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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-15
Railroad Prosperity
MEXICAN railroad owners can consider
la throwing away their patched trousers.

TMERICAN railroad owners can consider
"a throwing away their patched trousers.
Operation figures made available by the
railroads indicate that during 1925 they earned
81 per cent on total property investment. In
1924 they earned only 4.6 per cent.
On an assumed valuation basis, subject to
dispute the roads appear to have earned even
more in 1925, almost the 5.75 per cent declared
by the Interstate Commerce Commission to be
''fair return . If the valuation should prove
to be padded, the railroads, return on actual
investment of course, is just that much
greater
Southern railroads led in profitable bust
ness, earning 6.8 per cent on property invest
ment Eastern roads earned 81 and Western
roads earned 43 per cent. The industrial boom
in the South was responsible for the showing
in that region.
The year was record-breaking one
throughout the country. Freight car loadings
for all roads totaled 51065,000, the greatest
figure in railroad history. In August the aver
age rolling load reached 800 tons per. train,
another record. Still another record fell when
freight cars Travelled an average Oh oI.z miles
each per day in October.
The most significant record, however, was
an operating income of 81, $4,000. The
previous record had been $1040,O00,00O in
1916.
The roads took in Sc, 1876, $4,000 during
1925 and expended $4,576, $4,000 in operations
and 1862, 100000 in taxes. They spent $775,-
900 on improvements and additions.
Why the roads did not earn even more
than 81 per cent, according to Julius III. Par
melee, director of the bureau of railway eco
nomics lies largely in the fact that during the
last ten years the roads have increased their
property investment from 1880 100000 to
$23,54S, 100000.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-15
A Sermon for Today


Others there are who have lived
only few years. but for those few
years they have much to show
How much real life they have
crowded into them. What noble
thoughts and high felingsl What
good deeds and kindly ministriesi
What splendid achievements to their
credit What characters and reputa-
tions they have built. What friends
they have madel What honors they
have wont Perhaps the calendar
gives them not more than thirty
years. but in those thirty years they
have lived more than most men in
sixty years.
How old are you? Twenty? Thirty?
Forty? Fifty? Sixty? Seventy? What
have these many years meant to
you? What have they meant to
your family? What have they meant
to your community? How long have
you lived in terms of real life and
good done to your friends and
neighbors?
What is your age? is a question
often asked Of us all. The answer
in terms of years may mean little,
The important answer is what we
are and what we have done.
Copyright, 1926. by John r. Gunn.)
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one Of the important arts, one about which
every one should know something. In criti-
cism Of the municipal theaters it might be said
that the management frequently used rather
poor judgment in the selection of plays, but
this was defect that could have been rene
died
OF course, the esthetic at public expense
never has been popular and it is not surprising
that the theaters are going the way of many
things municipal when new administration
starts using the pruning knife. 1t is to be
hoped that the Idianapolis municipal theater
experiment may some day be tried again on
higher scale.
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Municipal PIayhouses

ITs HE park board in the interest of economy
Il has decided to abandon the municipal
theaters at Garfield and Brookside Parks In
some respectsfit is unfortunate that the park
board has found it Unnecessary to take this ac-s
ton. &c. 80. ''--s,. tss
It is estimated that last season a total of
10000 persons. attended free performances at
these city playhouses. For the most part these
persons were individuals who have had only
infrequent opportunities to enjoy the spoken
drama and but for the city theaters their
knowledge ef-the stage would have been con
fined to the movies ...
The municipal theaters were worth while
as educational institutions, for the drama is
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-15
CENSORING
THE DRAMA

TN7OLICE officers were detailed
to attend the Wednesday
night performance of DE
sire Under the Elms"-a drama
being presented at an indianapolis
theater this week--to determine
whether the play was damaging TO
the high moral tone of our city.
Some parts are pretty bum"
reported the police critic. II think
they ought to cut out some OF the
stuff"
The attendance Of official censors
and solemn discussion of the advis-
ability Of expurgating the play so
that it won't soil the most delicate
minds ought to help the box office.
People willingly pay good money
to be shocked to see play or read
a book that censors call immoral
and degrading. Such is the per-
verseness of human nature.
Desire Under the Elms'' is no
redolent bit of fresh dramatic gar
bage. For two years it has been
presented in New York, Chicago
and other cities without causing
any noticeable collapse of moral
standards. 1t isn't likely to turn
the Indianapolis stomach.
At no time during the perform
ance would a spectator confuse
Desire Under the Films" with
Peter Pan" II is not that kind
OF drama. II is raw realism with
none OF the corners smoothed
down. It may leave a bad taste in
the mouth OF those who merely go
TO the theate- TO be entertained.
But it certainly is not seductive
nor will it lure one to abandon
moral principles by presenting
wicke dness attractively.
Smut is not plastered on from
external sources such as plays. 1t
exists in the mind. II one has
the will and imagination one can
acquire as much moral depravity
by reading a railroad timetable as
by attending the performance of
such a drama as Desire Under the
Elms."
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Cherniavsky's Appear in Concert

You have probably heard Rimsky-
Korsakow's "Song of India" many
times, played on records and by
orchestras and soloists on the vaude-
vile stage. But it was the writer's
privilege to listen to this wonder
full song being played Thursday
afternoon as he has never heard it
before. 1t was just after the solo
numbers Of Mischief Cherniavsky on
the violincello. An encore was de-
manded. So this dreamer OF the
brothers, Leo, Jan and Mischief
Cherniavsky played the exquisite
"Song of India" from "Sadko." The
player seemed one with his in
strument, both fused into the
beauty Of the enchanting melody.
OF the three brothers, Jan. the
pianist seems to be the strongest and
most forceful in his interpretations.
AS with his brother his strongest
appeal laid in the encore he played.
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And it is not for one to wonder at.
The Hungarian" Rhapsody" as he
played it would make any one sit
close to their seat and listen in en-
tranced appreciation Of the artistry
displayed.
The solo numbers of Leo on the
violin were of a lighter character
and were Of the sort to make one
sway and feel the time Of the music.
The ensemble work Of the three
was notable for the smoothness and
precision with which the In
struments fitted with one another.
All in all 1t was most delightful
concert which we had privilege to
listen too, Thursday afternoon in the
Columbia Club ballroom.
The Cherniavskys were brought
here by Ona B. Talbot as one Of
series Of intime concerts. (By the
Gbserver.)
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Text: How old art thou9"-
Gen. 47:8. M
OF in number of years; for
I'M the length OF life is not
LII measured by it's years, but by
the way in which its years have
been spent.
1--WE live in deeds. not years; in
thoughts, not breaths;
In feelings, not in figures on dial:
We should count time by hearts
throbs. He most lives
Who thinks most. feels the noblest
acts the best"
Some llsvS lived for long num-
Der of years and have little or moth.
ing to show for it in the things that
make life really worth living. Take
out the wasted hours. the hours
spent in idleness and self-indulgence,
the hours devoted to ignobIe and I'M
worthy purposes, and only few
hours are left that can be counted
as real life. There are men, who
have reached their three score years
and ten according to the calendar of
dates. but who have lived only a
few months when the length of
their years is measured according
to the calendar OF reality.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-15
Sensible Flood
Prevention

r. ALLURE Of the new board Of works to
II pussyfoot on the flood prevention ques-
ton, but to authorize complete investigation of
past activities and cooperation with county au
thorities, astounded the politicians, but cheered
the public.
The triple attempt in the courts, council
and in meetings Of the Shank board of works
to hasten acceptance of the food prevention
bids affecting the district between Morris and
Raymond SITS. the morning the administration
left Office was viewed as rather remarkable, If
not suspicious, especially since similar tri-
cornered play was halted the previous Satur-
day.
The south side must have track elevation,
but it must not carry flood prevention irregu-
larities with it.
Evidently, Roy G. Shaneberger, Lem HI.
Trotter and Oren S. Hack, the board members,
are of that opinion.
Their program Of cooperation with county
commissioners has halted a senseless legal bat
tie that threatened to delay indefinitely both
food prevention and track elevation.
The steps agreed upon are:
Joint meeting of the two bodies.
Conference over specifications and plans
between the city civil engineer and the county
engineer.
Inspection Of the site by both bodies
Appointment of competent appraisers by
both organizations.
Immediate withdrawal by the county au-
thorities of a suit to test constitutionality of
the food prevention law and payment Of
$4,000, the county s share Of the Oliver Ave.
ana Kentucky Ave. bridges.
May not be political, but it sounds sensible.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-15
Won1an's
Viewpoint
Where the Money Comes From
BY Mrs. Walter Ferguson

BY Mrs. Walter Ferguson
TTT1 HE AntirSaloon League may
be a great institution, but
El like many another organiza-
tlon to promote morals, the women
do the work and the mon get the
money.
If you happen to i've in the
Middle West, you viii know that
most OF the women in the small
towns and on the farms are ardent
and often violent prohibitionists. Mr..
Mencken. who so holly scores the
Methodists for forcing the volstead
law upon an outraged Baltimore. 4
in the main, correct when he says
that many of these fanatics are
women who dwell in the corn rows.
And overcoming the convictions
CT these women is going to be no
small job, as he very well knows.
The pity Of the thing is that It
is these women who gather in most
of the shekels so that lot Of men
can sit about in mahogany furnished
offices and draw large salaries, and
otherwise live at their ease. t
The state organizations could
probably never function and tho
national league cease to exist II all
these working women got tired of
their Job.
A great many things are con-
Quoted in this fashion, and more
especially moral crusades. ia
The women at the crossroads
gather and listen to the travelling
male promoters OF religion or moral
ity, and from that time forth they
will work themselves thin so that
said promoters may always have
plenty OF silver in the treasure chest.
Recent disclosures from Washing
ton have shown us how much Of the
money received by the Anti Saloon
League is spent: buying rich dinners
and excellent rum for the spoilers,
paying rich salaries for the counsel
and travelling expenses for almost
any man who wishes to make a
speech.
just recently in Kansas Su-
preme Court justice and the states
attorney general admitted receiving
large sums for making an address
or. two and offering legal advice. IL
is always the men who get the lion
share of the money raised for re-
form. And It is always the women
who work hardest to accumulate
the coin which the men so gaily
throw away. l
And the saddest thing about this
whole business of the Anti Saloon
League IS that we who know so
many Of the women who are it's
supporters, know just how Jealous
and sincere in spirit they actually
are. and we also know just how in
sincere in their work are so many
OF the men who spend the money.
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COUNTRY DOCTOR
COMING BACK

rR.. BURTON d.. MYERS.
n assistant dean of the In
~ diana University school OF
medicine. says the country doctor
that old general practitioner,
who took care Of all the family's
ailments-is coming back.
Whether that is prophecy or
news 1t is cheering.
Pert medical specialists Of the
present are wont to deride the old
glipshod country doctor Of bygone
years as a bungling fool, who
didn't know his business. And the
tendency has been toward practice
of medical specialties. One special
list confines his practice to the
right eye and another to the left
ear. And so on.
If nose specialist inadvertently
strays into patients mouth he
is lost in strange wilderness.
When a patient is sick from head
to foot a medical convention is
held over him, each doctor minis
lcEulE " HIS ACotiAtNCN SONhACAA "
the patient. Sometimes the patient
temporarily RECEIVERS, but his
pocketbook suffers.
The old country doctor was not
so exclusive. He wrestled with a
disease germ regardless of its To-
cation-whereve it lodged in the
family tree. lie would jerk out
your appendix. liver or lights,
poultice stone bruise, assist the
stork. or do whatever seemed to
be necessary in the case.
Very unscientific, of course,
such general practice. But even in
this era of talented specialists and
equally talented fees 100 per cent
of the population die. The per-
centage wasn't any large in the
days of the country doctors.
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Foreign Language Paper

the fire look hotter and the body
closer than it really is.
What is the worlds record for
high-jumping by a horse
Barra Lad holds the worlds record
for equine high-jumping He went
over barrier feet ~ inches at
the Provincial Exhibition at New
Vest Minister, Vancouver, B. c.
When was Indian Territory in
corporated with the State Of Okla
homa?
Oklahoma. with Indian Territory
entered the Union, Nov. 16, 1907.
"a What is meant by the term "a
soldier Of fortune?
The expression means one Who is
ready to serve wherever profit
honor, pleasure or position is-to be
had.
Is the use Of the word pre-
tentative" correct?
The adjective preventative in
the place Of preventive" is both
irregular and improper. 1t is often
heard, but good usage does not
sanction it.
Who were the principal Indian
tribes Of Alabama in the early
dayse
Chickasaws, .Choctaws Greeks
Cherokees and Apalaches.
What State leads in the produc-
ton of Irish Cobbler potatoes?
Maine leads; Virginia is second.
The two leading counties are Aroo-
stock County. Maine; and next,
North Hampton County, Virginia.
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PREVENTION
OF ACCIDENTS

T~7ERGEANT OWENS of the
~ police accident prevention
III bureau. addressed students
of Shortridge High School, Wednes-
day morning, as part of a cam
paign for fewer traffic accidents in
Indianapolis this year.
The same night Sergeant owens
drove his automobile on to the
Belt Line tracks at Singleton st.
His machine was. struck by
train. Both he and his wife were
sent to the hospital suffering
painful injuries as the result Of
the smash. He said he didn't see
the train, though he stopped be-
fore crossing the tracks.
The incident reveals the irony
of fate An accident prevention
officer smashed up right in the
midst OF his campaign for fewer
accidents.
No doubt he was in nowise to
blame-and was duly cautious and
prudent. Even so. what good did
it do him? The accident occurred;
he was smashed; 1t was not I'M
avoidab;e so somebody must have
been careless.
There's the difficulty in actual
ly reducing the number of acct
dents. No matter how energetical-
" safety measures are preached
and how earnestly a part Of the
people try to avoid traffic acct
dents there win be unnecessary
smashes as long as a few care
less ones are at large. The eau
tious are at the mercy Of the
needless.
A prevention campaign may i'm
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Looking Over
Palace Show

Many laughs and much dancing is
the keynote of the act of "Rose and
Arthur Boylan and the Saranoff
Company at the Palace for today
and tomorrow. 1t is a little revue
in which there are two pairs Of fine
dancers. the Boylans and the Merrill
Sisters. Also present is a tenor with
good singing voice. The comedy
is worked out by the announcer of
specialties. His Russian accent
turns the trick.
Frankie Kelcey and Company"
have some comedy which takes
place on ship. frankie" is
deathly afraid of lightning and
amusing situations take place. A
bowery song and two or three dances
are the features Of the act.
Kay, Hamlin and Kay" are
artists on the trapeze and work in
the air. One of the best things they
ulu was TOT one OF the men 10 take
another and while both were swing
ing in the air to swing him clear
around the frame work Of the
trapeSe support.
Lew Hawkins sings about Moth
ing" Wouldn't imagine there was
much to it, but he make whole
song about this questionable
quantity.
Liddell and Gibson are two wom-
en- who are surprise at the end
of the act. They're men. Voices
and everything keep up the Illusion
as these two are on the stage.
Bill includes photoplay, MY
Lady's Lips" with Clara Bow, and
News Reel.-By the Observer.
X 4 +
Other theaters today offer: DE
sire Under the Elms" at Engiish's.
Alma Nelson at Keith's. I'm China"
at the Lyric. burlesque at the
Broadway. THE Eagle" at the
Ohio, "Infatuation" at the Circle.
'IIis People" at the Colonial. "The
Splendid Crime" at the Apollo, and
movies at the Isis.
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you can get an answer To. any ques-
re aa 1877 Rev 9q 1ries Avs wEasR
as %ps fO F r lncSSSlIE ca ls ssafs and
marital advice cannot be riyen nor
All other questions win receive a per.
sonal reply, UneignedDreQuests cannot
he ansEsred. All letters are confiden-
How many foreign-language pub
hrations are there in the United
States?
For 1925 there were. ,232 foreign
language publications out of total
Of 22,374 publications in the United
States.
What food should be given to
a. pet chameleon?
Bits Of meat, crumbs, insects.
They eat very little food. :
stance Talmadge? -.N
Care United Studios, Hollywood,
California.
TO what length de- alligators
grow?
The longest measure is not over
eighteen feet.
How many Ford cars are man
nfactured per day2
AT the present time between 5000
and 1000 cars, and trucks per day.
What State leads the Union in
the production Of oil?
According to the 1924 statistics
California led in oil production with
2S0,0S4,o0o barrels. 800
Has q woman ever succeeded
in swimming the English Chan.
mel?
NO,
How old is the Egyptian,
Sphinx?
According to Egyptian tradition
the famous Sphinx, near the Pyra-
nidss was built by Chephren, so1
Of Cheops, about 1900 B. c. The
Sphinx, therefore, has existed more
than forty Eight centuries.
IS castor oil Of benefit to house
ferris?
Castor oil treatment for house
ferns is never beneficial and often
fatal, -ssA4s -
What is the. shortest distance
across the continent?
The shortest distance is from
Charleston, S. O., to san Diego, Cal,
2,lb2 miles.
How are the feats OF fire-eating
and fire-walking accomplished?
Fire-eating and fire-walking are
accomplished partly by hardening
the parts OF the body subject to
exposure with chemicals until they
become almost like asbestos, and
partly by trickery; that Is. making
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The
SAFETY
VALVE
1t Blows when the Pressure Is
Too Great.


s-----By The Stoker-
Alexander Moore. our ex-ambassa-
dor to Spain, on landing on his ma
tive shore. tells us that-the dictator
general, Rivera, is "a great patriot
and unselfish statesman" that King
Alphonso is zone of the most brill
liant young men in Europe" and
that Spain is the most peaceful
country in Europe
''Breathes there the man with soul
so dead
Who never to himself hath said.
This is my own, my native landl
Whose heart hath ne'er within him
burn'd
AS home his footsteps he hath turn'd
From wandering on foreign strand?
If such there breathe, go, mark him
we'll ~
For him no minstrel raptures swell;
High though his titles. proud his
name,
Boundless his wealth as wish can
claim
Despite those titles, power and pelf,
The wretch, concentrated all in self,
Living, shall forfeit fair renown,
And, doubly dying, shall go down
To the vile dust from whence he
snrIn0
Unwept, unhonour'd and unsung."
M
When Gov. Albert C. Richie OF
Maryland tells the Iroquois Club
that the bill of rights and the first
five amendments of the Constitution
have been abrogated he must mean
something that reflects on our United
States Supreme Court. After all.
that is the body that is supposed
to guard our civil rights.
The three days fog off the Jersey
coast caused some loss to shipping.
but some gains to dealers in Illicit
liquors, plying between the shore
and rum row.
aaf -
While considering some Of the
reasons why the Eighteenth Amend
ment is having such hard going it
may be recalled that its adoption
was accomplished by somewhat ques-
tionable methods. For example, the
following from the new book of
Prof Harry Pratt Judson, Our Fed
eral Republic" is typical:
There are many who resent the
way in which the amendment was
forced through Congress when the
American Armies-million OF voters
were overseas. There are also
many who resent the tactics by
which legislatures We're driven to
ratify without regard to the popular
will. A correspondent of a great
New York paper. under date Of June
10. 1928. says:
The constitution of Tennessee
provides that any change in the or
ganic law must be submitted to a
popular vote. The night before the
day on which the Legislature was
to vote on this measure both cham
bers of the capital were taken pos
session Of by a crowd of women and
ministers. who sang. prayed and
abused in the most insulting manner
while the vote was being taken
those who presumed to vote against
ratification. Only a bare quorum
voted for the measure. the actual
majority apparently being afraid to
vote their honest sentiments.
lin Alabama submission to popu-
lar vote was also enjoined by the
State constitution, but the speaker
said tho people did not have sense
enough to vote on this proposition,
and it was jammed through, regard
less of popular approval
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RIGHT HERE
IN INDIANA
BY GAYLORD NELSON

prove the situation. but it's mere
ly vocal campaign, nothing
more, unless the courts take a
sterner view of traffic violations
and those responsible for traffic
accidents than heretofore.
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A lot of people marry and settle
down because. after they're married,
it's SO darn hard to settle UP.
Groom: Why did you hesitate
about telling the judge your ageS
Bride: Why, thought IL "a
was any kind Ola Judge he ougiN
to be able to guess IL.
My pity goes out today to the fell
low who fell out of the fourth story
window of his apartment and is
afraid to tell the janitor for fear he
has violated some clause in his lease.
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What is the meaning of the
word Moro?
MORO is a Spanish word mean
ing castle.
Who was the author of THE
Face on the Barroom Floor" and
when did he die?
Hugh A. Darcy; he died in New
York City. Nov. II, 1925. The
proper title was THE Face on the
Floor"