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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-16
CORRUPTTNG ELECTIONS

A member Of Congress- is demanding that the
United States Attorney General prosecute the Anti
Saloon League for failure TO comply with the cor
rupt practices act in regard to elections.
The Attorney General of this State might look
into the possibilities Of similar action against the
league in this State.
1t is now demonstrated that the league, as far
as Indiana is concerned, is a one man affair
The directors of the league have disowned any
responsibility for its report or for the propa
ganda which is put out for political purposes dur.
ing the year.
The inquiry at Washington shows that the In
diana league spends rather large sums each year
for the purpose of influencing elections
1t has on its pay rolls and expense accounts pub
lie officials.
The local laws rather strict in regard to
contributions of money spent on elections The peo
pie are presumed to be able to know who is inter
ested in candidates and how great that interest is
Under the law the candidates and campaign man
ayers must make detailed reports so that the voters
can know what influences are behind and back of
the different candidates.
Corruption OF elections is likely to be a matter
Of national interest this fall
The expenditure Of money by any party or any
group will interest the voters. We may find out who
it Is that is trying to make our laws and enforce
them.
A good start might be made with the Indiana
league and demand that IT, tell where and when
and how much money it spent in the last primaries
Incidentally, such move would have much
more public backing than effort to make false
hoods concerning court decisions its only offense
Unless corruption be taken from elections,
the whole system of selfgoyernment fails
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-16
WHY MA FERGUSON FAILED
by MRS. WALTER FERGUsON-

The defeat OF Ma" Ferguson in Texas was to
have been expected. Not because she was essentially
bad Governor but because she was too submissive a
wife.
Without Jim Ferguson and his past record, his
demogoguery and his stupidity she probably would
have given equally good service to her State any
man WHIP has held that position. Putting her matri-
nonial duty above her duty to the voters contributed
the greatest factor to her political downfall.
And even though she had given the Lone Star
plains the best government possible doubt seriously
that they would have reelected her. For you know
that Texas such short time ago swayed by the anti
suffrage oratory OF Joseph Weldon Bailey is made up
largely of folk who lean toward the chyalry Of the
"Old South" And this chyalry says that woman s
place is always in the home.
The booted and spurred manhood OF the Texas
prairies down deep within its heart never quite liked
the idea of petticoat government Having woman in
authority over them has always CALLED gallant South.
gentlemen.
That Mrs. Ferguson was ever elected south Of the
Mason and Dixon line at all is Of the miracles
that only politics sometimes treats to- A magnif-
cent gesture from the sturdy and intrepid sons of the
Alamo, who always die with their boots on caused
them to vote for OF the Trailer SEX but we can
easily imagine that Lying through two years of such
ignominy quite another matter
Mrs Ferguson had difficult position TO fill and in
a number Of ways she filled it creditably. She is a.
capable sensible woman. That she did not make more
of in her official position is largely due to
the fact that, being old fashioned wife, she could
not pitch Jim overheard when she took hold of the
wheel.
Whatever may be said of her, this much is Ger
tain She brave pioneer down a patch which is
lhorny for the feet Of women And she has what
ten ago would have been laughed at as an inn
possibility. She got the majority of the Texas
TO vote for her ones. That in itself is stupendous
achievement for woman,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-16
GOOD THING TO KEEP

Politicians and their financial hackers are max
ing persistent fight to destroy the primary election
and go back to the old convention method OF nom
mating candidates for public Office. They make use
of the exposure Of vast sums of money in the Penn
sylvanla and Illinois primaries to knock the primary
One of the arguments is that poor man can't
be nominated for office because Of the high cost OF
primaries
Bunk! poor man. in most cases, can't be nom
mated for any important Office by any method unless
the bosses want him nominated And they don't
want any poor man nominated unless he'll obey or
ders and stand without hitching.
In the Pennsylvania primary the big business
crowd that spent the most money didn't win But
it probably would have if it had had to buy only
a convention instead Of an entire electorate
Unless the people are thoroughly aroused over
some issue they'll get trimmed no matter how nomi
nations are made But when they do get mad and
want to turn politics inside out their best chance is
in a urinary election If they elect delegates to
convention even when they mad, there is still
an opportunity to buy enough delegates to control
the convention
ANYHOW, that's what happened in the old days
That's what drove The people into adopting the pr
mary election method Of nominating candidates.
That's what drove the people to the direct election
of United States Senators instead OF leaving the JoD
to the Legislatures
It was the buying Of seats In the Senate by mil
1onares from venal Legislatures that led to the di
rect nomination and election of Senator's; and there
are fewer Ignorant millonaires and more poor men
with brains in the United States Senate now than
there were In the old days Of purchasing legisla-
lures
1t is not surprising that the political bosses pre-
fer the convention They get the money either way,
but they don't have to distribute it to many peo
pie when they have to buy only few convention
delegates. 1t would have cost Sam insult just as
much to buy the nomination for Frank l. Smith in
Illinois under the convention system as 1t did with
the direct primary nomination But his cash
wouldn't have been widely distributed
Ordinarily half Of the eligible voters don't go
to the POLLS either at primaries elections unless
they are fighting mad about something. They don't
often get fighting mad But they had better keep
the gate wide open SO they can burst through when
they've got their mad up and want to give the bosses
good licking.
Life preservers may hang around for years
without being used, but they in handy when
they're wanted. A fire extinguisher iB good thing
about the house even If it isn't used
in lifetime.
The right of the people to 30 to the polls and
a fire extinguisher and life preserver- So better
hang to the right to nominate candidates by votes
at primary election
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-16
WATCH THESE AIRMEN

The most important visitors which this city VIII
receive this year arrive tomorrow.
They are the aviators who VIII bring the feet
of airplanes which are demonstrating the safety Of
air transportation.
BY guiding these plans to the different cities
Of the west they do than provide an interest
ing event in the summer schedules Of these cities
They are mapping out the lines on which planes
win be flown regularly in the very near future.
Most of all, they help all of us to get rid of our
fears of the airpane and be ready to adopt it
means OF travelas as commercially minded men
make that possible.
Postmaster General New has done more than
any other man to bring about the era Of air.
His mail planes have demonstrated that they can
travel on schedule during all sorts of weather Tie
record established by the planes for arriving on time
better than that of railways and steamships last
year.
But most of us still afraid toSr1de in these
planes and long that fear exists air transporta~
ton will not be profitable.
But there has always been fear OF new means
Of travel.
1t was difficult to find passengers for the first
steamship.
The people Of its day believed that boat loaded
down with an iron engine was sure to sink
The same was true of the first railways. There
and women still alive who remember how
the sane and conservative said that such things
were dangerous and that they would keep on with
the old stage coach.
The fear of the automobile is still in tire mem
DRY of most people and was removed largely by tie
racers like Barney Oldfeld and Eddie Ricker.
hacker.
1t is a safe prediction that within the next ten
years much Of long distance travel will be by air,
The saving in time is too great to bs long re,
sisted. Time is the great asset Of humanity Any,
thing which it really prolongs life through null
tipying experiences.
Europe has its well organized lines of air trans,
port Berlin only today announces an aarplane with
Pullman sleeper accommodations. 1t will fly to
Moscow and eventually to Picking, Chins, II saves
three days the Moscow trip and twelve to Pek5ng
The time OF Americans is more yaluatiaz than
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-16
SIS Request Causes
Near-Groor71 to Wilt

"Buddie, you haven't taste yet,"
said County Clerk Losche to a
young man who had chill when
his f1ance "shook him down" for
SIS after applying for marriage IL
cense today.
eff you think that is tough wait
year or two" advised Losche.
Pale as a 'sheet" the young man,
with f1ance, walked into the clerks
office and asked for q license. Motto
ing the man was nervous. and looked
sick, Miss Margaret Mahoney, license
clerk, offered him a drink of water.
mo, thanks" he replied. I'll be
all right after WHILE" After he paid
for the license the bride-elect
'.nudged'' him in the side and said:
"Give me SIS. please, dear2"
The victim turned whittier. and,
handing out the woman S.. asked Ger
q. drink of water.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-16

the Paramount studio school. Their
first movie, Fascinating Youth. d"
composed of sixeen graduates Of the
1926 class Of graduates. is on view
this week at the Apollo.
Among the graduates in this
picture are Charles Rogers, Ivy Har-
ris, Jack Lunden, Walter Goss.
Me7a Palmer and others Of the
school They have the expert help
OF such old timers as Ralph Lewis.
Joseph Burke, James Bradbury Sr..
and Others.
Tins will tell II the youngsters
OF the movie school viii be stars
They are not called upon TO wade
out too far either in the dramatic
or comedy waters in Fascinating
Youth" The story is tame in spots
but the youngsters do a tango and
other wild capers when things get
too tame.
But with these youngsters in the
picture, one must admit that they
give the film lot of speed and pep.
NV 64No NAlt AAAC cESlOI LndI
they like their job and are proud of
their diploma.
1t seems to me that Paramount
Is doing a very wise thing to edu-
cate and train new people for the
movie Of tomorrow. New faces, well
trained men and women are needed
on the screen today. And I might re.
mark that new writer's are needed to
create the stories.
The photography Of Fascinating
Youth" ~ of a high order, especial
ly the winter scenes. 1t is light en-
tertainment but serves its purpose Of
introducing to the world the sweet
girl graduates of FINLAND.
Bill includes an Our Gang comedy,
a news reel, music by Emil Seidel
and his orchestra and by Lester
Huff at the organ.
At the Apollo all week.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-16
MEN HERE KEEPON
HATSNELEVATORS
Order, Such as One Issued Recently in Denver, Hardly
NecesSary-Majority Does Not Remove Them.

Of the elevators. The act of men
reaching to remove their hats
created a general disturbance. 1t
was necessary for one man to step
from the elevator until the crowd
quieted.
Another argument for keeping on
the hats, other than that of avoid
ing confusion, has been advanced by
a Government official.
He declares the elevator is an
electrical stairway and that a man
would not remove his hat when
passing a woman on the stairs.
From a review Of the situation,
therefore, it hardly seems necessary
for any official announcement to be
made instructing men to keep on
their hats in elevators.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-16
Underworld Cabal

believe that organized bootleg
ging has had more to do with the
increase of crime than anything else.
Bootleggers flourish on the idea
that law breaking of one kind is re-
spectacle.
The patronage protects them.
They stand in with the police. not
because of their trade, but because
OF the people they serve.
The thief. yegg. and even the
murderer, trails along with them
because of this standing.
Nationwide prohibition has re-
suited in nothing so distinctly thus
far as the development of a great
underworld cabal with which it
seems entirely unable to cope, but
which 10 contributing much more to
public discomfort than the bad liquor
1t peddles.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-16


with her Russian partner, a man
who rs a magician. Instead Of see
ing love in her own dressingrnom,
our heroine looks for 1t IN other cir
cles. When the dress sui villain APP
pears, she thinks she is in love with
him. When the Russian vaudeville
performer stages a fake suicide by
making It appear that he had not re-
leased himself from a trunk tossed
into a large body Of water, and while
he is supposed to be at the bottom
Of the ocean, dead. our little Russian
heroine decides that 1t is her dead
Russian she loves and not the dress
suit villain. She gives said villain a
lot Of air, and our Russian magician
shows up just at the proper moment
to add some more thrills to the pic
ture.
Miss Vidor is appealing as the
Russian variety artist who didn't
know love when 1t existed right at
her elbow. She was very effective in
her emotional scenes. Give Brook
gives a splendid performance of the
Jealous Russian sweetheart Of our
heroine.
Take time to study the many
camera tricks. used in you Never
Know Women" The cameras have
been placed at odd positions with
the result that some striking and
new effects have been obtained.
you Never Know Women" is
interesting entertainment most of
the time as the theme sounds rather
new and also interesting because it
contains some excellent photography
and some mighty convincing acting.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-16
The Record

The record speaks for itself.
The last six years have witnessed
a material increase in crime of every
sort but especially crime against
the person-murder. rape, assault.
The era of Volsteadism has not
brought that relief which was ex-
pected; has not saved the home, pro.
tected property nor made it safer
for average people to walk at night.
Our prisons are just as crowded
as they ever were and would be
more so II we had not instituted
an unheard of pardoning and parole
record
The poisoned booze that Is being
peddled hither and yon, that is caus.
ing death and blindness on every
hand, may be discounted as the least
of the resultant evils.
What really hurts Is the spread of
crime, the increasing arrogance Of
criminals, the seeming inability Of
authorities to cope with the crime
situation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-16
Can Farming Pay2

Senator Couzens says he does not
know whether farming can be made
to pay under present conditions, but
is willing To learn.
He has 500-acre farm which he
offers rent FREQ to any man who
can persuade II to show a profit.
1t is no raw, rocky farm either.
but well-equipped and well-improved
for tho senator has spent quite a
bit Of money acquainting himself
with the mysteries OF agriculture.
He is convinced there is money in
IT, because he has been putting 1t in.
He does not assert that the money
Is in for good. but admits that It
will take a better man than he is
to get it out.
lie Is not only ready TO let such
man have the farm rent free, but
& pay the taxes and, perhaps do a
n.tle more.
The Senator, of course, is not maxi
ing this proposition to any fly-by-
night that may drift along, but TO
an expert farmer who can deliver
the goods.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-16

Let Mr.. Fixit present your case to
city officials, He Is The Times repre-
sentative at the city hall. Write him at
The Times.
The city will insure that side
walks, sunken after workmen have
laid mains, are repaired, Mr.. FiXit
learned today.
DEAR MIR. FIXIT: Who is sup
posed to fix a block IN the side
walk that has sunk after plumbers
work?
Two plumbers had to dig in the
same place but at different times and
both failed to put back all the dirt
which cause the block to sink.
M. K.
a. j. Middleton, chief inspector
of the city engineers department
will see that your sidewalk is re- a
paired. He also will direct prompt%
service on the following COM
plant:
DEAR MIR. FIXIT: There is a
large spike such as they use for
railroad ties projecting from the
curb into the street at 237 N. Penn
sylvania st. AS our trucks must
park there to load, we have torn
two new tires within the last week
on this same spike.
G. NJ SAMPLE,
Two Times Radio Service.
DEAR MIR. FIX1T: Could you tell
me what the city limits are, going
south on Madison Ave? c, J. J.
The corporation line runs
through Moffett st.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-16
Movie Verdict

COLONIAL - Leatrice Joy
makes a good impression in the
role of a grown up tom-boy.
A OLLO - Fascinating
Youth" gives sixteen of the
1925 graduates Of the Para
mount Movie Studio School
their first screen chance after
graduation.
QIRCLE-The overacting on
the part of Doris Kenyon and
Philo Mccullough and the
poor direction results in "Mis.
mates" being just another only
fair picture.
OHIO - "You Never Know
Women" is lively entertain
ment. 1t keeps up the suspense
Z element from the very begin.
ming to the end. Some smart
and clever photography and
Shooting" in this one.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-16
Cess Pools

We have a bigger underworld than
we did ten years ago. an underworld
that is more powerfully organized
and closer to the surface.
You can argue that the only
course is to pull off our coats and
go at 1t. there can be no compromise
with such a state of affairs.
That is idealistic rather than prac-
teal.
People cannot make themselves
pure. or perfect through law.
When they undertake to do so,
they invariably develop cess-pools Of
corruption which. though kept out
Of sight, breed moral disease.
We have preached a "Franken-
stein into existence, a cabal of
crime Of violence; have caused the
liquor traffic to coagulate in the cell
lar where 1t stews and ferments
amid all sorts of devilshness.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-16

British Railroads Garry
1,7Oo,OOO,OOO in Year
-One Fatality.

, Just one death on British rail
roads last year and that resulted
from heart failure due to shock.
They carried 1,700,000,000 pas
sengers, or a number equal to the
worlds entire population.
In 1901 and 1908 they made a
deathless record while in 1909 there
was only one fatality and only three
for each of the years 1916, 1919 and
1923.
ways have had since the present
century began. was 1915, when vast
and rapid troops movements led TO
the loss of 224 lives.
Now look up the American
figures.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-16


the subject she finds a willing helper
in the cook on board who processes
to know all about it.
The ship is in Chinese waters and
a Chinese bandit turns UP, played
by Walter Long. Long makes a
real character out of this part in
spite Of the jazzy atmosphere of
the play. In connection with the
bandits William Boyd makes his
appearance in the role Of the young
American whom Eve has fallen in
love with. There is much excite
ment about the bandits and plenty
of fighting Of the type to be found
in melodrama Of this kind.
Boyd, it will be Remembered, was
the young man who made such a
good showing in 1.-THE Volga Boat
man." there is no similarity in these
two pictures and Boyd hasn't much
of a chance to do anything, but his
work is well UP to his former
standard.
So If you like your melodrama sea
soned with jazz would advise seeing
Ewes Leaves"
On the stage is the "Caledoniavl
Four" a group of two women and
two men, who offer several song
numbers as a quartet and some solo
specialties. The orchestra has a
good feature this week in a banjo
solo by one of the men.
At the Colonial all week. By the
Observer)
Il l. l.
other theaters today offer 'The
Love of Su Shong," at English's;
Sweeney and Stewart, at the Pal
ace; Bob Larry's entertainers, at the
Lyric; ELLA Cinders," at the Up
town, and "Wild Horse Stampede. "
at the Isis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-16
Soft Justice

Bandits have killed FIVE New York
policemen since Jan. 1. one right at
Northumberland wounded twelve.
Commissioner OF Police McLaugh-
lin says that the leniency of courts
and parole boards is largely respon-
sible.
He says that criminals are grow
ing bold and defiant because of the
softness with which so many of them
are treated.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-16

When it comes to removing hats in
office building elevators in which
women are riding, Indianapolis men
either are modern or stubborn. Most
OF them, in fact an average Of seven
out of ten, do not remove their head
gear when women are in the eleva-
tor, according to observation in sew
eral downtown structures.
Whether or not they are impolite
is a question. In Denver, Colo, for
example, keeping on the hat is con-
sidered proper.
An official order has been issued
in Denver to the effect that men
should not remove their hats in ele-
vators because of the confusion
caused and the valuable space taken
up.
In one elevator in the Hume-M Man
sur Bldg, there were six men and
three women on the car. Four Of
the men did not remove their hats.
In the Merchants Bank Bldg.
elevator, there were three men and
one woman. None Of the men re-
moved their hats.
In the Consolidated Bid, there
were four women and two men.
Both men removed their hats.
The operator of the lift" in this
building said he did not care
whether hats were removed or not.
When statistics from these and
three other structures were COM
piled, It was found that seven out of
ten men on the elevators did not
remove their hats.
1t is noticeable, however, that
hats are dotted in hotel and club
elevators.
There Is no doubt but that the re-
moxal Of hats when an elevator is
crowded, causes confusion.
IN the Federal Bldg, recently.
several men and wpH3en packed one
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-16
BY Lillian Cannon

The crawl. originally called the
Australian crawl but since improved
by Americans until it's original form
has almost been lost, is a stroke
for speed swimming.
All racing swimmers use it and it
has been proIen/by far the fastest
known. A number of teachers in
struct beginners in the crawl, but I
hold that it is so difficult Of perfect
coordination that swimmer should
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-16
How to Swin-NO. Is

be more or less expert in other
strokes before he attempts the crawl.
The chief matter of interest to be-
ginners is that the face is under
waer all the while Except while
breathing. 1t is this breathing bust
ness which makes the crawl difficult
to teach beginners.
So the first instruction IS to try
the overarm stroke with the face
under water and turn the head to in
hale every four strokes of the hands.
Copyright, 1926, NEA Service, Incl
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-16
Sweet Girl Graduates and Others
Appear In First Film Of Their Career
BY Walter ID. Hickman

Generally we do not think Of the
sweet girl graduate getting her diplo-
ma from a workshop as well as q
job.
But in this modern day when new
movie faces are needed the sweet
girl graduate as well as the man of
the Paramount Movie School not
only gets a diploma but a job.
Last summer when 1 was in New
York, l visited the Paramount