies
as much as 20
per cent as hot
weather follows
cold.
The liver var
les as much as
40 per cent and
some Of the
glands more
than that.
The hair on
your head grows
"a qtar IN The
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LLOYD George and Bryan.

TLOYD GEORGES London Chronicle IS
l. having lot Of fun with. the Scopes trial
'sMost Amazing Trial in World S History.
Thousands Flock to Scene of Man or ape
Prosecution America Tunes In Today " SO
reads a Chronicle headline. Editorially 1t
comments:
"While the verdict in the case of the
monkey may be mot proven, the verdict OF
the world against Bryan and his fundamental
lists will be guilty of absurdity in the first de-
gree
This attitude on the part of Lloyd
George s newspaper is peculiarly interesting IN
the light of that British statesman's own rec
ord. If the world s verdict against Bryan is
only that he is guilty of absurdity, then ne Will
escape with less severe censure than has oeen
visited upon Lloyd George for his advocacy'of
an equally absurd cause.
In the forced election that enabled him to
retain control of the British government Tor
the period of the peace conference, Lloyd
George went to the polls on platform that
promised three things: /. Hang the Kaiser
2 Make the Germans pay the whole cost OF
the war g. Drive all those of German blood
out of England. Mote: That would have IN
Guided the king of EnglandD Lloyd George
didn't believe in that platform; he didn't be-
leve he could do any of those things; he didn't
really wish to do any of them. He was <bullied
into Endorsement Of the three proposals by
Lord Northcliffe's newspapers. He convicted
himself of cowardice and insincerity when he
lent himself to the promise.
Overlooking the matter Of cowardice, it is
possible that there is a dangerous parallel be-
tween his case and that of Colonel Bryan in the
matter of insincerity. He may have believed
that the most important thing in the world at
the moment was that he should retain control
Of the British government. He may have JUS
titled his concession to the ignorance OF the
British voters on the ground that if he were
not sent to Paris to help make the peace, some
one less liberal and enlightened would be sent.
What resulted was that he found himself at
the peace table tied hand and foot by passions
at home which he had helped to arouse. He
complained bitterly that he was not free to
fight for his own idea of generous and helpful
peace treaty He had to make good his prom
Use.
Bryan often of late has been accused of in
sincerity. If the charge is true, it undoubtedly
arises out of his conviction that he alone can
properly shape Americas destiny. It is the
commonest form Of delusion among statesmen.
And his justification for his present course
would be that in the end all will be well be-
cause he will be in control
Lloyd George learned his mistake. Bryan
L. G e.
successful in his latest effort toward national
leadership.
Instead of sitting on the sidelines, kidding
the present holder of the world s spotlight
Lloyd George could be usefully employed He
could be explaining to Bryan, sorrowfully and
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Byron gracefully shakes off the
shuttle of "Lightnin' Bill and
plays with the needed lightness, the
character of Bob Bennett, who told
nothing but the truth for >twenty-
four hours. AL. c. Wilson. as usual,
got along splendidly. The same may
be said of Larry Sullivan and Mary
Hill. The role played by Edythe Ell
lott makes no demands upon her.
At English's all week.
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with laughs. Betty Compson also
helps a lot. The support is good.
Better stay for this picture, laughs
are scarce this hot weather. AT the
Palace today and Wednesday. (By
the ObserYer)
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attitude of Moth
ing But the
Truth" by James
Montgomery. Col
lier used this light
little thing sue
cessfully on the
stage because it
fitted his partic-
ular style of fun.
Since Collier acted
in this play. it has
been done often in
stock and many q
high school stu
dent has done it
with ease. at least
ease 10 themselves
If not TO the audi
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lLlc ~ q lAOlAdA
Rd. He pleaded
guilty and was
fined $3.50.
He was a
member of the
l. e g | S lature
t h a t winter,
fixed the speed
limit on In
diana highways
at thirty-i V e
miles per nOuI,
and put other
teeth In the
State m o t o L
vehicle regula-
tions.
Then, a f t e r
helping to make
g % g e d ing a
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If you want to learn to high dive,
fall in love first, so you won't care
what happens.
Never try to brush your teeth
with broom or cut your hair with
a lawn mower or let the boss know
he amuses you.
Don't worry too much if you get
the wrong answer to your problems.
Most answers are that way.
Copyright. 1925. NEA Service. Inc)