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The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1926-08-07
WILBUR AT BREMERTON

BREMERTON, Wash, Aug. T.
Secretary of Navy Wilbur arrived
here yesterday for an inspection of
the Navy Yard
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1926-08-07

w. E. Bathe and wife are passer.
gers aboard the Alaska sailing today,
returning to juneau after an absence
of over q year.
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-04-22
GETTING OFF LIGHT

Secretary of State Kellogg we are told has pro-
posed to Chile and Peru that they both give up their
claims to Tacna and africa and let Bolivia take them
outlet for her on the Pacific; either that
make them into neutral territory buffer state
Ia South American Belgium.
/ ne idea, Secretary Kellogg himself is quoted
saying, has been received "in such way to lead
him to believe it might prove acceptable"
This sounds almost too good to be true. Not In
a hundred years has American diplomacy made such
miserable showing in the handling of this dis
pute between Chile and Peru injured national
prestige more.
In the first place we rushed in where diplo-
matte demigods had not dared tread for forty years
We accepted to become sole arbter in family row
impossible Of settlement In a way to please both the
principals and their kinthe rest Of Latin America.
1t a situation all cut out for Pan-Amercan
mission to handle-not alone
Blunder No. 2 the award of the President
who as sole arbitrator, ordered plebiscite. Chile,
having licked Peru in 1880, since had governed
the invaded territory her own; thus the idea of
an election IN Tacna and africa to determine SOW
ereignty was about like having Texas and California
vote today whether they will remain IN the United
States revert to Mexico.
Rioting in the disputed territory, bitter wran-
Cling inside the plebiscitary commission itself-the
half Of which, Incidentally has never been told in
this country-General Pershng's dismal failure as
the head of that commission, and his return home
from impossible job all ancient history.
These things, and more, however, seem to have
had their effect on Washington. Some glimmer Of
the truth patiently has pierced the fog which, of
late, has isolated State Department thought from
the rest of the world.
Just how it happened when, is not certain,
but thing at least, is clear. The advised pleb-
"iscite plan at some stage of the game other
lured into a remote secret and soundproof
of the department and gently done to death.
Subsequenty-still bit shaky but trying hard
not to show 1.-THE conspirators informed waiting
world that Secretary Kellogg had rendered his
good Offices to Chile and Peru and had had them
accepted. 1t done naively that an innocent
bystander could never have guessed plebiscite plan
had been born-stll less that its birth had been
announced by the blast of many buges
Latin America gigged and Europe laughed up
her sleeve. After such pompous start to settle the
whole business all by itself without aid from any
body either the World Court, or the League of Ma
tions. from any Of sister republics
on this side Of the Atlantic, Washingtons embar-
easements gave them much joy.
There's more to the sad story but we won't
prolong the agony. Besides not yet ont OF
the woods Let's hope, however with all our hearts
that the bufferstate idea takes and thus provides
us with way out.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-04-22

flies at the age of 4. that word was added to
legal or medical lore by his trial
All this may have something to do with the de-
cision of jury to send him to an electric chair.
The crime is one which is becoming rather com
among boys and young men. True most of
them slightly older, but the facts have been dup
Gated in many cities by youths Of from IS to % He
first stole revolver. Then he held up citizen on
a dark street. He got 80 cents and, his victim
walked away, put a bullet through his back The
boy says his finger slipped
The constantly decreasing average of the age of
convics in the penitentaries suggests strongly that
something must be done to check crime impulses
among the young. Perhaps this jury has the right
answer-to kill them quickly possible, to
put the fear of death into the hearts of all boys that
they will find no heroism adventure in turning
bandit and hold-up and killer.
Possibly there is no other way of dealing with
what has become a real problem
OF course, our sense of justice should add to
that remedy the very strict demand that all boys,
not the few friendess ones who have no skillful
lawyers to plead for them, be treated in the same
way. If to dedicate ourselves to this policy
it might be we'll if would go farther and declare
that youth shall have the services of aliensts and
shrewd lawyers, that each and all be defended by
the "pauper lawyer provided by the State, that
there be eliminated all chance of escape through
costly appeals and powerful influence upon the au-
thorities.
Otherwise we might confess that we are merely
saying that poor and friendess boys must not kill
and that there will be milder punishment for those
whose parents or friends have money or pull. 1t
would not be pleasant to admit that poverty Is a
capital punishment.
1t may to that while we are killing
these boys in electric chairs might be well to make
serious study of the causes that make boys of
16 coldblooded killers.
Some might suggest that the time to get busy
with these boys is before they KILL not after they
have sent innocent men and women to their graves
There may be those who believe that we ought
to find out what happened in the public schools that
a boy so bereft of conscience or of kindness could
escape attention until he murdered
Others may even inquire to what has become
of family influence and restraint that could not curb
these murderous tendencies in one so young.
Can 1t be possible that we in our rush for riches
and wealth, are losing something out of American
life that is vastly more important?
If our schools our churches and our homes are
falling, If must turn back the clock for three
centuries to preserve life and property we should
recognize that fact
Sending a 16year-old boy 70 an electric chair
is not the most pleasant spectacle for an August
morning.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-04-22
PAID INFORMERS
BY Mrs. Walter Ferguson


The news that hundreds of women are acting as
nformers for the dry forces has recently been sent out
from Washington. The story goes that many women
in all parts of tho country working for the en-
forcement of prohibition.
This is not news of startling dangerous nature
Women always have been in the front ranks in the
fight for prohibition That they should go on work
ing at this Is not strange
But when told that while they are not
hired as dry officers because they considered
adapted to this work. they registered voluntary
workers and paid by the Government for their time
in apprehendng lawbreakers that is quite another
matter
This thing savors of shame It is hurniliating to
think that few who will stoop to sell them
selves for spies in doing involve In their disgrace
all of the sincere and highninded women who wish
to the Volsead law an honorable man
The rural districts and the cities are filed with
women who intensely interested in this agitation.
The w. G. To- u, which has contributed more than any
one force to the enactg of this prohibition law has
as members those who are naturally anxious that It
shall never be repealed or modified.
1 feel safe in saying. however, that this great
organization would tolerate of a single
one OF its members taking pay for spying those who
have liquor. To do such work through zeal for a
cause may be all right but to do it for money is a
shameful prostitution Of ideals
Women, like men, who will sell their information
for gold who will stoop spy on their fellow citizens
must belong to a low order OF individual That our
Government, which always has shown an aptitude for
employing only those who honest and above sus-
picion which is such stickler for uprghtness that it
will prosecute poor mail clerk for taking few stalks
Of rkubarb from a crate, will hire men and women
of type. is fit evidence that there is something
wrong somewhere.
The testimony of any, paid informer has never
been looked upon very highly by Americans We have
always hated spies, and we shall continue to do
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-04-22
THE ITALIAN DEBT

The Senate's ratification of the Italian debt set
Element was merely the triumph of ordinary com
mon sense
"Our settlement" said Senator Smoot, "repre
sents the very last penny we can get from her"
And no doubt he spoke the truth.
Senators, seeking to make political capital by
opposing the settlement, talked pompously Of stand
ing by the American people-as If American taxpay-
ers are not better off for accepting as much on the
dollar as debtor pay-whie others objected on
the ground that Dictator Mussolini of Italy is dan
gerous character When you start collecting debt
the debtors capacity to pay, not his social standing
nor whether he is cruel to animals, is the thing that
counts.
Thus if Secretary Mellon Herbert Hoover, Sen
ator Smoot and the rest Of the debt commission give
us their word that this is the best they do, we
would be foolish to cut off our noses to spite our
faces by turning the settlement down.
There is, however one very grave fault to be
found with the settement-a faul, moreover that is
common to all the negotiations thus far conducted
Senator Robinson Of Arkansas put his finger on the
flaw when he complained that while have con-
sstenty written off anywhere from fourth to three
quarters ofSthe war debt due u.s. we are getting no
credit for our openhandedness.
In fact the debt question has been handled in
way the Senator charges, that completely sacrifices
reputation throughout the world for generosity
and liberality."
Which is only too true. One by one, as the
debtor nations have come forward, we have made
sweeping reductions in bills. In fact, we are
letting them pay what they perfectly able to
pay and forgivng the rest
In the case Of Italy, for example, made her
a present of approximately "a cents out of every
dollar she owes us, yet the impression continues to
grow throughout Europe that Uncle Sam is tight
listed, penny nursing old Shylock gloating he
wrings the last copper from weak and starving
tons that owe him money.
This reputation is highly injurious to us as
Nation and is totally unwarranted and it consti-
tutes an everlasting reproach to diplomats and
statesmen who have not how to put a stop to
the slander-let alone turn the situation to our adj
vantage European statesmen would certainly
have done had the shoe been the other foot.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-04-22
THE SENSE OF HONOR

Pittsburgh prohibition commissioner publicly
appeals to students Of Carnegie Institute spy upon
each other and report Vostead act violations
Cincinnati AnttSaloon League official urges
women to spy upon their neighbors 1.-THE nosier the
better" he says.
1t was to be expected that such procedure re-
counted at the prohibition hearing in Washington.
should be repudiated by Gen. Lincoln Andrews Fed
eral chief of enforcement. General Andrews after
all, is gentleman.
Il am so far removed from that kind Of thing
that to me it is a joke.
But the thing is not joke. 1t is so far removed
from anything comical that Dr. Samuel Harden
Church, president of Carnegie Institute, put aside
his academic interests and journeyed to Washington
to voice his personal protest.
1T tends to destroy the sense of honor of our
Students" he said.
There is philosophy in those words that this
Nation should begin studying before 1t is forever
too late.
II prohibition enforcement rots the honor of
youth 1t will destroy the thing upon which any
moral order must ultimately depend. nation with
out honor is a Nation lost.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-04-22
NEW SHOW OPENS
TODAY At PALACE

A large act that has been COM
pared with the smartest of French
revues is the Braile and PABLO revue
which offers "A Partisan Divertise-
ment" at the Palace theater the last
half Of this week. according to an an
nouncement made today.
Lew Kessler. Paul +. HaEgerty.
and Bobby Parsons are the featured
dancers and entertainers in the of
fering. The stellar dancers in the
production are likened to Mitu and
Tilyou, sensational French dancers.
Valentine Vox. ventriloquist, IS
billed at the ultra Humorist." IN
his novelty number Relaxation"
Florence Talbot, comedian and
siDger, assists with the comedy.
Bob Carleton, writer Of the famous
ia Da" song and the newer
"Teasin'" sings his own compost
tons with Julie Bailey. Mr.. Garlic
ton is the author Of many popular
ballads. Dances are also included
in his Feast for Fashionable Fan
cies."
Save Your Sorrow Tor To-
morrow" is the advice given out by
| Edwards and Beasley. funsters.
having a merry time with everyone
with their songs and chatter. up
He Goes" is applied to Jay McCrea,
the athletic chap in the team e. and
Jay McCrea. Difficult evolutions on
aerial rings are found in their num-
ber
THE Golden Strain" taken from
the story by Peter p. Kyne is the
film starring Madge Bellamy and
Kenneth Harlan. Pathe news. a
comedy, and topics Of the day are
the short reels.
Other theaters today offer: The
Berkell Players in 1.-THE Boom
erang" at English's; David Ferguson
at Keith's; Mazette-Lewis Co., at
the Lyric; Gilda Gray at the Circle;
Sandy" at the Colonial: For
Heavens Sake" at the Apollo; Miss
Brewster's Millions" at the Ohio;
complete new movie show at the
Isis, and burlesque at the Isis.
The Indiana Indorsers of Pho
toplays indorse for family patronage
the feature at the Apollo and the
Ohio; adult at the Circle.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-04-22
NO CROWN OF
MARTYRDOM

Eugene V. Debs. Terre Haute
Socialist ex.boarder at the Fed
eral penitentiary at Atlanta.
where he matriculated for anti
war activities. will be denied the
crown of martyrdom for which
he aches as a result Of his loss OF
citizenship rights.
When the veteran agitator
went to Bermuda few weeks ago
for a vacation, It was announced
with all the tremolo stops pulled
out that he was apprehensive he
would not be allowed to re-enter
the United States. The Govern
ment was prosecuting him.
shouted his friends in and out Of
Congress. He was pictured as
man without a country--a poor,
prosecuted Philip Nolan. They
started a movement for restora-
ton Of his citizenship rights.
Now comes Albert Johnson,
chairman Of the House Committee
on immigration and Naturaliza-
ton. and rudely snatches the
martyrs crown away from Debs'
brow.
Debs can re-enter the United
States whenever he wishes, says
Johnson.
LAS a matter of fact" points out
Johnson. "Debs has not lost his
citizenship. It is possible under
the conditions OF his pardon that
he has lost certain rights Of
citizenship IN the State Of Indiana.
But he was born in the United
States. He can come and 60 as
he pleases."
That must be discourag1ng TO
the old Hoosier radical. He's all
dressed up as a martyr and no
place to go. Not much pleasure
in posing as a victim of a cruel
and rapacious, plutocratic govern
ment when no one is looking.
Radicalism carr stand anything
but public Indifference.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-04-22
World Will Never Know What a Wire
Walker Goes Through to Perfect Art
BY Walter ID. Hickman

There is more to this wire walk
ing game than most OF us who sit
out in front of a stage even suspect.
The other afternoon when the
matinee was over at Keith's
happened to be in the theater.
With his wire stretched near the
stage on two chairs, Walter Powell,
featured wire walker with the Kelly
La Tell Company, was practicing
some of the most difficult stunts
known to wire walkers.
The very stunts that he does twice
a day on the Keith circuit. The
other night at Keith's he slipped on
the wire and burned his side and,
arms badly. He did not give up,
but went through the stunt again
to perfection.
But to convince himself that he
could not slip again. Powell
practices these difficult stunts an
hour after each performance.
He wants perfection. The only
way to do It is TO practice these wire
stunts time and time again. Tt
means real work and even ex.
haustion for this young red headed
wire expert. The audiences and the
experts consider him one of the very
best in the business.
When other people are resting in
bed, while others are on the golf
links or having a party and good
eats. Walter Powell IS busy on the
stage perfecting his art.
In his private life he has a regu-
lar series Of things not to do. He
has sacrificed everything for his art.
just like a classical dancer.
So when you see a wire walker DO
a difficult stunt with ease I ask you
to realize that his artistry is the
result Of years, hours and hours Of
practice.
His feet become mighty tired and
sore. His limbs ache and his body
becomes bruised, but Walter Powell
never gives up.
And he knows that perfection viii
keep him from breaking his neck.
While Powell was rehearsing
Jack Russell. pianist for Boyd Sen
ter, the genius on many a musical
instrument. was at the plano.
Russell finds It necessary to prac-
tice to keep his fingers in trim. His
fingers must never become stiff, and
so he has TO practice when an au-
dience is not in the theater.
You may see Jack Russell and
Walter Powell at Keith's this week.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-04-22
R KERT IN INDIANA S n '1f5o oR

picture the greatest single educa-
tional agency in the world. In the
near future a moving picture ma
chine will be indispensable in every
well-equipped school.
All of which is laying II Oh
pretty thick. One rather wonders
how the world got along at all be-
fore the invention OF movies. But
even before mo first cenu1oid
"drammer" flickered there was
civilization in spots and here and
there educated persons.
No doubt pictures are a civiliz.
ing influence and speak a uni
Versal language that tends TO
break down race prejudice. How
accurate a portrayal, though, OF
American life do the films VIC ex-
port convey TO foreigners? On
the screen did you ever see a
Mexican or Chinaman who wasn't
represented as a villain?
And, though movies may aid in
education, they can't supplant
other educational agencies, Most
education Is primarily brain or
finger work not eye work. The pic
lures can't do a students think
ing.
1t isn't the educational or civil.
izlnG influence Of movies that
builds nillion-dollar theaters. PEG.
pie do not nightly crowd downtown
or aeighborhood picture shows to
be uplifted or educated. They go
to be entertained. That's the
movies greatest contribution to
the world-cheap entertainment
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-04-22

Hosea was a great preacher. The
ono thing that especially impresses
me about him was the passion Of
soul with which he delivered his
message. He delivered his message
as though each sentence burst with
a groan from his soul.
II seems to me that this heart
burdened earnestness is lacking in
our modern ministry. In fact, the
modern ideal for the minister seems
to demand that he shall be care
free and light hearted, jubilantly
buoyant and full Of pep. In these
days we talk so much about pep
and we are so disposed to gauge men
by the pep they display that nearly
every one who tries to make a
good impression desires to be classed
as poppy" MAKE # snappy and
poppy" That is the ideal. Preach
ers have been affected by it. and too
many of Us have made this our
ideal. But what else could be ex-
pected? That is Just what most Of
the churches are demanding of the
preacher. I'VE want a preacher
with snap and pep That is what
you hear everywhere. Naturally,
the preachers try to meet this dc
mand. And so a condition has
arisen whore pep is sought at the
expense OF serious and sober
thought. Consequently We frequent
ly witness a great display Of pep
with nothing much back Of IL. One
may be full Of pep. but. If his ef-
forts are not directed by thought
IL there is no heart and soul and
high purpose back Of II all. the pep
upon which he prides himself does
not amount to much.
What we need is. not a poppy
ministry. but a pungent ministry;
not merely a display of physical pep,
but a display of soul power and
heart earnestness; not more human
energy, but divine JUNCTION.
In this respect Hosea was an ideal
preacher. When he preached men
knew that he had a divine message,
and they knew that his whole be-
ing was all afame with that mes
sage. To my mind he represents
the type OF preacher we need today.
In this great hour Of the world we
need in our pulpits men with a God
given message and with a God-in-
spired earnestness. If the preacher
today would fulfil his solemn mis-
sion 10 the world. he must realize
that he is on serious business, that
he is sent from God with a message
of life and death 10 q lost world;
that message must become a mighty
passion in his soul. and he must
feel upon his heart the weight of
the worlds sin and woe.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-04-22
MORE TRAFFIC
REGULATION

The board Of safety at its last
meeting determined on more and
better traffic regulation. Conse
quently a police crusade is under
way against traffic law violations,
particularly overtime parking
double-time parking, failure to use
hand signals and speeding.
In addition it is planned to
mark safety zones with yellow
lines install "jaywalking signs
downtown. change the automatic
signals so that the yellow light
won't overlap the green and red.
and arrange the timing OF the Nc
ridian st. lights so that they will
change progressively instead OF
IN unison
BY the latter arrangement
motorist coming into or leaving
the downtown district will go" all
the way from Ohio to st. Clair st.
by travelling at an average speed.
No doubt IL the boards program
Is carried out, the traffic rules
sternly enforced and the proposed
changes made, the traffic situation
in indianapolis will be greatly i'm
proved. But how long will the
present war against traffic male
factors continue? How long be
fore there will be other radical
changes in the whole system OF
traffic control7
War has been declared against
traffic violators before. Usually
after n couple Of days activity the
crusades dwindled down to occa-
sional bushwhackng Of a sassy
speeder. And every month or two
we make radical changes in our
traffic system and try out new
type Of automatic signal.
Motorists from nearby towns,
unless they visit Indianapolis daily,
can't keep UP with our traffic reg.
ulations and their current interpre-
tation.
What the Indianapolis traffic sit
uation needs more than anything
else Is greater persistence in en-
forcement Of the existing law. and
fewer changes IN regulations and
control devices.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-04-22
FABLES IN FACT

THE LITTLE FELLA COMMA
WHO WAS A GREAT ADMIRER
OF HIS DAD COMMA WENT
INTO A BARRIER SHOP TO GET A
HAIR CUT PERIOD THE BARBER
ASKED HIM HOW HE WANTED
THE JOB DONE PERIOD QUOTA
TON MARK AW COMMA CUT Err
JUST LIKE MY POPS QUOTA
TON MARK CAME THE REPLY
PERIOD so MISTER BARBER
Z r 0 C Il EDED TO TRIM 1T
AROUND THE SIDES COMMA
AND THEN HE SHAVED A
BALD SPOT RIGHT ON TOP OF
THE KIDS HEAD PERIOD
Copyright. 1926 NEA Serptce