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a Pat-and-Mike Story
With Two Pats and a
PATSY

re- ENATOR Pat Harrison Of Mississippi is
~ a jolly fellow but, like discouragingly
large number of his colleagues of Congress, his
vision is not always as broad as his heart.
Pat is now advocating the rejection of the
Italian debt settlement. But in his objections
he loses sight of the main point, to wit: Italy
would not care if we did reject the settlement
and we'd probably never get another.
Italy did not journey to Washington mere
ly because she was eager to settle up Far from
it. Italy needed money very, very badly and
America was the only place where she could
get it. But before she could obtain another
loan she naturally would have to make the ges-
ture of funding the debts already contracted
SO she did.
Whereupon, before the ink dried on the
settlement signatures, the Italian mission hur-
ried to New York and borrowed another hun
dred million dollars.
Maybe Mr.. Mellon and his associates of
the American commission made bad bar
gain. We don't know. Maybe they made
Patsies of us taxpayers, quite as Pat says they
did. But it's too late to holler now-unless
we direct our holler against Mr.. Mellon. Italy
doesn't give two straws. She got the only
thing she really wanted: The hundred-million-
dollar loan.
If we are wise, we will ALL Pat and Patsies
alike take tip from Patrick Kelly, the late
lamented saloonist.
"Pat," the bartender, called to his boss
at the other end of the bar, "Is Mike good for
a drink?,'
F'Has he had it?"
"Yis."
"He isl
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I'D his bad habits and enters the
strange life of the good The daugh-
ter begins to use her head and the
son keeps on loving his mother. Con
slider this sketch the best that I
have seen during the last twelve
months. 1t may be burlesque at
times. but at other times it is real
drama.
The Jarvis Revue, with a COM
pany of seven women and six men
is a bright, fast and snappy little
act Of its kind. The comedian is
excellent and does much to keep the
act on its toes, and speaking Of
toes there are two excellent toe
dancers present. As in the manner
of the large production short flashes
are given in a comedy vein. They
have several short flashes concern
ing crime and it's punishment that
are certain to be laugh getters when,
ever seen.
Took and Toy are an Oriental
couple whose one idea while out in
you the most pleasing and entertain
ing time that they can. And they
succeed admirably. Their act con-
sists of songs by the two and dances
alone and together. They have one
very neat little song about the learn
ing OF the two of them. They sing
about the things they are learning.
After seeing them you will agree
that they have learnt"
Flagler Brothers and Ruth are all
Hoosiers. Need say more? Enough
TO say that they have some fine
songs, a very excellent violin soloist
and a woman pianist who ranks
high.
The Hickman Brothers are three
men in blackface, who are clever
comedians and add a lot to the
humor of the bill.
Murand and Leo, open the bill
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investigation, thought the Aluminium Trust,
largely controlled by the Mellon family needed
looking into. The Federal Trade Commission
had charged the Aluminium Company of Amer
lea with violation of the law. Attorney Gen
cral Stone had repeated the charge. The latter
was boosted to the United States Supreme
Court bench before he could undertake court
action and the matter had been allowed to lie
doggo by his successor, John Garibaldi Sargent
of Vermont.
The Senate committee criticised Sargent
for not proceeding against his Cabinet col
league corporation. Realizing, no doubt, that
Sargent might find it embarrassing to pit him
self against the most powerful member of the
presidential family, the Senate Judiciary Com
mittee proposed an independent inquiry in
which Mr.. Sargent would have no part.
But the Senate, SO to 80, voted the proposal
down.
1t would be interesting to know how much
this result was due to little speech by Senator
Moses He reminded the other Senators Of the
Investigations which ousted Messrs Fall,
DENLY and Daugherty from the Cabinet and
recalled that the revelations had had no eff
feet on the last election. His speech was based
on the belief that you were not concerned by
the Teapot Dome scandal nor yet by the mess
in the Justice Department. Was he right?
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Was Moses Right?

iT! H1RTY-SIX of your servants in the
III United States Senate have decided that
you do not desire any further information con-
corning the Aluminium Trust-or, at least, that
you not going to get any. Thirty three of
your servants sought to open up the subject,
but in vain. That was the vote SO to 33,
against the adoption of the majority report of
the Senate Judiciary Committee, popularity
known as the Walsh report
This Senate committee, after considerable
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The surroundings of the Flower
Mission of the city hospital are
squalid, filthy and unfavorable to
health, a correspondent told Mr..
Fixit today.
Dear Mr.. Fixit: wish to inform
you of the squalid conditions at the
Flower Mission of the city hospital.
1t Is located on Coe ST. amid dirt
and filth! No fresh air can possibly
gain entrance to the place. 1t should
DO made into a place where patients
would have a breath of fresh air
instead Of the scent of garbage. We
hope you will look into the matter
as it is a disgrace.
L. S.
The park board will place flower
gardens and trees in the grounds
near the hospital and transform it
into a beautiful spot, r. Walter
Jarvis( parks superintendent, told
Mr.. Fixit. This should correct the
condition.
DEAR MR.. FIXIT: There is a
barrel of broken glass in the alley
west of Winthrop Ave, just north
Of Forty-Second st, This is cons
tant menace to auto drivers. What
can be done about 1t.
WINTHROP AVE. RESIDENTS.
Capt. George Winkler promised
Mr.. Fixit to send a patrolman to
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WIN EGAR
AND ALCOHOL

(" r. HARRIS, Indiana's pro-
IAI hibltion administrator, says
Se it's impracticable to make
alcohol from vinegar by the addi-
ton of a couple of simple chem
icals. procurable at any drug
store. as related in recent dis
patches from Cleveland and Phila-
delphia. Government chemists
agree with him.
Somebody is always taking tho
Joy out of life. The alleged new
method Of manufacturing a po-
tent alcoholic beverage from vino
gar certainly seemed attractive,
and If practical would become ex-
ceedingly popular. According to
reports tho new process was so
easy. 1t required no still. only a
quantity Of vinegar and a thirst.
It's saddening to learn that It is
not feasible. But probably dry
crusaders are relieved. II vinegar
could be transmitted into alcohol
at will, the problem Of prohibition
enforcement would be vastly COM
plicated.
IL is complex CROUCH now, be-
cause Nature defies the dry law.
She manufactures alcoholic drinks
out of sunshine. fruit Juices and a
few well-trained yeast bacteria
One isn't forced to make alcohol
out OF vinegar. Just take a little
sweet cider and let nature do the
rest.
Until every cake of yeast in
the country is bonded to keep the
pe"ce md possession Of sugar Is
r garded as prima facie evidence
Of liquor law violation, dry agents
need not get excited over formula;
for making white mule whisky out
of sulphuric acid and old rubber
boots or converting vinegar into
an intoxicating beverage.
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An Ace i'm the Hole

For ways that are dark and tricks that are vain
The Hoosier State law is peculiar.
WOU remember Bret Harte s heather Chi
L nee who had all the aces up his sleeve?
He didn t have thing on the State of Indiana
AS several prominent citizens who played
poker at the Indianapolis Athletic Club we'll
know, old lady justice may be blind, but that
doesn t keep her from having couple of royal
fushes and at least five aces concealed some
where about her flowing garments.
Under the law as set out by the Marion
County prosecutor, if you win you break even
and if you lose you get your money back. In
other words, you play poker for matches or
for fun and little publicity you win
from a single gentleman. Hereafter poker
clubs are expected to post notices giving infor-
nation concerning the marital status of all
players. If you play with married man, you
do so at your own peril
All this has to do with suits filed by the
prosecutor in behalf Of Mrs. Robert W. Lewis,
wife of real estate man, who insists her hus-
band lost some So, 429 to ten more or less prom
inent citizens at the Athletic Club. She is
seeking to recover the money. The game at
poker Let us explain, for the benefit of the
uninitiated reader, if any, that in this game
one card is turned face downward and the
other four face up. An ace turned down
technically known as an ace in the hole-is a
considerable advantage. In this instance, Mrs.
Lewis and the State Of Indiana seem to have
had an ace in the hole. Under the law, if the
husband doesn't try to recover his losngs
within certain length of time, his wife can
have try at it, That is what Mrs Lewis is
doing
In other words, IN addition to all our other
peculiar laws, we have law that makes gam
bling a misdemeanor and another law that
makes the State, at the expense of the tax
payers collection agency whereby the loser
in gambling game can recover
Lewis, on the face of the suits, must have
been a pretty consistent loser. There is no rec
ord thus far of any one suing him to recover
money he may have won. There is no evidence
that he didn't know that he was playing for
win some Of the other fellow cash Anyway,
his wife wants the money back. Wives for
some reason seem to have a particular aver
sion to their husbands losing money in poker
games.
At any rate, the ten defendants hereafter
probably will use considerable caution in
choosing those with whom they deal the cards
Single men are safer, they are telling the
world
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TROOPS IN THE
COAL FIELD

Fl N. TAYLOR, president
II tho Indiana Federation
',f Labor, addressing
meeting Of union miners at Boon
Vile Sunday, scored Governor
Jackson for his dispatch OF Ma
tional Guardsmen to southern In
diana coal fields, whore union and
nonunion miners have FLASHED.
ut is no function Of the State
to take sides IN labor con-
troversy." he declared "The only
reason I can find for II is 70 put
tho fear OF God into your hearts
by the presence OF these troops
so the nonunion fields win not be
organized"
Many other people wonder why
the troops were hurried to tho
pocket" area moro than n week
ago. Local civil authorities didn't
ask for them and felt able to
handle any situation that might
arise. No especial violence threat.
ened.
And since the soldiers arrived IN
the mining area they have had
nothing to do except kill time at
the States expense. The pocket"
has been as peaceful as Broad
Ripple on Saturday night. Why
were they sent and why are they
kept there?
The whole affair is shrouded IN
mystery which the Governor
should clear up by an explanation.
On the surface the Governors
parade of force is the sort OF thing
one would expect from Mussolini.
but not from a Hoosier executive
untouched by decisions OF
grandeur.
Tho Governors action may 10
open 10 criticism. But what do
the union miners mean when they
say the presence Of troops is I'M
tended to prevent unionlzing tho
nonunion mines2 II they are go
ing TO bring the nonunion miners
into the fold by methods Of peace
full persuasion why should they
feel that a few soldiers IN tho field
cramp their style2
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YOUR INCOME
TAX
NO. |
Nj. Burt Thurman, Internal Rev.
enue Collector, Tells Times
Readers About the New
Tax Regulations I'm
These Articles.

Your income tax for the year
1925 IS less. In proportion to your
income, than was the tax for 1924.
A rate reduction. however, Is not
the only benefit afforded by the Rev.
enue Act Of 1926. Increase in the ex.
emptions and other changes in rev.
enue legislation are of immediate IN
terest to every taxpayer.
The Revenue Act Of 1926 requires
that returns be filed by single per.
aon whose net income for 1925, was
1,5OO or more, or whose gross in
come was $4,000 or more, and by
every married couple whose aggre-
gate net income was $3,50O or more.
or whose aggregate gross income
was $4,000 or more.
Last year returns were required
Of married couples whose aggregate
net income was $500 or more, and
of single persons whose net income
was $1,000 or more. Husband and
wife, living together, may include
the income of each in a single Joint
return, or each may file a separate
return showing the income of each.
Net income is gross income less Ger.
tain specified deductions for bust.
ness expenses. losses, bad debts.
contributions, etc.
The period for fling returns ends
March IS, 1925. The return accom-
panied by at least one-fourth Of the
amount of tax due, must be filed
with the collector of internal rev
enue for the district in which the
taxpayer has his legal residence or
has his principal place Of business.
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SEVERAL REAL HITS
AT PALACE.

Billy Chase and Charlotte La Tour
at the Palace today and tomorrow,
have little sketch showing what
might be called the two sides of a
"throw-down."
On the stage we see corner
intersection of two streets, one Of
them comes from the homes of the
very rich and the other leads into
the poorer sections Of the town. Two
couple are standing there who rep
resent the Different extremes of So
cietv. The same thing happens to
both of the men. They get in trouble
with their girls and are left cold.
The conversation Of tho couples
furnishes the fun. Everything is
said in two ways.
Armand and Marie with the Lis
kin-White band have an act com
posed of two very good dancers, a
man and woman, and an orchestra
with plenty of melody in its make
up.
We have solo dances by each Of
the dancing team and violin solo by
one of the orchestra that is excel
ent. The act closes with a very
pleasing dance.
Taylor and Markley are a man
and woman who entertain with
banjo solos by the man and some
"blues" singing by the woman.
Spencer and Williams are RESPONSE
BILE for much of the fun on the bill.
They do nothing startling and do
not have much variety but just by
putting their own personalities
across they make the most usual
thing pack a laugh. Eccentric
dialogue is their mainstay. They
know how to sell individual
comedy"
Bobbie and King open the bill
with eccentric comedy and some
dancing.
BIZ includes photoplay Made For
Love" with ,Leatrice Joy and a
News Reel.
At the Palace today and topor-
row. By the Observer
T. + +
Other theaters today offer: Dane
ing Mothers" ut the Apollo; The
Far Cry" at the Circle; THE Sky
rocket" Mt the Ohio; "Braveheart, /"
at the Colonial; Lorraine of the
Lions" at the Isis and burlesque at
the Broadway.
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JANE COURTHOPE PLAYS
GREAT MOTHER PART

When it comes to being a real
downtrodden mother, the kind that
we all know and hate to admit, Jane
Courthope, at the Lyric this week,
fits into the niche as IL she were
the only mother left in this great
wide world.
Supported by a company whose
fun at times reaches the plane Of
real dramatic ability, Miss Courthope
takes the part of the mother in the
regular everyday family of hus-
band, boy and girl. Every one gives
mother work to do. The husband
and daughter rag her continuously,
and the boy, in his kindly, unseeing
way, keeps her busy with the but
tons on his clothes, the holes in his
socks and the hundred and one other
trifies that mount into big things
when considered in the light of work
Well, the sketch opens this way,
and then mother rebels. She leaves
them fiat. A friend has invited her
to the opera and she goes without
a word, even leaving her wedding
ring on the table. OF course, you
can imagine what the family says
and does when they all get home.
After mother gets home though ev-
erything is smoothed out. Dad gives
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who are not lucky to have sufficient
coin Of the realm to buy seats. He
has made thousands of children
happy.
Benny Rubin, with the assistance
of May Usher and numerous others,
presents series of little intimate
hurlesque or travesty sketches.
They probably are at their best
while doing a travesty upon the Wis.,
iting Russians and the rushing"
craze. This act is different, and so
1t takes a little time to register. It
is a unique event and has its mo-
ments of real entertaining merit.
The Ritz Serenaders turn out to
be a ladies' orchestra with the as
sistance of a man and woman
dancer. The act is not startling.
The music is atmospheric and
pleases. '.'
Walter Brewer has his own way
of putting over his stories. He is
a droll and intelligent performer. He
registers with ease. l am confused
in the name of the opening act 1t
is combination of art poses and
some fine acrobatic work by a man
and a woman.
Lew Murdoch is splendid &C.
centric dancer who handles his feet
and limbs in a most unusual man.
ner. His partner, Mildred Mayo. has
sufficient personality and ability to
aid in putting the act over to good
results.
The Kanazawa Trio closes the
show. The movie is g. Hal Roach
comedy, 1.-The Hug Bug"
At Keith's all week.
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York. Mr.. F'rasfer is just as effec-
tive and as satisfying as Mr.. Marsh.
Frasier brings vigor, youth, a good
voice, splendid bearing, and, above
all, a really marvellous dramatic
sense which develops to splendid
heights at the close of the third act.
! do not expect to hear this role bet
ter presented than Mr.. Frasier is
doing it.
Eileen Van Biene Is a sweet and
charming Kathie She handles her
sing numbers with that proper
amount of vocal attention mixed
with a good knowledge Of the stage.
She has the very good taste not TO
make the role too sweet, giving the
part natural charm.
The comedy scenes are handled in
Il mighty satisfactory and grand
manner by Eddie CARVE as Lutz.
George Mack is the hubert, the
valet who fixes the bath for Lutz
with so much attention 10 romance.
James S. Murray, Walter Tenney
and James Phillips have been
splenGidly cast as Toni, Detlef and
Lucas. These three men handle the
lead singing in the opening num-
bers in a way which guarantees the
success of the performance from the
very beginning.
Evelyn Darviiie is dramatically
fine as the Princess Margaret and
outbursts as the Grand Duchess
Anastasia.
The male chorus is just what one
expects in THE Student Prince" A
mighty fine group Of singers and
they look the part.
Again I repeat that a most salts
flying performance of THE Student
Prince, is being given at Englishs
this week.
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RIGHT HERE
IN INDIANA
By GAYLORD NELSON
A FAMILY
MATTER

r., ACH Indiana family pays
II an average OF S332.55 an
nually as it's share in the
total cost Of local. state and fed
eral government, according to fig
ures compiled by Charles Kettle
borough, director OF the State
Legislative. Bureau.
The largest single item in this
total cost of government is for
maintenance of the public school
system, for which the average an
nual charge on each Hoosier fam
fly is $93.S4.
We wish the Indianapolis school
board would paste these figures
in their hats, and refer TO them oc-
casionally.
They are forcible remirders that
the schools are OF VI; interest,
educationally and financially, TO
every citizen. They are primarily
q family matter, affecting every
family, and school board policies
should be dictated by consideration
Of the general public not by the
personal prejudlces Of school board
members.
Which tho present majority fac
ton OF the Indianapolis school
board seems to overlook entirely.
Was It in response 10 unequivo-
cal public demand that they hast
lily seek acquisition of tract at
Forty-Sixth St. as the site OF tho
new Shortridge High School and
propose to sell the Thirty-Fourth
st. site, long intended for the To-
cation Of that school?
Were they thinking of each In
dianapolis family that pays $93.S4
for support of the schools, when
they decided to throw tho Short
ridge plans. prepared by direction
of the previous board, in the ash
can and have new plans drawn at
an expense Of $4,000?
So far about all the present ma
Jority faction Of the school board
has accomplished has been to feed
Knockout drops to school policies
and building program adopted by
the former board. School affairs
seem to be a fractional not family
matter.
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By Hal Cochran

once there was bootlegger who
was pinched. And the judge gave
him a weather report: Cooler to-
night; fine tomorrow; followed by a
long dry spell.
e"
LOVESICK-Should a fellow pro
pose to girl on his knees?
FRlEND-Sure-if she happens to
be sitting there.
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80 =" = ~
that extent which
makes it a WOW
bill. 1t is a diff
cult bill to arrange
to get the best re.
suits.
Bert Levy has
been on the stage
for many years.
He still whistles,
writes his jokes on
slides as he draws
pictures. He is a
careful and enter
tanning artist. And
this man has a
great love for chill
dren. He always
gives a theater
party for children
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FOR COUNTY
HIGHWAYS

RI J. BOWMAN, auditor Of
state, Monday mailed out
-s to tho ninety two Indiana
counties checks totaling Sl,S47'
020-the counties share OF the
State gas tax collected during tho
last eleven months. Tho money As
to be used for the upkeop OF coun'
ty highways.
Quite likely, state highway ON
Gals view these payments TO the
counties with twInges OF regret.
They would like to see all the gas
tax collected by tine state expend'
ed on the State road system un'
der their supervision.
And there is sound argument
against such distribution. A state
" sum Is S1.S00,000 in ono heap.
But, parceled out among ninety
two counties, It only amounts 10
an average OF $4,000 to u county
not enough TO build couple OF
miles OF paved road Whereas,
spent on tho state road system.
1t would make quite a dent.
1t is important, Of course, 10
push work on tho State highways
as rapidly as funds will permit
They are tho main arteries OF
traffic.
But many people don't live on
state roads; they are dependent on
county and local roads to get 10
market, movies, Charleston con
tests and other important affairs
of life. Considerable gasoline. on
which the tax Is paid. is burned IN
wearing out these county and To-
cal roads.
Indiana has a total road mileage
of 70,000-of which $4,000 miles
are in county roads and less than
5000 miles are in the State high
way system. IL does not seem IL
loglcal-despite the attitude OF
state highway ofIlcials-that coun-
ties and towns maintaining 90 per
cent Of tho roads in the State
should share IN the distribution Of
q minor fraction Of tho gas tax
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Famous Composers
Sir Edward William Elgar

n ILGAR, an English musician, born at Broad
III heath near Worcester in 1851 He educated at
Litteton House and studied the violin and organ.
In 1882 he became conductor of the Worcester In
rumenta Society and in 1885 also accepted the position
of organist at St Georges Both of these positions he
in 1889 and two years later began to devote him
self entirely to composition
Cigars works were universally popular both in Eng
land and in the United States the representative be-
ing the cantatas, "The Black Knight" and "Inx
Christi" and The Light of Life oratorio; "Choral
Suite, from the Bavarian Highlands, "Te Deum,'
Dream of Gorontisu," and overture, Cock
aigne"